Запомните устойчивые сочетания, употребляющиеся только с неопределенным артиклем “a”/an

as a matter of fact – собственно говоря;

to have a look – взглянуть

to have a smoke – закурить

to have a mind to do smth – намереваться, иметь желание сделать

to take a fancy to – иметь склонность к чему-нибудь, увлечься чем-либо;

to have a headache (toothache, etc.) – испытывать головную (зубную и т.п.) боль

to go for a walk – отправиться на прогулку

to be in a hurry – спешить

to be at a loss – растеряться

to be in a position to do smth. – иметь возможность что-либо сделать.

in a hurry - второпях

a great many (with countables) - много; a great deal (with uncountables) - много

it's a pity - жаль

it's a shame - стыдно; жалко

it's a pleasure - приятно

as a result - в результате

to have a good time - хорошо провести время

at a glance - сразу, одним взглядом

to tell a lie - говорить неправду

Запомните некоторые словосочетания, в которых употребляется только определенный артикль “the”

Where is the – где …

To tell the time – сказать, который час

To tell the truth – сказать правду

To play the piano ( the violin? Etc.) – играть на пианино (скрипке и т.д.)

To take the trouble – взять на себя труд

To go to the theatre ( the cinema) – ходить в театр (в кино)

In the morning (the afternoon, the evening) – утром (днем, вечером)

In the street, etc. – на улице и т.п.

it's out of the question - об этом и речи быть не может

in the original - в оригинале

to keep the house - сидеть дома, не выходить (особ, по болезни)

on the whole - в целом

the other day - на днях

on the one hand - с одной стороны; on the other hand - с другой стороны

at/ the/bottom/top of — внизу/вверху

Заполните устойчивые сочетания, употребляющиеся без артикля.

out-of-doors - на дворе, на улице, вне дома

to take to heart - принимать близко к сердцу

at heart - в глубине души

to take offence - обижаться

to give (to get, to ask) permission - дать (получить, попросить) разрешение

to lose heart - терять мужество

from morning till night - с утра до вечера

from head to foot - с головы до ног

from beginning to end - с начала до конца

at first sight - с первого взгляда

by chance - случайно

by mistake - по ошибке

for hours - часами

for ages - целую вечность

by land, by sea, by air - сушей, морем, по воздуху

to go to sea - стать моряком, выходить в море

on deck - на палубе

on board - на борту

to keep house - вести хозяйство

at sunrise (at dawn) - на рассвете

at sunset - на закате

at work - за работой

by name - по имени

in debt - в долгу

to play football / hockey - играть в футбол, хоккей

Упражнение 1. Заполните пропуски неопределенным артиклем «а», где это необходимо.

1. ... iron is ... metal. 2. ... milk comes from ... cow. 3. We eat soup with ... spoon.

4. ... bread is made of... flour, and flour is made of wheat. 5. I wear ... rain-coat in

... autumn and fur - coat in ... winter. 6. She is ... librarian. 7. ... fish swims in ...

water. 8. This is ... bag. 9. Which fruit would you like: ... apples or ... oranges? 10.

Mr. Sawyer is ... research worker in ... physics.

Упражнение 2. Употребите артикли «а» / (an), где это необходимо.

1. What … interesting person! 2. What … good students! 3. What … miserable weather I. 4. What … wonderful news! 5. What … strange question! 6. What … surprise! 7. Such … waste! 8. Such … terrible man! 10. He’s such … fantastic guitarist!

Упражнение 3. Употребите, где необходимо, определенный артикль «the».

1. ... Amason is the largest river system in the world.

2. A few seas have names of colours: ... Black Sea…., Red Sea, ... “Yellow Sea.” 3. …, Suez Canal is in Middle East. 4. ... Far East or ... Orient, refers to the area of... Asia, where ... China and ... Japan are located. 3. He used to live in ... South, but then he moved to ... California. 6. ... Norway and ... Sweden occupy ... Scandinavian Peninsula. 7. There are many beautiful shops on ... Fifth Avenue in New York. 8. ... Istanbul was once called ... Constantinople.

Упражнение 4. Используйте в данных предложениях определенный артикль «the», где это необходимо.

1. ... policemen wear uniforms. 2. ... cats eat fish. 3. ... cats are in the yard. 4. ... children go to school. 5. Look at ... children. They are so nice. 6. Pamela likes ... music. 7. I can't fall asleep. ... music is very loud. 8. ... pilots fly airplanes. 9. ... pilots of this company are very good. 10. ... policemen of this town are very brave.

Упражнение 5. Вставьте артикль, где это необходимо.

