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BASIC 1 HANDOUT

Student’s name: _____________________________

Teacher’s name: _____________________________

1. CLASSROOM VOCABULARY

❖ Wh at does it mean?

❖ How do you pronounce that?

❖ How do you spell that?

❖ Can you write it on the board?

❖ Can you repeat, please?

❖ Excuse me, I have a question!

❖ I don’t Know

❖ I don’t understand.

❖ We finished!

❖ Thank you!

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PERSONAL PRONOUNS

2. GREETINGS

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USES OF THE DIFFERENT GREETINGS IN DIFFERENT

CONTEXTS

1. IN CLASS

Emma: Hi, I´m Emma! What is your name?

John: My name is John. Nice to meet you, Emma.
Emma: Nice to meet you, too.

2. AT SCHOOL
Jennifer: Lucy, this is Nick. Nick this is Lucy.
Lucy: Hello, Nick.
Nick: Hi, Lucy! Nice to meet you.
Lucy: Nice to meet you, too.

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3. AT WORK
David: Good morning, Jim! How are you today?
Jim: Good morning, David! I’m fine and you?
David: I’m very well. Are you ready to work?
Jim: Yes, I am ready to work.
David: Perfect! Let’s do it!

LET’S PRACTICE A CONVERSATION (*Focus on the common questions)

John: Hello! What is your name?
Lucas: Hi! My name is Lucas. What is your name?
John: I am John. How are you today?
Lucas: I am fine. What about you?
John: I feel great, thank you. How old are you?
Lucas: I am 20 years old and you?
John: I am 22 years old. What is your favorite color?
Lucas: My favorite color is purple. What about you?
John: My favorite color is blue. Lucas, where are you from?
Lucas: I am from El Salvador and you?
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John: I am from El Salvador, too. Where do you live?

Lucas: I live in Santa Ana. What about you?
John: I live in San Salvador. Nice to meet you, Lucas.
Lucas: Nice to meet you, too.

*Let’s learn through practice!

• You will have some time to practice with your classmates in a

breakout room while your teacher supervises your job.

• Then, you will have the opportunity to perform in front of the

class.

• Do your best!

SOME EXTRA INFORMATION (For you to practice by your own)

What can I say instead of “fine”?
• I feel great / marvelous / fine.
• Couldn't be better.
• Very well, thanks.
• Okay.
• Alright.
• Not bad.

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What can I say instead of “Hello”?

• Hi!
• How are things (with you)?
• What’s new?
• It’s good to see you.
• Howdy!
• “Hey” or “Hey there.”
• What’s up?
• How’s it going?

What can I say instead of “Bye”?

• See you later.
• See you soon.
• Talk to you later.
• Bye bye!
• Goodbye.
• Have a nice day!
• Take care!
• It was nice to see you.

EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct answer.

1. When we arrive, we say: ____

a) Hello
b) Goodbye
c) See you

2. When we leave, we say: _____

a) Hello
b) Hi
c) Goodbye

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3.When we meet a person for the first time, we say: _____

a) Pleased
b) Nice to meet you
c) Enchanted

4.If someone says "Thank you", you say: "You're _____."

a) welcome
b) well
c) nothing

5.Which answer is correct for this question: "Where are you from?"
a) Italian
b) Italy
c) Spain

6.What is the correct answer in the next sentence?

I _____ 24 years old.
a) have
b) am
c) has

7. At 9 o'clock a.m., you say: _____.

a) Good evening
b) Good afternoon
c) Good morning

8. At 9 o'clock p.m., when you go to sleep, you say: _____.

a) Good evening
b) Good night
c) Good afternoon

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HOMEWORK
1-Create a long conversation between 2 people. You can focus on the last

example to make it easier.

2- Send a voice note to your WhatsApp group performing the

conversation you make.

