3. More specific use of the indefinite article
a/an
• w. Singular countable nouns: something mentioned for the first time (I
saw a man last night. One man, unknown up to that point in time, to me.)
• A job or a profession (She is a surgeon.)
• Expressions related to time, frequency, speed and price per amount
(We have classes five times a week.// He was driving 60 miles an hour.//
Apples are 90 dinars a kilo.)
• Expressions with have (Let’s have a look around, shall we?)
4. More specific use of the definite article the
• Reference to something that has been mentioned before (The man looked confused.)
• Reference to something that both the speaker and the listeners know (The classroom
is big and spacious.)
• Something that is unique or one of a kind (The Sun sets in the west.)
• W. Nouns theatre, cinema and radio
• W. Morning, afternoon and evening (but not with noon, midnight, dawn and dusk)
• W. Musical instruments when we want to say that someone is playing them (She plays
the piano well.)
5. More specific use of the definite article the
• W. The superlative form of adjectives (She is the most beautiful girl in our
school.)
• W. Ordinal numbers (My brother scored the second goal for his team.)
• W. Some countries (if there is a common noun in the name or the name itself is in plural
form: the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom)
• W. Mountain ranges (the Alps// the Himalayas), rivers (the Nisava, the Danube),
seas (the Adriatic Sea, the Ionian Sea), oceans (the Pacific Ocean), islands in
archipelago (the Bahamas), deserts (the Sahara)
• W. The names of cinemas, theatres, museums, galleries, hotels
6. Zero article
• General things (Children are inexperienced. // I love music. )
• W. Buildings and places if you work or live there (We have a lot to study at
school. // He was sent to prison for killing 2 people. // They graduated from
university in 2002.)
• W. Expressions for/ at/ to breakfast, lunch, dinner (but We had a delicious lunch at the
weekend); by car/ bus/ plane/ train; on foot; hand in hand, face to face, side by side
• W. The names of continents, countries (there are some exceptions to this rule),
cities (the Hague is the exception to this rule), lakes, single islands and mountains
(Corfu, Kopaonik...)
7. Zero article
• W. Holidays (at Christmas, Easter...)
• W. Months and seasons (May is the most beautiful month of the year.)
8. Let’s practice:
• We were going to start climbing ____ steep mountain when we saw
____park ranger on ____ horse.
• In ____ twentieth century, a lot of people moved to ____ cities.
• ____S/scientists expect ____ major earthquake to hit ____ Los Angeles
soon.
• Call me when you get _____home!
• Do you have _____ big breakfast in ____ morning?
9. Let’s practice:
• _____ Europe isn’t _____largest continent in _____ world.
• _____P/ poverty doesn’t exist in _____ big countries.
• Are you ______ oldest student in _____class?
• I would love to visit _____Netherlands one day and explore _____whole
country on _____ foot.
• Have you ever been in _____UK? Well, I visited _____Scotland but I’ve
never been in ____ England.
