A/The

영어에서 “a”와 “the”는 관사입니다. “A”는 어떤 것이 처음 언급될 때 사용하며, 그것이 무엇인지 듣는 사람이 모를 때 씁니다. 예를 들어, “a dog”는 처음 등장한 개를 말합니다. 반면에 “the”는 이미 언급된 것이거나, 듣는 사람이 알고 있는 특정한 대상을 말할 때 사용합니다. 예: “I saw a dog. The dog was big.” 여기서 “a dog”는 처음 나왔고, 두 번째 문장에서는 같은 개이므로 “the dog”가 됩니다. 이처럼 “a”는 하나의 어떤 것이고, “the”는 특정한 그 것입니다.

A story, the story
A rat sat on a log. A cat saw the rat. The cat ran to the rat. The rat ran from the cat. A dog saw the cat. The dog barked at the cat. The cat jumped over the rat. The rat screamed and hid in a boot.

The dog chased the cat. The cat ran up a tree. The dog barked and barked. A horse walked by. The horse looked at the dog. The dog looked at the horse. The horse sneezed. The dog ran away. The cat laughed. The rat peeked out of the boot.

The moon came up. The moon saw the rat, the cat, the dog, and the horse. The rat waved at the moon. The moon waved back. The horse danced. The cat sang. The dog howled. The rat clapped. A strange night, said the moon. The night agreed.

HW: Fill in the missing parts!

— goat found a shoe. — frog lived in — shoe. — goat sniffed — shoe. — frog yelled at — goat. — bird saw — frog. — bird laughed. — goat ate — leaf. — frog jumped on — goat.

— cow walked over. — cow saw — goat. — cow saw — frog. — frog waved. — goat sneezed. — bird dropped — nut. — nut hit — cow. — cow sat down. — frog fell off — goat. — goat stepped on — nut.

— sun came up. — sun saw — frog, — goat, — cow, and — bird. — frog croaked. — goat chewed. — bird danced. — cow sighed. — loud morning, said — sun. — morning agreed and rolled away.