[F-E] Articles (A, An, The)

LET'S READ! 📖

Direction: Read the short paragraph then answer the questions being asked.

ELECTRIC GUITAR

The most famous guitar in the world is the Fender Stratocaster (Strat). An American Standard Stratocaster is a classic guitar. The color is beautiful. The sound is perfect. People play guitar for many reasons: fun, money, or interest. There is one reason why I play the Stratocaster: love. What is happiness? Take a Strat, put it in a rucksack, go to the train station, buy a ticket to the seaside and stay there for a month. Play music on the beach, swim and watch the birds every day. This is happiness.

QUESTIONS:

1. What type of guitar is an American Standard Stratocaster?

2. What are some reasons why people play the guitar?

3. How does the author describe happiness?

LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚

I. Articles

1. Names of people and places usually have no article.

Example:

Romeo and Juliet in Verona.

2. We don't use articles when we are talking about things in general with plural or uncountable nouns.

Example:

I like puzzles.
Cats drink milk.

II. A and An

1. We use a or an with singular countable nouns when we are talking about only one person or one thing.

Example:

Juliet had a brother.
Do you want an apple?

2. Use a or an to talk about which job somebody has.

Example:

My mum is an engineer.
Shakespeare was a writer.

3. Use a before a consonant sound ( /b/, /t/, /s/, etc. ) and an before a vowel sound ( /e/, /o/, /u/, etc. )

Example:

There is a room.
You can see an open window.

4. Use a or an with nouns to talk about something that the listener doesn't know about yet.

Example:

There is a concert tonight.
Listen to this, it's a true story.

III. The

1. Use the when the speaker and listener both know what is being talked about.

Example:

The glass is broken. (the glass was mentioned in the previous sentence)
I saw the cat. (the cat we both know)
The bank is closed. (our bank)

2. Use the before things in the world that we all know about.

Example:

the desert
the mountains
the river
the sea
the town

Swim in the river.
The country is quieter than the town.

3. Use the before things that are the only ones around us, or that are unique.

Example:

Look at the moon. (There is only one moon we can see.)
She's the best singer in the world. (There is only one world)

4. Use the before superlatives.

Example:

the smallest
the most interesting

Swim in the river.
The most famous guitar in the world is the Fender Stratocaster
It is the best.

5. Only use the with uncountable nouns if they are specific things we know about.

Example:

Coffee is bad for you. (all coffee)
Put the coffee on the table. (this cup of coffee)

LET'S PRACTICE! 📝

Direction: Talk about your favorite show and use the articles (A, An, The). Make at least five sentences.

Example:

One of my favorite shows is "Breaking Bad". It's a drama about a chemistry teacher.

The performances by Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are excellent.

The show has stunning visuals and uses colors effectively. It's known for its plot and interesting characters.

Now, it's your turn.

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