Beware

!
Bu
t

defini
KEY Indefinite article (for general ideas) Zero article (for general ideas) te article (for specific ideas)
to talk about:
to talk about: to talk about:
New information:
With names of countries (except those ending in -s): Information already known:
1. Amy recommendedI went toaa good
restaurant lastbut
doctor, night.
the doctor

Definit
France is a beautiful country. The boy with the cap is my brother.

Article
doesn't have Professions: Artic
any openings for two months.
Inde

The Netherlands is a flat country.

finit

Because there is only one:

2. I am a mechanic.
Apples are excellent for your health. Eating an apple a
le
with uncountable plural nouns. The moon is bright today.
e

e
day keeps theFrequency:
doctor away. Rice is the main food in Asia. Superlatives:
3. Did you enjoyI gothetofilm
Biarritz once a year.
I recommended to you? Wasn't With the names of mountains, lakes and islands: He is the tallest boy of the class.
General
that an exciting statements:
film? It's the best film I have ever seen. Mount Mc Kinley is in Alaska.
Musical instruments:
4. Do you have A car is faster
a computer or athan a bike.
laptop. I have a laptop and With most names of towns, stations and airports: I play the piano.
an iPad. NewOnly one from
technologies aremany:
so useful. She lives in Paris.
To refer to a system of service:
5. Do you have aI'dvacuum?
like a glass of wine
I dropped please.
a piece of cake on the When we speak in general:
I heard it on the radio.
carpet, and I need to clean it up.
6. Excuse me, is there a post office near hear? I need to
post a letter and buy a stamp. Choose A, AN, THE or (Ø) for "no article" for
7.
8.
Give me the book which is on the table.
I cannot find the letter you gave me this morning.
each blank below.
9. I had a terrible headache last night when I got home
after work. 1. Amy recommended ____ good doctor, but ____ doctor doesn't have any
10. I need a new Smartphone. Mine is old and doesn’t allow openings for two months.
me to check my email and use Facebook. 2. ____ apples are excellent for your health. Eating ____ apple ____ day
11. Let's find a coffee shop where we can just sit for a while,
keeps ____ doctor away.
drink some coffee and have a chat.
12. Mum uses too much detergent for the daily house 3. Did you enjoy ____ film I recommended to you? Wasn't that ____
chores which is not good for the environment. exciting film? It's ____ best film I have ever seen.
13. Mum would love to take a luxury cruise to an exotic 4. Do you have ____ computer or ____ laptop. I have ____ laptop and ____
location, but Dad thinks it's too expensive.
iPad. ____ new technologies are so useful.
14. My father bought a new car last month. Unfortunately it
broke down after two weeks. 5. Do you have ____ vacuum? I dropped ____ piece of cake on ____ carpet,
15. My father went on a safari in Kenya. He saw wild and I need to clean it up.
animals hunting prey. 6. Excuse me, is there ____ post office near ____ hear? I need to post ____
16. My sister is an accountant while I am a teacher.
letter and buy ____ stamp.
17. My teacher gave us a test today. It was a really hard
one. There were a few question which I didn't 7. Give me ____ book which is on ____ table.
understand. 8. I cannot find ____ letter you gave me this morning.
18. Oh dear, where's the vacuum? I can't find it. It was in
the garage, but now I can't find it there. 9. I had ____ terrible headache ____ last night when I got home after ____
19. There's a dog in the garden. I think that dog is looking work.
for something to eat. Would you have a bone? Dogs 10. I need ____ new Smartphone. Mine is old and doesn’t allow me to
love bones. check my email and use Facebook.
20. We use the transport system to go into town instead of
using the car. 11. Let's find ____ coffee shop where we can just sit for ____ while,
21. We usually eat fresh food which doesn't need a lot of drink some coffee and have ____ chat.
packaging. 12. Mum uses too much detergent for ____ daily house chores which is
not good for ____ environment.
13. Mum would love to take ____ luxury cruise to ____ exotic location,
but Dad thinks it's too expensive.
14. My father bought ____ new car last month. Unfortunately broke
down after ____ week or two.
15. My father went on ____ safari in ____ Kenya. He saw ____ wild
animals hunting ____ prey.
16. My sister is ____ accountant while I am ____ teacher.
17. My teacher gave us ____ test today. It was ____ really hard one.
There were ____ few questions which I didn't understand.
18. Oh dear, where's ____ vacuum? I can't find it. It was in ____ garage,
but now I can't find it there.
19. There's a dog in ____ garden. I think that dog is looking for
something to eat. Would you have ____ bone? Dogs love ____ bones.
20. We use ____ transport system to go into ____ town instead of using
____ car.
21. We usually eat ____ fresh food which doesn't need ____ lot of ____
packaging.