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Unit 3B

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Unit 3B

Stereotype – or are they?


In this unit, we’ll
learn…

Grammar
Articles – A / An / The

Reading
Reading page 28
Answer the questions
A / An /
The
Grammar – Page 29
Fill in the blanks with a/an/the/x.
DEFINITION
? Articles
• are small words often used at the beginning of
noun phrases
DEFINITION
? There are two types of articles
a/an/Ø the
‘indefinite article’ ‘definite article’
Indefinite
Indefinitearticle
a/an
a/ article
an Uncountable

Countable Countable
singular plural
Indefinite
Indefinitearticle
a/an
a/ article
an
a/an + COUNTABLE noun
SINGULAR
She has a cat.
e.g She bought a new bike.
Indefinite
Indefinitearticle
a/an
a/ article
PRONUNCIATION spelling
an Consonant Vowel
a + sound an + sound
e.g. a week e.g. an orange
a ship an umbrella
a university an office

Silent sound: an hour, an honour, …


Indefinite
Indefinitearticle
a/an
a/ First time you talk about it
article I saw an old man with a dog.

an Name a thing or talk about jobs


It’s a book. | I’m a student.

With exclamations: What…/such…


What a beautiful house! It’s such a good book.

Frequency
Once a week, twice a month
Indefinite
Indefinitearticle
a/Ø article
an UNCOUNTABLE
Ø noun
PLURAL
e.g I like playing games.
I usually listen to music.
Indefinite article
Ø Indefinite
a/ Similar to a/an but with uncountable/plural nouns.
article
an Speaking in general
I like games.

Home/work/school
At work, from home to school

Sports, meals, days, months


I play tennis. I eat breakfast.

Next/last …
I will have a test next week.
Indefinite article
Ø
UNCOUNTABLE
Ø noun
PLURAL
Definite article
Indefinite
a/
The article
an UNCOUNTABLE
COUNTABLE noun
The +
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Definite article
The Indefinite
a/ Already mentioned
article I saw a dog. The dog was running.

an It’s clear what you’re talking about


Open the door, please!

Only one: the sun, the moon


Places: the cinema, the restaurant
Superlatives: the most beautiful, the tallest girl
Summar
y
a the
th General
General rule
rule
an
an
e
Unspecific
a/an + singular
the + noun

Specific
a the
th General
General rule
rule
an
an
e She’s got two children: a boy and a girl.
Unspecific
singular
noun

She’s got two children: a boy and a girl.


Specific
The boy’s 12 and the girl’s 5.
a the
th General
General rule
rule
an
an
e Tim sat down on a chair.

Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door.


a the
th General
General rule
rule
an
an
e General
plural
the + uncountable
noun

Specific
a the
th General
General rule
rule
an
an
e General
I couldn’t live without music.

plural
uncountablenoun

Specific
The film wasn’t very good, but I liked the music.
Fill in the blanks with a/an/the/x.
PAGE 137
PRONUNCIATION – PAGE 29
SPEAKING –
PAGE 31
Work in
groups
3 – 4 people
VOCABUL
ARY
PREPOSITIONS
PAGE 156
PAGE 156

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