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10C Fashion victims
VOCABULARY: USE OF ARTICLES: A, AN, THE OR NO ARTICLE
READING: A MAGAZINE ARTICLE; A PROFILE
REVIEW: PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE, HAVE TO

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Fashion victims
Please, open your book, p80, and try to do execrcise 1.
Now, read the article about Gucci family in execrcise 2. Fill in gaps a)-f) in
the family tree.
Please, do execrcise 3. Tick the correct sentences and change incorrect
sentences.
Below, please find help with new vocabular
Label - brand
Get on with – have a good relationship with
Sack – dismiss from employment
Gunman - a man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act

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use of articles: a, an, the or no article
Please, open your books, p81, and try to do exercise 4/5.
After that, please read the explanation below.
In exercise 6, p81, read about another Italian fashion designer,
Gianni Versace. Fill in the gaps with a, an, the or -.
Answers:
1. –
9. a
2. a 3.- 4. - 5. a 6. the 7. - 8. a
10. 11. the 12. the 13. the 14. - 15. the

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We use a/an:
The first time you mention or refer to a noun
To name a member of a group
Jobs (I’m a teacher.)
Nationalities (He’s an American.)
Religions (She’s a Buddhist.)
When you also mean “one”
Example: I bought a new pair of shoes yesterday! (First mention). Can you
believe the shoes were 50% off!! (Second mention – now it is clear which shoes:
the shoes you bought yesterday.)
Example: I had an ( =one) apple at lunch.
Expressions that quantify
A little (bit) of
A lot of
A ton of

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We use the:
With something already mentioned (see example for the first mention with a/an above)
When there is just one of something*
When you define a specific person, object or place
I took a walk in the forest. (There is only one forest where you live.)
I loved the book my dad gave me for my birthday. (Not just any book, but specifically the books your dad gave you for your birthday.)
With things that are unique (there is only one)*
The sun
The President of the U.S.
The CEO of Apple
With ordinal numbers and superlatives
The first, the second, the third
The biggest, the best, the fastest, the ugliest
With some proper nouns:
Rivers (The Nile)
Mountains Ranges (The Rockies, The Alps)
Oceans (The Pacific Ocean)
Groups of Islands or Countries with Plural
The Hawaiian Islands
The Netherlands

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Ø (Zero Article)
We use ø:
Talk about things in general (all things everywhere)
I love watching whales! (All whales everywhere, not just one specific whale.)
I love Italy.
Countries
He’s from Germany.
Have you visited Algeria?
Languages
French
Japanese
Meals
Breakfast
People’s names and titles
With possessives
My coffee …
Her dog …
Uncountable nouns (unless referring to a specific example)
Specific mountains, lakes, and islands
I love adding milk (uncountable) to my coffee (uncountable + possessive).
Mt. Fuji
Most cities, towns, streets, and airports
Kiev
New York
Main Street

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Now, please, try to do the questionaire, exercise 7, p81, Student’s book.
Check your answers on p158.
Are you a fashion victim?
Fashion victim – a person who follows popular fashions slavishly
Please, write a short essay if you agree with your description on the p156.
Why? Why not?
Please, do exercise 2, unit 10C Workbook.

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Please, do exercise 1. unit 10C Workbook.
Answers:
1. -
2. -
3. a
4. -
5. an
8. the
9. the
10. a
11. a
12. the
6. -
7.
13. the
an
14. -

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Choose the correct article in each sentence.
1)Did you bring
(a, an, the) umbrella?
2)Are you looking for
(a, an, the) shampoo?
3)I checked
(a, an, the) mailbox again.
4)Can I have
(a, an, the) spoon please?
5)I was born into
(a, an, the) poor family.
6)She will come back in
(a, an, the) hour.
7)Have you been to
(a, an, the) Space Needle Tower in
Seattle?
8)I would love to talk to one of
(a, an, the) managers.
9)What
(a, an, the) amazing view!
10)The helicopter landed on
(a, an, the) roof of a building.

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For more information on Indefinite, definite and zero article please visit
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Lecturer Ivana Milačić
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