5.3 Grammar

5.3 Grammar

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I saw ___ fox this morning.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

____ fox I told you about was eating an apple.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

I need ___ piece of paper for my project.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

The project I am working on is almost finished.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

My bike is broken. I'll take ___ car.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

My mom is ___ a doctor.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

My dad is ___ animator.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

During ___ Middle Ages, people were generally poor.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

During ___ Middle Ages, people were generally poor.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

___ politicians are generally not very trustworthy.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

My sister is visiting ___ India this summer.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

I am visiting ___ United States this summer.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. -

Rules for articles

A/an 

• You use a/an to talk about something for the first time when it means ‘one of many’.  
  
• You use a/an with jobs.

Definite article the

• You use the when the thing you are talking about has already been mentioned. 
  
• You use the when the thing you are talking about is known or is ‘the only one’.
  
• You use the with historical periods, superlative adjectives and ordinal numbers.
  

No article

• You use no article to talk about things in general.
  
• You use no articles with continents, countries or cities. 

         Exceptions: The US, The UK, The Netherlands

Individual work

Do exercise 2-7 on p. 62.

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