Grammar rules for the articles "A, An or The":

a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants She has a dog. I work in a factory. an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u) Can I have an apple? She is an English teacher. the = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know) The car over there is fast. The teacher is very good, isn't he? The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the". I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms. I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.

DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States". He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier. They live in northern British Columbia. Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas My country borders on the Pacific Ocean DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general I like Russian tea. She likes reading books. DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about meals, places, and transport He has breakfast at home. I go to university. He comes to work by taxi.

Fill in the gaps. Complete using A An The or No article

I am from Seattle, Washington. Seattle is _______ city in _________United States. It is near ________ border of ________ Canada in __________ northwest corner of the USA. I live in __________ town called __________ Olympia. I live in ________ house in __________ street in the countryside. ________ street is called "Bear Street" and __________ house is old, more than 100 years old! I am _______ English teacher at _________ school in ________ center of __________ town. I like _______ books and taking ______photographs. I usually have _________ lunch at school. I usually go ________ home by ___________ car. We have all kinds of food in _________ Olympia. I like _________Italian food very much. Sometimes, I go to ________Italian restaurant in Seattle. _________restaurant is called "Luigi's". __________Italian food is great!

Joke time: What's the difference between Heaven and Hell?

In Heaven... the French are the cooks the Germans are the engineers the British are the police the Swiss are the managers the Italians are the lovers

In Hell... the British are the cooks the French are the managers the Italians are the engineers the Germans are the police the Swiss are the lovers
GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS A man receives a phone call from his doctor. The doctor says, "I have some good news and some bad news." The man says, "OK, give me the good news first." The doctor says, "The good news is, you have 24 hours to live." The man answers, "Oh no! If that's the good news, then what's the bad news?" The doctor says, "The bad news is, I forgot to call you yesterday." DOCTORS VISIT A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, wherever I touch, it hurts." The doctor asks, "What do you mean?" The man says, "When I touch my shoulder, it really hurts. When I touch my knee - OUCH! When I touch my forehead, it really, really hurts." The doctor says, "I know what's wrong with you. You've broken your finger!"

Complete using the VERB TO BE or THE VERB TO HAVE

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Doris Doris I It

a beautiful dress. a beautiful girl.

a big living-room. a white rose.

Jack and Jill Jerry She You

very good friends.

some friends in America. two apples. something on your hair.

The teacher They

a yellow book.

a lovely garden.

This animal We

black eyes.

good students. he a farmer? I your best friend? Mike Tyson a boxer? they friends? we on the right way? you at home?

Your father

a doctor.

Things Mr. Bean does and doesn't do on Saturday mornings.

On Saturday Mr. Bean doesn't wake up at 6.00 am. He wakes up at 8.00 am.

1. Whose socks are they? They are Diana's socks. a. They are his socks. b. They are our socks. c. They are her socks. d. They are my socks. 2. Whose skirts are they? They are Elizabeth's skirts. a. They are my skirts. b. They are your skirts. c. They are his skirts. d. They are her skirts. 3. Whose shoes are they? They are Jason's shoes. a. They are her shoes. b. They are my shoes. c. They are his shoes. d. They are their shoes. 4. Whose shirts are they? Andres's and Alexs. a. They are their shirts. b. They are his shirts. c. They are her shirts. d. They are my shirts. 5. Whose pants are they? They are Alex's pants. a. They are our pants. b. They are her pants c. They are his pants. d. They are my pants. 6. Whose pajamas are they? They are Estibaliz's. a. They are his pyjamas. b. They are my pyjamas. c. They are our pyjamas. d. They are her pyjamas. 7. Whose hats are they? Yeison's,Alex's, Andre's a. They are my hats. b. They are her hats. c. They are your hats. d. They are their hats 8. Whose boots are they? They are Andre's boots. a. They are my boots. b. They are his boots. c. They are their boots. d. They are her boots.