1. Adil Al- Bedri Teacher of English presents

2. THE ARTICLES 2006 Lesson Three

3. THE AN A

4. A & AN : Indefinite articles Mean ONE. They are used with countable In the singular. تستعمل هذة الكلمات مع المفرد(المعدود) The: Means something we know. The is used with countable & uncountable. Singular or Plural. تستعمل مع الاسماء المعرفة (مفرد و جمع)

5. EXAMPLES: 1.The man in the middle is my father. 2. This is a book. 3. That is an apple. 4. The apple is on the floor. 5. The sky is blue. EXERCISE: Put in (a), (an) or (the) where necessary. 1.I bought … newspaper. 2.My friend lives in … old house. 3.What’s … name of that boy? 4.I took … taxi to …station. 5.… cats have tails.

6. Answers: 1.A 2.An 3.The 4.A / the 5.X