3. Pre-test
Put a or an, the or no article in the gaps in this
letter.
Dear . . . Jo and Ian,
This is . . . picture of . . . Hotel we’re staying at.
We were lucky enough to get one of . . . rooms
overlooking . . . Sea and . . . View is lovely.
We had . . . good journey over here and . . .
children quite enjoyed . . . Flight. They’ve got . . .
lovely room of their own and they think . . . Hotel
is great. In general, we’ve all been having . . .
Really good time.
4. Answer
Dear Jo and Ian,
This is a picture of the Hotel we’re staying at. We
were lucky enough to get one of the rooms
overlooking the sea and the view is lovely. We
had a good journey over here and the children
quite enjoyed the flight. They’ve got a lovely
room of their own and they think the hotel’s
great. In general, we’ve all been having a really
good time.
6. Countable and Uncountable nouns
A. Countable Noun
Singular
Plural
Criteria of Countable Noun
Plural form;
Many, several, some;
To be and verb of plural;
Indefinite and definite articles.
7. Countable and Uncountable nouns
B. Uncountable Noun
Names of Substances (material, liquids, gases)
Activity and sports;
Names of subjects;
Languages;
Abstract nouns;
Collective nouns;
Criteria of
Uncountable Noun:
Non indefinite article;
Singular form only;
Much, little;
To be and verb of
singular.
8. Articles
1. Indefinite article
1. A (before consonant sound, e.g. a university);
2. An (before vowel sound, e.g. an hour).
2. Definite article
1. Specific one;
2. Only one;
3. Particular ;
4. Before collective nouns;
5. Before some adjectives (used without a noun);
6. Before parts of the day;
7. Before names of ships, newspapers, seas, rivers,
magazines and some names of musical groups and
countries;
8. Before superlatives and ordinals;
9. Before names of musical instruments when we talk
about playing them;
9. Articles
3. Zero article
1. With proper nouns;
2. With meals;
3. With schools, hospitals when we talk about going
to these places or being in them for their normal
use;
4. With by + transport;
5. With next/last.
Don’t use an article before plural nouns and singular
uncountable nouns when you use them in a general
sense.
Books are very important to me.
have you read the books I brought you last month?
10. Post-test
Put a or an, the or no article in the gaps in this
latter.
Penny got . . . very sunburnt back on . . . first
day so she had to wear . . . T-shirt since then,
but apart from that everyone’s been fine.
Jeremy’s met . . . English boy of about . . . same
age and they get on very well. They went into
town on their own . . . last night and bought
themselves . . . meal. And tonight they want to
go out to . . . disco- there are plenty to choose
from here.
11. Answer
Penny got a very sunburnt back on the first day
so she had to wear a T-shirt since then, but
apart from that everyone’s been fine. Jeremy’s
met an English boy of about the same age and
they get on very well. They went into town on
their own last night and bought themselves a
meal. And tonight they want to go out to a
disco- there are plenty to choose from here.
