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У сталих словосполученнях:
after a while at a glance in a hurry
a great many/ deal/ lot of at a loss in a (kind) voice
a number of do a favour it’s a pity/shame/pleasure
as a matter of fact for a long time in a whisper
as a rule for a while make a mistake
as a result get in a fury tell a joke /lie
at / from a distance go for a walk
1. При згадці про предмет або особу, який The teacher is in the classroom.
єдиний у даному випадку або зрозумілий для Where are the keys?
обох співрозмовників
2. Коли про певний предмет вже згадувалось у "I’ve got a very interesting book," says Mike.
розмові "Please, show me the book," says Nick.
3. Перед іменниками з порядковим числівником We are on the fourth floor.
або прикметником у найвищому ступені He is the best student in our group.
4. Перед іменником, який позначає місце або The book is on the table. Let’s go to the
напрямок, якщо не підкреслюється значення cinema.
«один з» Але! She works in a large hospital in Kyiv.
5. При згадці про єдиний у світі предмет the sun, the moon, the capital, the earth, the
centre, the world, the sky
6. Перед назвами музичних інструментів, частин She can play the violin. He’s a pain in the neck.
тіла, наукових винаходів It would be difficult to imagine life without the
telephone.
7. Якщо йдеться мова про певну кількість Is the milk on the table?
речовини з незлічувальними іменниками
8. Перед іменником в однині, що позначає цілий The whale is a mammal, not a fish.
клас предметів чи осіб, тобто при узагальненні
9. Коли мова йдеться про особу /предмет, який These are the books you were looking for.
виділяється з даного класу осіб або предметів, Mr. Ivanov, the inventor of this machine, is my
наприклад, за допомогою уточнюючого friend.
звороту
10. Після слів one of, some of, many of, each of , Give me one of the books.
most of, all, both of Але! She is a most pretty girl. (= very)
11. Перед іменниками з прикметниками central, Copy the following words.
following, last, left/right, main, next, same, Але! next door, next week/year, last month/
only, previous, very, whole, wrong Monday)
12. Перед прикметниками або дієприкметниками у The unemployed are taken care of.
значенні групи осіб
У сталих словосполученнях:
У сталих словосполученнях:
all day long declare war it’s (high) time
at dawn/ night/ sunrise for ages/ hours lose heart/ sight
/sunset for example/ instance make money
at first sight/ glance from beginning to end/ morning till on average
at peace/ war night on board/ deck
at present from cover to cover/ place to place on foot
book in pocket hand in hand on holiday/vacation
by car/bus/bicycle, etc. give permission/ way out of doors
by chance in advance pay attention
by cheque/ in cash in danger shake hands
by day in debt shoulder to shoulder
by heart in fact/ reality take aim/ care/ part/ place/ to
by land/air/sea, etc. in pencil heart
by mistake in (outer) space under pressure
by name in/ on time
1. Назви планет Venus, Mars Але! (the) Earth, the Moon, the Sun
2. Назви континентів, країн, штатів, міст, South Africa, Califrnia, Kyiv
сел Але! the Arctic/ Antarctic, the Crimea, the Caucasus, the
Hague, the Matterhorn
3. Назви озер Lake Superior, Lake Constance Але! the Baikal
4. Назви окремих островів та гірських Easter Island, (Mount) Everest, (Mount) Etna, Ben
верхівок Nevis
5. Назви вулиць, площ, парків, доріг, Fifth Avenue, Piccadilly Circus, Red Square,
мостів, аеропортів, авіаліній, портів, Broadway, Victoria Station, Scotalnd Yard,
залізничних станцій, палаців, замків, але Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park
деякі назви вживаються з the традиційно Але! the Strand, the High Street, the Mall, the White
House, the Royal Palace, the Golden Gate Bridge, the
London underground
!!! Немає певного правила щодо назв районів міста: Manhattan, the Bronx, Mayfair, the West End
6. Назви університетів й коледжів Harward University, Oxford University
Але! the University of Taras Shevchenko
7. Назви магазинів, ресторанів, банків, Harrods (shop); Maxim's (restaurant); Claridge's
готелів, що названі на честь людей, які їх (hotel), Lloud’s Bank
відкрили (вони закінчуються на 's чи s)
8. Прізвища та імена людей, клички тварин, Cindy, Jim Black, Prince Charles, Mr Brown,
титули з іменами, мови Doctor, French Але! a Mr Curtis (якийсь), a Ford
(марка, продукт компанії), a Repin (витвір), the
French language
Завдання
Exercise 1.
Use a/an articles if necessary.
1.This is ... pen. 2. In the morning I eat ... sandwich and drink ... tea. 3. She gave me ... coffee and ... cake. 4. I see ... book in
your ... hand. 5. Do you need ... camera? 6. He never eats ... meat. He is ... vegetarian. 7. This is ... pineapple. 8. She bought ...
meat, ... butter and ... potatoes yesterday. She also bought ... cake. 9. My mother is ... doctor. She works at … large hospital. 10.
My aunt is ... teacher. She works at school. 11. My sister is ... pupil. 12. My cousin has ... big black cat. 13. I am ... engineer. 14.
My son is ... pupil. 15. He is ... good pupil. 16. This is ... house. 17. Give me ... pencil, please.18. There is ... big tree in the garden.
