Page 20 - Journeys B2 (Workbook)

2 Career

Grammar Articles & determiners

A. Complete the mindmap. Write the determiners in the purple squares and their function in the blue
squares.

a a few a little a lot of an any enough her

his many most much my our some that

the their these this those your

a. to add information about
the amount of something
b. to refer to specific nouns
near or farther away from
the speaker
indefinite article c. to show ownership of
definite article something
d. to talk about one
possessive unspecified thing, or when
determiners
mentioning something for
demonstrative
the first time
e. to talk about something
already mentioned,
quantifier
something specific or
something of which only
one exists

B. Complete the sentences. Are they true for you?

1. I’d never want to be lawyer – you have to read so much!
2. people in my family have manual jobs, like being carpenters or builders.
3. You have to spend time studying to do what I want to do.
4. There aren’t jobs in my area, so many people move away.

5. My mum’s family are very academic. All siblings have jobs in law and medicine.
6. days, it’s getting more difficult to find work without being technologically competent.
7. I’d like to be a surgeon or a nurse, something in field.
8. people my age want to be rich and famous.

C. Circle the correct option. Discuss with a partner.
1. Are there a lot of / much tourists in my / your area?
2. What are any / the main reasons people visit these / this area?
3. Do you think tourism is an / the important thing for much / the area’s economy?

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