Bài 17: Mạo từ - Articles (Phần 1)

 Mạo từ:

- Cách sử dụng mạo từ không xác định a/an

- Những trường hợp không dùng mạo từ

Bài 17: ARTICLES (PHẦN 1)

Contents
- Indefinite article: a/an
- Zero article

Indefinite article
- Tim works in a factory.
- Tim works in the factory down the road.
Unknown person/thing

- I've bought a new phone. The phone can take very beautiful photos.
- Mary's got a new job. The job is well-paid.
First time reference

- It's a lovely day.
- Kazastan is an enormous country.
- A Samoyed is a lovely fluffy dog.
- Mary is an engineer.
- Peter is a fool!
Describing things & people
- I've got a brother.
- There is a book on the table.
Meaning "one"

Zero article
- Dogs are not allowed in this shop.
- The dogs next door bark all night.
Plurals & Uncountable nouns

 - Milk is good for you.
- The milk on the top shelf is fat-free.
Plurals & Uncountable nouns

- Materials: This chair is made of plastic and leather.
- Food & drink: I love chocolate. I don't like orange juice.
- Abstract ideas: War is a terrible thing.
- Languages: Spanish is spoken by about 300 million people.
- Activities: Speaking is not permitted during the exam.

Countries, states, and cities
- Marie comes from France.
- Los Angeles is in California.
- We left the UK and crossed to the Netherlands.