Articles in the English language

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How many articles are there in the English language?
There are three articles in the English Language.
Are indefinite articles a/ an used when we speak about one thing from many?
Is definite article the used to say about one thing/ things we know? Yes.
How do we use articles a/ an?
A ball. An apple.
a/ an
Yes.

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Practice
a/ an = one
____ animal
____ house
____ umbrella
____ window
____ question
Mind
____ wild animal
____ old house
____ new umbrella
____ open window
____ difficult question
___ hour [auƏ]
___ university [ju]
___ European country [j]
a/ an with jobs
Unit 59. Exercises
___ dentist
___ student
___ engineer
___ actor
___ painter
___ composer

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Singular and Plural
a picture
an owl
an apple
a book
some books
four books
Spelling
-es after –s/ -sh/ - ch/ -x/ -o
buses, dishes, churches, boxes, tomatoes
-y
-ies
-f/ -fe
babies, parties BUT days, boys, monkeys
-ves wife – wives, knife – knives, shelf - shelves
Reading
-s/ -es
[s] – cups, books
[z] – plans, toys
[iz] – trousers, dishes

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Singular and Plural
These things are always plural in English:
trousers
scissors
tights
glasses
Do you wear glasses?
I need the scissors. Where are they?
I need a new pair of jeans./
I need some new jeans.
socks
shorts
jeans
pyjamas

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Singular and Plural
a man
a woman
a child
one foot
a tooth
a mouse
a goose
a fish
a sheep
– two men
– some women
– many children
– two feet
– all my teeth
– some mice
– three geese
– a lot of fish
– many sheep
a person – two people – some people – many people
She’s a nice person. They are nice people. Some people are always late.
The police are coming. The government want to reduce taxes.
Unit 60. Exercises

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= one (any)
= this one/
these ones

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