3. THE ALPHABET

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SPELLING YOUR NAME

Student 1: Hello, what is your name?
Student 2: Hi! My name is Violet Rodriguez.
Student 1: Can you spell your name?
Student 2: Yes, I can. It is V-I-O-L-E-T.
Student 1: Great! Can you spell your last name, please?
Student 2: Of course. It is R-O-D-R-I-G-U-E-Z.
Student 1: Thank you so much.
Student 2: You´re welcome.

EXERCISE 1:
Student 1: Hello, what is your name?
Student 2: Hi! My name is ____________
Student 1: Can you spell your name?
Student 2: Yes, I can. It is ____________
Student 1: Great! Can you spell your last name, please?
Student 2: Of course. It is ___________
Student 1: Thank you so much.
Student 2: You´re welcome.
EXERCISE 2: Ask the previous questions to your classmates

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EXERCISE 3: Spell the following words when your teacher asks you to
do it.
ERASER TEACHER PENCIL BOOK

EXTRA PRACTICE (*Review this information by your own)

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4. NUMBERS

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EXERCISE 2: Write the following numbers in the space at the right

78
21
14
50
46
94
26
64
28
86
30 Thirty

EXERCISE 3: Read the following numbers aloud

1- 88 77
2- 56 45
3- 32 47
4- 74 36
5- 25 53
6- 96 68
7- 49 57

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PRACTICE 1: PRACTICE AND SPEAK!

1: Fill in the blanks with the missing information
What is your phone number?
My phone number is __________________

What is her/his phone number?

Her/his phone number is ___________________

What is your teacher's phone number?

my teacher's phone number is _____________________

2: Ask the previous questions to your classmates

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EXTRA INFORMATION

PRACTICE 2: PRACTICE AND SPEAK!

1: Write the following numbers in the space at the right

968
216
174
350
1,465
8,254
56,730
643,765
8,728
10,868
309,456

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2: Read the previous numbers aloud

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Example 1- This picture shows different floors in a building. We can use

ordinal numbers to define their position.

Example 2-This picture shows some athletes competing in a 400 m race. We

use ordinal numbers to define their position.

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HOMEWORK

1- Send a voice note to your WhatsApp group, saying your phone

number and your age.

Complete the table with cardinal and ordinal numbers

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5. TELLING THE TIME

John: Good morning, Lucas! How are you today?

Lucas: Good morning, John! I am fine and you?
John: I am very well. Thank you!
Lucas: Excuse me John, what time is it?
John: it’s seven o’clock. (7:00)
Lucas: Thank you!

• The common questions are:

1-What time is it?

2-What is the time?

• A more polite way to ask for the time, especially from a stranger is:
-Could you tell me the time please?

THERE ARE TWO COMMON WAYS OF TELLING THE TIME

1) Say the hour first and then the minutes. (Hour + Minutes)

6:25 ----> It's six twenty-five

8:05 -----> It's eight O-five (the O is said like the letter O)

9:11 -----> It's nine eleven

2:34 -----> It's two thirty-four

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2) Say the minutes first and then the hour. (Minutes + PAST / TO +
Hour)
• For minutes 1-30 we use PAST after the minutes.
• For minutes 31-59 we use TO after the minutes.

EXAMPLES:

2:35 -----> It's twenty-five to three

11:20 -----> It's twenty past eleven

4:18 -----> It's eighteen past four

8:51 -----> It's nine to nine

2:59 -----> It's one to three

A. When it is 15 minutes past the hour we normally say: (a) quarter past
+ (hour).
EXAMPLE:

7:15 -----> It's (a) quarter past seven

B. When it is 15 minutes before the hour we normally say: a quarter to

(hour).

EXAMPLE:

12:45 -----> It's (a) quarter to one

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C. When it is 30 minutes past the hour we normally say: half past ____

EXAMPLE:

3:30 -----> It's half past three (but we can also say three-thirty).

