Articles: a/an/the

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AO We use a before words which begin

with consonantsO We use a before u when it sound like

the word “you”, and before eu: a uniform, a European country

O Talking about a person or thing for the first time

O Talking about jobs

A/an

Singular nouns To describe things or

people: She has got a nice

car

AnO We use an before words which begin

with vowelsO We use an before words that begin

with a silent h: an hour

TheO We use the when we talk about the

person or thing againO When there is only one of something

The

Singular or plural nouns,

also uncountables

When it is clear which person or

thing we are talking about

Do not use it before plural

nouns when you talk about

something in general

Nothing

We don’t use a or the before names of meals, cities, most countries, most streets, laguages, names of

stations, mountains, lakes, airports.

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