1. Articles
a , an , the

2. 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!”

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

4. 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”

5. 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

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

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

8. 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.

9. The context is clear:
Context - 상황

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

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

12. 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

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

14. 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

15. 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

16. Let’s play a game!

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

18. 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.

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

20. I ate apple.
the / an

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

22. I went to river and went jogging.
the / a

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

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

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

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

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

28. The Mad Hatter had tea party. He invited Alice.

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

30. Alice woke up and realized she had dream about Wonderland.