Indefinite article omission

Recall

Insert a/an if necessary

1. We have not… good iron
2. Shall I take …. Hour or two?
3. …. Doctor is asking for you
4.  What … impolite girl
5. She always buys … hundred papers

Recall

1. We have not…A good iron
2. Shall I take An …. Hour or two?
3. …A. Doctor is asking for you
4.  What An… impolite girl
5. She always buys A… hundred papers

PRESENTATION

T. Where were you yesterday?

T. Why did you go and see the doctor?

T. What did he say?

T. What does it mean?

PRESENTATION

P. I went to see the doctor

P. I went to see the doctor because I was sick

P. He told me to drink water

P. he wanted to say to take a bottle of water every morning and before going to bed.

Announcing the subject matter

Today we will study an Indefinite article omission  

Announcing the subject matter

Today we will study an Indefinite article omission  

PRACTICE

Indefinite article is not used:

• In front of plural nouns
• In front of uncountable nouns
• In front of language unless it is definite a French book
• In front of meal name or food
• In front of materials

T. what have you in your school bag?

T. What did mother buy this morning?

T. What are salt and sugar?

T. Do you speak English or Swahili?

T. Does she take breakfast herself?

T. Do old people need meat?

T. Do we drink coffee or tea?

T. What is your Furniture made of?

PRACTICE

P. I have copybook and books

P. Mother bought salt and sugar

P. They are Uncountable nouns

P. I speak Swahili well

P. Yes she always takes breakfast herself

P. No old people do not need meat

P. We drink tea

P. it’s made of wood

PRODUCTION

Pupils build sentence with indefinite article omission.

Build sentence with indefinite article omission

1. You don’t bring papers
2. Did he drink beer at the ceremony?
3. You fear of death
4. They want to speak Spanish