THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE VS THE DEFINITE ARTICLES REMEMBER

THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE VS THE DEFINITE ARTICLES

REMEMBER: WE USUALLY USE ARTICLES WITH (BEFORE) NOUNS IN ENGLISH! We can use: → the indefinite article a/an = člen neurčitý → the definite article the/the = člen určitý an a the ARTICLES

WATCH AND COMPARE: THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE a – is used before a word begining with a consonant, or a vowel with a consonant sound: a man, a hat, a university an – is used before a word begining with a vowel, or a consonant with a vowel sound: an apple, an uncle, an hour THE DEFINITE ARTICLE the [ðә] – is used before a word begining with a consonant, or a vowel with a consonant sound: the boy, the sky, the USA the [ði] - is used before a word begining with a vowel, or a consonant with a vowel sound: the arm, the earth

BOTH ARTICLES ARE THE SAME FOR ALL GENDERS! EXAMPLES: A MAN, A WOMAN, THE ACTOR, THE ACTRESS, A BOY, A GIRL, …

PRACTISE 1. 2. Read loudly – respect the correct pronounciation: a bank, the week, an elephant, the office, the UK, a book. Check: [ә bæŋk], [ðә wiːk], [әn ˈelɪfәnt], [ði ˈɒfɪs], [ðә ju kei], [ðә bʊk] Complete the indefinite article: _ car _ job _ hour _ airport Check: a car a job an hour an aiport

SOME USEFUL WORDS: article [ˈɑːtɪkәl] consonant [ˈkɒnsәnәnt] gender [ˈdʒendә] sound [saʊnd] vowel [ˈvaʊәl] samohláska člen souhláska pohlaví zvuk