D. O'clock
We use o'clock when there are NO minutes.

EXAMPLES:

10:00 - It's ten o'clock

5:00 -----> It's five o'clock

1:00 -----> It's one o'clock

E. 12:00
For 12:00 there are 3 expressions in English:

twelve o'clock

midday = noon

midnight

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OTHER WAYS TO TELL TIME IN ENGLISH:

1- PAST AND TO

A) 8:55- It’s five to nine B) 9:40 It’s twenty to ten

C) 2:15 It’s fifteen past two

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1. HALF AND QUARTER

a) 5:30- It’s half past five B) 4:15 It’s a quarter past four

C) 9:15-It’s a quarter past nine D) 11:45- It’s a quarter to twelve

F) It’s a quarter to three

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EXERCISES:
LET’S SPEAK! What time is it?

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6. MONTHS AND SEASONS

EXAMPLE 1:
Jessy: When is your birthday?
Alex: It’s in November and yours?
Jessy: It’s next month, in August

EXAMPLE 2:
Jessy: When is your birthday?
Alex: My birthday is on November, 2nd and yours?
Jessy: My birthday is on January, 1st.

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EXAMPLE 3:
Jessy: What is your favorite month of the year?
Alex: My favorite month is December.
Jessy: Why?
Alex: Because of Christmas. What’s yours?
Jessy: I like April for the beautiful flowers and October too.
Alex: I think each month has something special.

EXERCISE 1:
When is your birthday? ______________________
When is your mother’s birthday? ____________________
What is your favorite month of the year? _______________ WHY? _______

EXERCISE 2: Ask the previous questions to your classmates.

EXERCICE 3:
2. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate month:
October
* Halloween takes place in .

* comes after February.

* The last month of the year is

* The month between August and October is

December
* Christmas is celebrated in

* The first month of the year is

*Thanksgiving takes place in

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* has 28 days.

* The 6th month of the year is

HOMEWORK:
Fill in the blanks with the name of each month and record a voice note
with the pronunciation of each month and send it to your teacher in the
WhatsApp group.

January

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SEASONS

EXAMPLE 1:
Jennifer: What is your favorite season of the year?
Ernest: My favorite season is summer
Jennifer: Why?
Ernest: because I can go to the beach. What’s yours?
Jennifer: I like winter, because I love cold weather.

EXERCISE 1:
When is your favorite season? ______________________

What do you like to do in summer? ___________________

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7. PREPOSITIONS OF TIME
IN / ON / AT

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EXAMPLE :

A: I want to watch the new Adam Sandler movie.

B: Me too; let’s go to the cinema on Friday.
A: Is it ok at 2:00 in the afternoon? Is it too early?
B: That’s ok. I finish to work at noon on Fridays.
A: So, see you then. Don’t be late as usual.
B: I won’t!

EXERCISE 1:

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Exercise 2: Complete practice!

• In the following link you will find 5 exercises, you will only do the first 4. LINK:
https://es.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/English_as_a_Second_Language_(ES
L)/Prepositions_of_time/Prepositions_of_Time_rt245217el
• In the first part, you have to choose the correct option.
• In the second part, you have to listen to the audio, and write time phrases with AT
or IN depending on what you listen to.
• In the third part, you have to complete the text about Max’s Saturdays with the
prepositions of time.
• In part 4, you have to complete the sentences with ¨it¨, ¨at¨, or ¨on¨.
• Ask your teacher if you have any doubts and discuss your answers with the rest of
the class.

8. FAMILY MEMBERS

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RELATIVES AND EXTENDED FAMILY

grandparents: the parents of your parents

grandfather: the father of your father/mother

grandmother: the mother of your father/mother

grandchildren: the children of your children

grandson: the son of one of your children

granddaughter: the daughter of one of your children

great grandfather: the father of your grandfather/grandmother

great grandmother: the mother of your grandfather/grandmother

uncle: the brother (or brother-in-law) of your mother/father

aunt: the sister (or sister-in-law) of your mother/father

cousin: the child of your aunt/uncle

nephew: the male child of your brother/sister

niece: the female child of your brother/sister

THE IN-LAWS
The in-laws are the members of the family of your spouse (the person you are
married to):
father-in-law: the father of your spouse

mother-in-law: the mother of your spouse

son-in-law: the husband of your daughter

daughter-in-law: the wife of your son

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brother-in-law: the husband of your sister

sister-in-law: the wife of your brother

Note: To refer to more than one brother-in-law or sister-in-law etc. we add an

“S” to the brother/sister part.

