English

1 Improvement Class
HK & KLN Chiu Chow Public Association Secondary School
Secondary 1: 17 Oct 2020 Prepared by RH
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Countable /
Definite / Indefinite
Uncountable Nouns
Articles
可數名詞 / 不可數名
定冠詞 / 不定冠詞
詞
3 Countable / Uncountable Nouns
可數名詞 / 不可數名詞
Countable Nouns ( 可數名詞 )
 Things we can count ( 可數 )
 Singular ( 單數 ) and plural ( 複數 ) forms
 Singular countable nouns: a, an, one……
E.g. a pen, an apple, one person
 Plural countable nouns: some, many, a few, a lot of……
E.g. some mangoes ( 芒果 ), many toys, a few people, a
lot of children
4 Countable / Uncountable Nouns
可數名詞 / 不可數名詞
Uncountable Nouns ( 不可數名詞 )
 Things we cannot count ( 不可數 )
 Do not have plural form
 Some, much, a little, a lot of
E.g. I have some milk, a little cheese and a lot of
bread for my breakfast.
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6 Countable Nouns
Singular Plural Singular Plural
building buildings tooth teeth
mouse mice spy spies
woman women peach peaches
fox foxes party parties
cherry cherries strawberry strawberries
knife knives knife knives
tomato tomatoes goose geese
sheep sheep
7 Uncountable Nouns

peace furniture
happiness anger
flour sand
plastic milk
friendship rice
music sugar
8 Definite / Indefinite Articles
定冠詞 / 不定冠詞
Indefinite article: a, an
 1. before a singular, countable ( 可數 ) noun
e.g. a man, an elephant
 2. first talk about a person, an object or a place
e.g. I bought an apple. The apple is juicy ( 多汁 ).
 3. a before a consonant sound
e.g. a girl, a peacock ( 孔雀 )
 4. an before a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, u)
e.g. an umbrella, an honest ( 誠實 ) girl
9 Definite / Indefinite Articles
定冠詞 / 不定冠詞
Definite article: the
 1. only one of its kind
e.g. The moon is round and beautiful.
 2. already talked about
e.g. I bought a goldfish ( 金魚 ). The goldfish is orange
in colour.
 3. reader knows which person, object or place we are
talking about
e.g. The cat sitting on the sofa ( 沙發 ) is called Mimi.
10 Definite / Indefinite Articles - Exercise

1. Can you tell me how to get to ______ Broadway Theatre

from here?
2. I feel bored. Would you like to see ______ movie with me?
3. I recommend trying _______ tomato soup at this restaurant.
It is delicious.
4. Ocean went to a café and spent _______ hour there.
5. Could you pass me _____ milk on the table?
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6. Angela took _______ umbrella as it was raining heavily.

7. Miss Chan is ________ English teacher of my class.
8. Jimmy bought _______ dog last week.
9. _____ cake shop near my home is closed today.
10. Jimmy borrowed ______ novel from the library. _______
story happened in France.
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1. Can you tell me how to get to the Broadway Theatre from

here?
2. I feel bored ( 悶 ). Would you like to see a movie( 電
影 ) with me?
3. I recommend ( 建議 ) trying the tomato soup
( 番茄湯 ) at this restaurant. It is delicious ( 美味 ).
4. Ocean went to a café ( 咖啡廳 ) and spent an hour
there.
5. Could you pass ( 遞 )me the milk on the table?
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6. Angela took an umbrella as it was raining heavily.

7. Miss Chan is the English teacher of my class.
8. Jimmy bought a dog last week.
9. The cake shop near my home is closed today.
10. Jimmy borrowed a novel ( 小說 ) from the
library. The story happened in France.