Indefinite Pronouns (and Articles)

Indefinite pronouns 
Unit 3
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Indefinite pronouns 
Unit 3

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Today's programme
Lesson goals - 1 minute
Indefinite pronouns, what are they?  - 15 minutes
Practice - 10 minutes
Lesson goals achieved?

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Lesson goals
At the end of this lesson....
- I can correctly use indefinite pronouns in positive and negative statements and questions.
-- I can still remember the rules for countable and uncountable nouns and apply these rules.


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Whose job is it anyway?
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have.

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An pronoun is a word that is used instead of a noun or a noun phrase.
Indefinite means not specific.  It is vague and not definite.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. Everybody in my class graduated.
B. Everyone in my class graduated.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. Nobody in my class graduated.
B. No one in my class graduated.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. Has anyone seen my keys?
B. Has anybody seen my keys?
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. I wear my shoes nowhere to protect my feet
B. All the seats was occupied.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. It seems like everywhere I go the bad weather follows.
B. One of the Elvis impersonators is missing.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Activity indefinite pronouns
  • Do textbook, p. 41, ex. 5
  • We're going to check classically.
  • You have 4 minutes to finish this activity
timer
4:00

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🤞 Keys 🤞
  1. Nobody/No one taught me to cook. I learned on my own.
  2. Has anybody/-one seen the knife? I can't find it.
  3. Let's eat something different tonight.
  4. Are you enjoying the meal? Is everything all right?
  5. You can eat pizza nearly everywhere in the world.
  6. We need to go shopping. There's nothing in the fridge.
  7. I wasn't hungry this morning so I didn't eat anything.
  8. Everybody/-one loves home-made cakes. They're delicious! 

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I feel confident about the grammar
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Articles 
Definite article = the
Indefinite article = a or an

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Articles
Articles are placed before a noun,   In English we know two types of articles: THE (definite article) and A or AN (both INdefinite articles)

Examples: 
The book is on this shelf is mine.
I’d rather eat  a pear than an apple.

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When to not use an Article?
Languages
She speaks Spanish.
Mealtimes
See you at lunchtime.
Cities and countries
She lives in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Street names and places
I travelled by taxi from Heathrow airport to Oxford street.
Some signal words
I am working next week.
Did you go on holiday last summer

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Which sentence is correct?
A. It is a honour to have you as our guest.
B. She went to an university upstate.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. Did you manage to buy the book you were looking for?
B. Which the book are you reading?
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Which sentence is correct?
A. Please write your notes in notebook provided.
B. You will find the Colosseum in the city of Rome.
A
A.
B
B.
C
Both A. and B.
D
Neither A. or B.

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Articles activity
Workbook, pg 26
- complete exercises 10 and 12
- check your answers when finished
- you have 4 minutes to complete this activity

timer
4:00

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What did we do today? What did you learn?

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Homework
If you have not finished exercises 8, 9, 10 and 12 on page 26 of your workbook, please complete these as homework.

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Lesson goals achieved?
- learners can correctly use indefinite pronouns in positive and negative statements and questions.
- learners can demonstrate they know when to use a definite or an indefinite articles or no article.
- learners can still remember the rules for countable and uncountable nouns and apply these rules when using articles.

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END

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Definite article - THE
"THE" is placed before a singular or plural noun

The definite article (the) is used before a noun to define it as something specific (e.g., something previously mentioned or known, something unique, or something being identified by the speaker).


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Indefinite article - A, AN
"A" is placed before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound
"AN" is placed before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound

The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity is not known.

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