мІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ УКРАЇНИ
Національний університет кораблебудування
ім. адм. Макарова
Мовчан Л.С., Снігур Л.А.
Навчальний посібник
для самостійної роботи та самоконтролю студентів
з практики англійської мови
ЧАСТИНА І
Миколаїв 2009
мІНІСТЕРСТВО ОСВІТИ І НАУКИ УКРАЇНИ
Національний університет кораблебудування
ім. адм. Макарова
Мовчан Л.С., Снігур Л.А.
Навчальний посібник
для самостійної роботи та самоконтролю студентів
з практики англійської мови
ЧАСТИНА І
Миколаїв 2009
УдК 81’33(075.8)
ББк 81.2 Англ.
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Кафедра прикладної лінгвістики
Мовчан Л.С., Снігур Л.А. Навчальний посібник для самостійної роботи та самоконтролю студентів з практики англійської мови. ЧАСТИНА І. – Миколаїв: НУК, 2009. – 74 с.
Даний навчальний посібник містить завдання для самостійної роботи та самоконтролю студентів спеціальності 7.030505 «Прикладна лінгвістика».
Мета посібника – розвиток необхідних вмінь та навичок вживання граматичних форм та лексичних одиниць у студентів І курсу спеціальності «Прикладна лінгвістика».
Рецензент:
кандидат філологічних наук,
доцент, професор НУК Філіппова Н.М.
Миколаїв 2009
Unit I articles. Nouns definite and indefinite articles
I. Look at these extracts and complete the sentences using “a”' or “the".
1. Hello! I have ____ problem with ____ printer in the upstairs office. It's ____ one next to the door. Could you take a look at it and email me back if it's a big problem? Thanks.
Hi there. I've been looking at ____ printer problem you emailed me about today. You need to re-install ____ printer and try printing again. You may also need ____ new cartridge for it soon.
Hope that helps!
2. The arms and hands of our prehistoric ancestor were probably not very different from _____ human arm and hand today._____ upper and lower joints of the arm, elbow and wrist, were probably very similar, and ____ basic structure of _____ hand with its five fingers was also _____ same. But according to some scientists there has been _____ important change – a change in _____ way we hold things.
3. Robbers stole __ million euros from a central bank in Madrid yesterday. Spanish police are looking for __ man in his late twenties. The suspect has short brown hair and dark eyes. He's about 1 meter 80 and of average build, weighing approximately 80 kilos. The bank clerk noticed a tattoo of ___ eagle on ____ suspect's right arm.
Police also want to question __ woman who was in ___ bank at the time. She's blonde, middle-aged, and was smartly-dressed in a business suit. She has ___ freckled face, is slim, and of average height. Anyone who thinks they can help ___ police with their enquiries should contact their local police station.
II. Read this conversation, complete the sentences using “a” or “the”.
A. I went to see _____ movie last week ...
B. Oh yeah, what did you see?
A. It was _____ love story called Cold Mountain.
B. Isn't that _____ one with Nicole Kidman in?
A. Yes, it's set at _____ end of _____ American Civil War.
III. Put either “a” or” the” in each space.
One day (1)_______young prince arrived at the castle of King Ottar and fell in love with the king's youngest daughter, who was very beautiful. 'You can only marry my daughter,' said (2)_______king, 'if you can recognise her, and you must marry the woman you choose.' 'That's easy,' said the prince, and King Ottar put all his daughters behind (3)_______wall that had (4)_______space at (5)______ bottom, so (6)_______prince could only see seven pairs of feet, and the feet all looked (7)_______same. Suddenly, one of (8)_______feet moved and so (9)_____ prince said 'That is (10)_______woman I love.'
Unfortunately, it was not; it was King Ottar's eldest daughter who was not at all beautiful, but the prince had to marry her. In fact, she was extremely intelligent and had a good sense of humour, so that very soon the prince did fall in love with her and they lived happily ever after. (11)_______moral of this story is that love is (12)_______very unreliable thing.
IV. Match the explanations on the left with the examples on the right.
1 She is not talking about any particular one; it isn't relevant or she doesn't know. 2 She doesn't expect him to know which one because she's pointing it out for the first time. 3 She expects him to know which one because she's describing it precisely. 4 She expects him to know which one because they have mentioned it before. 5 She expects him to know which one without describing it (because it is the only one she can mean). |
a) Hey, Robert, what's that? It looks like a flying saucer. b) Turn off the light and look at the sky. c) Can you reach the large camera on the shelf behind your chair? d) I think we got at least one good photo of the saucer. e) Let's send it to a newspaper.
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