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课件网) Revision Talk about Uncle Danny and Aunt Mary. The second person from the right is ... He is ... Gu Ling is talking about the people in the photo. Pay attention to the words in bold and the underlined phrases. The definite article 定冠词 Grandma sent me a photo a few days ago. I didn't recognize some of the people in the photo, so I called her to find out. She told me something about them. The tall young man in the black suit is my cousin Mark. He is a musician. He started playing the violin at the age of 4. Now he is one of the best violinists in Australia. The tall young lady with short wavy hair is my cousin Kate. She is a volleyball player, but she only started playing volleyball three years ago! She is an amazing girl .. Who is the tall young man in the black suit Who is the tall young lady with short wavy hair —He is Gu Ling’s cousin Mark. He is a musician. He plays the violin. —She is Gu Ling’s cousin Kate. She is a volleyball player. She started playing volleyball three years ago. Grandma sent me a photo a few days ago. I didn’t recognize some of the people in the photo, so I called her to find out. She told me something about them. The tall young man in the black suit is my cousin Mark. He is a musician. He started playing the violin at the age of 4. Now he is one of the best violinists in Australia. The tall young lady with short wavy hair is my cousin Kate. She is a volleyball player, but she only started playing volleyball three years ago! She is an amazing girl ... Let’s sum up the rules! 1. We often use a or an before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time. 2. We use the before the noun when we mention it again. 3. We can use the to refer to specific people or things. 4. After the verb play, we use the before the names of musical instruments, but we DO NOT use the before the names of sports. 5. We use the with the superlatives and ordinal numbers. Revision Put the following words or letters of the alphabet in two groups. hour b f house teacher umbrella useful book idea old book 1. We often use a or an before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time. 2. We use the before the noun when we mention it again. 3. We can use the to refer to specific people or things. 4. After the verb play, we use the before the names of musical instruments, but we DO NOT use the before the names of sports. 5. We use the with the superlatives and ordinal numbers. Let’s sum up the rules! Use a, an or the to fill in the blanks. 1. There was ___ accident at the crossing. Two men were hurt in ___ accident. 2. Gu Ling got ___ interesting photo yesterday. She got to know the relatives in ___ photo. 3. ___ doctor and ___ nurse got on ___ ambulance. ___ ambulance left the hospital in a flash. an the an the A a an The 1. We often use a or an before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time. 2. We use the before the noun when ... ...
