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a/an/the rules: somebody's job Lernen beginnen
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a / an when you say what sb's job is Sandra is a nurse. Would you like to be an English teacher?
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THE - when we assume that thing or person is specific Lernen beginnen
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floor, ceiling, door, carpet, light; doctor, dentist, bank, post... # some object in room (that we can assume that are only one in room) # if we go to doctor, bank... we assume that there are no other options Can you turn off the light? I took the taxi to the station. I have to go to the bank today. Is there a bank near here? I don't like going to the dentist. My sister is a dentist.
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the sky, the sea, the ground, the country (not a town), the environment, the same, the radio (usually)
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space, television, the names of meals (but we use a/an if there is an adjective: We had a very nice lunch.), noun + number (platform 5, room 123, page 11), bed, work, home, man (human being in general / human race)
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the + places (used acc their purposes or not) school, college, university, prison, hospital, church Kan's brother is in prison for robbery. # Ken went to the prison to visit his brother. Joe had an accident and he was taken to hospital. #Jane had gone to the hospital to visit Joe. When I leave school, I want to go to university/college.
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the + nationality adj. that end in -ch, -sh, -ese #The meaning is "the people of that country" ## with other nationals, the plural noun ends in -s The French are famous for their food. (the people of France). The Chinese invented printing. (but these nationality adj. can also be singular "a Chinese, a Japanese"
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continents, countries, states, etc. islands cities, town mountains
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we use the in names with: - Republic - the Czech Republic - Kingdom - the United KIngdom - Staes etc - the Netherlands
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- oceans, seas, rivers, canals - deserts - people (family the Taylors) - group of islands (the Canary Islands, the Canaries) - mountain range (the Alps, the Ands)
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# the north (of Brazil) but northen Brazil. the south-east (of Spain) but sout-eastern Spain. ## the Middle East, the Far East. ### in the names of some regions or countries. - North America, South Africa
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without THE - places, buildings etc. Lernen beginnen
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without THE - places, buildings etc. - places with the name of the person who started them (Lloyds Bank, Brown's Restaurant, Macy's) - names of companies, airlines etc. - streets, roads, squares, parks etc. - important public buildings and institutions (airports, stations, universities): - the first word is the name of a place (Manchester) or a person (Harvard) (Buckingham Palace but the Royal Palace)
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THE + places, buildings etc. Lernen beginnen
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THE + places, buildings etc. - hotels, restaurant - theatres, cinemas - museums, galleries - other buildings (the Empire State, the White House) - newspapers - organisations - names with "of" usually have the (the University of Cambridge but Cambridge University)
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