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This is jean-michel and this is Jeremiah

What’s he got?

He’s got... He’s got...

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This is jean-michel and this is Jeremiah

What’s he got?

He hasn’t got... He hasn’t got...

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an apartment in Paris a red Ferrari children a wine collection

a sewing machine a video game console an electric car fancy clothes

a great idea a trumpet problems with the police a bicycle

a university degree an ugly cat an insane snake a private island

books on philosophy modern paintings an hourglass a huge bathtub

an old smartphone sneakers leather shoes an Indian friend

What’s he got?

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What’s he got?

indefinite articles1. complete the rules for indefinite articles:

When the next word starts with a... and the noun is...

pay Attention to the negation and questions!

2. Answer these questions:When together, does the adjective or noun come first?

3. Exercise: complete each line with an indefinite article.

I’ve got… … MBA … air-conditioner… iguana… honest mechanic… orange sofa… spouse… Instagram account… Iphone… Louis Vuitton purse… older brother… NBA poster in my room

… English friend… European passport… interesting job… colorful rug… aunt in America… one-legged cousin… uniform for work… happy daughter … uncle nearby… cowboy hat… house… hour for lunch

4. Find someone with 5 points in common with you on this list. ask questions (Ex: “Do you have any kids? - Yes, I have a daughter! - No, I don’t have any kids.”)

consonant sound vowel sound

singular

plural

Singular nouns: keep the regular article

Plural nouns: add the article any for negatives and ?’s

Do you have a dog? No, I don’t have a dog. Do you have any Polish friends No, I don’t have any Polish friends.

How do we change the adjective when the noun is plural?

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indefinite articles - corrections1. complete the rules for indefinite articles:

When the next word starts with a... and the noun is...

consonant sound vowel sound

singular a trumpet an old smartphone

plural ( - ) sneakers

what’s he got?

2. Answer these questions:When together, does the adjective or noun come first?

3. Exercise: complete each line with an indefinite article.

I’ve got… an MBA an air-conditioneran iguanaa uniform for workan orange sofaa spousean Instagram accountan Iphonea Louis Vuitton pursean older brotheran NBA poster in my room

an English frienda European passportan interesting joba colorful rugan aunt in Americaa one-legged cousinan honest mechanica happy daughter an uncle nearbya cowboy hata housean hour for lunch

How do we change the adjective when the noun is plural?adjective

we don’t change the adjective