F3 - 5.2 articles a/an/the/x

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Articles

Goals: 

I can use a/an/the/ø correctly.

I can tell the difference between them.

no article / 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.

exceptions!

the US, the UK, the Netherlands

   Definite article           the

• has already been mentioned
• is known or is 'the only one'

when the thing you're talking about...

   Definite article           the

• has already been mentioned
• is known or is 'the only one'

when the thing you're talking about...

and with

• historical periods
• superlative adjectives
• ordinal numbers

the 20th century 

the biggest
the first

For breakfast I normally eat ______ sandwich.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. ø

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

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. ø

Emily and I go on holiday to _______ Germany.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. ø

She has got ______ question.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. ø

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. ø,ø,ø,ø
2. the, the, ø,ø
3. ø, the,ø,ø
4. ø, the, ø, 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. ø, ø
3. ø, a
4. ø, the

What's next?

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

+ finish at least 3 online exercises 5.2