Unit 11
Language Articles We use the before nouns for particular things or people. The ice cream I bought at the beach We use a or an for general things or people. Grandma bought me an ice cream.
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Complete the sentences with a , an or the . 1 Mommy bought ______ box of cereal. 2 I did not like ______ new cereal. 3 Did you pay for ______ eggs? 4 I always eat ______ egg for breakfast. 5 ______ fruit was very expensive.
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6 There was ______ orange in the bowl. 7 My aunt poured me ______ glass of juice. 8 Did you like ______ cake Grandma baked for you? We use some when we do not give an exact quantity. I bought some biscuits. We use any in questions and negative sentences. Do you have any fruit? I don’t have any oranges.
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• Language: Explain that in the sentence, ‘ Grandma bought me an ice cream ’ we are not told which ice cream she bought so we say an . • Play the game ‘I went to market’ to practise using a/ an/ the/ some . Model a sentence, e.g. I went to market and I bought an apple . Go round the class. Each student repeats what the previous student said and adds another item. Complete the dialogue with some or any . Laura: Did you buy any mangoes? Mom: No, they didn’t have ______ mangoes at the market. I bought ______ oranges instead. Laura: What else did you buy? Mom: I bought ______ juice and ______ biscuits. There wasn’t ______ bread left. Laura: Did you buy ______ sweets for me? Mom: There aren’t ______ sweets in my basket. Wait a minute! Here are ______ sweets in my pocket.
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