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Explanation: No Article

When we talk about plural or uncountable things in general, we usually use no article:O Tourists sometimes have O accidents when they are climbing O mountains.

Explanation: a/an

When we talk about specific things for the first time, we usually use a/an for singular nouns:I met a scientist. She was wearing a white coat.We found an underground cave.

Explanation: Some, any, much and many

We don't use an article for plural and uncountable nouns. We often use words like some, any, much, many, etc., or a number: He put some popcorn in a bowl. They found 8,000 soldiers.

Explanation: The

When we talk about specific things that we have already mentioned, we usually use the: The popcorn popped. The soldiers were all different.

(He put some popcorn in a bowl.) (They found 8,000 soldiers.)

Explanation: The

We sometimes use the when we mention a specific thing for the first time:

• With a defining relative clause:

The film that I saw last night was amazing.

• With a superlative adjective:

Usain Bolt is the fastest runner in the world.

• When there is only one of something:

He was the only / the first foreigner in the village. The sun was low in the sky.

Explanation: The

When we expect the reader/listener to know what we are talking about: Where's the car? (= my/your/our car) He got a taxi from the airport to the hotel. (= the airport that he arrived at, the hotel he was staying at) They saw a man in the ice. (= the ice on the mountain)

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We don't use articles for the names of most places, including countries (e.g., Vietnam, China, Austria) or cities (e.g., Vienna, Xian, New Orleans) and other places (e.g., Mount Everest, Lake Winnipeg).But there are exceptions: The USA, The UK, The Alps, The Nile, The Golden Gate Bridge.

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Articles (Summary)

Things in generalo=No article

Specific things First mention Know which one

the man, the egg

a man, an egg

Singular

o= scientists

Plural

the scientist

some scientist

some chocolate

o= chocolate

the chocolate

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There are some phrases where you can't change the articles. You just have to learn the phrase: by accident / by chance / on purpose;in bed / at home / at work; by car / by plane / on foot

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Presentación aburrida

Presentación WOW

Sabes que una presentación es aburrida cuando ves que el sopor se apodera de tu audiencia, nadie ha entendido nada de lo que has contado.

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