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English 12. Unit 8: Life in the future. Language Focus . Article. An. The. A. Zero. ZERO ARTICLE. 1. With uncountable nouns (not previously mentioned ). Ex : I like orange juice. We need water to survive . . 2. With abstract or general ideas and plurals . Ex : I hate dogs.

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  1. English 12 • Unit 8: Life in the future Language Focus

  2. Article An The A Zero Unit 8: Life in the future

  3. ZERO ARTICLE • 1. With uncountable nouns (not previously mentioned) Ex: I like orange juice. We need water to survive. 2. With abstract or general ideas and plurals Ex: I hate dogs. Everybody can pursue happiness. • 3. With proper names Ex: We live in France. I’ll come back in June. Unit 8: Life in the future

  4. ZERO ARTICLE 4. With names of meals when they refer to routine times Ex: It’s time for lunch. What’s for dinner? 5. With prepositions of place Ex: She is in jail. He is at school. 6. With general means of transport Ex: We go to work by car. He goes to school by bus. Unit 8: Life in the future

  5. a – indefinite article Form 1. Before a word beginning with a consonant Ex: A man A dog A school 2. Before a word beginning with a vowel with a consonant sound Ex: A university A one-way street A European Unit 8: Life in the future

  6. an - indefinite article Form 1. Before words beginning with a vowel or a mute “h” VOWEL  U, E, O, A, I (uểoải) • Ex: An uncle An hour (click on the pics below) An onion An egg • An apple An island 2. Before individual letters spoken with a vowel sound Ex: An x An MA An SOS Unit 8: Life in the future

  7. a/an – indefinite article Use 1. Before a singular countable noun not mentioned earlier Ex: I need a visa. They live in a villa. He bought an ice-cream. 2. Before a singular countable noun which is used as an example of a class of things Ex: A car must be insured => All cars must be insured. A child needs love. => All children need love. Unit 8: Life in the future

  8. a/an – indefinite article 3. With a noun complement, including names of profession Ex: It was an earthquake. She is a dancer. He is an actor. 4. In certain expressions of quantity Ex: A lot of A great many A great deal of A couple of Unit 8: Life in the future

  9. The – definite article Form The same form for singular and plural nouns Ex: The boy The day The book The boys The days The books Unit 8: Life in the future

  10. The – definite article Use 1. When the object is unique • Ex: The earth The sea • The sky The equator • The sun 2. Before a noun when it is mentioned already Ex: He has a big house. You can see the house from here. Unit 8: Life in the future

  11. The – definite article 3. Before a noun which is definite because of the addition of a phrase or clause 4. Before superlatives and first, second, last, only … used as adjectives or pronouns Ex: The girl in a blue skirt The place where I kissed her The boy that I met Ex: The first week The best day The only way Unit 8: Life in the future

  12. The – definite article 5. The + adjectives represents a class of persons Ex: The old = old people in general 6. The + adjectives is used as a plural noun Ex: The old are respected in our society. 7. The + plural surname means “the … family” Ex: The Browns = Mr. and Mrs. Brown and their children Unit 8: Life in the future

  13. The – definite article Notes Unit 8: Life in the future

  14. The – definite article Use Unit 8: Life in the future

  15. assignments Do the homework and tests on website Remember to review this lesson

  16. Thank you for your attention!!! Group members Chung Van Thong Le Thuy Diem Quynh

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