EXAMPLE: My brothers-in-law are funny.

THE FAMILY MIX

Nowadays in many countries a person can get married more than once. These
are the terms used to describe the "new" members of the family when
someone gets remarried.
"Step-" means that you are related as a result of one parent marrying
again

stepfather: the (new) husband of your mother but not your biological
father

stepmother: the (new) wife of your father but not your biological
mother

stepson: the son of your (new) husband / wife (he is not your biological
son)

stepdaughter: the daughter of your (new) husband / wife (she is not

your biological daughter)

stepsister: the daughter of your stepmother or stepfather

stepbrother: the son of your stepmother or stepfather

Sometimes one of your parents gets married again and they have more
children.
half-brother: the brother you have only one parent in common with.

half-sister: the sister you only have one parent in common with.

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EXERCISE 1: Ask these questions to your classmates

1. Do you have any brothers or sisters?
2. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
3. How often do you meet your cousins?

EXAMPLE 2:
Mary: Hey John, do you come from a big or small family?
John: I come from a big family.
Mary: Really? How many siblings do you have?
John: I have 3 brothers and 4 sisters!
Mary: oh my God!
John: Yes! And I don't know how many cousins I have! They are many!

EXAMPLE 3:
Joshua: Hello! I visited my grandparents' house last weekend.
Lucas: How old are your grandparents?
Joshua: my grandmother is 75 years old, and my grandfather is 83 years old
Lucas: Nice! And what is your grandmother's name?
Joshua: Her name is Valentina.

EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct family member in the following

pictures.

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EXERCISE 2: Fill in the correct family member.

1. My mother's sister is my .

2. My daughter's brother is my .

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3. My father's daughter is my .

4. My mum and dad are my .

5. My sister's son is my .

6. My aunt's son or daughter is my .

7. My father's brother is my .

8. My mother's father is my .

9. My daughter's son is my .

10.My brother's daughter is my .

9. VERB TO BE
It is used to talk about qualities, nationalities, professions, occupations, age,
relationships, location, and time.
VERB TO BE

Am Is Are

AFFIRMATIVE FORM

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form

I am I'm
you are You're
he/she/it is He's
She’s
It’s

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we are We're
you are You're
they are They're

STRUCTURE

SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + COMPLEMENT

EXAMPLES:
1. I am tall. (Qualities)
2. You are American. (Nationalities)
3. He is a teacher. (Professions)
4. She is 20 years old. (Age)
5. It is half past one. (Time)
6. They are my cousins. (Relationships)
7. We are in the university. (Location)
8. You are electricians. (Occupations)

EXERCISE 1: Select the correct “verb to be” per each subject pronoun.

???
I

You

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He

She

It

We

You

They

EXERCISE 2: Fill in the blanks using the verb to be.

I a boy.

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You happy.

He a man.

She a girl.

It a cat.

We children.

You twins.

They friends.

EXERCISE 3: write the contracted form in each sentence.

I am a boy.
a boy.
You are a girl.
a girl.
He is my friend.
my friend.
She is my mother.
my mother.
It is a dog.
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a dog.
We are happy.
happy.
You are tall.
tall.
They are a family.
a family.

EXERCISE 4: Complete the following chart with the correct subject

pronoun.
_______is ______ am ___________ __________ _____ am
friendly. intelligent. is athletic. is beautiful. from a big
city.
____ is a ____ is _______ am ____ is ____ is a
good hungry. tired. handsome. musician.
student.

