1. N11.1 – Articles, general vs. specific
Lesson 1/8
Alternative Tags: articles, indefinite
articles, determiners
the roof the chair
a chair
$15.00 a
pound
once a
week
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3. a book vs. the book
Please
choose a
book to
read.
Please take
the book
and put it on
the shelf.
4. Read the following sentences…
I have a dog.
Alex is a dentist.
I need to ask you a question.
Is there a hospital in this town?
I’m going to clean the house
tomorrow.
Madrid is the capital of Spain.
John is the oldest teacher at
the school.
Can you please repeat the
question?
There are many dogs and I have
one.
There are a lot of dentists and
Alex is one.
There are a lot of questions and I
want to ask one.
There are many hospitals but is
there one near here?
My house.
There is only one capital city.
There is only one oldest teacher.
The question that you asked.
5. He bought a coat and a hat…
He bought a
coat and a
hat.
The coat
was black.
The hat was
beige.
6. a/an or the?
1. Last night we watched a film on television. The film was
called ‘Star Wars’.
2. You look very tired at the moment. You need to take ___
holiday.
3. Istanbul is ___ city in Turkey. Ankara is ___ capital city of
Turkey.
4. It is ___ sunny day today.
7. a/an or the?
5. Walter is ___ very
intelligent man.
6. I have ___ idea. Let’s go
to ___ park and have ___
picnic.
7. I want to read ___ new
book.
8. a/an or the?
8. Can you please tell me
how to get to ___
hospital?
9. ‘Where is Carla?’ ‘She’s in
___ kitchen.’
10. ‘I have ___ headache.’
‘You should take ___
tablet.’
9. We use the…
…when it is clear which thing or person we mean.
the living room
the garden
the roof
the kitchen
the bedroom
‘Where is Samuel?’ ‘He’s in
the living room.’
Peter is cooking in the
kitchen.
We are playing in the
garden.
The roof of the house is red.
10. a/an or the?
11. Hurry up! We need to be at ___ airport in one hour.
12. Can you please turn off ___ light when you leave ___
room.
13. Kevin and Haley have two pets. ___ dog is called Rex
and ___ cat is called Walter.
14. New York is ___ large city. New York is ___ largest city
in the United States.
11. a/an or the?
15. We are going to stay in ___
hotel in Rome. ___ hotel is
called ‘Loggia Romana’.
16. Can you please open ___
window?
17. What is ___ name of that
movie? I cannot remember.
12. a/an or the?
18
19
Would you like ___ piece of fruit?
Can you please leave ___ key on
___ kitchen table when you leave?
13. a/an or the?
20
21
I am going to ___ supermarket at
___ end of the street to buy some
eggs.
Do you know ___ person standing
at ___ bus stop?
14. a/an or the?
22
23
Can you please pass me ___
dictionary?
How can I get to ___ university?
18. a/an or the?
30
31
I would like to speak to ___
manager.
Would you like ___ cup of coffee?
19. a/an or the?
32
33
Can you please put ___ bottle
of milk into the fridge.
We need ___ new light bulb.
___ lamp does not work.
20. Correct the sentences
34. Have great holiday and send
me postcard!
35. Paris is city in France.
36. Rome is capital of Italy.
37. I like your house but I don’t
like colour of walls.
Use a/an or the to make the sentences correct.
21. Correct the sentences
38. I bought bottle of shampoo.
39. What is name of film we saw last
night?
40. I am going to clean kitchen
today.
41. Why don’t you eat something
healthy, like apple?
Use a/an or the to make the sentences correct.
22. Please sit down in a
chair.
(it doesn’t matter
which chair)
Please sit down in
the chair .
(we know which chair
you are talking about)
Remember… a/an vs. the
We use the when we are
talking about a specific
thing.
23. a/an or the?
42. Gary and Sophie want to buy ___ new
house.
43. ___ new house on our street is very big.
44. People say that ___ house is haunted.
They think that ghosts live there.
45. One day you will have enough money to
buy ___ house.
24. a/an or the?
46. Let’s go to ___ restaurant tonight. I
don’t want to cook.
47. He ate at ___ new French restaurant in
town.
48. Do you know ___ good restaurant in
this town?
49. ___ restaurant next to your house has
great Chinese food.
25. We use the when it is clear…
There is a
spider on
the ceiling.
Can you
turn off
the light?
I am taking a
taxi to the
airport.
…which thing or person we mean:
We also use the because we know the specific place we are
going to:
To the post
office.
To the
cinema.
To the
bank.
26. Use the + a noun below
50. Can you please go to ______ and buy me some cough
medicine?
51. Jordan is driving to ______ now because he is flying to
Canada tonight.
52. Betty went to ______ to buy fruit and vegetables.
53. I would love to go to _____ to see that new horror film.
pharmacy airport supermarket cinema
27. Use the + a noun below
park subway car park bus stop
54. It’s a beautiful day. Why don’t you go to __________ with
the dog?
55. You can get to the office quickly if you take __________.
56. I parked the car in __________ because there was no
space in the street.
57. The woman waited with her children at __________.
28. Which one is correct?
58. I have a/an/the idea. Let’s go on a/an/the holiday to
Croatia.
59. Can you please close a/an/the door?
60. Why don’t you open a/an/the window? It’s hot in here.
61. I’m sorry about that. I made a/an/the mistake.
62. She has a/an/the German name but she is not German.
29. Which one is correct?
63. I am going to a/an/the dentist tomorrow.
64. Did you make a/an/the reservation at a/an/the Spanish
restaurant?
65. I have a/an/the problem. Can you help me?
66. I was so tired that I fell asleep on a/an/the sofa.
67. Our train was delayed and we waited at a/an/the train
station for five hours.
30. Which one is correct?
68. Is there a/an/the swimming pool in this town?
69. It’s hot today so we plan to go to a/an/the beach.
70. I’m going to a/an/the post office and I will be back in 30
minutes.
71. Where is a/an/the book I was reading last night?
72. I think I’ll buy him a/an/the book for his birthday.
31. Once a week…
once a week
twice a month
three times a
fortnight
six times a day
ten times a year
one time in a
week
two times in a
month
three times in two
weeks
six times in a day
ten times in a
year
=
33. Complete the sentences
73. Everyone has a birthday once _____.
74. The honey costs $9.80 _____.
75. Rosie works 24 days _____.
76. Eggs on sale! $3.99 _____.
77. The grapes are only $2.00 _____.
a carton a bunch a jar a month a year
34. a/an or the?
78. Timothy wants ___ new job. He
doesn’t like ___ job he has now.
79. Do you remember ___ names of ___
people we met last night?
80. I need to get ___ haircut.
81. Do you know ___ place to buy flowers?
82. This is ___ nicest house in our street.
35. Make sentences with a/an or the
grapefruit
A B
sofa
D
jar of
mustard
C
balcony
