- when the person or thing referred to is unique: The sun came out and soon we were dry
- to talk about specific things when the context makes it clear what we are referring to : your dinner is in the fridge
- to talk about previously mentioned things: a man and a woman walked into the room; the man was wearing sunglasses
- with superlatives : he's the bravest person in the team
- to talk a generic class of things : the bicycle was invented about 200 years ago
- with oceans, seas, rivers and desert : she said she'd driven across the Sahara
- with plural mountain ranges and island groups: are the Andes as high as the Himalayas ?
- with continents and countries whose name includes a common noun : he's from The Czech Republic,
- but he's living in the United States
- Areas: there is a range of mountains in THE north
- With hotels, cinema, theatres : they had afternoon tea at THE Ritz
- With newspaper : The Times, The Guardian, The Indipendent
- With national groups : THE English are mixed race
A/AN
- With singular jobs, etc : she ‘s an architect
- With a singular countable nouns ( mentioned for first time or when it doesn’t matter which one: I’d like A sandwich and a glass of Orange juice
- With there number : 100 1000 1000000 : he made A million dollars in one year
ZERO ARTICLE
We use no article ( the zero article) when talking about :
- Uncountable, plural and abstract nouns used in their general sense : happiness isn’t the only thing in life
- Continents and countries : they are going to visit Africa
- Mountains and lakes : is Laka Titicaca in Peru ?
- Villages, towns and cities : San Marco is a pleasant little fishing village
- Streets, road etc : in London there are some good shops on Oxford Street
- Magazines : do you read Tie magazine?
- Illness : I’ve got flu!
To/ at / from school / university/ college
At home
In/to class
To/at/from work
On foot
By accident/chance
