ESSENTIAL - 65 A 73

Question 1

Quando usamos o “a” e “an”?

Answer 1

É usado em substantivos contáveis no singular.

“an” usamos antes de vogais a/e/i/o/u

Question 2

Qual o plural dessas palavras?
- man, woman, child, foot, tooth, mouse, sheep, fish

Answer 2

men, women, children, feet, teeth, mice, sheep, fish

Question 3

Quais as diferenças no uso do “a/an” e “some”?

Answer 3

“a” = usamos nos substantivos contáveis no singular.
a car / an apple

“some” = usamos nos substantivos contáveis no plural.

• some apples*
• usamos nos substantivos incontáveis.
• some water / some money*

Question 4

Quais as diferenças no uso do “a” e do “the”?

Answer 4

a = usamos no geral, sem especificar.

• I’ve got a car (there are many cars and I’ve got one)*
• Paris is an interesting city (there are many interesting cities and Paris is one)*

the = usamos para especificar algo, ou seja, está claro do objeto ou pessoa que estamos falando.

• I’m going yo clean the car tomorrow (my car)*
• Paris is the capital of France (there is only one capital of France)*

Question 5

Usos do “the”:

I like…. music

Paula is learning to play …..piano.

Do you think…. English is difficult?

My favourite sports are….. football and…. skiing

…..sky is blue.

Write your name at ….. top of the page.

…..dinner is ready.

Answer 5

I like music

Paula is learning to play the piano.

Do you think English is difficult?

My favourite sports are football and skiing

The sky is blue.

Write your name at the top of the page.

Dinner is ready.

Question 6

Usos do “the” em nomes de lugares:

Answer 6

Nomes com “republic, states, kingdom”

The United States, The Czech Republic.

Nomes no plural.

The Netherlands, The Alps

Nomes de oceanos, mares, rios, canais.

The Atlantic, The Mediterranean, The Suez Canal

Question 7

Usos do “the” em nomes de lugares:

Answer 7

Em nomes de hotéis, museus, teatros e cinemas

The Sciencia Museum, The Regent Hotel

Em nomes com The+Names of ….

The University of California, The Great Wall of China

Usamos para indicações cardeais:

The North, The South

Question 8

Escreva com a ou an:

old book, window, horse, hour, new airport, university

Answer 8

an old book, a window, a horse, an hour, a new airport, a university

Question 9

Coloque no plural:

flower, bus, church, baby, monkey, knife, scissors, shorts, foot, fish

Answer 9

flowers, buses, churches, babys, monkeys, knives, scissors, shorts, feet, fish