Put in the article where necessary:
1. These are pencils. ….. pencils are red. 2. This is ….. soup. …… soup is tasty. 3. In the morning I eat …… sandwich and drink …… tea. 4. She gave me …… coffee and ……cake. …… coffee was hot, …… cake was tasty. 5. He never eats ….. meat. He always eats …..vegetables. ….. cereals, ……fruit, …..nuts. 6. She bought …. meat, …….butter and …… potatoes yesterday. 7. She also bought …. cake. …… cake was tasty. 8. Do you like …. Ice cream? 9. We bought …..apples. ……. apples are good. 10. We ate …… cake with ….. tea. …… tea was pleasant.
REMEMBER! Запомните словосочетания, в которых артикль не употребляется:
at school – в школе
at home – дома
at work - на работе
Put in the article where necessary:
1. We are at…. home. 2. My ….. brother is not at ….. home, he is at …… school. 3. is your father at ……. home? 4. Where is your ……… brother? He is at ….. home. 5. I have two ….. sisters. My ….sisters are at …… home. 6. She has …. two children. Her children are at ….. school!. 7. My….. father is at …. home. He is not at ….. work.
Put in "a/an" in the sentences and translate:
What …… wonderful idea to meet at this restaurant.
My stepmother is ……. English interpreter at the ABB University.
Usually we meet once …. week after the lessons.
It is rather …… bad solution to get money in such …. way.
…. apple was damaged, I didn`t want it.
…. Embassy is situated near our school.
Uncle Paul is ……. engineer at the Construction engineering Company.
What …… surprise!!!!
We moved 10 miles …. hour.
6. Put in a/the or - in the sentences:
They have a book. …… book is very interesting.
These buildings are situated on …… north.
…… Ivanovs are very communicative people.
It was …… best film I have ever seen.
…….sugar is very harmful in big quantity.
There were several shipcrashes in … Pacific Ocean.
….. Euro is a strong currency.
Ann`s dream was to visit …..Paris.
My parents are at …. work, so you may come to me.
At this training coarse there is …. new subject.
Conversational topic: HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
Grammar topic: THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE.
Sport and a healthy lifestyle.
Sport and health are closely connected. Generally speaking health has several components and sport is one of them. Others are healthy diet, hasteless and calm lifestyle, being in harmony with yourself and with others and positive attitude, of course.
Sport is regarded more as a component of physical health. However, everybody knows that healthy body means sound mind. Sport is mostly associated with young people, but that’s a false opinion. Many old people also regularly exercise.
Nowadays, there are several ways to keep fit. First is to do regular morning exercises. Second is to exercise during the day through cycling, roller-skating, walking in the park, jogging, swimming, ice-skating etc. And the third way is to attend specialized fitness – centers, which can be found nearly everywhere now. They offer wide opportunities for people with different needs. They are often combined with swimming-pools or ice-rinks.
People of different ages can design exercises that will fit them. Running, jumping, swimming, aerobics, stretching are among the most popular exercises. Many people prefer jogging, which is the cheapest and the most accessible sport. Walking is a very popular activity too. For example, popular running competitions are now held everywhere. The big city marathons have become sporting events. Television and newspapers report about them in detail. In order to keep fit some people do aerobics or yoga, karate, belly dancing, others prefer body building, weightlifting, and a simple work out in the gym. People can easily learn more about fitness through popular books and videos that are sold almost everywhere. A healthy body becomes a fashion, an ideal of the life of today
Children also have numerous opportunities to keep fit. Every school offers physical education as a compulsory subject. Some schools even offer swimming lessons in summer and skiing lessons in winter.
Many sports activities have become a part of daily Russian life. Football has always been the most popular sport among boys. Playing football is healthy; football also brings people close because in order to win people have to work as a team. Bicycling is very popular in Russia. Skiing, skating, fishing and hunting are wide spread in our country. Another activity that is popular in our country is roller-skating. Today it has reached its peak in our country.
Everybody can choose the type of sport they want to do. Some people even become professionals; some simply do it as an amateur in order to maintain a healthy lifestyle.