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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?
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.
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.
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