ATF Media Academy

Teacher’s name : Ms. Achaibou Cerine Nihel

Group :1 Adults
Level : B1 & B2

Articles and No Articles :

indefinite Articles : A/ An
Before a singular noun

A: consonants (a boy- a chair – a lady….)

An: Vowels (A-E-I-O-U) (an apple- an apartment- an orange )

General

definite Articles : The

the

before a singular and a plural noun

the boy – the apple – the orange – the chairs – the ladies

very specific

give a cake

give me the chocolate cake

the president

the King / the Queen

The USA / the UK / The United Arab Emirates

The Sun / The moon

The east / the west

Ativity 01: put a or an into the gaps:

 My daughter’s an actor. (actress )

 I’m an optimistic person.
 Jane is a Good painter.
 Jack’s an Interesting person.
 When I was a Child, I was afraid of dogs.
 Peter’s an idiot. He knows nothing. (idiot=stupid= foolish = dumb )

Activity02: complete the sentences from words from the box

The environment the sky the seaside the government

The country the future the mountains the weather

 We need to protect the environment we pollute it daily.

 I used to live in the country Now I live in town.
 How many stars are there in the sky ?
 No one can see into the future Who knows what will happen ?
 I love taking my kids to seaside we go paddling and build sandcastles.
 We go climbing in the mountains
 She’s a civil servant. She works for the government
 People talk about the weather because our climate is fascinating.

The doctor the post office the door the salt

The garden the radio the bathroom the cinema

 That’s a nasty cough. You should see doctor

 Pass me salt it’s next to the pepper.
 Close the door it’s freezing in here.
 I go to the cinema Once a week. I love films.
 Let’s sit in the garden it’s such a lovely day.
 I’m going to the post-office Shall I post your letters?
 Where’s Sally ? She’s in the bathroom having a shower.
 I don’t watch TV much, but I like listening to The radio
Activity 03 : Choose the right word

Apples - Fruit - Bees - Money - Men - Boys

 fruit is full of vitamins.

 Money doesn’t lead to happiness
 apples Grow on trees.
 men are stronger than women.
 boys are less mature than girls.
 bees make honey.

Activity04: complete these English proverbs with the right noun

Beauty - Love - Variety - Time - Honesty - Crime

 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

 Honesty is the best policy.
 All’s fair in love and war.
 Variety Is the spice of life.
 crime doesn’t pay.
 time is a great healer.

Activity05: write the word “all” in the correct place in the sentence

 In my family we all like football.

 I’ve spent all day on the computer.
 I’ve done all my homework
 Pedro’s invited the whole class to his house all of us!
 All I need is a pair of socks.
 I’ve wanted to meet you all my life.
 I like all kinds of music, from classical to jazz to rock.

Activity06: complete the sentences with the right word

All - every - everyone - everything - everywhere

  The police searched every room. They looked in the garden and the
basement. They looked everywhere
 There’s nothing wrong with your car. all it needs is some petrol.
 It was a great party. everyone Had a wonderful time. all food was
eaten.
 Burglars emptied my flat. They took everything
 I believe every Word he says.
 It’s been raining all The week
 You must tell me everything about your holiday

Activity07: write the apostrophes in the correct place (S’/ ’S)

 This is Jack’s brother, Tommy.

 Children’s clothes are so expensive
 Jenny is my brother’s girlfriend.
 Our neighbors’/ ‘s children make a lot of noise.
 Have you seen yesterday’s newspaper?
 Here is tomorrow’s weather.
 These are my sister’s/ s’ toys.

………’S : Singular

…………..S’ : Plural

My sister’s toys

My sisters’ toys

My children’s toys

Women’s shower

Let’s guess the meaning of these idioms related to countries:

 Sally said she wouldn’t let a man pay for her meal on a first date. she
prefers to go Dutch (to split the bill in a restaurant between everyone
who ate together)
 I think I’ll have a glass of whisky for Dutch courage before I ask that girl if
she wants to dance with me. (drink little alcohol to give you courage ,
brave enough )
 I tried to watch a TV Show about physics last night, but I gave up
because it was all Greek to me. (I don’t understand , to not have
knowledge )
 All these talk about the president resigning is just Chinese whispers.
(inaccurate / wrong information , rumors )
 pardon my French but, I think you are an idiot (to apologize before /
after saying something bad)
 There seems to be a Mexican standoff in the talks as neither the buyer or
seller can agree on a price. (when two groups ca not agree on
something , it is used in business )
 I was a bit of a young Turk in the past, but I’ve calmed down a lot
nowadays. ( you can control yourself not like in the past)