Unit 1 People around us,Sara found an interesting photo yesterday. The photo was of her grandpa.,We often use a or an in front of a singular, countable noun when we mention it for the first time. We use the before the noun when we mention it again.,The Sun is shining brightly. There were lots of stars in the sky last night.,We also use the to talk about something that is the only one of its kind.,1.play/great computer game/yesterday/saving the Earth from aliens,S1: I played a great computer game yesterday. S2: What was the game about? S1:It was about saving the Earth from aliens.,2.see/exciting film/last Saturday/a visit to the Moon.,S1: I saw an exciting film last Saturday. S2: What was the film about? S1: It was about a visit to the Moon.,3.read/good story/last week/ a man on an island,S1: I read a good story last week. S2: What was the story about? S1: It was about a man on an island.,4.write/long poem/last Sunday/my pet dog,S1: I wrote a long poem last Sunday S2:What was the poem about? S1: It was about my pet dog.,He plays the guitar/the piano/the violin. He plays basketball/football/table tennis.,After the verb play, we put the before the musical instruments, but we do not put the before the names of sports.,Complete the sentences,1.Vanessa loves music. She plays _.,2.Robin plays _very well.,the violin,football,Complete the sentences,3.James's dream is to play_ in the NBA.,4.Lily is good at playing _.,basketball,the piano,Complete the sentences,5.Linda likes playing_.,4.Alex plays _in the school band.,badminton,the guitar,C.Using the with a phrase to describe a particular person or thing.,The,girl with glasses is Joyce's best friend. man in the black coat is our teacher. woman with long hair is Mrs.Li. factory near my home is very noisy.,We can use the with a short phrase to describe a particular person or thing.,Talk about the people,S1:What's the man playing? S2:Which man? S1:The man in the purple suit. S2:He's playing the guitar.,(in the purple suit/guitar),S1:What's the girl playing? S2:Which girl? S1:The girl with short hair. S2:She's playing volleyball.,(with short hair/volleyball),S1:What's the girl playing? S2:Which girl? S1:The girl in the yellow skirt. S2:She's playing tennis.,in the yellow skirt/tennis,S1:What's the boy playing? S2:Which boy? S1:The boy with short, black hair. S2:He's playing table tennis.,with short, black hair/table tennis,S1:What's the boy playing? S2:Which boy? S1:The boy with glasses. S2:He's playing the drums.,with glasses/drums,S1:What's the girl playing? S2:Which girl? S1:The girl in the red dress. S2:She's playing the violin.,in the red dress/violin,填入適當?shù)墓谠~： 1.There is _picture of _elephant on _wall. 2._old man is _teacher. He likes playing_basketball after _supper. 3.He is always ready to help _old and _young. 4.You can have _second try if you fail_first time. 5.They arrived here on _cold rainy morning, too tired to feel nervous.,a,an,the,The,a,/,/,the,the,a,the,a,中考真考練 1.-Is first impression very important? -Yes, it is, because you never get_second chance to make _first impression. (深圳中考） A. /; the B. a; the C. the; the D. a; a 2._Greens are preparing for the coming Thanksgiving Day. (深圳中考） A./ B.A C.An D.The,中考真考練 1.-Do you know_girl who is standing under_tree? -Of course!She is Lucy, my classmate. (深圳中考） A.the; the B.a; a C.a; / D./; the,