VIP Class Notes (Li)
Today we focused on:
Articles Exercises (A, An, The) – Beginner, Intermediate, & Advanced
Grammar
a – consonant sounds
ex. a universal law
an – vowel sounds (does it sound like a vowel?)
ex. an hour
ex. an iphone
a/an – general/first time/countable noun/singular
the – specific/after first time/countable & uncountable noun/singular & plural
x – general/uncountable (s/p)/countable (plural)
Writing exercise
Choose a, an, the, or “no article” for these sentences…
1. If you need to borrow a couple of dollars, I have 【/】 little money in my wallet.
2. Laura is really creative. She has 【a】 few ideas which could really change this company.
3. Laurelle had 【a】cold for several days last week.
4. Michael J. Fox, the famous actor from “Back to the Future”, is a well known advocate for people with 【/】 Parkinson’s disease.
5. Many childhood diseases are becoming less common due to 【/】 widespread immunization.
6. Scientists all over the world are studying the causes of cancer. A friend of mine researches lymphoma, which is 【a】 type of blood cancer.
7. Jed had 【a】 stroke last year. Although he lived, 【the】 stroke did affect his speech and movement on 【the】 left side of his body.
8. During the Middle Ages, 【the】 bubonic plague swept through Europe killing millions of 【/】 people.
9. Did you know that malaria is one of 【the】 leading causes of death in 【the】 developing world?
10. Whenever I go swimming, I end up with 【an】 earache, which always causes me to get 【a】 headache!
11. Every winter,【the】 flu sweeps across the United States. That’s why many doctors recommend immunization shots to prevent 【the】flu.
12. The medical conference included 【/】 lectures on a range of diseases from Down syndrome to 【/】 encephalitis to heart disease.
13. Can you play 【a】 musical instrument? I play piano and guitar.
14. Do you own 【a】 guitar? Someone left 【an】 old guitar sitting on 【the】 table.
15. These days, apples are really expensive. And lettuce costs a fortune! Why do 【/】 fruit and vegetables cost so much?
16. Diana thinks 【/】 creativity and innovation are something you can’t teach, but I disagree.
17. 【The】 environmentalist argued that clean air should be 【a】 universal “human right”. He discussed 【the】 effects of pollution on human health.
18. Dian thinks cats make 【the】 best pets, but I think 【/】 dogs have more personality.
19. 【A】 documentary discussed whether 【a】 cat was domesticated in ancient Egypt or in 【an】 earlier period. I have 【a】 cat, so I was very interested in 【the】 movie.
20. I wish I could play violin. I love【/】 string instruments like 【/】 violins and cellos.
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