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Read & Observe

 

"Every town has one"

"The" is used before things every town is expected to have: buildings, services and people.

You can drive into "a town" anywhere in the U.S. and ask:
 
BUILIDINGS PEOPLE

Where's the police station?
Where's the hospital?
Where's the fire station?
Where's the library?
Where's the airport?
Let's go to the movies.
Let's go to the park.

I have to go to the doctor

Tell it to the judge

Call the police (plural)

 

 

doctor spanking baby
police stationairportfire station

"I have to go to the doctor." (Uses "the" even though the listener may not know exactly which doctor.)

"I have to go to an 'eye doctor' ("I'm not sure  which one yet.")

"I am going to the doctor I saw before at Stanford Hospital." (specific)

 

 

 

Practice 1

Select the best option and then read the feedback.

# SENTENCE & FEEDBACK OPTIONS
1. Would you like to go to the movies ?


 


2.  Do you know of a funny movie we could see?
 

3. Let's go to the movie "Star Wars".


 


 
4. Would you take this box to the post office and mail it for me?






5. "Which post office should I take it to?"
"Take it to the post office next to the bank, not the one on University Ave.





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Read & Contrast

 

 

Expressions of Quantity

girl student    boy student

 

A NUMBER THE NUMBER
UNSPECIFIC SPECIFIC
A number of the students had questions.

The number of the student who had questions was low.

 

MOST STUDENTS MOST OF THE STUDENTS
UNSPECIFIC SPECIFIC

Most students have questions.

Most of the students in my class have questions.

 

 

 

Practice 2

Select an option and then read the feedback.

# SENTENCE & FEEDBACK OPTIONS
1. Most movies put me to sleep.


 
2.  Most of the movies made by Clint Eastwood appeal to older people.




3. A number of the people in the audience start whistling.

 



4. The number of people who can be seated in the theater is 250.




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Julie Sevastopoulos -   College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA