1 Read this extract and follow the instructions. The next time there's a shower of rain, look up. What's that falling from the sky? Water? Are you sure it's not frogs? Or fish? In February 1861, after an earthquake, fish fell from the sky in Singapore and local people caught them in baskets. It also rained fish in Louisiana in the USA in 1947 and in Lajamanu, Australia, in 2010. In 2005, the people of Odzaci in Serbia watched as thousands of frogs rained down during a storm. The same thing happened in Japan in 2009 and in Hungary in 2010. (1) Circle each example of a or an used with a singular noun. 2 Underline each example of place names without an article. 3 Tick() the example of the used in a place name. 4 Draw an arrow (→) pointing to each example of the used with something there is only one of. 5 Draw a box around each example of the used with a specific singular noun
- a shower
- an earthquake
- a storm
Explanation: The articles "a" and "an" are used before singular nouns to indicate that they are non-specific or one of many possible things.
2) Underline each example of place names without an article.
- Singapore
- Louisiana
- Lajamanu
- Odzaci
- Japan
- Hungary
Explanation: Place names do not usually require an article before them.
3) Tick() the example of the used in a place name.
- The example of "the" used in a place name is "the USA."
Explanation: When "the" is used before "USA," it is indicating a specific country.
4) Draw an arrow (→) pointing to each example of the used with something there is only one of.
- The example of "the" used with something there is only one of is "the sky."
Explanation: "The" is used before "sky" because there is only one sky.
5) Draw a box around each example of the used with a specific singular noun.
- The example of "the" used with a specific singular noun is "the people."
Explanation: "The" is used before "people" to indicate a specific group of individuals.