1.2 ■ Articles
a / an
We use a / an before singular countable nouns when:
■we mention something for the first time.
When they first arrived, they lived above a bakery.
■we describe a person or thing.
It's a lovely day.
He's from a poor family.
■we say what someone's job is.
Her mother is a cleaner.
the
We use the before singular and plural countable nouns, and uncountable nouns when:
■we refer to something that was mentioned before.
Tomas bought a food stall. The stall did very well.
■there is only one of something, or when it is clear which one we mean because of the context.
Wait for me at the station.
(There is only one station.)
no article
We use no article with:
■plural or uncountable nouns when we talk about something in general.
Bakers make bread and cakes.
■names of people, streets, cities, mountains, countries, languages and continents (Uncle Peter, Caracas, Everest, Africa). Note that there are exceptions to this rule: we use the before some countries, regions and mountains such as the USA, the UK, the Middle East, the Rocky Mountains. We always use the with rivers, seas and oceans such as the Hudson river, the North Sea, the Pacific Ocean.
1We had a great meal in Indian restaurant called Mumtaz.
2Let's eat in restaurant across the road tonight.
3 bank that my father works in is opposite my school.
4Gina works in bank. I don't know which one.
5I talked to interesting woman at the bus stop this morning.
6 woman who lives next door used to be an actress.
2Add the once or twice to each sentence.
1It rains a lot in UK.
2When was last time you saw Aunt Carla?
3It's been very wet recently. Rain is damaging flowers in our garden.
4We're spending some time in France. We're staying in an apartment near river Seine.
5We got to airport very early, and had to wait a long time for flight.
6You can't eat in here. Look at signs on walls.
7Dog looked very thirsty, so we went to look for water.
8Don't ever look directly at sun.
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