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Recommended literature
13. Murphy «Grammar in USE»
14. Cutting Edge, pre-intermediate
15. English grammar and vocabulary.
16. Oxford student’s dictionary of English.
Basic thematic issues:
10. Lexics used in speaking
11. Formation of Present Simple Tense
12. Concentrate their attention on the stress
Methods of teaching: illustrative method
Means of teaching:books, tables, schemes
Tasks of study:
13. To teach students to read and write on the theme
14. To speak on the theme
15. To teach students to make annotation of text
16. To form Present Simple Tense
THE ARTICLES
Definite Article – ‘The’
Indefinite Article – ‘A’ or ‘An’
‘A’ is used:
· Before a word which begins with a consonant.Example: a woman
· Before a singular, countable noun. Example: a banana
· When we mention something for the first time. Example: I saw a dog.
· Before a word with a long sound of ‘u’.Example: a university, a uniform, a useful book, aEuropean, etc.
· Before the word one.Example: aone-way street, a one-eyed man, aone-year course, aone-day holiday, etc.
‘An’ is used:
· Before a noun which begins with a vowel. Example: an apple.
· Before a word which begins with a vowel sound or a silent ‘h’. Example: an hour, an honest man, an heir, an honour, an honourable man, etc
· Before a singular, countable noun which begins with a vowel or silent‘h’. Example: an orange
‘The’ is used:
· When the same thing or person mentioned again, that is, aparticular thing or person.Example: I bought an orange. The orange is sweet..
· When there is only one such thing.Example:the earth, the sun, the moon.
· Before the names of famous buildings, etc. Example:The Eiffel Tower, The Great Wall of China.
· When a singular noun is used to point out a whole class, race, group, etc.Example: The bear is a strong animal.
· Before the special names of a rivers, seas, oceans, mountain ranges, groups of islands, certain organizations, political parties, and countries such as the U.S.A., the U.K., the U.S.S.R. and the U.A.R., The Nile, The Dead Sea, ThePacific Ocean, TheHimalayas, The United Nations, TheRepublican Party, etc.
· Before the names of holy or important books. Example: The Koran,The Bible.
· Before an adjective when the noun is understood. Example: The poor need help.
Articles are not used:
1. Before thename of a person:Example: I am a fan of Michael Jackson. (not A or The Michael Jackson)
2. Before the name of a place, town, country, street, or road.Example: Barcelona is a beautiful city. (not A or The Barcelona)
3. Before names of materials. Example: Gold is found in Australia. (not A or The gold)
4. Before abstract nouns used in a general sense. Example: We love all beauty. (not a beauty or the beauty)
Consolidation of grammar material
Speaking
7. What do you know about Articles?
8. Give as much examples as you can.
9. What do you know about their usage?
10. When do we usually use definite and indefinite articles?
1. Fill each blank with ‘a', ‘an', ‘the' or leave it blank.
1. He left _____ home without informing anyone.
2. There is _____ box of sweets on _____ table.
3. Do you need _____ degree in Economics or _____ degree in finance to be a better manager?
4. When we arrived, she went straight to _____ kitchen and started to prepare _____ meal for us.
5. He has _____ cut on his leg and _____ bruise on _____ chin.
6. _____ Mt. Everest is _____ highest mountain in _____ world.
7. Switch off _____ air-conditioner please. I have _____ cold.
8. We reached _____ top of _____ hill during _____ afternoon.
9. Do you like _____ weather here? Isn't it too hot during _____ day but it is very cold at _____ night?
10. _____ attempt has been made to collect _____ funds to start _____ public library in _____ town where I live.
Writing
2. Complete in the gaps with an appropriate article:
1. He hasn't got ... car. But he’s got ... computer. ... computer is new. 2. My ... friends have got ... cat and ... dog. ... dog never bites ... cat. 3. This is ... tree. ... tree is green. 4. I can see three ... boys. ... boys are playing. 5. I have ... bicycle. ... bicycle is black. My ... friend has no ... bicycle. 6. Our ... room is large. 7. We wrote ... dictation yesterday. ... dictation was long. 8. She has two ... daughters and one ... son. Her ... son is ... pupil. 9. Last year I gave my ... mother ... bracelet for her ... birthday. She liked ... bracelet. 10. My ... brother's ... friend has no ... dog. 11. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that ... pencil, please. 12. She has ... ball. ... ball is ... big. 13. I got ... letter from my ... friend yesterday. ... letter was interesting. 14. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at ... hotel. Sometimes they had dinner at ... hotel and sometimes in ... restaurant.
3.Complete in the gaps with an appropriate article and explain its usage.:
1. This is ... good ... book. Take ... book from ... table. Put this ... book into ... bookcase. 2. ... weather is fine today. ... sky is blue. ... sun is shining brightly in ... blue ... sky. 3. This is ... boy. ... boy is at ... school. He is ... pupil. This ... boy is my ... brother's ... friend. He has ... cat, but he has no ... dog. He likes his ... cat. He gives ... cat ... milk every day. 4. Yesterday I received ... letter from my ... friend. ... letter was interesting. 5. We live in... big house. I like ... house very much. 6. Are you ... worker? — No, I am ... student. 7. I like your ... beautiful ... flower. Give me ... flower, please. 8. My ... mother is at ... home. She is reading ... interesting ... book. 9. My ... father is not at ... home. He is at ... work. He is ... doctor. He is ... good ... doctor. He works at ... hospital. ... hospital is large.
Speaking
1. Answer the questions?
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| Who is handier? | Which one is more expensive? | ||
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Make up sentences
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