Professional Documents
Culture Documents
QUARTER spring2015
CONTEXT
Level: Intermediate
Skill : Grammar
Topic or function: Articles
OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to identify when we use a/an and the.
Students will be able to create a short paragraph that includes the
articles.
Students will be able to practice articles by describing what do they buy
in the supermarket.
TARGET EXPRESSIONS
OR
MAIN
TEACHING POINTS
English has two articles: the and a/an. The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns;
a/an is used to modify non-specific or non-particular
nouns. We call the the definite article and a/an the indefinite article.
the = definite article
a/an = indefinite article
SOURCES
MATERIALS
1. 3 handouts: 2 exercises, 1 context.
(3mins)
Presentation
Practice:
(27mins)
4. T gives exercise 2 and reads the direction to Ss. After that, T and Ss
discuss together and then T gives the answer.
Production
(15 mins)
1. T asks Ss to write a short paragraph to describe what they buy in the supermarket.
2. T asks Ss to discuss in groups what they have written to ensure they have correct usage
of articles.
3. T picks 1-3 students to read their work.
Wrap Up
(5mins)
Exercise 1
Discuss with your partner the whether following sentences are correct or
incorrect. If it is correct, please put C below the sentence; if it is incorrect,
please correct it and provide your reason. You have 7mins.
1.We are going on a trip next week to Lake Shasta.
3.We can buy food and water when we get to the lake.
4.When we arrive, we'll spend couple hours putting our camp together.
5.We have to make sure that we have enough wood to make a fire.
Answer Key
1. C
2. Incorrect. Change it to "a map".
3. C
4. Incorrect. Change it to "a couple (of) hours".
5. C
6. C
7. C
8. C
9. Incorrect. Change it to "a good time".
10. Incorrect. Change it to "a wonderful feeling" and "a shower".
Exercise 2
Choose the appropriate answers to fit the context.
(Maybe more than one)
11.The U.S. Postal Service doesn't have_________money to continue.
A. the
B. some
C. enough
B. next
C. which
B. That
C. One
B. This
C. Our
B. the
C. that
Answer Key:
11. "the" or "enough"
12. next