EF1- 11C Men, women, and the Internet

​11C Men, women, and the internet

​Do you ever visit any of these websites or pages like them?

How much time do you spend a day on the internet?

Do you mainly use it for work/studies or for pleasure?

Labelling

Match the words to their definitions.

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skype

wifi

upload

download

social network

log in

attachment

search for

google

online

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/əˈtætʃ.mənt/

• a

• ttach

• ment

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/ˈdaʊn.loʊd/

• down

• load

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/ˈɡuː.ɡəl/

• goo

• gle

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/'lɒɡ/ /ɪn/

• log

• in

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/ˈɑːn.laɪn/

• on

• line

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/'sɝːtʃ/ /fɚ/

• search

• for

Multiple Select

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/skaɪp/

• skype

• skype

Multiple Select

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllables.

/ˈsoʊ.ʃəl/ /ˈnet.wɝːk/

• so

• cial

• net

• work

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/ʌpˈloʊd/

• up

• load

Multiple Choice

Repeat the words and select the stressed syllable.

/ˈwaɪ.faɪ/

• wi-

• -fi

​How often do you...

... send personal emails?

... send emails for work?

... read the news?

... buy things on shopping websites?

... buy things on SheIn, shoppee, etc?

... get sports information?

... visit websites about health and medicine?

... use social networks?

... play games?

... download music?

... use online banking?

... book tickets and hotels online?

... use online maps for directions?

​often

​never

​hardly ever

​sometimes

Men, women, or there is no difference, who do you think

... sends more personal emails?

... sends more emails for work?

... reads more the news?

... buys more things on shopping websites?

... buys more things on SheIn, shoppee, etc?

... gets more sports information?

... visits more websites about health and medicine?

... uses more social networks?

... plays more games?

... downloads more music?

... uses more online banking?

... books more tickets and hotels online?

... uses more online maps for directions?

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...​ send personal emails? ​

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... send emails for work? ​

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... read the news? ​

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... buy things on shopping websites? ​

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... buy things on SheIn, shoppee, etc? ​

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Men, women, or there's no difference who

... get sports information? ​

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... visit websites about health and medicine?​

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... use social networks? ​

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... play games?​

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... download music?​

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Men, women, or there's no difference who

... visit forums about diet or caring for children? ​

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... use online banking? ​

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... book tickets and hotels online?​

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... use online maps for directions?​

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Complete the email with a, an, the, or - ( no article ).

Hi Carola,

Thanks for your email. I would really like to write to you and practice my English.

I'm

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student at Buenos Aires University. It's ​

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biggest university in Argentina. I'm studying ​

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medicine. I live in Buenos Aires with my grandmother, because my family lives in ​

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small town far away, but I go ​

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home on __ weekend.I love listening to __ classical music, and __ last week, I went to __ amazing concert at __ Opera House here.

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Complete the email with a, an, the, or - ( no article ).

Hi Carola,

Thanks for your email. I would really like to write to you and practice my English.

I'm ​ -- student at Buenos Aires University. It's ​ -- biggest university in Argentina. I'm studying ​ -- medicine. I live in Buenos Aires with my grandmother, because my family lives in ​ -- small town far away, but I go ​- home on ​

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weekends.

I love listening to ​

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classical music, and ​

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last week, I went to ​

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amazing concert at

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Opera House here.

​Articles

​Articles are used to introduce a noun. There are two main types of articles:

​I want a sweet.

​She wants one sweet, it isn't specific, doesn't matter which.

​I want the chocolate sweet.

​She wants the specific one.

​indefinite articles ( a/an )

definite articles ( the ).

​and

​Indefinite Article

​a / an

​indicates that a noun refers to a general idea rather than a particular thing.

​

• ​​is used with singular nouns when the speaker or listener doesn't know exactly which one to refer to.

  I want a sweet. ( general, generic, one of those )

• to refer to a subject that wasn't mentioned before.

