W13 5.2 GRammar + video

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W13 5.2 GRammar + video

What's one school rule you wish you could change?

Write as many nouns (people, things, places) that you can see arround you as possible.

Now let's put it in this sentence.

I see ...

Learning goals:

• I can use the definite/indefinite and zero article.

What are we going to do?

1. Short explanation + practice
2. Work on the exercises.
3. Watch a video
4. Video questions

indefinite and zero article.

1. He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier.               
2. She eats cookies.
   
3. He has lots of money.
4. A boy was found in a cave.
5. Boris is a big dog.
6. He is now studying to become a lawyer.

indefinite and zero article.

1. He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier.               
2. She eats cookies.
   
3. He has lots of money.
4. A boy was found in a cave.
5. Boris is a big dog.
6. He is now studying to become a lawyer.

Plural nouns

Professions

countable nouns

uncountable nouns

Name of someplace

Washington

Mount Rainier

Cookies

Money

Boy

Dog

Lawyer

Mutton

students

We don't use an article before ...

Uncountable nouns

          Education is a privilege.

          Coffee is happiness in a mug

Plural countable nouns

          Students are strikingin The Hague today.

          Apples and pineapples do not belong to the same plant-family.

The names of continents, most countries and towns.

           Africa, Asia, Europe, Germany, France, London, Zwolle, etc.

           Exceptions: see page 144

Hierna leerlingen alvast aan het werk

We use a/an when ...

Mentioning something for the first time.

        Yesterday, a boy was found alive under the rubble in Turkey. The boy 

        managed to survive for 4 days without food and water. 

Referring to something

          Boris is a big dog, but he's also a big chicken. He's even scared of mice!

Talking about someone's job.

          He used to be an accountant, but now he is a teacher.

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We use the ...

1.  Before singular and plural countable nouns when having mentioned it before:

             Yesterday, a boy was found alive under the rubble in Turkey. The boy managed to survive

              for 4 days without food and water. 

2.  When we refer to something specific:

               The opinions of Dutch people vary widely on this matter./

                The taste of this dish is a bit bland.

3.  When we refer to something unique:

               Yesterday, the king was visited by the US president.

4. When we refer to a period: the Middle Ages, the Renaissance.

5. Superlatives of adjectives: the best, the highest, the worst

6. With ordinal numbers: the first, the twentieth/ the 20th

 

What?	Unit 5.2 ex. 2, 3, 4, 6, 7
How?	Quiet 5 min. then whisper
Time?	10-15 min
Done?	Online homework
Results?	Check + video

Let's check your answers

Before watching the next video:

caterpillar                 to hedge (out)

moth                    saliva

offspring                       predator

Choose from: 

roofdier, uit het ei kruipen, mot, nageslacht, speeksel, rups

Questions

Why do caterpillars build such a web?

Why did the caterpillars in Rotterdam build their web 

around the car?

Break