Before they started appearing in court, most people _1_ London's rioters and looters were unemployed young people with no hope and no future.
Yet among those arrested _2_ a graphic designer, a postal employee, a dental assistant, a teaching aide, a forklift driver and a youth worker.
How much do you remember about when to use the articles, 'the, an, a'?
Read this letter from me and try and decide which article you need in each gap.
Some of the gaps don't need an article at all; can you work out which ones these are?
Lesson by Caroline
I've had lots of different jobs and careers in my life and I'd like to tell you about some of them.
I got my first job when I was thirteen, as _1_ dog walker.
Lately, I have discovered a fascination with weird and wonderful animals that I never knew existed in me!
Here is a description of four animals and their amazing skills...this article has made me a bit nervous and I'm now going to check all the walls in my flat to make sure nothing can get in!
Read through the article and then answer the true or false questions below.
Lesson by Caroline
This cartoon looks at two meanings of let down.
Definitions of let down
Let down - When you let something down, you deflate it (let the air out of it).
Quantifiers are used to express quantity i.e. the amount of something; how many/much.
With countable nouns like apples, for example, we can ask and answer:
How many apples do you want?
I want four apples.
Notice we use many with countable nouns.
Now let's take a look at a non-countable noun: wine.
Thorpe Park is a theme park located in Surrey, England. It is the second most popular theme park in the UK.
Thorpe Park is one of my favourite places! I love roller-coasters and the ones at Thorpe Park are amazing.
In this lesson, you will need to visit the Thorpe Park website and search for the answers to the questions below.
Think carefully about which sections of the website you will find the answers in.
People who compete in sports have to be really motivated to achieve their goals and develop as athletes.
Motivation is also really important for people learning English.
This article gives some great tips on goal-setting and pushing yourself to get where you want to.
Read through the article and then fill the gaps with the correct vocabulary.
I have given you the definitions of the words to help you.
Lesson by Caroline
Phrasal verbs are one of the most difficult things to learn in English, because changing the preposition can completely change the meaning of the verb.
Here are 7 break phrasal verbs:
In England, it is custom for the bride to have a 'Hen-do' and the man to have a 'stag-do'.
It just happens that I am going to my first hen party this weekend!
Read the article about hen and stag do's and try and fit the vocabulary in the correct gaps.
Have you ever been to a hen or stag do? How did it go? Let us know!
Lesson by Caroline
We form Relative Clauses by using relative pronouns and relative pronouns to join two clauses together.
Who is a subject or object pronoun for people.
"Have you met the man who works with me?"
Whose is a possessive for people animals and things.
