The English language has 3 articles: THE, A/AN and the zero article. Let's focus on the first two! How can we choose the correct article?

Watch this introductory video about the correct use of THE & A/AN in English.

Now that you have watched the video, you will know that there are two important concepts at play to choose the correct article in English:

To answer those simple questions, we have designed 3 PHASES with a series of videos, explanations, and exercises to master the use of articles in English!!

When you sign up here, you will learn to use the English Articles easily and correctly. You will receive an email to register on the platform and go through the phases below.

PHASE ONE

Phase One includes 3 videos on 3 different criteria: Shared Knowledge, Unknown to the Hearer, Known to the Hearer

• The 1^st video is about the ‘Shared Knowledge' (=something that everybody knows) criterion. Article to use: THE

• The 2^nd video is about the ‘Unknown to the Hearer' (=something that the hearer does not know and needs to be introduced as new information) criterion. Article to use: A

• The 3^rd video is about the ‘Known to the Hearer' (=something that the hearer knows) criterion. Article to use: THE

Let's now distinguish these 3 criteria in practice:

After you have reviewed the explanations given above, you can go on with these exercises:

PHASE TWO

For Phase Two, we need to learn about Specificity. Watch this video to learn how we refer to somebody/something specific or non-specific.

PHASE THREE

Phase Three will combine the criteria covered in the previous 2 phases.

• Watch this video to learn about Combination 1: Unknown & Non-specific. Article to use: A/AN

• Watch this video to learn about Combination 2: Known & Non-specific. Article to use: THE

• Watch this video to learn about Combination 3: Unknown & Specific. Article to use: A/AN

It's time to practice what you have learnt so far:

Let's now revise!

Revision Table: When to use each article

So, we have prepared some challenging exercises for you: