chapter 2 ARTICLES

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Articles

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

Let's work together

To do:

What: create your own recipe 

- use the wordlist unit 2 (page 121)

- Include at least 10 articles (a, an, the)

- You are allowed to use google for inspiration

Time:  15 minutes

In pairs

Finished? --> do the focus review exercises (page 34-35)

Today

Goals: 

after today's lesson you know how to use the articles

after today's lesson you know when to use which article