Articles a , an , the

a We use “a” before countable nouns (singular) for the first time: A: “Let’s make a pie!” B: “Okay, I love pie!” A: “You can say that again! What do we need to make the pie?” B: “We need a cookbook!”

a We use “a” with words beginning with a consonant ( b, c, d, f , g … ): a book a baby

a a European country a university We also use”a” before “u” when it is pronounced like the word “you” and before “eu”: a university a European country “Yuniversity” “Yuniversity”

an an axe an igloo an octopus an elephant an umbrella We use “an” before words beginning with vowels (a, e, i, o u): an axe an igloo an octopus an elephant an umbrella

an 60 minutes an hour an honor We use “an” before words that start with a silent “h”: 60 minutes an hour an honor

An iphone An MP3 Player An em-P3 player An A-i phone

the I see a dog. The dog is eating. We use “the” when a specific person, thing or object that has been mentioned before or that is clear from the context. (not new information) I see a dog. The dog is eating.

The context is clear: Context - 상황

the only one of something: the earth, the world, the moon, the sun, the sky, the stars, the air

the Before musical instruments: the piano, the violin, the guitar

the United States of America Before mountain groups, rivers, island groups, seas, deserts: the United Kingdom, the United States of America the Philipines the Himalayas the Pacific Ocean, the Nile the Sahara Desert

the the strongest , the biggest , the best… the first of January Before ordinal numbers: the first of January

North America, Canada, Toronto zero article People’s personal names , People’s titles Streets, squares, parks, parts of town Mr. Brown, Miss Chan, Mary, John 2.29 Park, Duryu Park Continents, countries, towns North America, Canada, Toronto

zero article Days of the week, years, holidays, months, seasons Sports Monday, April, spring, Easter, 2009 Sports Meals Languages soccer, baseball, golf breakfast, lunch, dinner English, French

Let’s play a game!

Rules You will form a line with your team around the deck of cards.

Rules You will take turns choosing a card. The highest number has a chance to answer the question first. IF she cannot answer, then the second highest number can go.

Girl and her mother went to the store. The / A

I ate apple. the / an

I saw my friend at library and she had book. the a

I went to river and went jogging. the / a

Alice fell down hole. She was in room full of doors.

She found bottle that said, “Drink me”. She drank bottle. the

Alice saw cat on the tree. He had big smile. the / a a

Queen of Hearts like to play croquet. She is usually winner. The the

Alice was hungry. She wanted to eat piece of cake. the /a

The Mad Hatter had tea party. He invited Alice.

The White Rabbit was very later. He had meeting with the Queen.

Alice woke up and realized she had dream about Wonderland.