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THE• Part of our shared world, either
local, or national, or global.-Arturo is in the kitchen.-The president is going to make a speech.-Did you see the moon last night?
• Something that has already been mencioned.
-Take one carrot and two onions. Slice the carrot and chop the onions.
• When is used in superlative expressions:
(before only, first etc.)-Tom´s the only person I like at work.-Amsterdam is the first place where i would like to
live.
• We use it with names of building, oceans, rivers, etc.
-I went to the Empire State Building when I was to New York.
-The Pacific ocean is one of my favorites oceans.
• When we talk about countries whose name includes a noun.
-Have you been to the Czech Republic?-The Unit States have a lot of immigrants.
• We use it to refer to different nationalities.
-People think the British are very reserved.-Are the Mexican men machistas?
A/AN• We use them to refer to something
for the first time.-Have you heard that Paco bought a cat?- She has a red dress, her boyfriend gave it
her last week.
• To refer to something unspecific.-How often do you use a computer?-Can you give me a cookie?
• To classify things(Including people and their jobs).
-Felix is a Teacher.-Dog is an animal.
*REMEMBER: We use also the article a before a word that begins with a consonant sound.
-I would like to eat an apple.
And the article an before a vowel sound.
-I´m going to take a shower.
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• We use it with plural countable nouns.
-I don't like pigeons.
• We use it with uncountable nouns.-I love beer.
• We use it with proper nouns.-Marie lives in Mexico.
• We use it with languages and most place names/countries.
-French is spoken in some cities in Canada.
• We use it with abstract nouns.-Love can be very difficult.