Unit -10- Period -4- Articles Eman Shafeeq Al Tatari Rula Farouq Al Farr a
Objectives: Students are expected to: Use the articles a, an, the and zero correctly. 2
Articles a/an the zero 3
a / an Singular countable nouns mentioned for the first time. ( we don t know which one we mean ) With identities ( professions, nationalities, religion, gender ) I bought a new dress. 4
the It s used with specific nouns which are known by the readers or mentioned before. Examples: The Palestinian teachers are professional. She is interested by the English spoken in BBC. The farmers who live here are hard working. I bought a new dress. The new dress is beautiful. 5
the It s also used with: Ordinal numbers but not in listing. The first, the second Firstly, secondly 6
the With the names of countries with.of. Example The United states of America The Republic of Iraq 7
The sun, the world The front garden Unique things The guitar The next place The directions the inventions Music instruments The piano The telephone, the radio 8
The UN The highest lake abbreviations The poor superlative The +adj. General nouns the The most interesting book Names of hotels The rich The Continental Hotel 9
The Mediterranean Sea Names of seas Names of rivers the Names of deserts The Blue Nile Names of newspapers The Sahara desert The New York times 10
Names of islands The Maldives Islands the Names of groups of mountains Names of oceans The Atlantic The Alps 11
zero Generic nouns countable uncountable abstract men money success 12
zero Languages Examples: She prefers to study English. She is interested in the English spoken in BBC. 13
Mount Everest Names of single mountains Names of continents zero Names of lakes Asia, Africa Names of most countries Lake Tana Palestine, Spain 14
Tuesday, October Names of months & days Names of festivals zero Names of religions Dubai shopping festival Names of towns & cities Islam, Christianity Jerusalem, Gaza 15
Al Adhah, Christmas Names of Eids Names of meals Dinner, lunch zero Names of sports Names of people Eman, Eyad Football, tennis 16
zero Natural wealth from the earth Between at..work, school, mosque Gold, coal,oil 17
Complete the text with a / an, the or (= no article). My father has been (1).. a farmer all his life. When I was (2) a young boy, I wanted to be like him, but later I realised that (3) - farmers don t usually earn very much (4).. - money. I loved (5) - music when I was at (6) - school, but I knew it was difficult to be (7). an excellent musician. So, I applied for (8) a course in (9). - agriculture. (10). the course was interesting, and after I graduated, I went back to (11). the area where I was brought up and got (12) a job working for (13) the government. Now I m able to help (14) the farmers who live here, and in my spare time I collect and record (15) the songs that (16) the local people have sung for hundreds of years. 18
Ex. 4: Complete the text with a / an, the or (= no article). 1...highest The lake in the world is - Titicaca. Which continent is it in? 2. What is the longest river in.. the world? 3. Name the five great oceans of the world. 4. What is the capital city of - India? 5. Which month did Ramadan - fall in last year? 6. Which is the highest mountain in. - Africa? 19
Ex.6 / p. 127 Complete the sentences with a / an, the or (no article). 1 Please close. the door behind you. A 2..man I d never seen before was standing in front the garden. 3 Have you got.. a pen I can borrow? - - 4..travel is a good way to meet interesting people. 20
Ex.6 / p. 127 Complete the sentences with a / an, the or (no article). 5 I haven t seen Ahmad since the day before yesterday. 6 I need to pay back. the money I borrowed. 7 Most of..students the understood what.teacher the was saying. 8 He s applied for course a in - economics. 21
Ex.7 / p. 127 Write answers to the quiz questions. 1 What country contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? The. United Kingdom The Pacific Ocean 2 Which is the largest ocean in the world?... 3 What is the capital city of Egypt? 4 Lebanon, Morocco and Spain all have coasts on which sea? The. Mediterranean Sea Cairo The Alps 5 Which group of mountains is mostly in Switzerland?... 22
Ex.1,6 / p. 128, 129 Find one mistake in each sentence and correct it. Most of the time I was there, I lived in a capital city.. the I think this is one of best days in my life.... the best I never drink the strong coffee before going to bed.... - We have a meeting on first Monday of every month... The first 23
Complete the sentences with ( a / an / the or (no article) 1- When I was.. Young, I used to work in the field. 2- Sami did a great effort to be..first in the race. 3- He filled the application form hoping to get.job in the country. - the a انجاز 2017 24
Complete the sentences with ( a / an / the or (no article) 1- There isn t.airport near where I live..nearest one is 70 miles away. 2- Sophie always spends Christmas with her family. the 3-Only..rich live in this neighbour. a an 4- Even child can answer this question. - The انجاز الفروع المهنية والشرعي 2018 25
Complete the sentences with ( a / an / the or (no article) 1- We went back to.area the where I was brought up and got. a working job. 2- The secretary lost...important an document and was fired. 3- She has been studying..business - law for two years. 4-Have you ever gone hiking in Alps? the 5- Brazil is the largest country in..south - America. انجاز الأدبي الأولى 2018 الدورة 26
Complete the sentences with ( a / an / the or (no article) 1- I stayed in old an hotel. It didn t have lift a so I had to climb 60 steps to my room. Apart from,. the hotel was very dirty. 2- She has been studying..medicine - for years. 3- sun The is bright today. انجاز الأدبي الدورة الثانية 2018 27
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