[Friendship 9-10/2000, page1]
Caroline walked into the house and Ted arrived at six in the morning.
On the other hand there are hurricanes and 80-100 days of thunderstorms…
[Friendship 4-5/1999, pages 4, 19]
 We use the definite article before only, very, same, following, last, next, previous:
Eg: It was also the only time our parents would let us sit outside…
For the last ten years we`ve had House music.
[Friendship 8/1999, pages 11, 14]
The following are some of the countries and lands that have …
[Friendship 7/2000, page 9]
Over the next six or seven years soldiers of the Roman Army …
Americans use less words to convey the same meaning…
[Friendship 7/1999, pages 10, 18]


8) A/an
 We use the indefinite article before terms few, great (good), many (with countable nouns) and little, great, (good) deal (with uncountable nouns):
Eg: … for the whole family normally takes a few days of planning…
By that time there is a great smell in whole house.
[Friendship 3/1999, page 10]
South of all this, and happily a little freer of tourists,…
[Friendship 3/1999, page 12]
We`ve only a little time.
[Friendship 4-5/1999, page 4]

9) A/an
 We use the indefinite article after terms what, such (in exclamating sentences), quite, rather, too, half, many, how:
Eg: What a beautiful view!
…and in such a way that for an instant… The article stands after attribute!
We didn`t speak for quite a few years. [Friendship 4-5/1999, page 29]
The
 We use the definite article after half, both, all, quite, double etc.
Eg: …and add that to double the kilogram value…
[Friendship 8/1999, page 11]

10) A/an
 We use the indefinite article before somebody`s job:
Eg: An outbreak of the Black Death when, as a doctor, he treated…
[Friendship 4-5/1999, page 24]
A writer`s problem does not change. [Friendship 3/1999, page 3]
As a songwriter, she and her partner Tim Mosley…
[Friendship 6/2000, page 14]
The
 We use the definite article before jobs:
Eg: And as for the doctors, twenty times…
[Friendship 9-10/1999, page 5]

11) A/an
 We use an before abbreviations said as individual letters that begin with A, E, F, H, I, L, M, A, O, R, S or X:
Eg: an MP /fn em pi:/ an FBI /fn ef bi: ai/
an IOU /fn ai fu ju:/
 But some abbreviations are said as words:
Eg: a NATO /f neitfu/ a FIFA / f fi:ff /
The
 We use the before abbreviations said as individual letters:
Eg: the US /Tf ju: es/ the UK /Tf ju: kei/
the MP`s /Ti: em pi:s/

12) A/an
 We use the indefinite article with a singular noun when we describe somebody of something or to say what type of thing somebody or something is:
Eg: I suppose everyone who has studied English as a second language…
Prague`s central position in Europe has made it a trading capital…
[Friendship 3/1999, pages 8, 12]
Local people call it “Paddy`s Wigwam“-“Paddy“ being a typical name…
[Friendship 8/1999, page 3]
The
 We use the definite article in the general meaning:
- before singular of nouns, that are pointing out the representative of clan, type or of group of aspects:
Eg: The “@” – at-sign-, seems to be everywhere these days. But only ten years ago, the Internet has taken over advertising…
[Friendship 1-2/1999, page 10]
The bald eagle has been the national bird of the U.S.