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Articles

a an &
the
a = one person or one thing
a car
a small car
a small pink car
a = one person or one thing
a woman
a young woman
a friendly young woman
an before a e i o u sounds
an apple
an orange
an eggplant
a book
an
interesting book
animal
a small animal
1 Do you have ____ umbrella?
a or an?
2 Id like to buy ____ hat, please
! Ill see you in ____ hour
" #$% is ____ university
1 Do you have an umbrella?
a or an?
2 Id like to buy a hat, please
! Ill see you in an hour
" #$% is a university
an before a e i o u sounds
a /an for occupations
&$hat do you do?
&Im a bus driver
&$hat does she do?
&%hes an electrician
Answers: Exercise 1
1 an old book
2 a window
3 a horse
4 an airport
5 a new airport
6 an organisation
a uni!ersit"
# an hour
$ an econo%ic proble%
Answers: Exercise 2
1 A duck is a bird&
2 A carrot is a !egetable&
3 'ennis is a ga%e&
4 A ha%%er is a tool&
5 E!erest is a %ountain&
6 (upiter is a planet&
A pear is a fruit&
# 'he A%a)on is a ri!er&
$ A rose is a flower&
1* A tru%pet is a %usical instru%ent&

Answers: Exercise 3
1 +he,s a dentist&
2 -e,s a shop assistant&
3 +he,s a photographer&
4 +he,s a taxi.dri!er&
5 -e,s an electrician&
6 +he,s a nurse&
-e,s a pri!ate detecti!e&
a/ an and the
1 2 3
/an "ou open a
window0
'here are three windows here&
a window 1 window 12 2 or 3
a / an and the
/an "ou open
the window0
'here is onl" one window 3 the window&
4 ha!e a dog&
5there are %an" dogs and 4 ha!e one6
4,% going to take the dog for a walk&
5the dog 1 %" dog6
4s there a dentist in -uanchaco0
5there are %an" dentists 3 is there one here06
4 went to the dentist "esterda"&
5the dentist 1 %" dentist6
'ru7illo is a beautiful cit"&
5there are %an" beautiful cities in 8eru2 'ru7illo is one6
9i%a is the capital 8eru&
'here is only one capital of 8eru&
a / an and the
4 bought __sandwich and __ %ilkshake&
___sandwich was nice but __ %ilkshake
was horrible&
4 bought a sandwich and a %ilkshake& The
sandwich was nice but the %ilkshake was
horrible&
the sandwich and the %ilkshake 1 my sandwich and my %ilkshake
a / an or the
:e use the when it is clear which person or
thing we %ean& ;or exa%ple:
the roof2 the back"ard2 the kitchen 5house6
<:here,s +a%0, <-e,s in the kitchen&,
the station2 the airport2 the bank 5cit" or town6
the door2 the ceiling2 the light 5 a roo%6
'he
the same
8eter and =rian li!e in the sa%e street&
5not in sa%e street6
the sun/the moon/ the sky / the city / the
country
4 li!e in the cit"& 5not . 4 li!e in cit"6
the police / the airforce / the army
the top / the bottom / the left / the right
>o not use the with:
?
Names of people and names of places&
?
4 went to /anberra "esterda"&
?
4 went to the /anberra "esterda"& @
?
4 saw +ue last week&
?
4 saw the +ue last week& @
?
breakfast / lunch / dinner
?
days / months/ years
Answers: Exercise 1
1 :e en7o"ed our holida"& The hotel was !er" nice&
2 /an 4 ask a Auestion0
3 Bou need a holida"&
4 :here,s 'o%0 -e,s in the bathroo%&
5 (ane is an interesting person&
6 A: Excuse %e2 can "ou tell %e how to get to the cit" centre0
=: Bes2 "ou go straight ahead and then take the next turn left&
A: +hall we go out for a %eal this e!ening0
=: Bes2 'hat,s a good idea&
# 4t,s a nice %orning& 9et,s go for a walk&
$ A%anda is a good student& :hen she finishes her studies she wants to be a
7ournalist& +he li!es with two friends in a flat near the college where she is
stud"ing& The flat is s%all but she likes it&
1* 8eter and Car" ha!e got two children2 a bo" and a girl& The bo" is se!en
"ears old and the girl is three& 8eter works in a factor"& Car" hasn,t got a 7ob
at the %o%ent&
Answers: Exercise 2
1 /an "ou open the door please0
2 -ow far is it to the airport0
3 /an 4 ha!e a cup of coffee please0
4 'hat,s a nice picture& 4 like it&
5 /an "ou turn off the radio please0
:h" are "ou sitting on the floor0
Answers: Exercise 3
1 >on,t forget to turn off the light when "ou go out&
2 En7o" "our holida" and don,t forget to send %e a
postcard&
3 :hat is the na%e of this !illage0
4 /anada is a !er" big countr"&
5 :hat is the largest cit" in /anada0
6 4 like this roo% but 4 don,t like the colour of the carpet&
<Are "ou DE0, <Fo2 4,!e got a headache&,
# :e li!e in an old house near the station&
$ :hat is the na%e of the director of the fil% we saw last
night&
Guick Gui)
a / an / the or nothing.
1& 9ast night 4 sta"ed ho%e and watched HHHH tele!ision&
2& HHHH Car" used to li!e in HHHH countr"&
3& :hat do "ou usuall" eat for HHHH breakfast0
4& <:hat,s +ue doing0, <+he,s on HHHH phone&,
5& HHHHCike is HHHH good student&
6& HHHH8eter is HHHHH "oungest student in the class&
& HHHH +"dne" is HHHH interesting cit"&
#& 'his class is HHHH best class at using articles&
Guick Gui)
a / an / the or nothing.
1 9ast night 4 sta"ed ho%e and watched tele!ision&
2 Car" used to li!e in the countr"&
3 :hat do "ou usuall" eat for breakfast0
4 <:hat,s +ue doing0, <+he,s on the phone&,
5 Cike is a good student&
6 8eter is the "oungest student in the class&
+"dne" is an interesting cit"&
# 'his class is the best class at using articles&
-ow to i%pro!e "our use of articles
?
Iead and read and read
?
=orrow so%e gra%%ar books . :
?
Essential Jra%%ar in Kse and English
Jra%%ar in Kse b" Ia"%ond Curph"
ha!e se!eral units on articles 5the
exercises "ou ha!e done toda" are fro%
Essential Jra%%ar in Kse6

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