Articles

(Артиклі)

Невизначений артикль a (an)	Визначений артикль the	Без артикля
Незліченні іменники в однині, згадані уперше: I have a house. The house is in the country.	Океани, моря, ріки; озера та гори у множині: the Red Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Alps, the Andes (крім озер у однині та гірських вершин Lake Baikal, Mount Vesuvius)	Іменники у множині та незліченні іменники при узагальненні: Milk is good for kids. (Але: The milk is in the fridge.)
Представники народу, країни: a French woman a Japanese worker	Явища або поняття, єдині у своєму роді: the earth, the Queen, the sun, the Moon	Абстрактні іменники: freedom, happiness
Деякі вирази кількості: a few, twice a week, a pair of shoes, a little, forty miles an hour, a hundred	Країни, назва яких складається з більш ніж одного слова та частини світу: the United States, the East (Але: Great Britain)	Країни, назва яких складається з одного слова, континенти: China, Europe, Asia
Опис людей, предметів, місць: She has a nice face.	Порядкові числівники: the third chapter the First World War	Кількісні числівники після іменників: World War One, Chapter three
Професія, представник або предмет даного класу: He is a manager. This is a table.	Театри, музеї, газети та готелі: the Bolshoi Theatre, the Hermitage, the Times, the Hilton	Вирази з видами транспорту та місця: at home, in/to bed, at/to work, at/to school, by bus, by train, on foot
	Певна група, клас людей, сім’я: the unemployed, the Petrovs	Види спорту, пори року, науки: soccer, autumn, physics
		Планети, сузір’я: Venus, Mars, Milky Way

Exercise 6 Fill in a/an or the if required.

1. Amanda is ... student. When she finishes her ... studies, she wants to be ... journalist. She lives with ... two friends in ... flat near ... college where she is studying. ... flat is small but she likes it. 2. It’s ... nice morning. Let’s go for ... walk. 3. What is ... largest city in ... Canada? 4. I like ... this room but I don’t like ... colour of ... carpet. 5. Can you recommend ... good restaurant? 6. We had dinner in ... most expensive restaurant in ... town. 7. Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to ... airport? 8. I’m going away ... next week. 9. Could you close ... door, please? 10. I’ve got ... problem. Can you help me? 11. I’m just going to ... post-office. I won’t be long. 12. There were no ... chairs, so we had to sit on ... floor. 13. ... my sister has just got ... job in ... bank in ... Manchester. 14. Where did you have ... lunch? 15. Rita is studying ... English and ... Maths this term. 16. Please give me ... cup of ... coffee with ... cream and ... sugar. 17. ... Lake Erie is one of ... five Great Lakes in ... North America. 18. We crossed ... Atlantic Ocean. 19. What did you eat for ... breakfast this morning? 20. Last night ... bird was singing outside my house. 21. ... chair you are sitting in is broken. 22. Did you have ... nice holiday? – Yes, it was ... best holiday I’ve ever had.

Exercise 7 Choose the right word.

1. Where’s milk/the milk? It’s in the fridge. 2. I don’t like milk/the milk. I never drink it. 3. We went for a swim in the river. Water/the water was very cold. 4. I don’t like swimming in cold water/the cold water. 5. Excuse me, can you pass salt/the salt, please? 6. I like this town. I like people/the people here. 7. Vegetables/The vegetables are good for you. 8. I can’t sing this song. I don’t know words/the words. 9. I enjoy taking photographs/the photographs. It’s my hobby. 10. He’s afraid of dogs/the dogs. 11. Women/the women live longer than men/the men. 12. We had a very nice meal. Vegetables/The vegetables were especially good. 13. I like skiing/the skiing but I’m not very good at it. 14. Why are people/the people violent?