INDEFINITE ARTICLES
VERB TO BE
· Indefinite Articles are the words we use to define the nouns (generally). In English we have two indefinite articles, we are talking about the words "a" and "an ". In English the article will always precede the noun that it is determining.
· We use indefinite articles when we are talking about jobs or professions.
E.g. I am a teacher.
He is an engineer.
· We use "An" before nouns starting with a vowel.
· We use "A" before nouns starting with a consonant.
JOBS / PROFESSIONS
Example (teacher / nurse) – Is she a teacher? _ No she isn´t. she is a nurse.
1. (engineer / farmer) - _______________________? No, _________________. He ____________________.
2. ( teachers / doctors) - ______________________? No, _________________. They __________________.
3. ( nurse / student) - ________________________? No, _________________. I´______________________.
4. (musician/ secretary) - _____________________? No, _________________. She ____________________.
5. ( hairdresser / vet) - _______________________? NO, ________________. We _____________________.
C) Make questions and complete the answers:
Example: 1. Is he a doctor? _ No He isn´t. He is a musician.
2. Is she a singer? __________________________________
3. Is he a photographer? ____________________________
4. Is he a farmer? __________________________________
5. Is he a dentist? __________________________________
6. Is he a nurse? ___________________________________
7. Is he a farmer? __________________________________
8. Is he a teacher? _________________________________
Example: She is a nurse.
1. He _____ ______ student.
2. You _____ ______ architect.
3. She _____ ______ electrician.
4. Mark _____ ______ mechanic.
5. She _____ ______musician.
6. They _____ ______ teacher.
7. I _____ ______ nurse.
8. It _____ ______ school.
9. We _____ ______ dentists.
10. You _____ ______ farmer.
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________
5. ________________________
6. ________________________
7. ________________________
8. ________________________
9. ________________________
10. ________________________
11. ________________________
12. ________________________
13. ________________________
14. ________________________
15. ________________________
A) What are these people jobs?
Label the pictures.
C) Look at the pictures and answer the following questions:
B) Fill in the gaps with the indefinite articles a or an and the correct form of verb to be.
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