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TALKING IN GENERALLove matters morethan money.Are dogs moreaffectionate than cats?

ZERO ARTICLEMeals● Breakfast is not important for me.● I usually have dinner late.● I never have pasta for dinner.

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home and workHow do you usually get to work?What time do you leave home for work?

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HOSPITAL, UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL, CHURCH, PRISON / JAIL

Life at uni can be fun!

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next and lastLast Friday night I had pizza for dinner.Who are you hiking with next Sunday?I think I’ll be busy next week.Last month I didn’t exercise much.

ZERO ARTICLE some sayings and proverbs

JOBS with A / ANI became a lawyer after I graduated.I have worked as an IT consultant for two years.

A/An

Using a / an: time and space

● He goes swimming twice a week● I brush my teeth three times a day● I visit them twice a year● We’ll drive at 70 miles an hour

Sayings and proverbs with “a / an”

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

Things we know

What time are you picking up the children?The latest iPhone costs $549

Things usually with THEI don’t go to the cinema as often as before.I need to go to the post office to pick up a parcel.Edna and Doris love hiking in the countryside.

The internet

My daughter spends too much time on the internet.

They took Jane to hospital. She was in hospital for a week. We all went to the hospital to visit her.

Yesterday I went to the bank and talked to a clerk about a loan. The clerk asked me if I had a job. I said no. He said, “Well, you know, money doesn’t grow on trees”. The clerk didn’t give me the loan. When I got home, I was in tears.