​10a. An Ordinary Man B2.4

​10a. An Ordinary Man

GE B2.4 Fátima Madrid

Poll

• This person was shy. 

• This person avoided interviews. 

• This person didn’t like attention. 

• This person changed history forever. 

  “Do you think this person is ordinary or extraordinary?” 

• Ordinary

• Extraordinary

How can someone ordinary become part of history?

Reorder

Put these statements into the order they appeared in the text.

• He was called ____ ultimate professional.

• He did a course at ____ Purdue University.

• He decided to become ____ astronaut.

• He and ____ other astronauts returned from the Apollo landing.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Multiple Choice

He was called ____ ultimate professional.

• a

• an

• -

• the

Multiple Choice

Use "the"...

• to say a person or thing is one of many.

• before certain generally familiar places (school, work, hospital, university)

• when we refer back to a person/people or thing(s) already mentioned

Multiple Choice

Use "the"...

• to say a person or thing is one of many.

• before certain generally familiar places (school, work, hospital, university)

• when we refer back to a person/people or thing(s) already mentioned

Multiple Choice

Use "the"...

• before a superlative adjective.

• when we first mention something.

Multiple Choice

He did a course at ____ Purdue University.

• a

• an

• -

• the

Multiple Choice

Use "no article" to...

• to talk about one person or thing in general

• to talk about people or things in a general way

• to talk about a specific person/people or thing(s) (unique)

Multiple Choice

Use "no article"...

• before certain generally familiar places (school, work, hospital, university).

• to talk about a specific person/people or thing(s) (unique)

Multiple Choice

He decided to become ____ astronaut.

• a

• an

• -

• the

Multiple Choice

Use "a/an"...

• to talk about one person or thing in general.

• to talk about people or things in a general way. 

Multiple Choice

Use "a/an"...

• when we refer back to a person/people or thing(s) already mentioned.

• when we first mention something.

Word Cloud

"The" is always pronounced as /ðə/

Multiple Choice

Neil Armstrong was ___ engineer before becoming an astronaut.

• an/ a

• the

• no article

Multiple Choice

He studied engineering at ___ university in the United States.

• an/ a

• the

• no article

Multiple Choice

After joining ___ Navy, he worked as a test pilot.

• an/ a

• the

• no article

Multiple Choice

Armstrong became ___ first human to walk on the Moon.

• an/ a

• the

• no article

Multiple Choice

His landing on ___ Moon changed the course of history.

• an/ a

• the

• no article

Multiple Choice

___ astronauts need years of training before going into space.

• an/ a

• the

• no article

Multiple Choice

He later worked as ___ teacher and researcher.

• an/ a

• the

• no article

Multiple Choice

Many people believe that ___ extraordinary achievements often begin with ordinary decisions.

• an/ a

• the

• no article