Lesson 5

Lesson 5

Alysha	Suus	Naya	Hatice Azra	Nshan	Jayden
Esmay	Gwen	Jamie	Fabian	Paulina	Emma
Anne	Saar	Flint	Ruben	Merel	Kayleigh
Casper	Wouter	Amber	Lisa	Nadia	Lilly
Noah	Arjen	Jesse	Jairi	Quinn	Rayan

Teacher

2C/D seating chart

Hello, class! 

Peace&quiet

Let's read for 8 minutes 

Today 

• The articles (last call)
• Check homework 

*The objective : after this lesson you will know how to use articles with places and names 

Now

Try a few questions to check your knowledge 

The talks come at an extremely tense time in .... Middle East.

1. no article
2. the
3. a

...Mount Everest was conquered in 1953.

1. The
2. A
3. no article

The peace agreement must be formed in ... Republic of the Congo.

1. no article
2. the
3. a

.. Sahara Desert is a natural barrier between North and Central Africa

1. The
2. no article
3. A

... Mediterranean is Europe's link with Africa and Asia.

1. No article
2. The
3. A

Lily lives in a penthouse just off ...Park Avenue

1. the
2. no article
3. a

The plane landed at ...Heathrow Airport.

1. no article
2. a
3. the

Now 

Some rules 

as 

"Only in grammar can you be more than perfect".

When do we use the definite article?

• when the person or thing referred to is unique. e.g. The sun comes up every morning. 
• when we talk about previous mentioned things. e.g. A car just passed us. The car was blue.
• with superlatives  e.g. The fastest land animal.
• when we talk about a generic class of things e.g. The bicycle was invented about 200 years ago.
• With some geographical terms, names of hotels/newspapers etc, national groups

When do we use the indefinite article (a/an)?

• with (singular) jobs etc. e.g. She is an architect
• with singular countable nouns (first mention / not relevant which) e.g. I'd like a sandwich. 
• with numbers 100,1000,1000 000 e.g. There are a thousand people waiting to buy tickets.

When do you use an? -> vowels (a,e,i,o,u) or vowel sounds 

With consonants or consonant sound you use a.

THE article 

- to talk about musical instruments:

Joe plays the piano really well.

She is learning the guitar.

- to refer to a system or service:

How long does it take on the train?

I heard it on the radio.

You should tell the police.

THE article 

with adjectives like rich, poor, elderly and unemployed to talk about groups of people: 

Life can be very hard for the poor.

I think the rich should pay more taxes.

She works for a group to help the disabled.

THE article 

- countries whose names include words like kingdom, states or republic: 

the United Kingdom the Kingdom of Bhutan 

 the United States

 the People's Republic of China

The Czech republic 

-countries with plural nouns in their names:

the Netherlands

the Philippines

THE article 

geographical features, such as mountain ranges, groups of islands, rivers, seas, oceans and canals:

the Himalayas 

the Canaries 

the Atlantic (Ocean) 

the Amazon 

the Panama Canal

THE article 

families: 

the Obamas

the Jacksons

THE article 

Museums and galleries:

The Tate Gallery

The Natural History Museum

Zero article 

with names:

William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.

Paris is the capital of France.

Iran is in Asia.

if the name of the hotel or restaurant is the name of the owner:

Brown's     Brown's Hotel

Morel's      Morel's Restaurant

Zero article 

before uncountable and abstract nouns used in a general sense.

Honey is sweet. (NOT The honey is sweet.)

Sugar is bad for your teeth.

Wisdom is better than riches.

Virtue is its own reward.

Zero article 

 before plural countable nouns used in a general sense.

Children usually rush about.

Computers are useful machines..

Zero article 

before the names of countries, people, continents, cities, rivers and lakes.

India is a democratic country. (NOT The India …)

Paris is the capital of France. (NOT The Paris …)

before the names of meals.

Mother is cooking lunch.

Dinner is ready.

Zero article 

before the names of languages.

Can you speak English? (NOT Can you speak the English?)

They speak French at home.

Before school, college, university, church, bed, hospital, prison etc.

His dad is still in hospital.

We learned English at school.

He is at university.

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For breakfast I normally eat ______ sandwich.

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

I'm very interested in ...... life of Helen Keller.

1. A
2. The
3. No article

....South Africa is one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

1. A
2. The
3. No article

...Republic of Ireland is in the European Union.

1. A
2. The
3. No article

...Rocky Mountains are very high.
NO ARTICLE

1. A
2. The
3. No article

...Nile is a long African river.
NO ARTICLE

1. A
2. The
3. No article

Los Angeles is in the state of _________________ California.

1. A
2. The
3. No article

Now

Let's check home assignments now.

How to do Part 2 Speaking 

This is a photo of a/some.. In this photo I can see..

At the top/bottom of the photo.. In the foreground/background..

On the left/right/in the centre of the picture ..

Behind/in front of/Between..

Questions: Who can you see? What are they doing? How are the people feeling and why? When was the photo taken?

I think, I imagine, It seems to me that, If you ask me 

How to do Part 2 Speaking 

• Talk about the general ideas in the photos, don't try to describe them in detail.
• Compare the ideas the two photos show in relation to the question.  Say what is the same and what is different.
• When you are not sure what is happening in a photo, speculate (She seems to be ....., He might be ......)

Comparing the photos

1 minute per candidate

• In the first photo, there is a young family who are on a skiing holiday whereas,  in the second photo a group of friends are enjoying a meal outside. 
  
• Discuss photo one
• Discuss photo two
• Discuss both: The people are probably enjoying getting together and that is usually fun. However,....... Whereas, .........

What are the people enjoying about doing these activities in their free time?

Speculating language

In the first photo I see a girl who looks as if .........

While the girl seems to be enjoying herself, perhaps  she is having difficulty keeping up with her friend .....

I think the girl might be listening to music on her headphones. 

On the other hand she might be listening to  a podcast, probably  about keeping fit , or how to improve your stamina.

Talk for 1 minute

Why have the people decided to read stories in these situations?

Do you like reading stories when you’re travelling? Why? (Approximately 30 seconds)

1 minute talk 

What do you think the people are enjoying about being part of these teams?

Which activity would you prefer most (why)?