GRO 9 Articles II

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome!

Road map

• BBC One Minute News
• Recap of part I
• Articles part II - indefinite articles 
• Quiz
• Work on assignments

Recap part I

• Abstract nouns
• Man/Woman/Society etc.
• Names of seasons
• Meals
• Languages
• Church/home/hospital etc.
• Next/last/most

Assignment 1, 2

Any questions?

Lesson Goal

At the end of this class you can describe how English indefinite articles behave in certain, defined contexts (specified in your theory book, e.g. with abstract nouns, seasons, meals). 

Fill in the correct article:
He is as ... teacher in this school.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Translate the following sentence into correct English:
Een zekere Ms Holmes wil je spreken.

Fill in the correct article:
Let's go for ... walk on the beach

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
Harry brings his car here twice ... year

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

Fill in the correct article:
What ... nice surprise that you visited me in .... hospital

1. a, the
2. a, no article
3. the, a
4. no article, a

in hospital =  my brother was there as a patient, refers to the use/function of the building

in the hospital =  AE and in BE refers to the actual building itself 

'I left my coat in the hospital yesterday'. 

Fill in the correct article:
Jocelyn arrived in ... Australia last week.

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. no article

The USA = countries with state, republic, union, kingdom and such are the exception. They get 'the', otherwise countries do not get an article!

Fill in the correct article:
Liz Truss was elected ... Prime Minister of ... UK yesterday

1. no article, the
2. no article, no article
3. The , no article
4. The, the

Translate the following sentence into correct English:
We gingen op reis naar Madagascar.

Lesson Goal

At the end of this class you can describe how English indefinite articles behave in certain, defined contexts (specified in your theory book, e.g. with abstract nouns, seasons, meals). 

Chapter 9

Study theory pp. 136 - 143

Do workbook ex.  3 to 8. 

Looking ahead

Wednesday: Exam training

Friday: War Poetry Project