Session 2 Let's Speak English 1B

8/12/2019 Session 2 Let's Speak English 1B

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UNIT4: DEFINITEAND

INDEFINITEARTICLES


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WARMUP: VIDEO


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DEFINITEARTICLE: THE We use the definite article in front of a noun when

we believe the hearer/reader knows exactly what

we are referring to:

because there is only one:

The Popeis visiting Russia.

The moonis very bright tonight.

with a superlative adjective:

He is the tallest boyin the class.

It is the oldest buildingin the town.


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because there is only one in that place or in those

surroundings:

We live in a small village next to the church.

Dad, can I borrow the car?

because we have already mentioned it:

A woman who fell 10 metres from High Peak was liftedto safety by a helicopter. The woman fell while

climbing.

to say something about all the things referred to by anoun:

The wolf is not really a dangerous animal.

The kangaroo is found only in Australia.

The heart pumps blood around the body.


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to talk about musical instruments:

Joe plays the piano really well.

She is learning the guitar.

to refer to a system or service:

How long does it take on the train.

I heard it on the radio.You should tell the police.

with adjectives like rich, poor, elderly, unemployed

to talk about groups of people:Life can be very hard for the poor.

I think the rich should pay more taxes.

She works for a group to help the disabled.


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with countries whose names include words

like k ingdom, states or republ ic:

the United Kingdom; the kingdom of Nepal; the

United States; thePeoplesRepublic of China.

with countries which have plural nouns as their

names:

the Netherlands; the Philippines.

with geographical features, such as mountain

ranges, groups of islands, rivers, seas, oceans andcanals:

the Himalayas; the Canaries; the Mississippi; the

Atlantic Ocean; theAmazon; thePanama Canal.


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with newspapers:

TheTimes; The Washington Post.

with well known buildings or works of art:theEmpire State Building; theTaj Mahal; theMonaLisa; the Sunflowers.

with organizations:theUnited Nations; theSeamens Union.

with hotels, pubs and restaurants:

theRitz; theRitz Hotel; theKings Head; theDj Vu

with families:

theObamas; the Jacksons


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INDEFINITEARTICLES:

A, AN

We use the indefinite article, a/an, with count

nouns when the hearer/reader does notknowexactly which one we are referring to:

Police are searching for a14 year-old girl.

We also use it to show the person or thing is one ofa group:

She is apupil at London Road School.


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We use a/an to say what someone is or

whatjob they do:

My brother is a doctor.George is a student.

We use a/an with a singular noun to say something

about all things of that kind:Aman needs friends.

Adog likes to eat meat.

We do not use an indefinite article with plural

nounsand uncount nouns:

She was wearing blue shoes. (= plural noun)

She has short blonde hair. (= uncount noun)


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PRACTICE:

WORKSHEET2.1


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PRODUCTION:

CREATE5 SENTENCES

WITHTHEDEFINITE

ARTICLEAND5

SENTENCESWITHINDEFINITEARTICLES


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UNIT5: PRONOUNS,POSSESSIVE

ADJECTIVESAND

OBJECTPRONOUNS


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PRONOUNS

Subject pronounsare used to replace the

subject (person or thing) of a verb.

We use them to avoid repetitions in asentence.

Example:John is tall and John is intelligent.

John is tall and heis intelligent.


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I


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YOU


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YOU


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HE


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SHE


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IT


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WE


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THEY


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POSSESSIVEADJECTIVES

We use possessive adjectives to show who owns

or "possesses" something. The possessive

adjectives are:

my, your, his, her, its, our, their


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MYPronoun: I

Example:This is mybook.


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YOUR

Pronoun: you

Example:

I like yourhair.


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HIS

Pronoun: he

Example:Hisname is Zac.


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HER

Pronoun: she

Example:Her name is Emma.


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ITS

Pronoun: it

Example:The dog is licking

itspaw.


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OURPronoun: we

Example:

We sold ourhouse.


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YOURPronoun: you

Example:

Yourchildren are lovely.


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THEIR

Pronoun: they

Example:The students listen

to their teacher.


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OBJECTPRONOUNS

An object pronoun functions as the object of a

verb or preposition.

Objectsare what is affected by the action of thesubject.

The object pronouns are:me, you, him, her, it, you, us, them


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Object: me

Subject: I

Example: He asked her a question.

Object: you

Subject: youExample: I like you.

Object: himSubject: he

Example: She is talking about him.


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Object: her

Subject: she

Example: Do you love her?

Object: it

Subject: itExample: Stop talking about it.

Object: youSubject: you

Example: I will give you my homework.


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Object: us

Subject: we

Example: She always writes use-mails.

Object: them

Subject: theyExample: I helped them with their books.


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REVIEW

Pronoun Possessiveadjective

Object pronoun

I my me

You your you

He his him

She her her

It its it

You your you

We our us

They their them


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PRACTICE:

WORKSHEET

2.2


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PRODUCTION:

INTEAMS,YOUWILL

WRITEASHORTSTORY

BASEDONANIMAGE,

USINGPRONOUNS,POSSESSIVEADJECTIVES

ANDOBJECTPRONOUNS.


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VERBS


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BE(AM, IS,ARE)

Past simple:

was/were

Meaning:

ser o estar


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BEAT

Past simple:

beat

Meaning:

golpear; vencer


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BECOME

Past simple:

became

Meaning:

llegar a ser;

convertirse


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BEGIN

Past simple:

began

Meaning:

empezar


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BLOW

Past simple:

blew

Meaning:

soplar


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BREAK

Past simple:

broke

Meaning:

romper


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BRING

Past simple:

brought

Meaning:

traer; llevar


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BUY

Past simple:

bought

Meaning:

comprar


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CATCH

Past simple:

caught

Meaning:

coger; atrapar


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CHOOSE

Past simple:

chose

Meaning:

elegir

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