About me, Talk about the weather and “The” definite article

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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF FINANCE
TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE
Mavzu:
About me, Talk about the weather and
“The” definite article
ISFT – 2022

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Learn about everyday activities:
What do you do every day?
Agenda
Practice speaking about
routines, habits, general truths
Talk about the weather

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• Nancy and James are good friends .They speak good German .
Nancy works in a restaurant downtown and James is a librarian .
The children play in the garden every weekend . James and Nancy
visit church together every Friday.
• NOTE:MAKE THE STUDENTS TO READ THE ABOVE PARAGRAPH THAT CONSISTES OF SIMPLE
PRESENT TENSE SENTENCES.

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1. She always ________ in dance competitions.(participate/participates)
2. Mohan ________ every morning.(jog/jogs)
3. I _______ in France.(live/lives)
4. Jane ______ in a multinational company.(work/works)
5. Doctors ______ that junk food be avoided.(recommend/recommends)
6. He _____ angry very quickly.(get/gets)
NOTE:HELP THE STUDENTS TO CHOOSE THE BEST OPTION GIVEN WITHIN BRACKETS.

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• a) My mother is a teacher. She _______ English.
• b) Aziz is my best friend. He _______ soccer.
• c) _____ you know the way out of this building?
• d) What ______ your father do?
• e) You can't ______ without water.
• NOTE:HELP THE STUDENTS TO FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH
THE APPROPRIATE WORD

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What about you?
Ask and answer these questions with a
classmate:
1.
What time do you get up in the
morning? I get up at …
2.
What time do you go to bed?
How many hours do you sleep per
night?
3.
Do you eat breakfast? What do
you usually have?

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What about you?
3.
What do you like to do in your free
time?
4.
Do you exercise? What exercises do
you do or what sports do you play?

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Find and correct the mistakes:
1. I’m work for a very good company, and I also student at
MiraCosta College.
2. The manager talkes with all employees once a week.
3. The manager and I has a meeting today.
4. The company’s profits looks good.
5. The technician fixxes any computer problems we have.
6. Everybody working hard every day, and company
morale is high.
7. The people in this company really likes working here.

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• How’s the weather? – It’s (sunny).
• How’s the weather, today? – It’s (sunny).
• What’s the weather like? – It’s (sunny).
• What’s the weather like outside? – It’s (sunny).
• Is it raining? – Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.

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Warm up
Which are articles?
A
in, on , from
B
she, it , he
C
a, an ,the
D
can , may,
must

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Warm up
Which are articles?
A
in, on, from
B
she, it, he
C
a, an, the
D
can, may,
must

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Types of Articles
Article definition
An article is a word that modifies or describes the Noun. It
is used before the noun to show whether it refers to
something specific or not.
Definite
Article
Indefinite
Article
TYPES OF ARTICLE

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A/An
The indefinite articles a/an is used before singular countable nouns or adjectives
followed by singular nouns.
A
Consonant
sounds
A ruler
An
Vowel sounds
An apple

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A/An (Indefinite article)
It’s used before a noun which is mentioned for the first time and represents no particular person or things.
• We live in a flat.
It’s used before a noun which represents a group of people, animals or things.
• A car is faster than a bike.
It’s used when we talk about someone’s character, job or nationality.
• She is a pessimist.
It’s used in certain numerical expressions: a couple/ a dozen / a half / a great deal of / a million / a hundred and so on.
• They need a hundred copies.

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Quiz
Choose the correct answer.
She is _____ nurse.
a
an

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Quiz
Choose the correct answer.
She is _____ nurse.
a
an

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Quiz
Choose the correct answer.
I am _____ engineer.
a
an

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Quiz
Choose the correct answer.
I am _____ engineer.
a
an

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The (Definite article)
It is used before countable and uncountable nouns of all genders both in the
singular and the plural.

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The definite article is used before:
with names of families and nationalities (when we
refer to the whole family or nation).
nouns which are specific or
have been mentioned before.
unique nouns
with the adjectives referring to
classes of people.
THE
With only, same and ordinal
numbers + nouns
names of seas, oceans, rivers,
channels.
names of deserts, countries or regions (plural),
group of islands and mountain ranges.
Noun + of + noun
With titles (not accompanied by
proper names)
With the North, the South, the
East, the West
inventions and the word radio

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The definite article is used before:
nouns which are specific or
have been mentioned before.
unique nouns
I’ll see the doctor tomorrow.
the Earth, the sky, the
Pyramids
THE
names of seas, oceans, rivers,
channels.
the Pacific, the English Channel, the
Mississippi, the Mediterranean
names of deserts, countries or regions (plural),
group of islands and mountain ranges.
the Highlands, the British Council, the Hilton

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The definite article is used before:
Noun + of + noun
inventions and the word radio
The gulf of Mexico,
The Statue of Liberty, etc.
THE
When was the telephone invented?
We herd the news on the radio.
But: I saw that documentary on TV last week.
With titles (not accompanied by
proper names)
The King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales.
But: Queen Beatrix of Holland, Princess
Margaret
With the North, the South, the
East, the West
Last month they visited the South of
Italy.

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The definite article is used before:
with names of families and nationalities (when we refer
to the whole family or nation).
with the adjectives referring to
classes of people.
The Japanese, the Dutch, the Bonds, etc.
The is optional with nationalities ending in –s
(the) Greeks, (the) Australians, etc.
THE
The educated, the rich, the poor, etc.
With only, same and ordinal numbers + nouns
This is the only book I’ve got.
Men are not all the same.

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Grammar practice
Complete using a, an, the or -.
1. Unfortunately, there are
between
2. Every year
3. In 1995,
4. It has been
5.
Athens and
lot of accidents on
motorway
Salonika.
millions of people visit
Statue of Liberty.
United nations celebrated their fiftieth anniversary.
long time since I last spoke
colors of the Greek flag are
blue and
English.
white.

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Grammar practice
Complete using a, an, the or -.
1. Unfortunately, there are a lot of accidents on the motorway
between - Athens and - Salonika.
2. Every year - millions of people visit the Statue of Liberty.
3. In 1995, the United nations celebrated their fiftieth anniversary.
4. It has been a long time since I last spoke - English.
5. The colors of the Greek flag are - blue and - white.

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Grammar practice
Choose the correct answer.
A) A
____ poor were
prepared to pay as
much as a third of
their weekly wage
to have tea
B) An
C) D) The

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Grammar practice
Choose the correct answer.
A) A
____ poor were
prepared to pay as
much as a third of
their weekly wage
to have tea
B) An
C) -
D) The

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Grammar practice
Choose the correct answer.
A) A
Tea has been the
most popular drink
in ___ Britain for
three hundred
years.
B) An
C) D) The

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Grammar practice
Choose the correct answer.
A) A
Tea has been the
most popular drink
in ___ Britain for
three hundred
years.
B) An
C) D) The

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Grammar practice
Choose the correct answer.
A) A
___ cat is a small
mammal that has
soft fur and sharp
claws.
B) An
C) D) The

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Grammar practice
Choose the correct answer.
A)A
___ cat is a small
mammal that has
soft fur and sharp
claws.
B) An
C) D) The

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Online Practice
• Quiz: Questions and negatives
• All + Trivia
• Type the negatives 1
• Simple Present Questions
• Type the negatives 2
• Type yes/no questions

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