Mrs.

Essediya Siragi Class: 1st BAC

Unit 1: Our Cultural Heritage
Grammar: Definite & Indefinite Articles
A. Katherine’s answering questions in a quiz. Complete the dialogue, using ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’.
QUIZMASTER: Katherine, here’s (1) ______ first question, and it’s (2) ______ easy question! What’s (3) ______
name of (4) ______ highest mountain in (5) ______ world?
KATHERINE: Everest.
QUIZMASTER: Yes, that’s (6) ____ right answer! Now, this is (7) ____ more difficult question. What’s Saint Helena?
KATHERINE: Is it (8) ______ person?
QUIZMASTER: No, it isn’t (9) ______ person. It’s (10) ______ island in (11) ______ Atlantic. Finally, here’s (12)
______ question about food. What’s a Granny Smith?
KATHERINE: It’s (13) ______ apple!
QUIZMASTER: Yes, it’s (14) ______ kind of apple. Well done, Katherine!

B. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or ‘ø’ for no article.
1. Miss Lin speaks ______ Chinese. 10. I must go early to ______ bed tonight. I have
2. What time do you have ______ lunch? ______ exam tomorrow.
3. Please, give me ______ cake that is on the 11. I try to go for______ run four times______ week.
computer. 12. What time do your children finish ______ school.
4. It was ______ cold Saturday morning at______ 13. Don't stay in that hotel.  ____beds are very
beginning of______ month. uncomfortable.
5. I was in ______ Japanese restaurant. ______ 14. On ______ way to London we passed through a
restaurant served good food. small village with ______ old church. We stopped to
6. My brother does not eat ______ meat. visit ______ church. It was a beautiful building.
7. Peter is ______ good man. He’s always helping 15. ______ Second World War ended in 1945.
others. 16. _____ money is one of ______ most important
8. ______ Marrakech is one of ______ most famous things in life.
cities in ______ south of ______ Morocco. 17. Are you at______? Do you want to go to______
9. Amal went to ______ USA last month. She went on theater?
______ business trip. She stayed in ______ hotel in 18. Fortunately, there are ______few attractive places
______ city center. ______ hotel was expensive but in this town.
comfortable.

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Mrs. Essediya Siragi Class: 1st BAC
A. Unit 1: Our Cultural Heritage
Grammar: Definite & Indefinite Articles
A. Katherine’s answering questions in a quiz. Complete the dialogue, using ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’.
QUIZMASTER: Katherine, here’s (1) ______ first question, and it’s (2) ______ easy question! What’s (3) ______
name of (4) ______ highest mountain in (5) ______ world?
KATHERINE: Everest.
QUIZMASTER: Yes, that’s (6) ____ right answer! Now, this is (7) ____ more difficult question. What’s Saint Helena?
KATHERINE: Is it (8) ______ person?
QUIZMASTER: No, it isn’t (9) ______ person. It’s (10) ______ island in (11) ______ Atlantic. Finally, here’s (12)
______ question about food. What’s a Granny Smith?
KATHERINE: It’s (13) ______ apple!
QUIZMASTER: Yes, it’s (14) ______ kind of apple. Well done, Katherine!

B. Fill in the blanks with ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ or ‘ø’ for no article.
1. Miss Lin speaks ______ Chinese.
2. What time do you have ______ lunch?
3. Please, give me ______ cake that is on the
computer.
4. It was ______ cold Saturday morning at______
beginning of______ month.
5. I was in ______ Japanese restaurant. ______
restaurant served good food.
6. My brother does not eat ______ meat.
7. Peter is ______ good man. He’s always helping
others.
8. ______ Marrakech is one of ______ most famous
cities in ______ south of ______ Morocco.
9. Amal went to ______ USA last month. She went on
______ business trip. She stayed in ______ hotel in
______ city center. ______ hotel was expensive
but comfortable.
10. I must go early to ______ bed tonight. I have
______ exam tomorrow.
11. I try to go for______ run four times______ week.
12. What time do your children finish ______ school.
13. Don't stay in that hotel.  ____beds are very
uncomfortable.
14. On ______ way to London we passed through a
small village with ______ old church. We stopped
to visit ______ church. It was a beautiful building.
15. ______ Second World War ended in 1945.
16. _____ money is one of ______ most important
things in life.
17. Are you at______? Do you want to go to______
theater?
18. Fortunately, there are ______few attractive
places in this town.
Mrs. Essediya Siragi Class: 1st BAC