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B1 GRAMMAR BANK-Articles PDF
B1 GRAMMAR BANK-Articles PDF
B1 GRAMMAR BANK: ARTICLES
B1
level
demands
from
the
learner
the
ability
of
distinguishing
the
basic
uses
of
the
definite
and
indefinite
articles.
To
show
you
have
a
sound
B1
level,
you
must
master
the
following
rules
and
use
articles
fluently.
• Use
of
a/an:
This
is
the
singular
indefinite
article,
and
as
such
it
introduces
new
information.
o When
you
refer
to
a
singular
countable
noun
when
the
listener/reader
does
not
know
exactly
who
or
what
is
being
referred
to
or
when
you
talk
about
something
for
the
first
time.
There
is
a
blue
car
parked
outside
our
house.
I
watched
a
very
good
film
last
night.
o With
nouns,
especially
jobs,
after
be
and
become.
I
am
a
teacher
in
this
Primary
School.
I
became
a
lawyer
after
5
years
studying
at
the
university.
• Use
of
the:
This
is
the
definite
article
used
for
both
plural
and
singular
nouns
and
introduces
given
information
which
is
already
known
by
the
speakers.
o With
singular
and
plural
nouns
when
the
listener
and
speaker
both
know
who
or
what
is
being
referred
to
or
when
you
talk
about
something
again.
The
blue
car
outside
our
house
belongs
to
our
neighbors.
Did
you
like
the
film
we
watched
last
night?
o Before
a
noun
when
it
is
a
unique
reality
or
there
is
only
one.
The
moon
was
really
beautiful
last
night.
I
travelled
around
the
world
last
summer.
The
Queen
of
England
is
visiting
this
hospital
next
week.
o Before
superlative
adjectives.
This
is
the
biggest
flat
I
have
visited.
I
want
to
find
the
most
attractive
photograph
for
this
spot.
o Before
certain
public
places.
I
went
to
the
cinema
with
my
sister.
Can
you
take
this
to
the
post
office?