NEGATIVE FORM
STRUCTURE
SUBJECT + VERB TO BE + NOT + COMPLEMENT

Subject Pronouns Full Form Contracted Form

I am not I'm not

You are not aren't

he/she/it is not isn't

We are not aren't

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You are not aren't

They are not aren't

EXAMPLES:
1. I am not tall. (Qualities)
2. You are not American. (Nationalities)
3. He is not a teacher. (Professions)
4. She is not 20 years old. (Age)
5. It is not half past one. (Time)
6. They are not my cousins. (Relationships)
7. We are not in the university. (Location)
8. You are not electricians. (Occupations)

LET’S PRACTICE!
EXERCISE 1: Change the following sentences into the negative form.

1. He is a doctor = He a doctor.
2. You are a teenager = You a teenager.
3. I am a girl = I a girl.
4. She is pretty = She pretty.
5. It is a red flower = It a red flower.
6. We are happy = We happy.
7. They are my pencils = They my pencils.
8. This is a red book = This a red book.

EXERCISE 2: Write the contracted/short forms into the gaps.

1. I am not →
2. you are not →
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3. he is not →
4. she is not →
5. it is not →
6. we are not →
7. you are not →
8. they are not →

INTERROGATIVE FORM

STRUCTURE

VERB TO BE + SUBJECT + COMPLEMENT +?

Am I?

Are you?

Is he/she/it?

Are we?

Are you?

Are they?

EXAMPLES:
1. Am I tall? (Qualities)
2. Are you American? (Nationalities)
3. Is he a teacher? (Professions)
4. Is she 20 years old? (Age)
5. Is it half past one? (Time)
6. Are they my cousins? (Relationships)

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7. Are we in the university? (Location)

8. Are you electricians? (Occupations)

EXERCISE 1: Fill in the blanks using the verb to be.

1. you tall? No,

2. the dog black? Yes,

3. I strong? Yes,

4. the food good? No,

5. the doctor in his office? Yes,

6. the children in school? No,

7. the water cold? No,

EXERCISE 2: Arrange the following questions.

1. apple + this + your + is +?
______________________________________
2. happy + you + are +?
______________________________________
3. your + is + name + Joseph +?
______________________________________
4. comics + are + the + old +?
______________________________________
5. Charlie + in + is + your + class+?
______________________________________
6. blue + is + your + sandwich box+?
______________________________________

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7. are + they + German+?

______________________________________

WH-QUESTIONS USING THE VERB TO BE

STRUCTURE
Wh-word + verb to be + subject + complement?
EXAMPLES:
1. Who is in the kitchen?
2. What is in the oven?
3. How many people are at the meeting?
4. Where is Bill?

EXERCISE 1: Arrange the following wh-questions.

are + you + how +?
_______________________________________
is + your teacher + where +?
_______________________________________
late + is + why + Gerry +?
_______________________________________

Let’s speak!

1. Where are you from?

2. Where is your sister/brother?

3. When is your birthday?

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4. What is your favorite movie?

5. Who is your favorite singer?

6. What is your favorite kind of music?

10. DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNS

The words: This / That – These / Those are known as demonstrative, and are
used to show the distance between the speaker (subject) and the noun (what
are you talking about).

This; refers to singular nouns and near to the speaker.

This is my house.
Here This refers to a singular noun.

These; refers to plural nouns and far to the speaker.

These are our toys.
Here These refers to a plural noun.

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That; refers to singular nouns and far to the speaker.

That is my house.
Here That refers to a singular noun.

Those; refers to plural nouns and far to the speaker.

Those are our toys.
Here Those refers to a plural noun.

Note: Demonstrative pronouns can work by themselves if we know what we

are referring to.

e.g. Did you do That?

I’d like to have These.

Which of Those would you like?

