1. Let’s talk about Articles?

2. What are articles?
The articles in English are the (definite article), a and an (indefinite articles). - Articles define a noun as specific or non-specific.
The United States of America.
A teacher. (not a specific teacher)
An intelligent student. (any intelligent student)

3. Indefinite Articles – A / AN
Indefinite article: A/ AN (singular nouns)
A book An umbrella
A pencil An apple
A ruler An ice-cream
a + consonant sound an + vowel sound
We use A/ AN when:
we talk about something new:
She’s wearing a nice dress.

4. Indefinite Articles – A / AN
we say what something is or what job someone does:
This is a test.
She is a school director.
we describe something:
It’s a lovely day!
we don’t specify the person or thing we are referring to:
I met a boy.

5. Definite Article - THE Definite article: THE (singular/ plural nouns)
The United States
The Sun – The Earth
The President of Brazil
We use THE when:
we are talking about something for the second time:
I bought a dress and a skirt. The dress was very expensive.

6. Definite Article - THE there is only one of a kind:
Brasilia is the capital of Brazil.
it is clear what we are talking about from the situation:
Pass me the salt, please.
expressions:
play the piano
go to the doctor
go to the cinema
in the south.

7. Definite Article - THE
With names of areas or districts, except for those which end with the name of a continent or country:
The south of Spain
The Middle East
But
“Central Europe” and “North America”

8. Definite Article - THE
With names of countries which include words like “republic”, “union”, kingdom”, “states”:
The United Kingdom
The Republic of Ireland
The United Arab Emirates
The United States
The Soviet Union
- With names of countries which are plural.
The Netherlands
The Philippines

9. Definite Article - THE With island groups: The Bahamas
The British Isles
But
Easter Island (only one, not a group of islands)
With names of mountains, rivers, oceans, seas, canals, deserts, forests.
The Atlantic (ocean) - The Mediterranean (sea) - The Nile (river) - The Suez (canal) - The Sahara (desert) - The Alps (mountains)

10. Zero Article We don’t use a/an or the: (zero article)
With names of lakes:
Lake Tahoe
Lake Eyre
With names of individual mountains:
Mount Everest
Mount Etna
With abstract nouns:
Happiness
Sadness
With plural nouns when we speak of them in general:
Birds have wings

11. Zero Article We don’t use a/an or the: (zero article)
When we talk about institutions in general
At school – in prision – in hospital
- When we talk about meals
Breakfast – Lunch
With “bed”, “work” and “home”
Go to bed – Come home – Start work
With countries, cities and states
Spain – New York – Texas – Rio de Janeiro.

12. Credits
Teacher Wagner Junior
Articles
Grammar