  I want a donut. ( the speaker didn't mention it before ).

• to show that the subject is something.

  She is a hungry girl.

• is not used with plural nouns or uncountable nouns.

  I want a donuts. -> I want donuts.

  I want a milk. -> I want milk.

​a vs an

​ they both mean 'one'. The difference depends on the sound at the beginning of the next word ( nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc ).

A

​When the next word starts with a consonant sound, use:

​a sweet

​Indefinite Articles

​a donut

​a hungry girl

AN

​When the next word starts with a vowel sound, use:

​an insect

​an apple pie

​an egg

​a house

​a university

​an hour

​an umbrella

​university starts with the sound 'you' and Y is a consonant.

​house sounds like 'Rouse' and R is a consonant.

the H is silent, so we only pronounce the O, which is a vowel.

​

​That's why the SOUND of the next word is more important than the spelling.

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- Do you live in ​

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house?

- No, I live in ​

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apartment.

- Do you have ​

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dog?

- Yes, I have ​

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dog and ​

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cat.

THE

identifies a specific noun in terms of properties, characteristics, position, common, well-known concepts, or was mentioned before:

• ​is used with singular, plural, and uncountable nouns.

  The girl is eating the pancakes.

• for specified time periods.

  The 90's.

• when a singular noun represents a group.

  The whale. = whales

• before an adjective to symbolize a group of people.

  The old.

• before superlative or only comparative adjectives.

  The best day. / The only way.

Definite Article

THE

identifies a specific noun in terms of properties, characteristics, position, common, well-known concepts, or was mentioned before:

• before names of bands, choirs, etc.

  The Beatles. / The Black Choir.

• before a surname to talk about the family.

  The Smiths = Mr. Smith, Mrs. Smith, and their children.

• before someone's name only if there is more than one with the same name.

  There are 5 Hannahs in my class. My sister is the tallest Hannah.

• before meals to refer to a specific meal.

  The lunch I had with you was great!

Definite Article

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- Someone is eating the pancakes!

- Yes, ​

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girl eating them is my sister.

- Oh, okay. I thought it was ​

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different person.

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- There are so many girls here!

- Right? My mother is ​

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blond one.

- She's beautiful! I don't have ​

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mother, both my parents are dads.

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My mother is ​

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English teacher. I am ​

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 student. When I get home from school, I watch programs on TV. That's ​

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 best part of my day. ​

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programs I watch are for children. I am​

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 child, so I think they are funny.

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I'm ​

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 little excited because it's Friday. There are lots of good shows on TV today. ​

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one  I usually watch is at 3:30. It's about ​

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 ant. Also, I'm excited today because my mother is making rice for dinner.

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Articles will usually come before a noun.

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​order

Articles will usually come before a noun.

But if the noun has an adjective, then it must come before the adjective.

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​order

Articles will usually come before a noun.

But if the noun has an adjective, then it must come before the adjective.

Or if the noun is accompanied by an adverb, then the article must come before it.

No articles

​when the article is implied but not actually present, it is also called 'zero article'.

• ​They are omitted before nouns that refer to abstract ideas.

  Let's go out for a dinner tonight. -> Let's go out for dinner tonight.

• Languages and nationalities ( unless referring to the people ).

  I studied the Spanish ( The person studied the Spanish people ).

  I Studied Spanish ( The person studied the language ).

• Sports and academic subjects don't require articles.

  I play baseball. / My mother teaches math.

• If talking about uncountable nouns in general.

  The sugar is sweet. -> Sugar is sweet.

• Plural nouns when representing a class of things.

  Oranges are green until they ripen.

• With verbs and prepositions of motion when the movement is the only purpose.

  Students go to school every day.

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1. How much time do you spend on ​

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Internet?

2. My brother is at ​

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college studying math.

3. I'd like ​

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cup of tea, please.

4. we have English classes twice ​

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week.

5. He's ​

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man I told you about yesterday.