2. The Indefinite Articles:
• a (before consonants)
a hat, a year
• an (before vowels)
an apple, an hour
The Definite Article:
• the ([ði] – before a vowel sound,
[ðe] – before a consonant)
3.
4. • After to be
I am a teacher.
There’s a book in my bag.
• After have got (have)
I have got a sister.
• Before an adjective + a
noun
She is a pretty girl.
• BUT
There’s some milk in the fridge. I
have got some money. They are good
students.
5. a/an=onea/an=any
• She has learnt a
poem. (We do not
know which one)
• He is translating a
text about technology.
(any text in the book)
• I am looking for a
cottage in the
suburbs. (any, not
specific)
• See you in a week.
(one week)
• He has bought a kilo
of bananas. (one kilo)
• This dress costs
a pound. (one
pound)
6. a/an=every
• When the noun is used in a general sense.
One representative of a class can be
applied to all representatives of the class.
A butcher is a person who sells meat.
• BUT
Real friends should have something in
common.
7.
8. • Use a/an to classify
something, to say what kind
of thing it is:
The play was a comedy.
The man’s disappearance was
a mystery.
• In an exclamation:
What a goal!
• BUT
What lovely flowers! (plural)
What rubbish! (uncountable)
9. In some phrases
• a few
• a little
• a lot of
• as a rule
• as a result
• as a matter of fact
• at a speed of
• at a time when
• for a while
• for a long (short) time
• in a low (loud) voice
• to be in a hurry
10. to go for a walk
to have a cold
to have a good time
to have a mind
to have a look
to have a smoke
to have a rest
to take a seat
to tell a lie
It is a pity
It is a pleasure
It is a shame!
![The Indefinite Articles:
• a (before consonants)
a hat, a year
• an (before vowels)
an apple, an hour
The Definite Article:
• the ([ði] – before a vowel sound,
[ðe] – before a consonant)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)