Английская грамматика для студентов факультета бизнеса. Предпороговый уровень. English grammar for pre-intermediate business students. Учебное пособие

ОТСУТСТВИЕ АРТИКЛЯ

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АРТИКЛЬ С ИМЕНАМИ СОБСТВЕННЫМИ Отсутствие артикля с именами собственными

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PRACTICE

Ex. 1. Translate the following sentences. State the meaning of the article in bold type.

1.After all, by nature a teacher must be an original and creative person.

2.The idea had never entered his mind, but it turned out to be a simple one.

3.She never wasted a minute of her valuable time.

4.The cottage was easy to find, just off the main road.

5.The detective stood motionless behind the door waiting for the assailant.

6.Chocolate is necessary for the brain.

7.A cup of coffee and a roll is a usual continental breakfast.

8.Time is money.

9.You’ll do it tomorrow, won’t you? Monday is the deadline.

10.A new safe was put in Mr. Adams’s office.

Ex. 2. Fill in the blanks using “a”, “the” or “–”.

1.It costs a/– thousand euros.

2.–/The President will arrive in a/– couple of minutes.

3.There are six points in –/the agenda.

4.I’ve run out of –/the money.

5.Do you accept –/the credit cards?

6.He was elected –/the chairman two months ago.

7.I can give you a/the lift to the station.

8.Sorry! I’ve got a/the wrong number.

9.It was rather a/the delicate question. I didn’t dare to ask it.

10.Our office is in a/the center of a/the city.

11.In –/the near future videoconferences will replace many meetings.

12.How many hours do you work, on –/the average, every week?

13.He made money working at a/the Stock Exchange.

14.He has just given me a/– very helpful advice.

Ex. 3. Fill in the blanks using “a” or “the”.

1.The students are going to write ... test. ... test consists of five tasks.

2.My son got ... bad mark at school yesterday, but ... mark did not upset him.

3.We have ... new student in the class. ... student comes from Peru.

4.They gave ... party last night. Everybody enjoyed ... party.

5.I found ... kitten in the street and brought it home, but my mother is against ... poor animal.

6.He met ... girl at the disco. ... girl was a wonderful dancer.

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7.My uncle has built ... new house. ... house is small but quite comfortable.

8.I saw ... beautiful dress in the shop, but ... dress was too expensive.

9.There is ... new dictionary on sale now. ... dictionary gives 20 000 words.

10.You asked me ... question but I think you should know ... answer yourself.

11.He got ... very good education.

12.It was ... fine afternoon.

13. ... weather was wonderful.

14. There is ... new file in ... computer. ... file contains very important information.

Ex. 4. Write the articles in the blanks, if it is necessary.

1.If you go to ... bed late, you’ll stay very small; if you go to ... bed early, you’ll grow very tall.

2.Soon time came to start ... school.

3.If the test is positive, you’ll have to go to ... hospital at once.

4.People go to ... church to say their prayers.

5.Ten years in ... prison taught him nothing.

6.Martha works as a nurse in ... children’s hospital.

7.He first went to ... college, and then entered ... Newcastle University.

8.I had ... uncomfortable bed at the hotel.

9.He stays at ... University till late evening.

10.I met him by accident in ... town.

11.The lawyer went to ... hospital to make a will for Mike.

12. ... beds are still unmade, aren’t they?

Ex. 5. Translate into English the sentence fragment given in the brackets. Pay attention to the use of the articles.

1.Here is (тысяча долларов) I owe you.

2.Associated Industries can supply you with (оборудование) you need.

3.(Компьютер) has already changed our lives dramatically.

4.That shop sells ready-made clothes at (полцены).

5.When he has charged with murder he said he has (алиби).

6.The company promised (хорошая зарплата) for the right person.

7.Of (Семь) Wonders of the World, I’ve only visited the Pyramids.

8.He gave me (ценный совет) on how to invest my money.

9.Like many women, she loves tea parties and (сплетни).

10.The aim to do some physical activity (три раза в неделю) is to keep good health.

11.I managed to sell the old painting at (прибыль).

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12.Jack recovered from the accident and is now (вне опасности).

13.The company’s sales representative says that their hardware is in (большой спрос) all over the world.

14.(Резиденция Премьер-министра) is in Downing Street 10, close to the Whitehall.

Ex. 6. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1.Он известный физик, эксперт в своей области.

2.Пожалуйста, поторопись, а то опоздаешь в школу.

3.Не думала, что у Морозовых такая шикарная библиотека.

4.Озеро Байкал славится своей красотой.

5.Галерея Тейт была основана сэром Генри Тейтом.

6.Мальта, Кипр, Капри – знаменитые острова.

7.Он ловит рыбу ради удовольствия.

8.Не могли бы вы закрыть окно?

9.Какой дождливый день!

10.У Стивена есть друг в Америке и дядя в Австралии.

11.Том построил дом для своих родителей.

12.Пойду прогуляюсь. Ужасно болит голова.

13.Подождите минуту, я хотел бы сделать вам предложение.

14.Этот ученик постоянно делает ошибку в слове daughter.

Ex. 7. Fill in “the” where necessary.

A.What is this letter about? Retell it.

B.Write a similar letter about your visit to Novosibirsk or other city.

Dear Sue, Well I’ve been there in ... New York for two months now. I’m having ... time of my life. I’m staying with my mother’s friends, ... Bronsons. So far, I’m not missing ... home at all. ... Americans are very different from ... English. I noticed this ... moment I arrived at ... Kennedy Airport, where ... most people were very friendly. I’ve done a lot of sightseeing since I arrived. I think I’ve seen all ... famous sights. ... ones I liked best were ...

Statue of Liberty and ... Times Square. We’re going to ... Washington ... next week. I’m looking forward to visiting ... President’s home, ... White House. Mr. Bronson won’t be able to come with us as planned though, because he has ... flu. He was going to drive us there but now we’re going by ... bus instead. Well, I’ll have to sign off now as we’re going to ... cinema tonight and then we’re going for ... dinner at ... Delaney’s restaurant.

Give my love to ... Mother and ... Father and ... family. I’ll be home for ... Christmas.

Love, Jessica

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Ex. 8. A. Read the dialogue, using the articles a/an or the where it is necessary.

B. Complete the dialogue so as to find the solution of the problem.

Martin: I think we ought to book (1) ... holiday. Where shall we go? Anna: What about (2) ... Scotland? I think (3) ... Edinburgh is (4) ...

beautiful city. I love going there.

Martin: (5) ... weather might not be very good. We went there at (6) ...

Easter, and it was freezing, remember.

Anna: We could have (7) ... walk along (8) ... Princes Street and up to (9) ... castle. And I wanted to go to (10) ... Royal Scottish Museum, but we never found (11) ... time.

Martin: Can’t we go somewhere different?

Anna: We could spend some time in (12) ... Highlands, I suppose. Martin: When I go on (13) ... holiday, I want to do something more

relaxing than climbing (14) ... mountains. And I find it pretty boring. Anna: How can you say such (15) ... thing?

Martin: Actually, I’d prefer somewhere warmer and by (16) ... sea. I think (17) ... Corfu would be nice. We might get (18) sunshine there. I just want to lie on (19) ... beach.

Anna: Martin, you know I’m not at all keen on (20) ... beach holidays.

Ex. 9. Underline the correct words.

1.Where's a/the fax they sent this morning? I can't find it.

2.I have an/the appointment at a/the bank.

3.I had a / the very good holiday. A/The weather was marvellous.

4.I've been working so hard that I need a/the break.

5.They are a/the largest manufacturer of light bulbs in a/the world.

6.A/The presentation was a/the great success.

7.Can I give you a/the lift to the station?

8.I think I need a/the new pair of glasses.

9.We need to reach a/the decision as soon as possible.

10.There must be an/the answer to a/the problem.

11.Mike is an/the accountant. He works on another/the other side of town.

12.His office is a/the biggest one in a / the building.

13.Where is a / the document that we were looking at just now?

14.The Portuguese/The Portuguese people are very good negotiators.

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Ex. 12. Underline the correct words.

1.We went to Pisa/the Pisa and saw Leaning Tower/the Leaning Tower.

2.Crete/The Crete is very beautiful at this time of year.

3.My son is in hospital/the hospital and can't go to school/the school.

4.You can go from Heathrow/the Heathrow by underground/the underground.

5.Helmut Kohl/The Helmut Kohl was Chancellor/the Chancellor who helped to reunite Germany/the Germany.

6.We flew over Alps/the Alps and saw Mont Blanc/the Mont Blanc.

7.In near future/the near future videoconferences will replace many meetings.

8.I'm tired! Thank goodness it's time to go home/to home.

9.New York/The New York is in United States/the United States.

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10.I usually have lunch/the lunch at about one.

11.I used to work for Deutsche Bank/the Deutsche Bank in City of London /the City of London at start/the start of my career.

12.My son wants to go to university/the university after his exams.

13.Do you know Lake Windermere /the Lake Windermere? It's in Lake District/the Lake District, in north-west/the north-west of England/ the England.

14.I bought this suit from Bond Street/the Bond Street.

15.The Government should do more to help the poor/the poor people.

16.On our trip to UK/the UK we toured around south-east/the southeast and visited Canterbury Cathedral/the Canterbury Cathedral.

17.They wouldn't pay, so we took them to court/the court.

18.John/The John is at work/the work at moment/the moment.

19.We travelled to Italy/the Italy by car/the car.

20.Danube/The Danube is the main river in Central Europe/the Central Europe.

Ex. 13. In each pair of sentences, fill in one space with the and the other space with a dash (–) to show no article.

1.a) ..... profits are increasing across every division of the company.

b)..... profits we made last year were up in comparison to the year

before.

2.a) ..... information in your report will be very useful to us.

b)..... information about the Kazakh market is hard to find

3.a) ..... visitors should sign their name in the book at reception.

b)..... visitors from Germany will be arriving at ten.

4.a) This magazine article gives ..... advice about which stocks to buy.

b)Thank you for ..... advice you gave me last week.

5.a) ..... bonds I have are all long – term investments.

b)..... bonds are a safe investment when interest rates are falling.

6.a) ..... French exports to the rest of Europe are up 4 % this year.

b)..... French are world leaders in the luxury goods market.

7.a) ..... management is an art, not a science.

b)..... management are blaming the unions for the breakdown in negotiations.

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