1. This ... pencil is broken. Give me that... pencil, please. 2. I have ten programs on my computer. My favourite is ... Microsoft Word. 3. My friend has ... car. ... car is broken now. My ... friend has no ... motorcycle. 4. Our flat... is large. 5. I received ... letter from my friend yesterday. ... letter was very long. 6. She has two ... daughters and one ... son. Her ... son is ... lawyer. 7. My ... brother's ... friend has no ... dog. 8. This is ... house. ... tree is green. 9. They have ... party. ... party is ... birthday party.. 10.I read a book on marketing yesterday. ... book was interesting and useful.

Упражнение 6. Вставьте артикли «а»/(an), где это необходимо.

1. Yesterday I saw ... new film, but... film wasn't very interesting. 2. Washington

is situated on ... Potomac river, and London is situated on ... Thames. 3. Yuri

Gagarin was ... first man to fly over ... Earth in spaceship. 4. My younger sister will go to school ... next year. 5. In ... summer we went to ...Black Sea coast. 6. ... New York is one of the biggest business centers in the world. 7. Lomonosov was... great Russian scientist. He was born in ... small village on ... shore of... White Sea. 8. Is your dress made of... silk or ... cotton? 9...Peter's brother is ... student. He will be a lawyer soon. 10.One of my neighbours is a student of... faculty of Philosophy. Philosophy is ... very difficult discipline. 11. My mother is ... accountant. I don't want to be ... accountant. I want to be ... manager.

Упражнение 7. Вставьте артикли «а»/(an), где это необходимо.

1... Germany is ... most developed country in Europe. 2...History and ... Computer Science were ... my favourite subjects at... school. 3. I know ... nearest way to ... Bank. 4. ... Economics is one of ... most important disciplines at... University. 5. Usually I get up at... 7 o'clock in ... morning. 6...Rostov is situated on ... Don. 7. Will you have ... cup of... tea? 8. Warsaw is ... capital of Poland. 9. We shall go to ...cinema ... together with ... boyfriend (girlfriend). 10. This is ... book, ... book is very interesting. 1 l. Do you see ... sun in ... sky today? 12.He is ... engineer by ... profession.

Упражнение 8. Вставьте артикль, где это необходимо.

Three men came to ... New York for... holiday. They came to ... very large hotel

and took ... room there. Their room was on ... forty-fifth floor. In ... evening ...

friends went to ... theatre and came back to ... hotel very late.

«I am very sorry,» said ... clerk of... hotel, «but... lifts do not work tonight. If you

don't want to walk up to your room, we shall make ... beds for you in ... hall.» «No,

no,» said one of... friends, «no, thank you. We don't want to sleep in ... hall. We

shall walk up to our room.»

Then he turned to his friends and said: «It is not easy to walk up to ... forty-fifth

floor, but we shall make it easier.

On ... way to ... room I shall tell you some jokes; then you, Andy, will sing us

some songs; then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories.» So they began

walking up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some songs.

At last they came to ... thirty sixth floor. They were tired and decided to have ...

rest. «Well,» said Tom, «now it is your turn, Peter. After all ... jokes, I would like

to hear ... sad story. Tell us ... long and interesting story with ... sad end.» «... story

which I am going to tell you,» — said Peter, «is sad enough. We left … key to our

room in ... hall.»

Упражнение 9. Выберите правильный вариант.

1. Some children don't like school/the school. 2. After leaving school/the school Pamela worked as a nurse in hospital/at the hospital. 3. Ted had an accident and had to go to hospital/the hospital. 4. Jack entered university/the university without doing his examinations. 5. Nicolas was sent to prison/the Prison for murder. 6. The lawyer had to go to prison/the prison to speak to his client. 7. At the end of each term parents go to school/the school to parents' meeting. 8. Why aren't you at work/the work today? 9. There are many places of interest in this town. We wanted to visit church/the church because it's very old and beautiful. 10. My grandparents didn't believe in God and didn't go to

church/the church.

Упражнение 10. Вставьте в пропуски определенный артикль «the» или неопределенный артикль «а», где это необходимо.

1…. Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from … France to … United States. 2. Margaret is studying … English and math this term. 3 Please give me .… cup of coffee with … cream and … sugar. 4…. Lake Erie is one of … five Great Lakes in … 5. On our trip to … Spain we crossed … Atlantic Ocean. 6. Jeremy played … basketball and … baseball at … Boys’ Club this year. 7. Ingrid plays … violin and her sister plays … guitar. 8. While we were in … Alaska, we saw Eskimo village. 9. Gregory attended … Princeton University. 10. … Queen Elizabeth II is … monarch of … Great Britain. 11. … Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776. 12. Scientists hope to send … expedition to … Mars during … 1990s. 13. Last night there was … bird singing outside my house. 14. … Civil War was fought in … United States between 1861 and 1865. 15. … Florida State University is smaller that … University of Florida.

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