2. SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUNS
• an apple
(it doesn’t matter what apple we are talking
about; it’s like a representative of a class)
• the apple
(we know that the speaker means this apple;
it’s clear from the situation; it was
mentioned before)

3. PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUNS
• (my; some; three) apples
• the apples

4. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
• (my; some) coffee
• the coffee
(the coffee she prepares or the coffee in a
definite restaurant)

5. ABSTRACT NOUNS
• music
(it expresses general meaning)
• a nice music
(the speaker describes it)
• the music
(a particular music)

6. OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH
• the first (snow)
(ordinal numerals)
• the best (cat)
(the superlative degree of adjectives)

7. SOME NOUNS
• the sun
• the moon
• the sky
• the universe
• the world
• God

8. NO ARTICLES
• Good evening, teacher!
(in addresses)
• Fireman saves cat
(in newspaper and magazine headings)

9. PROPER NAMES
• Bart
• Dr. Hibbert
(titles, professions)
• The Simpsons
(we mean the whole family
as a unit)

10. PROPER NAMES
• the Mr.Bean
(the speaker
means the exact person)
• a Mr.Bean
(the speaker doesn’t know a person he is
talking about)

11. PROPER NAMES
• the Red Cross
(public agencies, companies, political
parties)
• Parliament, NATO, (the) Congress

12. PROPER NAMES
• Westminster Bridge, Hyde Park
(bridges, parks)
• London Airport (airports, sea ports, railway
stations, metro)
• Columbia University
(university, college)
• Time Magazine (magazines)

13. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• the North, the West, the South, the East
(the four corners of the world) but to go west
• the Far East, the north of England
(regions)
• the Sahara
(deserts)

14. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• the Atlantic Ocean
• the Baltic Sea
• the Strait of Magellan
• the Panama Canal
• the Thames
• the Ontario
but Lake Ontario

15. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• the British Isles
(groups of isles)
• the Andes
(mountain ranges)
• Europe, Asia
(continents)

16. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• England, London
(countries, towns, cities)
• but the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom
= the UK
(unions, kingdoms, states, emirates)
• the Netherlands
(in the plural)

17. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• the British Museum (galleries,
museums, monuments)
• the Hilton
(hotels, restaurants)

18. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• the Titanic
(ships, groups and bands)
• the Washington Post
(most newspapers)
but Izvestia ("Известия“)
(source language)
• the Bolshoy Theatre
(theatres, cinemas, clubs)

19. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• the Great Wall of China
(unique buildings)
• Broadway, Trafalgar Square
(streets, squares)

20. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
• Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Mexico (bays)
• Kamchatka (peninsulas)
• Niagara Falls (falls)
• Cuba (separate isles)
• Elbrus (peaks)

21. SET EXPRESSIONS WITH “A”
• a few • to go for a walk
• a little • to have a cold
• a lot of • to have a good time
• a great deal of • to have a mind
• a good deal • to have a look
• as a rule • to have a smoke
• as a result • to have a rest
• as a matter of fact • to take a seat
• at a speed of • to tell a lie
• at a time when • It is a pity
• for a while • It is a pleasure
• for a long (short) time • It is a shame!
• in a low (loud) voice • What a shame!
• to be in a hurry

22. SET EXPRESSIONS WITH “THE”
• by the way • on the right (left)
• the morning • on the whole
• n the afternoon • out of the question
• in the evening • the other day
• in the country • the day after tomorrow
• in the past • the day before yesterday
• in the present • to go to the theatre (the cinema)
• in the future • to go to the country
• in the distance • to pass the time
• in the plural • to play the piano
• in the singular (guitar, violin, etc)
• in the street • to tell the truth
• just the same • to tell the time
• on the one hand…on the other • the right (left)
hand • What is the time?

23. SET EXPRESSIONS WITH
“ZERO ARTICLE”
• to ask permission • to go to sea
• to be in bed • to go to town
• to be at home • to keep house
• to be at school • to leave school
• to be at table • to leave town
• to be in town • to make haste
• to be on holiday • to make use of
• to declare war • to play chess (cards, football,
• to go by water (air, sea, land) tennis, hockey, etc.)
• to go home • to take care
• to go to bed • to take part in
• to go to school • to take place
• to tell lies