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This is a classroom in a secondary school in Canada. The classroom is very high-tech. The students are looking at something through virtual 3D glasses. The man standing behind is a teacher. He's explaining something. Virtual glasses are quite new in classrooms in Canada. They allow the students to see three dimensional images. Mary, the student in the middle says, “The glasses are fun. They bring the lessons alive. We are learning about an earthquake in Ecuador, and seeing it in 3D makes you feel like you are there, not at school just watching it on TV."
1. Read the text. Would you like to use 3D glasses like this at school? Why?/ Why not?
2. Read the Learn this! box. Complete the rules with a/ an, the, or no article(-).
| LEARN THIS! Articles a. We use (1) _____ to talk about something for the first time. There’s a interactive whiteboard in our classroom. b. We use (2) _____ when we mention something again. Our teacher often uses the interactive whiteboard c. We use (3) _____ when it is clear what we are talking about, or when there is only one of something. We play basketball in the gym. (The gym at school) The sun is shining. d. We use (4) _____ to say what someone's job is. My mum's a teacher. e. Note these set phrases • (5) _____: listen to the radio, go to the cinema, play the guitar • (6) _____: watch TV, listen to music, in/ to bed, to/ at / from school, at home / work, in hospital |
3. Read the text in exercise 2 again. Match each of the highlighted words with a rule in the Learn this! box.
4. Complete the dialogue. Use a/an or the. Explain your choices.
Martha: I go to school (1) the city centre.
Jake: Really? What’s (2) _____ name of (3) _____ school?
Martha: St Mark’s. It’s (4) _____ private school.
Jake: I know (5) _____ girl who goes there. Alice Smith.
Martha: There’s (6) _____ Alice Smith in my class. I wonder if it’s (7) _____ same one.
Jake: She's got blue eyes, long wavy hair and (8) _____ nice smile.
Martha: That's her! Which school do you go to?
Jake: Hadfield College.
Martha: Oh. My dad's (9) _____ maths teacher there: John Chapman.
Jake: You're joking! He's my teacher!
| LOOK OUT! We do not use the when we make generalisations. I don't like history. (the history x) I like playing basketball at school. (the basketball x) |
5. Read the Look out! box. Are the sentences below generalisations or not? Circle the correct words.
1. Dogs /The dogs are more intelligent than cats /the cats.
2. Weather /The weather is nice today.
| ⇒ Grammar Builder ID Articles: page 106. |
6. Imagine your school 50 years from now. Describe your future classroom to a partner.
In 50 years, my classroom will have a robot as a teacher ...
