Most of the filming took place on an old, disused stretch of the line which had been lovingly maintained by volunteers. That's where my passion for steam trains began. When we weren't filming, we took every opportunity to have a ride on the train, and, when I went back last year, it was as If time had stood still. Everything was still in place, even the gas lights on the station platform! | oomonant sound b d g f 1 p etc. 5 6 A That s . B I know. It s . A Did you get . B Yes I got him .antique. card for Bob .present too. an vowel sound la lei hl la a etc. We use one in the singular and ones in the plural to avoid repeating the noun when it is clear what we mean. . My new car is much faster than my old one. my old car I don t usually wear silver earrings. I wear gold ones. gold earrings a an is used with singular countable nouns after the verb to be to say what someone something is. . He s a pilot. It s a torch. with the verb have got . Mary has got a car. in certain expressions when we want to show how often we do something. . She goes shopping twice a month. a an is not used with uncountable nouns or plural countable nouns. We use some instead of a an. . We need some flour and some sugar. They bought some stamps. before an adjective if it is not followed by a noun. However if the adjective is followed by a noun we use a if the adjective begins with a consonant sound and an if the adjective begins with a vowel sound. . It s a house. It s big. It s a big house. This is John s car. It s new. It s also an expensive car. Fill in the gaps with a or an. 1 . door 2 .apple 3 .large box 4 .building 5 .old man 6 .computer 7 .unusual picture 8 .cat 9 .elephant 10 .tall woman Fill in the gaps with a an or some. 1 A I saw .eome nice trousers and . lovely dress in a shop today. B Did you buy anything 2 A Would you like .fruit B Yes please. I ll have .orange. 3 A Can you give me .advice B Yes. You should . 4 A What s that B It diary I found. A u ZQ lie We use a an to refer to an unspecified thing. It means any one. She bought a blouse. We are not talking about a specific blouse. We use one when we are counting to put emphasis on number. bought one blouse. She didn t buy two blouses. We use a an 4- adjective one. . I m looking for a flat. I want a big one. NOT I want a n J We use one with the words night .
