A talking Frog

A man was crossing a road one day when a frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over, picked up the frog, and put it in his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will tell everyone how smart and brave you are and how you are my hero." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it, and returned it to his pocket.

The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a beautiful princess, I will be your loving companion for an entire week." The man took the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it, and returned it to his pocket.

The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn me back into a princess, I'll stay with you for a year and do ANYTHING you want." Again the man took the frog out, smiled at it, and put it back into his pocket.

Finally, the frog asked, "What is the matter? I've told you I'm a beautiful princess, that I'll stay with you for a year and do anything you want. Why won't you kiss me?"

The man said, "Look, I'm a computer programmer. I don't have time for a girlfriend, but a talking frog is cool."

 

Grammar article

 

There are only three articles in English: a, an and the. There are two types of articles indefinite 'a' and ' a n' or definite 'the'. You also need to know when not to use an article.

A and an are the indefinite articles. They refer to something not specifically known to the person you are communicating with.

A and an are used:

· before nouns that introduce something or someone you have not mentioned before:

· For example: "I saw an elephant this morning." "I ate a banana for lunch."

· when talking about your profession:

· For example: "I am an English teacher." "I am a builder."

You use a when the noun you are referring to begins with a consonant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y or z), for example, "a city", "a factory", and "a hotel".

You use an when the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u)

Pronunciation changes this rule. It's the sound that matters, not the spelling

If the next word begins with a consonant sound when we say it, for example, "university" then we use a. If the next word begins with a vowel sound when we say it, for example "hour" then we use an.

Note!

We say "university" with a "y" sound at the beginning as though it were spelt " you niversity". So, " a university" IS correct.

We say "hour" with a silent h as though it were spelt "our". So, " an hour" IS correct. (Lots of people get this wrong - including native speakers.)