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Class EightEnglish 2nd Paper

GrammarArticles

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Identity of teacher:

Anita DasAssistant Teacher[English]Govt. Girls’ High School ,Jessore

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•By the end of the lesson students will

have-

•made use of articles in the blank.

Objectives

•learnt where article is not used.

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WElCOME

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I have a pen.He has an orange.The boys are tall.

What are these called?

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ARTICLES

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A pen

A cat

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A book

Where is A used ?

Generally A is used before consonants.

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An apple

An egg

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An ink pot

An orange

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Where do we use an ?

Generally an is used before vowels.

An umbrella

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Some exceptional use of ‘’a’’

A university.

A one taka note

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Some exceptional use of ‘’an’’

1,He is an S.P.2.She was an M.P.3.He is an F.R.C.S.

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The Himalays

The Andamans

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The Moon

The Sun

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The Earth

The ship

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Newspaper

Date

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The Quran

The Atlantic

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1. --x---English is an international language.2.I saw---x—lake Caspian.3.We don’t go to school—--x--friday.3.—x—January is the first month of the year.4.He is attacked with—x-- cancer.5.We made her—x—captain.

Where articles are not used;

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6.He plays—x—football.7.I don’t like—x--/the winter.8. He went there by—x—bus.9.Mr. Jalal,--x—headmaster of our school , was a good man.10.It was –x—her dress.

Where articles are not used;

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Use articles where necessary. Put a cross where an article is not needed.

1.Football is[ a]--- popular game in our country.It is equally exciting to[b]--Players and the spectators.It is a foreign[c]--- game.It is popular all over [d]---world.It is played in[e]---open field.

2. The population of a country is[a]---asset ,but it becomes[b]---problem when the country cannot afford[c]---basic needs of life .Bangladesh is[d]---country having [e]---area of 1,44,000 square kilometers.

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3. After summer comes[a]----rainy season.The sky is overcast with cloudsAnd[b]----sun cannot be seen for hours.Rivers are full to[c] ----brim.Ours is[d]----agricultural country.Rain is[e]---- blessing to us.

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4. [a]----farmer in our country is[b]----insolvent man.He is [c]----unlettered Person.He is deprived of[d]----three R’s.He plays[e]----important role.

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5.Rajshahi stands on[a]-----Padma.It is[b]-----biggest river in Bangladesh .Now it is[c]----emaciated river.[d]----river dries up during[e]-----Summer season.

6.Karim is[ a]---English teacher .He is [b]----M.A. in English.He serves in[c]----ideal school .He tries to lead an honest[d] ----life. He is[e]---most Favourite teacher to the students.

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newBangladesh is[a]--- land of rivers . There are many[b]---big and small rivers . Most of the rivers of our country rise from[c]---Himalayas and fall into[d]---Bay of Bengal .{e]---prosperity of the country depends on the rivers.

Mr. Rahman[a]—headmaster of our school teaches us English . He has[b]—strong pleasing voice . He knows well how to increase[c]---curiosity of [d]—students . He speaks English like [e]---English.

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ANSWER1 [a] a [b] the [c] x [d] the [e] an

2 [a] an [b] a [c] the [d] a [e]an

3 [a] the/x [b] the [c] the [d] an [e] a

4 [a] a [b] an [c]an [d] the [e]an

5 [a] the [b] the [c] an [d] the [e] the/x

6 [a] an [b] an [c] an [d] x [e]the

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