Articles

Martin: Hey Kim, I had ____ great day at school Kim: Really? You dont like school...What was so good today? Martin: Well, we learned about London today. I had no idea that London is such _____ beautiful city with such ____ long history. _____ teacher even brought some photos for us to see. It was _____ interesting lesson! Kim: Oh yes, Sarah went to London last year and she was thrilled! So what have you remembered? Martin: London is ______ the capital of England. It has more than nine million visitors every day. They come and visit some of ____ most famous buildings in England - _____ Houses of Parliament, ____ Tower of London or Buckingham palace. It is ____ Queens London home. And you can also take a ride on ____ London eye. It is a big wheel which slowly takes you 135 meters above _____ River Thames. Kim: It sounds interesting. Martin: It is _____ special city. We also watched ____ short documentary about Oxford. It is ____ small university city. It is full of beautiful old buildings, parks and gardens. You can take ____ walking tour of each city. Kim: What about _____ history, did _____ teacher tell you anything interesting about _____ queen? Martin: Sure! She lives in _____ Buckingham palace and she has been _____ British queen for over 50 years. Kim: I have to tell Sarah to show us her photos, I think Ill put London on my list of places I simply have to visit.

indefinite articles
We use a/an with a singular noun that we mention for the first time: You can take a ride. It was an interesting trip.

with adjectives, when decribing something It is a big wheel.

with jobs and proffesions My mum is a teacher.

definite articles
We use the when we mention the word again You can take a walking tour of each city. The tour isnt expensive. -with the names of seas, oceans and rivers the Atlantic Ocean, the Thames, the Cetina, the Mediterranean -with the ordinal numbers the first, the second -with instruments the piano, the guitar -with the names of islands and mountains in the plural the Bahamas, the Alps, the Azores -with some buldings, monuments, theatres the Tower of London, the Globe (Shakespeares theatre), the Empire State Building

Write a/an or the:

We enjoyed our trip. _____ hotel was very nice. Can I ask you _____ question? You look very tired. You need _____ holiday. Wheres Tom? Hes in ______ garden. Eve is ____ interesting person. You sholud meet her. Its ____ nice morning. Lets go for ____ walk. Peter and Mary have got two children, ____ boy and ____ girl. ____ boy is seven years old, and ____ girl is three. Peter works in _____ factory. Mary hasnt got ____ job at the moment.