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Articles: a, an, or the
1. Articles : a, an, or the
2. first, let’s compare a and an
3. we use a before words which begin with consonants (b,c,d,f…)
awe use before words
which begin with
consonants
(b,c,d,f…)
4. a doctor a big car a girl
5. we also use a before u when it sounds like the word ‘you’ and before eu
au
we also use before
when it sounds like the
word ‘you’ and before
eu
6. sounds like ‘you’ starts with u = university a university
7. sounds like ‘you’ starts with = eu a European city
8. we use an before words which begin with vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
anwe use
before words
which begin with
vowels
(a,e,i,o,u)
9. an apple an interesting film
10. we also use an before words that begin with a silent h
anwe also use
before
words that begin with a
silent
h
11. silent ‘h’ = hour an hour
12. hard ‘h’ = house a house
13. next, let’s compare a/an and the
14. Mary: I bought a CD player and a TV yesterday. Joe: Was the CD player expensive?
aMary: I bought
CD player
and a TV yesterday.
the
Joe: Was
CD player
expensive?
15. we usually use a/an with a noun to talk about a person or thing for the first time
a/anwe usually use
with a noun to talk about a
person or thing for the first
time
16. a CD player
17. we usually use the when we talk about the person or thing again
thewe usually use
when
we talk about the person
or thing again
18. the CD player = the one that Mary bought
19. however, there are some special uses of a/an and the
20. we use a/an with prices, frequency and speeds
a/anwe use
with prices,
frequency and speeds
21. prices It costs £2 a litre
22. frequency I drink about three cups of coffee a day
23. speeds You’re driving at ninety miles an hour per
24. we use a/an before hundred, thousand, and million, billion
a/anwe use
before
hundred, thousand, and
million, billion
25. a hundred people a thousand days
26. we use a/an for talking about jobs
27. I’m a bank manager
28. we use the when there is only one of something
thewe use
when there
is only one of something
29. May I turn on the TV?
30. Where’s Mary? She’s in the kitchen.
31. we use the with musical instruments
32. I play the guitar. Jane plays the violin.
the guitar.Jane plays the violin.
I play