El articulo

Countable singular Uncountable singular

A,an There's sand in my pocket

Once a day
3 times a day
1,2€ a kilo
Countable plural (some, any, many, few) Uncountable (some, any, much, little)
I have a little workm to do.

Uso del articulo THE

 When there is only one of sth. (the earth, the moon)

 Go to the theatre, the cinema
 Listen to the radio (watch TV)
 The+ singular countable noun (when we talk about aninals in general, machines
The dollar is the currency of The United States.
The giraffe is the tallest of all animals
 The+ adjective (without noun) to talk about groups of people.
The young, the old, the dead, the injured....
 The+nationality adjective (the people of that country)
The French are famous for....
Why do the English think...?
 Oceans, seas, rivers, canals
The Atlantic (Ocean), The (River) Thames)
 Plural names of people and places (people, countries, group of islands, mountains
ranges)
The Taylors, The Neatherlands, The Canaries,
The Rocky Mountains, The Andes, The Alps
 The north (of France), the south-east BUT........northern France, south-eastern Spain
The highest mountain in the Alps in Mont Blanc
 The+ adjective or name+ noun
 Hotels, restaurants,pubs
 Theatre,cinemas,
 Museum, galleries
 Some buildings: the White House, The Empire State Building
 Ocean,sea, canals
 Names with of
The tower of London, yhe university of Mexico

No se usa el artículo THE

 When we are talking about things or people in general (Ojo!! The giraffe is the
tallest of all animals)
 Have breakfast, lunch, dinner
 Noun+number
Have you got these shoes in size 43? , page 29, Room 12
 Go to prison (home, church)---as a prisoner
 Go to bed, work
 Go to sea (on a voyage).....but I'd like to lieve near the sea
 Names of places
  Continents (Africa, Europe)
 Countries (France, Switzerland)
 States, regions (Texea, Central Europe)
 Islands (Bermuda, Sicily)
 Cities,towns (Cairo, New York)
 Mountains (Everest, Etna)
 BUT: the+ (Republic or Kingdom o States)
 Mr/Mrs/Captain/Doctor+ name (the same happens with mount, lake)
They live near the lake.
They live near Lake Constance.
 Streets, roads, squares, parks
Union Street, Broadway, Times Square
 Buildings or institutions: The first word is usually the name of a person or a place.
We do not usually use "the".
Victoria station, London Zoo
 Nombre de compañías: Fiat, Sony, IBM.