"A, An, The" definite and indefinite articles

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Read the following description

I am from Seattle, Washington. Seattle is a city in the United States. It is near the border of Canada in the northwest corner of the USA. I live in a town called Olympia which is on the Pudget Sound. I live in a house in a street in the countryside. The street is called "Bear Street" and the house is old - more than 100 years old! I am an English teacher at a school in the center of the town. I like books and taking photographs. I usually have lunch at school. I usually go home by car. We have all kinds of food in Olympia. I like Italian food very much. Sometimes, I go to an Italian restaurant in Seattle. The restaurant is called "Luigi's". Italian food is great!

Here are the rules for when to use "A, An or The":

• a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants
  She has a dog.
  I work in a factory.

• an = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with vowels (a,e,i,o,u)
  Can I have an apple?
  She is an English teacher.

• the = definite article (a specific object that both the person speaking and the listener know)
  The car over there is fast.
  The teacher is very good, isn't he?

• The first time you speak of something use "a or an", the next time you repeat that object use "the".
  I live in a house. The house is quite old and has four bedrooms.
  I ate in a Chinese restaurant. The restaurant was very good.

• DO NOT use an article with countries, states, counties or provinces, lakes and mountains except when the country is a collection of states such as "The United States".
  He lives in Washington near Mount Rainier.
  They live in northern British Columbia.

• Use an article with bodies of water, oceans and seas -
  My country borders on the Pacific Ocean

• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about things in general
  I like Russian tea.
  She likes reading books.

• DO NOT use an article when you are speaking about Meals, places, and transport
  He has breakfast at home.
  I go to university.
  He comes to work by taxi.

I am from Seattle, Washington. Seattle is -- a city in -- the United States.

It is near -- the border of -- 0 Canada in -- the northwest corner of the USA. I live in -- a town called -- 0 Olympia which is on -- the Pudget Sound.

I live in -- a house in -- a street in the countryside. -- The street is called "Bear Street" and -- the house is old - more than 100 years old! I am -- an English teacher at -- a school in -- the center of -- the town.

I like -- 0 books and taking -- 0 photographs. I usually have -- 0 lunch at school. I usually go -- 0 home by -- 0 car.

We have all kinds of food in -- 0 Olympia. I like -- 0 Italian food very much.

Sometimes, I go to -- an Italian restaurant in Seattle. -- The restaurant is called "Luigi's". -- 0 Italian food is great!

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