Chapter 1: Articles And Countability

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1. 01

   Sprint 1.1: Can You Count It?

   Learner decides whether a noun is countable before choosing any article, and can state the two tests that decide it.

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2. 02

   Sprint 1.2: The Nouns That Look Countable And Are Not

   Learner produces the twelve uncountable nouns most frequent in IELTS scripts without pluralising them.

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3. 03

   Sprint 1.3: A And An — The First Time You Mention It

   Learner uses a or an on first mention of a singular countable noun, and chooses between them by sound rather than by letter.

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4. 04

   Sprint 1.4: The — The Second Time, And The Only One

   Learner uses the when the reader can identify which one is meant, and can name which of the two reasons makes it identifiable.

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5. 05

   Sprint 1.5: No Article At All

   Learner writes general statements with no article — the most common article context in Task 2 — and distinguishes them from specific reference.

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6. 06

   Sprint 1.6: Articles Inside Fixed Phrases

   Learner produces as whole units the linking phrases whose article cannot be derived from any rule.

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7. 07

   Sprint 1.7: Chapter Repair — Every Article Decision At Once

   Learner applies the whole article procedure to unmarked text, where nothing tells them which fault to look for.

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