Exercise 1: select the correct demonstrative pronoun in the following

items. (Consider the position of the objects)
T h i s / th a t / t h es e / t h os e

bike

car

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roses

clouds

girl

trees

ants

planet

bug

kite

Exercise 2: With the knowledge you have about the verb to be, construct 5
sentences using demonstrative pronouns. Then, share them with the class.
(You can use the objects you have by your side)
1.______________________________________________
2.______________________________________________
3._____________________________________________
4._____________________________________________
5._____________________________________________
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11.INDEFINITE AND DEFINITE ARTICLE

▪ The definite article is the.

▪ The indefinite article is a / an.

The indefinite article or an:

The article a / an is used when we don't specify the things or people we are talking about:

▪ I met a friend.
▪ I work in a factory in New York.
▪ I borrowed a pencil from a passenger sitting next to me.

The indefinite article a is used before a consonant sound:

▪ a dog.
▪ a pilot
▪ a teacher.
▪ a university

NOTE:
Although 'university' starts with the vowel 'u', it is not pronounced as such. It is pronounced
as a consonant sound.

The indefinite article an is used before a vowel sound:

▪ an engineer.
▪ an elephant.
▪ an athlete

The definite article the:

It's used when the speaker talks about a specific object that both the person speaking and
the listener know.

▪ The car over there is fast.

▪ The president of the United States is giving a speech tonight.

When we speak of something or someone for the first time, we use a or an, the next time
we repeat that object we use the definite article the.

▪ I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.
▪ I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.

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No article:
1. Do not use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains
except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States".

▪ He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier.

▪ They live in Northern British Columbia.
▪ They climbed Mount Everest.

2. we do not normally use an article with plurals and uncountable nouns to talk about things
in general.:

▪ He writes books.
▪ She likes sweets.
▪ Do you like jazz music?
▪ She ate bread with butter in the morning.

REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING RULES:

ARTICLES COUNT NOUNS NON-COUNT NOUNS

Rule #1 a, an (no article)
Specific identity not known
Rule #2 the the
Specific identity known
Rule #3 (no article) (no article)
All things or things in general

EXAMPLES USING THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE

He is reading a magazine.
She bought a dress yesterday.
Would you like an ice-cream?
He waited an hour.

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EXAMPLES USING THE DEFINITE ARTICLE

The woman wearing a red dress is my mom.
The hour for her departure finally arrived.
He won the race.
Where is the angry cat?
We are going to the beach.
SPEAKING PRACTICE!

Directions:
Choose 3 objects you have around you. Make sure you can hold them in your hand
to show them in the camera.
Show each of the items making use of the demonstrative pronouns you learned in
this level and the definite and indefinite articles.
Your teacher will give you time to choose the objects and to perform the activity.
Ask questions if you need to!
Examples:

EXERCISE 1: Choose the correct option in the following exercises.

1. That house on ___ corner has beautiful flowers.
A. a
B. an
C. The

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2. Friday is always ___ hard day.

A. a
B. an
C. The

3. Will we meet at ___ same place tomorrow?

A. a
B. an
C. The

4. This is ___ only car I could buy.

A. a
B. an
C. The

5. I live in ___ beautiful town.

A. a
B. an
C. The

6. The children ate ___ orange and two pears.

A. a
B. an
C. The

7. This is __ interesting film.

A. a
B. an
C. The

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8. Spain is __ European country.

A. a
B. an
C. The

EXERCISE 2: Write the correct article: a, an, the or x (no article)

1. Are you coming to__________ party next Saturday?
2. I bought_________ new TV set yesterday.
3. I think __________ man over there is very ill.
4. I watched _________ video you had sent me.
5. She was wearing _______ ugly dress when she met him.
6. I like reading_________ history books.
7. She is __________ nice girl.
8. Do you want to go to ___________ restaurant where we first met?
9. He is __________ engineer.
10. He thinks that ___________ love is what will save us all.

HOMEWORK

• Record a short video (from 1 to 1:30 mins) introducing yourself

and introducing your family.
• You can guide yourself through the following elements:

-Greeting
-Your name
-your age
-your occupation
-the members of your family
-Their name
-Their age

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