WEEK 2

Teacher Gabriel
 Present Simple: Be

• Articles: A, An, The

• This, That, These, Those
• Math Reasoning: Even numbers
 Articles
Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific

FORM Meaning HOW TO USE IT

DEFINITE ARTICLE
The orange
(SPECIFIC) The One specific
The door

UNDEFINITE
ARTICLE An orange
A, An One of many
(UNSPECIFIC) A door

A is used if the next word starts with a consonant.

An is used if the next word starts with a vowel ( a, e, i, o, u )
 Articles: A, An, The

• Articles are words that define a noun as specific or unspecific

Specific: We refer to a particular object, animal or person.

The table, the day, the teacher, the lion…

Unspecific: We refer to any object, animal or person.

A table, a day, a teacher, a lion…
 Articles: A, An, The
• Specific: The table, this day, the teacher…

• Unspecific: A table, a day, a teacher…

 Articles: A, An, The
• Please, pass me _________.

• David, open ______ of your room.

• My parents will hire ________ to help me in math.

 Articles: A, An, The
• Please, pass me ________from my desk.

• Carla eats ______ from the tree.

• Paul marks ________ of his graduation in the calendar.

Articles: A, An, The
A An The
 Articles: A, An, The
• Never use “the” with cities or countries.
He lives in the China.
He lives in China

• Do not use “the “ with things in general.

She likes the pizza
She likes pizza.
We are in the church.
We are in the “Basilica del Voto Nacional” church.
 Articles: This, That, These, Those
This articles represent how close is the object and the quantity of it.

Article Quantity Distance Example

This One thing Near This car is black
That One thing Far That car is old.
These Two or more Near These apples are red.
Those Two or more Far Those apples are green.
 Articles: This, That, These, Those
This articles represent how close is the noun and the quantity of it.

• That dog
• (far)

This dog
(near)
 Articles: This, That, These, Those
This articles represent how close is the noun and the quantity of it.

Those cats
• (far)

These grapes
(near)
 Articles: This, That, These, Those
This articles represent how close is the noun and the quantity of it.
Math Reasoning: Odd and Even numbers

• Even number is a multiple of 2

2, 14, 82, 1000…

• Odd number is not a multiple of 2

3, 17, 95, 755…
Math Reasoning: Odd and Even numbers
• The addition of two even numbers is always an even number:
12 + 6 = 18
Even Even Even

• The multiplication of two even numbers is always an even number:

4 x 10 = 40
Even Even Even
Math Reasoning: Odd and Even numbers
• The addition of two odd numbers is always an even number:
11 + 7 = 18
Odd Odd Even

• The multiplication of two odd numbers is always an odd number:

13 x 3 = 39
Odd Odd Odd
Math Reasoning: Odd and Even numbers
• The addition of an odd and an even number is always an odd number:
14 + 9 = 23
Odd Even Odd

• The multiplication an odd and an even number is always an odd number:

13 x 8 = 104
Odd Even Even
Math Reasoning: Odd and Even numbers
1. The sum of two odd numbers is odd. V/F
2. The sum of an even and an odd number is odd. V/F
3. The product of two odd numbers is odd. V/F
4. The product of two even numbers is even. V/F
5. The product of an odd number and an even number is odd. V/F
6. Multiples of 6 are even. V/F
7. Multiples of 3 are odd V/F