The Article

Exercise. 38, p. 21: Study the following patterns:

A. Give me a book, (any book)

Give me the book, (the book in your bag)

В. There is an article in today's paper.

The article is on modern architecture. It's an interesting article.

Exercise. 39, p.21-22: Make up situations, explaining the use of the article in the following pairs of sentences.

1. (i) This is a house. (ii) This is the house. 2. (i) You can have a new bag. (ii) You can have the new bag. 3. (i) May I have an English dictionary? (ii) May I have the English dictionary? 4. (i) This is a famous picture. (ii) This is the famous picture. 5. (i) You had a copy of my report. (ii) You had the copy of my report. 6. (i) She is a doctor. (ii) She is the doctor.

Exercise 40 p.22: Fill in the blanks with articles.

1.This is — very difficult sentence for me. — sentence has too many unknown words in it. 2. Ours is — noisy street. — street is in the centre of the city. It is — street with very heavy traffic during the day. 3. "Is there — theatre in your town?" "Yes, we have one. — theatre is in the town's central square." 4. You have — mistake in the second form of the verb. — mistake is bad, it is not — spelling but — grammar mistake. 5. He has — interesting collection of butterflies. — collection is the second best in our country. 6. He has — elder brother. — brother is away the greater part of the year. He is — sailor.

Exercise 41, p. 22: Fill in the blanks with articles. Retell the passage.

I like Elsom. It is — seaside resort in — South of England. — town is not very far from Brighton and it has the charm of — old town. ___ Town was never fashionable. In winter Elsom was usually — quiet place and the Dolphin — very comfortable inn. In — hall of — inn there still is a framed letter from Mr Thackeray, — famous writer. In August and September — town is full of holiday-makers and is for two months __ noisy place.

(After "The Round Dozen" by W. S. Maugham)

The Article (a) with the names of meals

Exercise 43, p. 44: Study the following patterns:

It's time for dinner.

What a good dinner! You are a fine cook.

The dinner she gave us was well-cooked.

After dinner we shall have coffee.

Exercise 44, p.44 Insert the article where necessary.

1. — supper will be served at nine. 2. Father usually reads his morn­ing paper at — breakfast. 3. She had — breakfast of toast with butter which she washed down with a cup of coffee. 4. He left house soon after __ breakfast and promised to be back some time before — lunch. 5. We shall have — light supper because we had — good dinner. 6. Do we have time to watch the film on TV before — supper? 7. She invited us to stay for — dinner, and — dinner, I must say, was very good. 8. There will be nobody to — dinner except the family.

Exercise 45, p.44 Translate the following.

1. Что у нас сегодня на ужин? 2. В кафе напротив всегда можно получить горячий завтрак. 3. По воскресеньям у нас обычно кто-нибудь бывает к обеду. 4. У вас достаточно времени для небольшой прогулки перед завтраком. 5. Твоя сестра угостила нас прекрасным обедом. 6. Мы позавтракаем на террасе, хорошо? 7. Врачи рекомендуют ранний и легкий ужин. 8. Купить что-нибудь на обед? 9. Закажи, пожалуйста, обед из трех блюд на меня тоже. 10. Я больше всего люблю кашу на завтрак.

(b) With names of materials

Exercise. 46, p. 45: Study the following patterns.

This country exports coffee.

The coffee is of high quality.

Have a cup of hot coffee

Exercise 47, p. 45: Explain the use of the article. Translate the sentences.

1. Waiter, a coffee and two teas, please. 2. I met him at a dinner at Smith's house. 3. "Essentuky" is a mineral water. 4. Of all the teas I like the green tea most; it's a nice drink on a hot day. 5. A hot coal fell from the fire on the carpet. 6. Have an ice-cream. 7. Hungary is famous for its wines. 8. This is a light Caucasian wine.

Exercise 48, p.45: Insert the article where necessary.

1. He usually has a glass of — water with his dinner. 2. There are places where — water is as precious as gold. 3. — water in the lake is so clear that you can see every single stone. 4. After a hard day's work I like — hot milk. 5. Come quickly, — milk is getting cold. 6. Don't sit on — sand, it's damp after the rain. 7. My shoes are full of — sand. 8. There are people who will eat — ice-cream in the street even in winter. 9. Why is — coal better for heating than wood? 10. ___ coal of Newcastle is rich in carbon. 11. Put the bottle into the ice-box to cool — wine for dinner.

Exercise 50 p. 70: Translate the following.

1. Густой туман окутал весь город. 2. Давай подождем, дождь скоро прекратится. 3. Ветер с запада обычно приносит дождь. 4. Как используется сила ветра? 5. Ветер был сильным, и идти было трудно. 6. Сильный мороз погубил фруктовые деревья. 7. Вчера вечером шел сильный снег, выпало много снега. 8. Посмотри, снег около фабрики совсем черный. 9. Он выглянул в окно — везде лежал снег: не деревьях, дорожках сада, клумбах (flower beds).

(b) With parts of the day and seasons

Exercise 51, p. 70: Study the patterns:

It is early/late morning (evening, etc.).

It was a bright Sunday morning of early/late autumn (spring, etc).

They came in the morning (afternoon, etc); in (the) autumn (winter, etc).

It was a rainy morning (night, etc); a rainy autumn (spring, etc).

I met him on the morning of the exam; in the autumn of 1980.

He is here since Friday morning (autumn, etc).

Exercise 52, p.70: Fill in the blanks with articles where necessary.

1. — autumn has come and early in — morning sheets of — ice cover the puddles on the road. 2. — rain never stopped in—night and — morning started with — dull rain typical of — late autumn 3. We had — cold winter last year with a lot of — snow. — frost didn’t let go even during — day. 4. The champion said he would always remember — winter of 1980 when he went mountain-skiing for the first time. 5. All through — winter the old hunter is alone in the taiga, first tourists come only in — summer. 6. You can get to Yakutsk only by plane but in — bad weather there may be no flights and the passengers have to wait in the airport all through — night hoping that — weather may change for the better in —morning and they will be able to catch a plane some time during — day. I have been waiting here since Monday noon. 7. It was — late afternoon on — foggy September day when we left the town in our car. 8. We are expecting them in — evening, some time after seven.