1. ARTICLES
Gustavo Carvajal Alvarado

2. The Indefinite Articles: a, an
 We use “A” and “AN” only before singular
count nouns.
 A Cat is a small animal.
 I like to eat an apple everyday.
 Be careful with plurals
 Girls love roses.
 Pay attention if there’s a non-count noun
I like to drink water.

3. The Indefinite Articles: a, an
 A when followed  An when followed
with a consonant with a vowel sound.
sound.  An orange
A baby  An apple
 A cake
 Pay attention to words beginning with H and U
 A House / an Hour.
 A University / an Umbrela

4. The Definite Article: the
 When you are talking about something
specific.
 General: I love motorcycles. (I love all types of
motorcycles)
 Specific: The television is not working. ( One
specific television isn’t working)
 When you are using the superlative form
 Natal is the most beautiful city in Brazil.

5. The Definite Article: the
 Countries whose names make a reference to
plural.
 The United States (more than one state)
 The Philippines (Islands)
 The United Kingdom (4 countries)
 The Netherlands (The Low Countries)
 Most countries don’t use an article
 Italy
 Brazil
 Japan

6. The Definite Article: the
 When talking about Geographic areas.
 The Atacama Desert
 The equator
 The Middle East
 The Nile River
 The Pacific Ocean
 The World
 We don’t use an article when refering to Lakes
 Lake Paranoa

7. No Articles
 When talking about a category or group.
 Rabbits are faster than Tortoises.
 When refering to Abstract Nouns.
 Allyou need is love.
 The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but
imagination.

8. Things to remember
 1) Indefinitive articles must be used when
talking about professions.
 I’m an English teacher. My brother is an Engineer.
 2) Pay attention to the SOUND of the next
syllable, when deciding to use A/AN.
 An European country/ an MP3 player
 Don’t forget to use an article (the/an/a) before
Singular Count Nouns
 dog/ball/book/orange/airplane/desk/chair