FL2 lesson 4.5 articles

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome!  Phone on table

Take in front of you: tb, notebook, pen

Today:

Homework this week in diary

articles

Articles

Goals: 

I can use a/an/the/           correctly.

I can tell the difference between them.

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

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

Indefinite article: a/an

an : voor woorden met de uitspraak a o i u e

an apartment / an open carriage / an idea / an umbrella / an elephant

A  gebruik je als de eerste letter van het woord dat volgt als een medeklinker wordt uitgesproken, ook al schrijf je een klinker!

a European country [jeurop]

a useless thing [joesles]

Gebruik a / an:

Zelfde als in het Nederlands:

( a/an = enkelvoud)

voor een beroep of overtuiging:

This is a bike.

Is there a cash machine round here?

 She is a carpenter.

He is a protestant.

Gebruik a / an:

voor 100/1000: 

vertaling van 'per':

In een verhaal als we iets voor het eerst noemen:

a hundred / a thousand

 60 kilometres an hour

 He lives in an apartment. The apartment is on the second floor.

Gebruik a / an:

na   as/without: 

In bepaalde uitdrukkingen:

As a child he was already aggressive.

My father is without a job.

to have a right to

as a result of

to a certain extent

as a rule

to have a headache

half a loaf

quite a job

rather a pity

Definite article: the

Gebruik the:

Het lidwoord the maakt van een zelfstandig naamwoord een specifiek exemplaar.

 Net zoals het Nederlandse 'de' of 'het'.

the University of Nijmegen

Let's go to the party.

The dinner we had at the Ivy was fabulous.

He lives in an appartment. The appartment is on the second floor.

Gebruik the:

Het wordt ook gebruikt als het zelfstandig naamwoord naar iets unieks verwijst. Er is er maar één van:

The White House, the Queen, the sun, the moon, the earth

Gebruik the: 

Je gebruikt the bij de volgende geografische namen:

rivieren, golven, zeeën en oceanen, gebieden, punten op de aardbol, woestijnen, bossen en regenwouden: 

the Nile, the Persian Gulf, the North Sea, the Pacific Ocean, the North Pole, the Tropic of Capricorn, the Equator, the West, the Middle East, the Sahara, the Black Forest, the Amazone rain forest.

Gebruik the: 

Je gebruikt the bij de volgende geografische namen:

Voor nationaliteiten.

 the English / the Italians

Bepaalde landen:

the Netherlands

the United Kingdom

the United States

the republic of Congo

Gebruik the:

Bepaalde vaststaande constructies: 

Bijvoeglijk naamwoord dat verwijst naar iedereen als groep:

 

He plays the guitar.

Let’s listen to the radio.

Let’s go to the theatre/cinema.

at the expense of

on the advice of

with the help of

at the request of

the rich/ the poor/ 

the unemployed/ the defeated

No article (-):

Als je hebt over dingen in het algemeen:

I like potatoes.  

Evidence is hard to find. 

School should help pupils. 

 

No article (-)

Bij sommige plaatsen en transport:

I am at home. 

We are at school. 

He is in prison.

They are going to Disney by bus. 

They flew to Japan by plane. 

We are going on foot. 

No article (-)

Geen the of an / a bij: namen van continenten, landen, staten, straatnamen, steden : Europe, North America, Asia, Italy, Mexico, Indonesia, California, Venice, Los Angeles, Hollywood Blvd, Oxford Street.

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

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

In which country is (1)... healthcare free?
a. (2).... United States
b. (3)... Britain
c. (4)... Australia

1. x, x, x, x
2. the, the, x, x,
3. x, the, x, x
4. x, the, x, an

In which year - for the first time ever - did more people live in (1)... cities than in (2)... countryside?

1. the, the
2. x, x
3. x, a
4. x, the

Homework

For Friday the 17th of December:

M p42 ex 1,2&3

Lr Build up ch 51&52

They were looking for _______ orange, where can they find those?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. zero article

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

Which is (1)... smallest city in (2)... world?

1. x, x
2. x, the
3. the, x
4. the, the

Extra

A

indefinite article (non specific nouns)

singular countable nouns

 noun after the article starts with a consonant in sound

I need a pen to write this down

An

Indefinite article (non specific nouns)

singular countable nouns

Following noun starts with a vowel (oei au) in sound

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

Look! There is __ sheep in __ field over there!

1. a, an
2. an, a
3. a, X
4. a, the

Sir, may I ask you __ question?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. X

Are you coming to __ party next Sunday?

1. a
2. an
3. the
4. X

I bought __ new TV and __ apple yesterday.

1. an, an
2. a, a
3. a, an
4. an, a

She was wearing __ ugly dress and __ jeans when she met him.

1. a, an
2. X, a
3. an, a
4. an, X

He bought __ new pair of glasses and __ hourglass.

1. a, an
2. an, a
3. x, x
4. the, a

Do you want __ orange?

Buy him __ nice present for his birthday.

Mum, please give me __ melon.

Tom reads __ books every month.

My sister goes to __ university in New York.