THE ARTICLES The articles A Indefinite Articles The

THE ARTICLES

The articles A Indefinite Articles The Definite Article An

Put articles where necessary 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. This … book. It is my … book. Is this your …pencil? –No, it isn’t my … pencil, it is my sister’s … pencil. I have … sister. My … sister is … engineer. My sister’s husband is … doctor. She has got … dog. They have … dog and two … cats.

6. 7. 8. 9. 10. He hasn’t got … car. But he’s got … computer is new. My … friends have got … cat and … dog never bites … cat. This is … tree is green. This … pencil is broken. Give me that … pencil, please. I got … letter from my … friend yesterday. … letter was interesting

Keys 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A/-/-/A / - / an / a A A/- A. A. The 7. - / a. The / the 8. A. The. 9. - / 10. A / - / the 6.

Словосочетания, в которых артикль не употребляется. At _ school Ø At _ home Ø At _ work Ø In _ front Ø At _ night Ø At _ first sight Ø In _ time Ø To go to _ bed Ø To be in _ bed Ø To go to _ work Ø To go to _ school Ø To go _ home Ø To come _ home Ø At _ half past five Ø

Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø By _ train (bus, boat…) By _ air Day and _ night By _ chance From _morning to (till) _ night From _time to _ time From _day to _ day By _name From _head to _foot At _table Ø Ø After _ work (school) From _ work (school) To have (cook, prepa -re, make) _ tea _ breakfast _ lunch _ dinner _ supper In _ spring (summer, autumn, winter)

Ø Ø Ø After _ breakfast Ø (lunch, tea, dinner, Ø supper) At _ breakfast (lunch, Ø tea, dinner, supper) Ø Before _ breakfast Ø (lunch, tea, dinner, supper) Ø For _ breakfast Ø (lunch, tea, dinner, Ø supper) From _ place to _ place To watch _ TV To play _ chess (football) Out of doors In _ fact On _ horseback (board a ship) It’s _ high time To take _ aim To take _ care of

Устойчивые выражения с неопределённым артиклем A great deal of Ø A great number of Ø A lot of Ø A few Ø A little Ø It’s a pity Ø In a day (week, year…) Ø To have a cold Ø At a time Ø In a hurry Ø To have a good time Ø To have a headache Ø To go for a walk Ø

3. Ø Ø Ø Ø Перед существительным, являющимся единственным в своём роде или в данной обстановке. I haven’t seen the moon today. The Browns have left London The sun The planets The unions The world The stars The earth

7. 1. 8. 1. 9. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. С названиями музыкальных инструментов I can’t play the piano but I can play the guitar. Перед названием народа. The British drink too much tea. Перед названиями: Морей The Black Sea Океанов The Pacific, the Atlantic Горных хребтов The Himalayas, the Alps Групп островов The West Indies Рек The Mississippi, the Thames

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Гостиниц The Grand Hotel Кинотеатров, музеев Odeon, the British Museum Газет The Times The не употребляется перед названиями стран, городов исключения: The United Kingdom The United States The Netherlands Ukraine

1. 2. 3. 10. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. The Caucasus The Congo The Transvaal Устойчивые выражения: In the middle (corner) To the right (left)1. left In the morning (evening, afternoon …) What’s the time? The day before yesterday To tell the truth To go to theatre (cinema)

1. Could you give me. . . of paper? a) Sheet b)a sheet c) the sheet 2. Can you give me. . . over there? a) Book b) a book c) the book 3. We celebrate New Year on. . . of December. a) 31 st b) a 31 st c) the 31 st 4. I have left my book in. . . and I would like you to get it for me. a) Kitchen b) a kitchen c) the kitchen 5. . . drive on the left-hand side in their country. a) British b) A British c) The British

6. It is. . . book that I have ever read. a) Funniest b) a funniest c) the funniest 7. Give me. . . , please. a) Apple b) an apple c) the apple 8. Moscow is on. . . a) Moskva River b) a Moskva River c) the Moskva River 9. Pushkin, the great Russian poet, was born in. . . a) 1799 b) a 1799 c) the 1799 10. Is there. . . in the street? a) School b) a school c) the school

Keys 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A C C B 7. B 8. C 9. A 10. B 6.