English ARTICLE for students at pre-intermediate level.pptx

This is an English grammar for students at the level of intermediate.

1. Articles Topic: ( Mạo từ)

2. Wow! I can see a z oo. The z oo is big. There is a h ippo, an e lephant, a m onkey, a g iraffe, a l ion, a p arrot, a s nake, an o ctopus and a p enguin. The a nimals are cute. Articles a , an , the

3. A & an - before singular a countable noun when the noun is being introduced for the 1st time . - a + consonant - an + vowel (a e i o u) Wow! I can see a z oo. The z oo is big. There is an e lephant, a m onkey, a g iraffe, a l ion, a p arrot, a s nake, an o ctopus and a p enguin. The a nimals are cute.

4. - a + consonant sound - an + vowel (a e i o u) sound . hour university /aʊər/ an /ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜː.sɪ.ti/ a NOTE: A & an - before singular a countable noun when the noun is being introduced for the 1st time .

5. ____ blue whale can weigh up to 200 tons. I fo und ____ y e l l o w s ton e and ____ e a rring while I was walking on the beach. Go t o t h e sup e r m a r ke t and b u y ____ me l o n and ____ newspaper . If you want to get good marks you should b e ____ hardworking student. 5. I wish I could see ____ unicorn . Wendy wants to buy ____ fridge, ____ washing machine , ____ oven, ____ electric knife for her new house. Fill in the blanks with 'a' or 'an' A a an a a a a a a an an

6. ____ blue whale can weigh up to 200 tons. I fo und ____ y e l l o w s ton e and ____ e a rring while I was walking on the beach. Go t o t h e sup e r m a r ke t and b u y ____ me l o n and ____ newspaper . If you want to get good marks you should b e ____ hardworking student. 5. I wish I could see ____ unicorn . Wendy wants to buy ____ fridge, ____ washing machine , ____ oven, ____ electric knife for her new house. If you eat ____ orange or ____ lemon a day, you can protect yourself from flu . My mother is ____ angel. She treats me well even if I get bad marks. It 's to o h o t .I wan t t o have ____ ic e - c r e am. 10 .My father has ____ Italian and ____ Turkish flag. The teacher wanted ____ answer from the student . Peter is going to give ____ birthday party next Sunday. Fill in the blanks with 'a' or 'an' an a an an an a an a

7. - before singular & plural countable nouns when the noun is introduced before. The Wow! I can see a z oo. The z oo is big. There is an e lephant, a m onkey, a g iraffe, a l ion, a p arrot, a s nake, an o ctopus and a p enguin. The a nimals are cute.

8. I saw ___ cat. Story Time a ___ cat was sitting on ___ fence. The a ___ fence was painted brown. The ___ cat jumped off ___ fence when it saw ___ mouse. The the a ___ mouse ran into ___ hole when it saw ___ cat, so ___ cat didn't catch ___ mouse. The a the the the

9. 2. before a noun that is unique the moon the sky the sun The 3. before the names of musical instruments the flute the violin 4. before the names of hotels, pubs, restaurants, cinemas, theatres the Ritz Hotel the Odeon the Palace Theatre

10. 4. before countries whose names contain words like kingdom, states or republic the United Kingdom the United States 5. before the name of a river/ an ocean/ a mountain range/ a desert/ a group of islands the Amazon the Pacific, the Alps , the Sahara, the Canaries The

11. 6. before nationalities and names of families the British, the Italians , the Jacksons, the Greens 7. with superlative adjectives Mike is the tallest boy in our class. 8. name of a place contains of-phrase the Statue of Liberty, the Tower of London , The

12. 1. before proper nouns This is the Steve . Don’t use “the” 2. Before the name of continents, countries, towns, streets or lakes. Asia Germany Oxford Street Lake Michigan

13. 3. before name s of mountains or islands Mount Everest, Mount Teide Don’t use “the” 4. Before the name of meals or games and sports I often have breakfast with bread and milk. He like playing tennis .

14. 1. ______ weather is fine. Shall we go for a picnic ? 2. No, I can't find ______ reasonable house to buy. They are all very expensive. This is ______ man John sold his car. I have got ______ idea about the Maths project . ______ world has seven continents. Their names all start with ______ 'A'. Sir, ______ woman you are waiting for is in the hall. She is making ______ phone call. Copyright © 2013. englishwsheets.com . All rights reserved. Fill in the blanks with 'a’ , 'an’ or 'the'

15. 1. ______ weather is fine. Shall we go for a picnic ? 2. No, I can't find ______ reasonable house to buy. They are all very expensive. This is ______ man John sold his car. I have got ______ idea about the Maths project . ______ world has seven continents. Their names all start with ______ 'A'. Sir, ______ woman you are waiting for is in the hall. She is making ______ phone call. A l l h e r li fe she wan te d t o b e ______ a c t r e ss, but she is ______ tailor now. If you take ______ 7 o'clock train, you can reach there on time . I've got ______ A + from the English quiz and I'm very happy. Don't forget to post ______ letter I gave you. Rac h e l w e n t t o In d i a and s aw ______ I n dian ocean. We need ______ engineer for our company. He visited ______ White House to see the president. Copyright © 2013. englishwsheets.com . All rights reserved. Fill in the blanks with 'a’ , 'an’ or 'the'

16. Start an Complete the following with: the - a = nothing

17. Next an I had breakfast in ____ cafe this morning. a Complete the following with: the - a

18. Next an ______ people next door have a noisy dog. The Complete the following with: the - a

19. Next an I’m tired! I’m going to ______ bed early tonight. - Complete the following with: the - a

20. Next an My son had _____ very high temperature this morning. a Complete the following with: the - a

21. Next an I went to ______ school in England. - Complete the following with: the - a

22. Next an Frankenstein made ______ man. a Complete the following with: the - a

23. Next an They go to _______ church every Sunday. - Complete the following with: the - a

24. Next an Great Britian is ______ island. an Complete the following with: the - a

25. Next an My friend thinks _____ classical music is boring, I don’t! - Complete the following with: the - a

26. Next an _______ lions at the zoo are all ill. The Complete the following with: the - a

27. Next an I like ______ films and music very much. - Complete the following with: the - a

28. Next an Kevin is _____ accountant. an Complete the following with: the - a

29. Next an We found _____ lovely pub in the centre of the town. a Complete the following with: the - a

30. Next an ________ temperature in this room is too low. The Complete the following with: the - a

31. Next an I didn’t like _________ music they played last night. the Complete the following with: the - a

32. Next an I went to _______ hospital to visit my sister. the Complete the following with: the - a

33. Next an Have you ever visited ______ France? - Complete the following with: the - a

34. Next an I had to go to _______ school to see the headmaster. the Complete the following with: the - a

35. Next an My brother is in _______ hospital. - Complete the following with: the - a

36. Next an ______ pollution in this town is terrible. - Complete the following with: the - a

37. End Welldone!

38. THANK YOU! See you!