CTEP LEARNING
METHOD
MODULE 1 - PART 1
Contents
Lesson 1 1
Lesson 2 4
Lesson 3 7
Lesson 4 10
Lesson 5 13
Lesson 6 17
Lesson 7 20
Lesson 8 23
Lesson 9 26
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Lesson 10
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Lesson 11
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Lesson 12
Lesson 13 39
Lesson 14 42
Lesson 15 45
Lesson 16 49
LESSON 16
TThe indefinite article: 'a' and 'an'
The indefinite article (a, an) is used before a noun that is general or when its identity
is not known.
a (before a singular noun beginning with a consonant sound)
an (before a singular noun beginning with a vowel sound)
I have an apple
He is a teacher
Dialogue: Paul is in a strange town.
Paul: Where am I? I’m not at home. I’m in a strange town. Where am I? Ah, here’s a
woman. Excuse me, excuse me!
Woman: Yes?
Paul: Can you tell me the way to the bus-station, please?
Woman: The bus-station?
Paul: Yes, I want to catch a bus.
Woman: You can’t catch a bus here.
Paul: I can’t catch a bus here?
Woman: No. There isn’t a bus-station.
Paul: There isn’t a bus-station. Oh dear!... The railway-station!
Woman: Railway-station?
Paul: Yes. Can you tell me the way to the railway-station? I want to catch a train.
Woman: You can’t catch a train here.
Paul: I can’t catch a train here?
Woman: No. There isn’t a railway-station.
Paul: Oh dear! It is a strange town. Where am I? I want to go home.
(Paul continues walking in the strange town)
Paul: Where am I? I’m in a strange town. I want to go home. ...A post-office! I want
to post a letter. Here’s somebody. Excuse me, excuse me!
Man: Yes?
Paul: Can you tell me the way to the post-office, please?
Man: The post-office?
Paul: Yes. I want to post a letter.
Man: You can’t post a letter here.
Paul: I can’t post a letter here?
Man: No, there isn’t a post-office....
Paul: Where am I? Where am I? I want to go home.
Wife: Wake up, Paul! Wake up!
Paul: Where am I?
Wife: You’re at home!
Paul: At home?
Wife: Yes, you’ve been asleep!
Paul: Oh, I’ve been dreaming. Thank goodness!
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Drill one
Listen to these examples:
The post office. Can you tell me the way to the post-office?
The bank. Can you tell me the way to the bank?
Now you ask:
The post-office. ................ Can you tell me the way to the post-
office?
The bank. ................ Can you tell me the way to the bank?
The railway-station. ................ Can you tell me the way to the
railway-station?
The airport. ................ Can you tell me the way to the airport?
The café. ................ Can you tell me the way to the café.
Drill two
CListen:
There’s the post-office. Good, I want to post a letter.
There’s the bank. Good, I want to cash a cheque.
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Now you:
There’s the post-office. ................ Good, I want to post a letter.
There’s the bank. ................ Good, I want to cash a cheque.
There’s the bus stop. ................ Good, I want to catch a bus.
There’s the railway-station. ................ Good, I want to catch a train.
There’s the airport. ................ Good, I want to catch a plane.
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DRILLS
Drill three
Listen to these:
Cash a cheque. I want to cash a cheque.
You can’t cash a cheque today. I can’t cash a cheque today?
No, it’s a holiday and the post-office is closed.
Post a letter. I want to post a letter.
You can’t post a letter today. I can’t post a letter today?
No, it’s a holiday and the post-office is closed.
Now you:
Cash a cheque today. ................ I want to cash a cheque.
You can’t cash a cheque today. ................ I can’t cash a cheque today?
No, it’s a holiday and the bank’s closed.
Post a letter. ................ I want to post a letter.
You can’t post a letter today. ................ I can’t post a letter today?
No, it’s a holiday and the post-office is closed.
Buy a book. ................ I want to buy a book.
You can’t buy a book today. ................ I can’t buy a book today?
No, it’s a holiday and the bookshop is closed.
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Words and phrases:
You’ve been asleep
Asleep
Awake
Alive
You’ve been dreaming
Can you tell me the way to go?
Happiness
Sadness
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EXERCISES
1. Complete the sentences with a, an or the where necessary:
My aunt is ____ old lady. She has ____ house near _____ river. _____
house has ______ beautiful garden. There are ________ flowers and
_______ three in ______ garden. ______ three is _____ tall. It is _____ apple
tree. Aunty has got _____ dog, too. _____ dog is _____ brown but it has
_____ white tail. It is ______ old dog but _____ aunty loves it very much.
2. Fill in the gaps with a, an, or the.
There is _____ bird in the tree. _____ bird is blue.
Where are _____ shoes? They are under ____ bed.
I can see _____ in _____ water.
There is ______ old bus at ____ bus stop.
_____ moon is in ___ sky.
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