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    A, an,the – Articles

    Elementary level
    A1 – A2 Students
    a/an
    • Form: we use a/an Before different sounds:

    Before words that begin with Examples


    A+ A consonant sound, e.g. b, c, l, m, p, a cake, a sports Teacher, a
    s, t hat
    U or eu when they sound like y a uniform, a European city
    An + A vowel sound: a, e, i, o, u an apple, an interesting
    book, an uncle
    H when you do not pronounce the h an hour, an honest man
    Use: we use a/an
    To talk about one person or thing: We saw a good film at the cinema on Saturday.
    Do you like in a house or a flat?

    To describe a person or thing with She’s a nice person.


    an adjective: Is that an interesting book?

    To talk about jobs: My uncle is a dentist.


    I want to be an architect.

    To mean ‘one’ with fractions and One and a half, a hundred, a thousand, a million
    numbers:

    To mean ‘each’ in measurements: Twice a day, once a month, four times a year, 80
    kilometres an hour
    We don’t use a/an:

    • Before plural nouns: I like books about other countries.


    Children are welcome in this restaurant. Do you like
    adventure films?

    • Before uncountable nouns: Do you take sugar?


    Furniture is expensive these days. Teenagers often listen
    to music.
    The
    • We use the when there is only one of something:
    The sun is very hot today. (There’s only one sun.)
    Jamie’s in the garden. (We only have one garden.)
    Don’t forget to lock the front door. (There’s only one front
    door on our house.)
    Can I see the manager? (There’s only one manager.)
    We DON’T use the before plural or uncountable
    nouns when we talk about things or people in general:
    I like children. (children in general)
    Milk is good for you. (milk in general)

    Compare:
    I like the children. (the children in that family)
    The milk tastes horrible. (the milk in that bottle)
    The, a or an?
    • We use the, not a/an when it is clear which person or thing we are
    talking about. Compare:

    I need to get a bus to the station. (I don’t The number 2 bus goes to the station.
    know which bus) (We know which bus)
    Let’s go to a restaurant this evening. Let’s go to the restaurant in Dean Street.
    (There is more than one restaurant) (We know which restaurant)
    Would you like a biscuit? (There is more Jason had the last biscuit! (We know
    than one biscuit) which biscuit)
    Words with the:
    • We usually use the with:
    Times of the day In the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening (but at night)
    Musical instruments I play the piano. Does she play the guitar?

    Names of newspapers The Times, The Sun, The New York Times

    The media The radio, I saw it on the Internet.

    Shops/ places in a town The bank, the cinema, the post office, the supermarket, the chemist’s,
    the station

    Names of museums, cinemas, The Guggenheim Museum, the Odeon Cinema, the Drury Lane Theatre,
    theatres, hotel the Savoy Hotel

    Locations On the left/right, in the middle, on the coast/border, in the


    east/north/south/west
    Countries with plural names The Netherlands, the United States, the People’s Republic of China, the
    and with Republic, Kingdom United Kingdom
    Names of oceans, sea, rivers, The Pacific Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, the Thames, the Amazon,
    mountain ranges the Himalayas, the Andes
    Words without the, a, an
    Times, days and months At midday, on Monday, in January
    Meals What time is breakfast?
    Sports Basketball, tennis, football
    Transport and communication By train, by bus, by email, by phone
    Languages, school subjects English, Spanish, Turkish, Art, History
    Most magazines Newsweek, Hello Magazine
    Roads, streets, squares and parks Park Lane, Oxford Street, Times Square, Central Park
    Airports and stations Manchester Airport, Victoria Bus Station, Penn Station
    Most countries and continents Japan, Australia, Spain, Asia, Europe, Africa
    Cities, towns and states Paris, Sydney, Johannesburg, California
    Mountains, hills and lakes Mount Everest, Lake Ontario
    Names and titles John, Susan, Professor Sinclair, Uncle Jack

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