1. Welcome

2. ABOUT MYSELF Teacher’s name: Fatema Motaleb Lecturer: English Aushkandi R.P. High School & College Nabiganj, Habiganj. Mobile no: 01819867989 E-mail: fatemanaznin 16 @ gmail.com

3. I have___Jamdani saree. ____Jamdani is ____part of our culture. This is ---- --dog. I eat ---- orange.

4. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE LESSON

5. Learning Outcomes Students will be able to …. # tell the definition of article # use ‘a’ appropriately # use ‘an’ properly # use the rightly

6. A, An, the are called articles. Article is of two types. 1.Indefinite article 2.Definite article. A and an are indefinite articles because they don't indicate definitely. The is definite article because it indicates definitely.

7. The use of (A) ‘A’ is used….. 1.Before a word that starts with a consonant. (b,c,d,f,g,h,j,k,l,m,n,p,q, r,s,t,v,w,x,y,z) For example:

8. This is a cat

9. This is a rose

10. I can see a procession in the picture

11. EEXCEPTIONS There are also some exceptions: 1.If the word begins with vowel but it sounds like consonant then we use a before it. For example A.In “university” we see ‘u’, but it utters a consonant sound’ yoo’. So we say He reads in a university. b. In ‘one’ we see ‘o’ but it sounds like’wa’.So we say I have a one taka note.

12. He reads in a university.

13. I have a one taka note.

14. The use of ‘an’ ‘An’ is generally used …. a.Before a word that starts with a vowel (a,e,I,o,u). For example,

15. I see an elephant

16. I eat an orange.

17. Exceptions The use of ‘a’ and ‘an’ depends on the sound of the beginning word. We can see some exceptions. a. If the word begins with consonant but utters like vowel then ‘an’ will be used there. For example: a.In ‘honor’, ‘h’ sounds like ‘O’ not ‘ho’. So we say This is an honor for me. b. In some words like( M.A,L.L.B,F.C.P.S) M,L,F are uttered like am,al,af not m,l,f. So we say He is an L.L.B.

18. DR. Mohammed Yunus is an honorable person..

19. Tania is an L.L.B.

20. Single work 1.Where do you generally use ‘a’? 2.Where do you use ‘an’?

22. Now fill in the blanks. --------earth is very beautiful

23. -----sun gives us light.

24. ------moon shines at night.

25. ------- cow is a domestic animal

26. I read ….Holy Quran everyday

27. …..Atlantic ocean is …..largest ocean of the world.

28. Pair work 1.Which article is used before a common noun? Give two examples. 2.Which article is used before Allah and Quran? 3.Which article is used before Surma river and Kaptai lake.

29. Evaluation Fill in the blanks. 1……. Pacific is the deepest ocean of the world. 2. I generally go to Dhaka by…….. BRTC Transport. 3. The Christians read ……… Bible. 4. I want to explore ……. Himalaya. 5……. Prothom alo is my favorite. 6. Everyday I eat ……egg. 7. …. Thing of beauty is joy forever.

30. HOME WORK Write a chart on the uses of a, an,the

31. THANKS TO EVERY ONE