Carlos Henrique Casimiro 

(born 23
February 1992),
known mononymously as Casemiro,
he was known as "Carlão" – an
augmentative form of his first name in
Portuguese - is a Brazilian
professional footballer who plays as
a defensive midfielder for Premier
League club Manchester United and
the Brazil national team. He is widely
regarded as one of the best defensive
midfielders in the world and of his
generation.

Born in São José dos Campos, São

Paulo, Casemiro was a product
of São Paulo's youth system. Formed
at São Paulo, where he scored 11
goals in 111 official games, Casemiro
moved to Real Madrid in 2013, and
also spent 2014–15 on loan at Porto.
He was part of the Real Madrid squad
that won four Champions
League titles in five seasons,
from 2014 to 2018. In total he won
fifteen major trophies at Real Madrid,
including five Champions Leagues,
three La Liga titles, one Copa del
Rey and three FIFA Club World Cups.
In 2022, he left Real Madrid to sign
with Manchester United.

A full international since 2011,

Casemiro was in Brazil's squad at
the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World
Cup as well as four Copa
América tournaments, winning
the 2019 edition.

Do you know how to

use a, an and the?

She's a doctor.
I need an umbrella.
Have you heard the news?
I don't like spiders.

Jobs
When we say what people's jobs are,
we usually use a/an.
He's an architect.
She's a scientist.
My grandmother was a teacher.

‘Singular nouns’
Singular, countable nouns always
have an article.

We use a/an – the indefinite article –

when we talk about something for the
first time, or something that is part of a
group or type.

I saw a good film yesterday.

Do you want a drink?

We use a when the word that follows

it begins with a consonant sound. We
use an when it's followed by a vowel
sound. This makes pronunciation
easier.

She has a university degree.

It took me an hour to get home.

We use the – the definite article –

when the listener already knows
which thing we are talking about
because it was mentioned before or
because there's only one of them.

I'm going to take the dog for a walk.

Have you seen the car key?
They go to the school next
to the bridge.

Things in general
When we talk about things in general,
we normally use a plural or
uncountable noun with no article.

Birds eat worms.

Water freezes at 0°C.
Children need a lot of sleep.
Particular groups of things
When we talk about a particular group
of things, we use the.

We went to the zoo and saw the

kangaroos. (These are the particular
kangaroos in that zoo – not
kangaroos in general.)

Exercise:

1. Do you want ______ sandwich?

I've got cheese and bread in the
shopping bag.
2. She wants to be ______
ambulance driver when she finishes
school.
3. Did you see ______ moon last
night?
4. I really hate ______ mosquitos.
They always bite me.
5. If you need to contact me over the
weekend, please send me
______email.
6. I'm a fun-loving person. I love
______ parties and dancing!
7. I'll be there in ______ hour.
8. ______ teachers at my son's
school are great.