Use of the definite and indefinite article

1. A/ an
a doctor
a big car
a university
a house
°
an hour
an apple
an interesting film

2. A/ an
It costs 2€ a litre
I drink two cups of cofee a day
You’re driving at a hundred
Kms an hour!
I’m a doctor

3. A, an
a an
a doctor, a big car
a university
a European city
an apple, an interesting film
an hour ° a house
I have a CD player (1st time)
It costs ₤ 2 a litre (prices)
I drink about three cups of coffee a day (frequency)
You’re driving at ninety kilometres an hour (speed)
a hundred people, a thousand days, a million
pounds
a bank manager, an engineer, a doctor (jobs)

4. A/ an or the
I bought a new TV yesterday. Was the TV expensive?
We have a dog What’s the name of the dog?

5. The
May I turn on the TV?
A: Where’s Mary?
B: She’s in the kitchen.
I play the gitar.
Jane plays the violin.

6. The
the
The CD player is new (2nd time)
May I turn on the TV? (only one)
Where’s Mary? - She’s in the kitchen.
I play the guitar
Jane plays the violin
The water is in the fridge (uncountable)
The centre/ the station / the airport / the government

7. The/ no article
The water is
in the fridge
Do you like vegetables?
I think education
is very important
The education of
the children is
very important
Water is
necessary for life.

8. No article
No article
She speaks Spanish (LANGUAGES)
See you at lunchtime! (MEALTIMES)
She lives in Amsterdam in Holland (CITIES AND COUNTRIES)
I went by taxi from Heathrow airport to Oxford Street
I’m working next week
Did you have a holyday last summer? But:
the USA, the UK!!