2. Article : a, an, the a, an - countable (& singular noun) the the - countable & uncountable noun a tree a table an apple an elephant the tree the tables the rice the water

3. an - singular countable NOUN with a, e, i, o, u an island an egg an orange an umbrella Exceptions : hour /honest unversity/ uniform one-dollar coin / one-way street an a a

4. THE is used before noun which is... unique understood defined by an expression a superlative an ordinary number the sky the sun already been mentioned the party the exam the mirror in your bedroom the first/second the fastest the best I saw a girl yesterday. The girl was polite.

5. Special usage of THE in the morning in the evening go to the cinema go to the beach play the guitar play the piano the blind the unemployed

6. THE general nouns We eat rice every day. / Knowledge is power. proper nouns: names of places, people, streets magazines, meals, festivals Ocean Park, Lantau Island Nathan Road, King’s Road Mary, Peter Canada, Australia Asia Week, Time have lunch/breakfast Christmas, Chinese New Year, Easter

7. THE Other expressions: go home, go to school, at home, at work by bus, on foot, in hospital at night, on Monday, in August play golf, play football, play badminton Exceptions: the Peak, the New Territories the Philippines, the U.S., the United Kingdom the People’s Republic of China the Chinese, French, Canadian