F3 - 5.2 articles a/an/the/x

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Articles

Goals: 

I can use a/an/the/           correctly.

I can tell the difference between them.

A

indefinite article (non specific nouns)

singular countable nouns

Following noun starts with a consonant

I need a pen to write this down

An

Indefinite article (non specific nouns)

singular countable nouns

Following noun starts with a vowel

She gave me an apple

The 

definite article (specific noun)

1. singular and plural countable nouns

Can you  help me find the book please?

2. uncountable nouns

--> something specific or unique

--> something we have mentioned before

We often have a picnic in the park

Zero article

1. When we talk about something in general

I hate shopping in supermarkets

2. with months, days on the week, cities and most countries

We always go to my grandparents on Sundays

She is from the south of Spain

For breakfast I normally eat ______ sandwich.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. zero article

My friends and I always meet at _______ supermaket on 4th avenue.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. zero article

Emily and I go on holiday to _______ Germany.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. zero article

She has got ______ question.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. zero article

We just went to ______ restaurant and ________ food was amazing

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

They were looking for _______ orange, where can they find those?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. zero article

There was (1)... terrible tsuami with waves over 30 metres high that killed thousands of people in 14 different countries. It was caused by (2)... third largest earthquake ever recorded. When was it?

Which city has (1)... highest (2)... population?
Over 37 million people live there!

1. (1)the, 2(the)
2. (1)the, (2)x
3. (1)a, (2)x
4. (1)x, (2)a

Mount Etna is (1)... volcano in Italy. It is in (2)... countryside but (3)... people live nearby in towns and cities. The last eruption wasn't serious, but when was it?

In which country is (1)... healthcare free?
a. (2).... United States
b. (3)... Britain
c. (4)... Australia

1. x, x, x, x
2. the, the, x, x,
3. x, the, x, x
4. x, the, x, an

Which is (1)... smallest city in (2)... world?

1. x, x
2. x, the
3. the, x
4. the, the

In which continent is (1)... pollution in cities a serious problem? Nine out of ten of (2)... world's most polluted cities are here!

In which year - for the first time ever - did more people live in (1)... cities than in (2)... countryside?

1. the, the
2. x, x
3. x, a
4. x, the

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What's next?

finish the ex in book to 5.2 (+grammar focus) 

+ finish at least 3 online exercises 5.2