19. There is ... bank near here. 20. There is ... new supermarket in the center of our town. 21. There is ... hotel over there. 22.I can
see ... nice little bird.23. There is ... little white cloud in the sky. 24. We have ... large room. 25. There is ... big sofa in the room
and ... little lamp on the wall. 26. I like to sit on the sofa and read ... good book.27. “Stop talking!” he shouted in … angry voice.
28. Her last words were pronounced in … weak voice. 29. What … lovely weather! 30. What … clever parrot! 31. “What … fool
I was to throw away such … lot of money!” he cried in ... desperate voice. 32. It will be her birthday in … week. 33. You can
easily walk there in … few minutes. 34. George Bernard Show, … well-known English playwright, was born in Ireland in 1856.
35. While travelling in Germany Harry Trench, … young English doctor, got acquainted with Mr. Sartorius, … respectable
looking gentleman, and his daughter Blanche. 36. She is wearing such … nice dress. 37. They are moving to London in … month.
38. It was rather … good idea. 39. Wait … second! 40. I’ve bought … kilo of sugar and … liter of milk. 41. She gave me quite …
reasonable piece of advice. 42. … thousand of students were present at the meeting. 43. What … nice view was outside our
window! 44. Have … look at that strange couple. 45. You look so tired. You should go for … walk. 46. We haven’t seen each
other for … long time. 47. He plays the piano like … Mozart. 48. There was a message for you from … Nick Goldberg. Do you
know him?
Exercise 2.
Use articles if necessary.
1. What’s … weather like today? - … weather is fine. 2. … teacher asked me many questions at … lesson. … questions were
difficult. 3. My brother is doing his homework. … homework was easy. 4. It is very dark in … room. Turn on … light, please. 5.
This is …dress you wanted to buy. 6. She is … teacher you intended to talk to. 7. This is … poem you have to learn for the next
lesson. 8. … diamond is … most precious stone. 9. … dolphin is considered to be … cleverest animal on … Earth. 10. … light
bulb was invented by Thomas Edison. 11. Bill Robins was … very rich man. He was … richest man in … village. 12. Pete is …
tallest boy in … class. Nick is … shortest boy, but he is very strong. I think Nick is … strongest boy in … class. 13. Which was …
most difficult exercise in … test paper? 14. February is … shortest month of the year. 15. … weather is fine today. … sky is blue,
… sun is shining brightly in … blue sky. 16. … Earth is … planet. 17. … President of the United States is elected every four
years. 18. … moon goes round … earth every 27 days. 19. … capital of Peru is Lima. 20. … earth goes round … sun. 21. …
giraffe is … tallest of all animals. 22. … whale is a mammal but it lives in … sea. 23. … ostrich is … largest living bird. 24. …
piano is my favourite instrument. 25. John was … only person I talked to at the party. 26. Write your name at … top of … page.
27. … beginning of … film was not very good. 28. My house is at … end of … street. 29. … table is in … middle of … room. 30.
Do you drive on … left or on … right in your country? 31. These books are not different. They are … same. 32. I never listen to
… radio. 33. We don’t go to … theatre very much these days. In fact, in … town where we live there isn’t … theatre. 34. Would
you rather live in … town or in … country. 35. Don’t sit on … ground! 36…. man over there is collecting money for … blind. 37.
Why doesn’t … government do more to help … unemployed? 38. Robin Hood robbed … rich and gave the money to … poor. 39.
… next day, when they were in … field, he shouted at … top of his voice. 40. … French are famous for their food. 41. France is to
… north of Italy. 42. I am … oldest and my sister is … youngest; she plays … violin really well and wants to be … professional
musician. 43. My mother likes to play … piano. She often plays … piano in … evening. 44. I like to read books in … original. 45.
… more poems you learn, … better memory you have.
Exercise 3.
Use articles if necessary.
There is more water than land on our planet . (1)... largest and deepest ocean in (2)... world is (3)… Pacific, then comes(4) ...
Atlantic.(5) ... Indian ocean is only (6)... little smaller. (7)... smallest ocean is (8)... Arctic.
(9)... longest river in (10)... world is (11)... Mississippi, (12)... largest sea is (13)... Mediterranean, (14) ... deepest lake is (15)...
Lake Baikal.
Large masses of land are called (16)... continents. They are (17)... Europe and (18) …Asia, (19)... North and (20)... South
America, (21)... Australia and (22)... Antarctica.
There are mountain chains in many parts of (23)... world. Some of them such as (24)... Urals are old, others like (25)...
Caucasus are much younger. (26)... highest mountain chain, which is called(27) ... Himalayas, is situated in (28)... Asia.
Exercise 4.
These are geography questions. Choose your answer from the box. Sometimes you need to use «The».
Alps, Amazon, Atlantic, Bahamas, Cairo, Kenya, Red Sea,
Asia, Andes, Pacific, Malta, Tokyo, Rhine, Switzerland, United States
1.___ is the capital of Egypt.
2. ___is between Africa and America.
3. ___is a country in the middle of Europe.
4. ___ is a river in South America.
5. ___ is the largest continent in the world.
6. ___is the largest ocean.
7. ___ is a river in Europe.
8. ___ is between Canada and Mexico.
9. ___ is in East Africa.
10. ___are mountains in South America.
11. ___is the capital of Japan.
12. ___is an island in the Mediterranean.
13.___ are mountains in central Europe.
14 ___is between Saudi Arabia and Africa.
15. ___are a group of islands near Florida.