UNIT 4 LESSON 4B LEVEL 5 (Completa)
UNIT 4 LESSON 4B LEVEL 5 (Completa)
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camino salida arboles
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MESSAGE 1-
The message was at a quarter to four
The woman says thank you for the card
The woman describes the house
The woman talks about a swimming pool
MESSAGE 2-
The woman gives directions
The woman talks about a bus
LISTENING COMPREHENSION EXERCISE 2
Choose the best answer.
1- She is having a party for ...
A) her family.
B) her very good friends.
C) everybody at work.
2- The party is at ...
A) the swimming pool at her house.
B) her cousin's house.
C) work.
TRANSCRIPT
Automated message: You have two new messages. Message number one, received
today at 3.45 p.m.
Hi, it's me. How's it going? I guess you're at work and you don't have your phone on,
right? First of all, thank you, THANK YOU for the birthday card and message. I received
it this morning. That's so nice of you. I'm organising a little party for my birthday. It's
nothing very big – only a few of my best and closest friends. That means you too!
We're going to have it at my cousin's house. She lives in the countryside in a nice big
house with a swimming pool. I'd love to see you there. It's going to be this Friday. I'll
send you the instructions on how to get there later, OK?
Anyway, have fun at work. Don't work too hard, OK? Talk soon.
Automated message: You have two new messages. Message number two, received
today at 5.15 p.m.
Aw, you're still not answering your phone! OK, here are the instructions to get to my
cousin's house for the party. Are you going to take your car? If you take the car, drive
straight on Forest Road until you get to the motorway. Drive past Brownsville and take
exit 13A. That's 13A. You drive down the road there and turn left. It's the first big
house on the right. OK? If you're taking a bus, you can get the number 80 to
Brownsville. Call me when you get there and somebody can pick you up in a car. I can't
wait. This is going to be so great!
We went to the zoo and saw the kangaroos. (These are the particular kangaroos in
that zoo – not kangaroos in general.)
We use the – the definite article – when the listener already knows which thing we
are talking about because it was mentioned before or because there's only one of
them.
The indefinite article takes two forms. It’s the word a when it precedes a word that
begins with a consonant. It’s the word an when it precedes a word that begins with a
vowel.
A house an elephant
A doctor an engineer
A cup of coffee an extraordinary story
The indefinite article indicates that a noun refers to a general idea rather than a
particular thing.
I want to buy a house. (any house)
I want to buy the house on the corner of the Street. (a specific house)
The indefinite article only appears with singular nouns. Consider the following
examples of indefinite articles used in context:
Please hand me a book; any book will do.
Please hand me an autobiography; any autobiography will do.
Singular nouns
Singular, countable nouns always have an article – a/an or the (or another
determiner – my, your, this, that, etc.).
A house
A dog-
We use a/an – the indefinite article – when we talk about something for the first
time, or something that is part of a group or type.
Jobs
When we say what people's jobs are, we usually use a/an.
He's an architect.
She's a scientist.
My grandmother was a teacher.
Exceptions: Choosing A or An
There are a few exceptions to the general rule of using a before words that start with
consonants and an before words that begin with vowels.
The first letter of the word honor, for example, is a consonant, but it’s unpronounced.
In spite of its spelling, the word honor begins with a vowel sound. Therefore, we use
an. Consider the example sentence below for an illustration of this concept.
My mother is a honest woman.
My mother is an honest woman.
Similarly, when the first letter of a word is a vowel but is pronounced with a
consonant sound, use a, as in the sample sentence below:
Omission of Articles
Occasionally, articles are omitted altogether before certain nouns. In these cases, the
article is implied but not actually present. This implied article is sometimes called a
“zero article.” Often, the article is omitted before nouns that refer to abstract ideas.
Look at the following examples:
Let’s go out for a dinner tonight.
Let’s go out for dinner tonight.
Here are some ways we use articles in common phrases and place names.
Common phrases
We don't usually use an article in expressions with bed, work and home.
go to bed / be in bed
go to work / be at work / start work / finish work
go home / be at home / get home / stay at home
We also don't normally use an article in expressions with school, university, prison
and hospital.
But we usually use the if someone is just visiting the place, and not there as a
student/prisoner/patient, etc.
My son has started school now. I went to the school to meet his teacher.
I went to the prison a lot when I was a social worker.
I'm at the hospital. My sister has just had a baby.
Place names
We don't normally use an article for continents, most countries, cities, towns, lakes,
mountains or universities. So, we say:
Some countries are different. Country names with United have the. There are other
countries which are exceptions too. So, we say:
the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States of America
the University of Cape Town, the University of Delhi, the University of Tokyo
EXERCISE 1
Complete the sentences with 'a', 'an' or 'the', or '-' if no article is needed.
EXERCISE 2
Complete the sentences with 'the' or '-' if no article is needed.
1. I'm still at___-__work but I'll leave soon.
2. I'm going to__the___prison to see my uncle.
3.__The____University of Nottingham is in______United Kingdom.
4. Every Friday my grandad goes to__-___prison to teach a maths class.
5. She was born in Japan, but she went to___-_university in__the___Bahamas.
6. My daughter does piano classes after__-___school.
7. I'm going to__the__school for a parents' meeting.
8. The Danube flows from__-__Germany, through__-__Central Europe to__the__Black
Sea.
Structure:
This exam is too hard. That box is too small. He drives too fast.
This exam is too hard to pass. That box is too heavy to carry.
Structure: