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Nouns / articles

1. Fill in: a, an or the where necessary.

Last summer we went to 1) …… seaside for two weeks. Unfortunately, we hadn’t booked 2) …… accommodation before we went, and we had 3) ……. awful time finding 4) ……. room to stay in. 5) ……. only room we could find was very small, but it had 6) …….. lovely view of 7) …… sea and was only two minutes from 8) ……. beach. 9) ……. weather was very hot, and on 10) ……. first day I stayed out so long, I got 11) ……. terrible sunburn and had to stay in bed 12) ……. next day. After that, however, everything went well and we had 13) …… wonderful holiday.

2. Read the texts and fill in: a, an or the where necessary.

  • 1) …….. island of Bali is 2) ……. exciting holiday destination located in 3 …….. Indonesia. Many tourists travel there each year to explore its magnificent coral reefs and white sandy beaches.

  • 4) …….. Delphi, lying on the slopes of 5) …… Mt Parnassus is 6) …… famous archaeological site in 7) ……… Greece. Some of the ruins that you can see there today are 8) ……. Temple of Apollo, 9) ……. gymnasium, the stadium and the theatre.

  • 10) …….. Ice Hotel at 11) …….. Balea Lake in 12) ……. Romania is the first ice hotel in 13) …….. Eastern Europe. It was built in 2006 deep in 14) …….. Fagaras Mountains, at 15) ……. Altitude of 2,034 metres.

3. Fill in: a, an or the where necessary.

Dear Nicole,

Hi. How are you? My family and I just came back from Japan and we had such 1) ……. fantastic time!

Japan is 2) ….. extraordinary country rich in culture and tradition. We stayed at 3) ……. traditional Japanese hotel in 4) …… Asakusa. This gave us the chance to experience Japanese customs and taste 5) ……. local cuisine. Luckily, our hotel was only 6) …… fifteen-minute walk from 7) …….. city centre.

Tokyo is 8) …….. city full of modern architecture. First, we went to 9) ……. Tokyo Tower from where we had 10) ……. wonderful view of the city. Next, we went to 11) …… Tokyo National Museum which has 12) …….. enormous collection of Japanese Art. On the last day, we went shopping. Shopping is 13) ……. extremely popular activity in Tokyo and not just for 14) …… travelers.

Well, that’s all my news. Write back soon.

Jill

Clauses

1. Read the letter and add the sentences in brackets using relative clauses.

Dear Donna,

I must tell you about a man 1) …………………………….. (I met him on holiday). I met him in Rome 2) …………………………….. (I was staying there overnight). I was walking around the Forum, 3) …………………………….. (it’s one of Rome’s ancient sites). The guide, 4) …………………………….. (he’d been feeling unwell all day), suddenly fainted! Someone shouted, “Doctor!” and a man 5) …………………………….. (he was standing nearby), came rushing up to help. He took the guide into the shade, 6) …………………………….. (it was cooler there), and rushed to a telephone, 7) …………………………….. (it was nearby) to call an ambulance. Fortunately, it proved to be nothing serious, 8) …………………………….. (we were all relieved to hear it). Anyway, we got chatting, and guess what! This man, 9) …………………………….. (David is his name), comes from Birmingham, 10) …………………………….. (I studied History there). We found out we had a lot in common, and I’m going to see him again next week. I’ll keep you posted.

Love,

Kim