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  • TRUE OR FALSE? We never use an article before names of countries.
    FALSE! We use articles before some countries like THE United States and THE Netherlands.
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? Dancing is ___ more interesting activity than reading.
    A
  • TRUE OR FALSE? There are only three articles in English.
    TRUE !
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? I can play ___ piano but I can't play ___ drums.
    THE / THE
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? We had ___ dinner in ___ Indian restaurant.
    ∅ / AN
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? ___ French eat a lot of bread and cheese.
    THE
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? Thanks for ___ advice you gave me!
    THE
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? I think there's ___ animal in the loft!
    AN
  • TRUE OR FALSE? We must always use an article before names of jobs.
    TRUE! She's A teacher / She's AN engineer / He's THE president of the company.
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? Columbus was one of ___ first people to cross ___ Atlantic.
    THE / THE
  • RIGHT OR WRONG? Jack is in hospital because he had an accident. Jill went to the hospital to visit him.
    RIGHT!
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? ___ Prime Minister will give ___ speech this afternoon.
    THE / A
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? He lives in Stockton-on-Tees, ___ small village in ___ north of ___ England.
    A / THE / ∅
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? I like ___ apples very much but I prefer ___ pears.
    ∅ / ∅
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? I try to go for ___ walk five times ___ week.
    A / A
  • TRUE OR FALSE? We don't use an article before nouns when they refer to things in general.
    FALSE! We use THE before countable nouns in the singular when they refer to things in general, for example: THE car was invented in 1886.
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? Shall we get ___ bus or ___ taxi?
    THE / A
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? Did you watch ___ film that was on ___ Channel 4 last night?
    THE / ∅
  • A/AN/THE or ∅? ___ father took ___ children to the zoo.
    THE / THE