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New Year, New You CHAPTER 1

A Common Nouns and Proper Nouns

Study the examples of common TASK 1 Study the list of words below and
nouns and proper nouns. classify them as common nouns or
proper nouns.
Common Nouns
A word that refers to an object or 1. festival Common Nouns
a thing but is not the name of a 2. ceremony
particular person, place or thing 3. Awal Muharram ...
...
Examples: duck, house, singer 4. money ...
5. friends
6. gifts
Proper Nouns Proper Nouns
Jalan Enggang 7. games
Name of a particular
person, place or thing 8. Chinese New Year ...
9. fireworks ...
Examples: Robin Hood,
10. lion dance ...
Jalan Enggang

B Articles ‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’
Use ‘an’ for words with
Indefinite articles Definite article initial vowel sound:
• an honest girl
• an heir
a festival an eagle the book I borrowed
a lion an orchard the Taj Mahal Use ‘a’ for words with initial
a ceremony an architect consonant sound:
• a unicorn
‘the’ is used to
‘a’ comes before ‘an’ comes before • a European
refer to specific or
words that begin with words that begin • a handsome heir
particular nouns
a consonant sound with a vowel sound • a girl
TASK 2 Complete the dialogue below with ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘the’.

Rina: Hi, Asmie and Zen Yee. Tomorrow is New Year. What are your plans? I'll pay ...
visit to ... orphanage and give some clothes as donation.
Asmie: I’m going to take up … unusual hobby. I want to play Chinese drums.
I want to be ... professional drummer when I leave school.
Zen Yee: I’m going with ... friend to ... Indian restaurant to enjoy ... vegetarian meal.
... name of ... restaurant is Spice of Life.
Rina: Hey, what ... coincidence. I’m going there too after my visit to ...
orphanage. My uncle is ... chef there. Let's go together, Zen Yee. Asmie, you
can come along too.
Asmie: That's ... great idea. We'll have ... most wonderful New Year celebration.

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