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| Fun Easy English Classroom May 2 |
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Classroom
Today
Learn about
definite articles |
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 Definite
Articles
Today in the Fun Easy English classroom you are going to
learn about
definite articles an important part of
English grammar. |
 Hey
if you cannot understand something on this page,
then use the Fun Easy English
dictionary
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 Grammar:
Definite
Articles
Definition of a
definite article. |
- A definite article:
- is the word "the" in English
- indicates that the
noun refers to a specific thing (Sit on the
chair) - means sit on a specific chair
- is generally pronounced with a long "e" before a word
starting with a
vowel
- is generally pronounced with a short "e" before a word
beginning with a
consonant
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Definite
Article Examples |
- Sit on the chair. (means a specific chair)
- You want to eat the apple. (means a specific
apple)
- She wants to eat the banana. (means a
specific banana)
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Fun Easy English Grammar Lessons |
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 From
YOUR Teacher: Definite
Article
Hey remembering when to use definite article "the" is
pretty easy. Use it whenever both you and the listening
know exactly what you are both talking about, |
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Additional Lessons |
 About These
Lessons
The following classroom lessons are great for students
who want additional conversation, listening, and reading
practice. |
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Conversation Lesson -
Intermediate
Level. Dialogs for everyday use.
Short situational dialogs for students of English as
a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL) Language with a
written conversation and a conversation notes
section.
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 Conversation Lesson
10 - After the Game
(Intermediate -
Conversation, Reading)
Dialogs for everyday use. Short situational dialogs for
students of English as a Foreign (EFL) or Second (ESL)
Language. |
After the Game
Gloria: Did you watch the game last night?
Roy: I sure did.
I wouldn’t have missed it for anything!
Gloria: I think it was one of the best
games I’ve ever seen.
Roy: Me too. I thought both teams
played super ball. Too bad
one had to lose.
Gloria: Yeah. I thought they were evenly
matched. It could have gone either way!
Roy: That shot that won in the last
fifteen seconds was really something. |
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Conversation Notes |
- I sure did
- I certainly did (watch the game)
- played super ball
- played extremely well
- Too bad
- Unfortunately
- It could have gone either way
- Either team could have won
- really something
- extraordinary, quite unusual
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Source: U.S. State Department |
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Additional Conversation |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations
which focus on a wide variety of communicative and
natural encounters in English....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
This is a collection of 30 situational conversations. Each conversation is
accompanied by language notes....these
lessons are for advanced students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 52
lessons covering pronunciation, speaking,
writing, and grammar topics....these
lessons are for beginning students. |
 Conversation
English conversation lessons. 30
lessons focusing mostly on communication and
grammar topics....these
lessons are for intermediate students. |
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