Articles.

1. PUT IN a (an) / the PAYING ATTENTION TO THE CONTEXT:

1.This morning I bought ….newspaper and…..magazine. …..newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where I put…..magazine. 2. I saw …..accident this morning. …..car crashed into … tree. ….driver of….car wasn’t hurt but ….car was badly damaged. 3. There are two cars parked outside:…..blue one and…..grey one. ……blue one belongs to my neighbours; I don’t know who….owner of ……grey one is. 4. My friends live in ….old house in ….small village. There is ….beautiful garden behind….house. I’d like to have ….garden like that. 5. We wrote ….dictation yesterday. ……dictation was long and difficult. We have never written such ….dictation before. 6. When I entered the room I saw….girl. ….was young and pretty. 7. Yesterday were in the cinema where we watched…..new film. ….film was about World War II. 8. Once there lived….old doctor in…small town. ….doctor was known to everybody in….town as a very kind man. 9. Last week I read….story that I liked very much. Two brave men were main characters of….story. 10. My sister has ….cat . ……cat is old and very fat.

2. INSERT A / ANORTHE ACCORDING TO THE CONTEXT :

1. a) This house is very nice. Has it got….garden?

b) It’s a beautiful day. Let’s sit in….garden.

с) I like living in this house but it’s a pity that…garden is so small.

2. a) Can you recommend…good restaurant?

b) We had dinner in… very nice restaurant.

c) We had dinner in ….most expensive restaurant in town.

3. a) She has…French name but in fact she’s English, not French.

b) What’s…name of that man we met yesterday?

c) We stayed at a very nice hotel – I can’t remember…name now.

4. a) There isn’t …airport where I live. …nearest airport is 70 miles away.

b) Our plane was delayed. We had to wait at…airport for three hours.

c) Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to…airport?

5. a) “Are you going away next week?” – “No, ….week after next.

b) I’m going away for…week in September.

c) George has a part-time job. He works three mornings…week.

3. INSERT ARTICLES . COMMENT ON THEIR CONTEXT USAGE .

1.I can’t find….letter which you gave me this morning. 2. Yesterday I spoke to…man who had just returned from the Arctic expedition. 3. …clock in …hall is slow. 4. I’ve bought…overcoat with…fur collar. 5. It’s…thing of great importance. 6. ….magazine you lent me is very interesting. 7. This is…picture which you will like. 8. Last weekend I met…old friend, whom I recognized at once. 9. This morning…postman brought me …letter without…stamp. 10. I know…man who lives in…house where you live. 11. My son has …very good German teacher, who knows…language perfectly. 12. ….person who is sitting next to me is…famous painter. 13. Is that…book you are looking for? 14. She still remembers…day when she met her future husband. 15. Ann is looking for…job again. Didn’t she get…job she applied for? 16. Is there…bank near here? 17. My mother is…dentist, but I still hate going to…dentist. 18. Can you turn off…light, please? 19.Once…rich farmer had…friend who grew very good apples. One day…friend gave…farmer…fine young tree to plant. …farmer was pleased with…present, but when he came home, he didn’t know where to plant…tree. He thought: ”If I plant it near…road, strangers will steal…apples. If I plant it in my field, my neighbours will rob me. If I plant it near my house ,my children will eat them.” At last he planted…tree deep in…wood where nobody could see it. But…tree couldn’t grow without sunlight and died in…wood.

4. FILL IN THE BLANKS WITH ARTICLES OR SOME / ANY

PAING ATTENTION ON THE UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS:

1. Please, give me…hot milk. 2. Put…lemon in your tea. 3. England has to import… raw materials, such as…timber, …petroleum,…cotton. 4. Please, cut… grass in the garden. 5. Put…wood in the fire. 6. …silver is not so heavy as…gold. 7. Put…milk into…tea, please. 8. …milk you bought in the morning has turned sour. 9. Pass me…sugar, please. 10. Our counry is very rich in…oil and…coal. 11. …windows let in…light and… air. 12. I like…cold milk. 13. Give me…butter. 14. I drank…milk he brought me. 15. …tea is very hot, let it stay for a while. 16. …vegetables aregood for…health. 17. …reading helps to while away…time. 18. …knowledge is…power. 19. She teaches….geography at school. 20. I like listening to…music. 21. I liked …music of that ballet. 22. He didn’t show…fear. 23. …courage was his main quality. 24. He spoke with…warmth about his parents. 25. They supplied us with…important information. 26. He lost his way and had no…food or…water. 27. Jack saved…money all his life. 28. This farm produces…butter. 29. …soap is on the shelf in the bathroom. 30. I like this sort of…paper. It’s very good for printing.

5. INSERT ARTICLES OR SOME / ANY , WHERE NECESSARY :

1. a)….water is necessary for our life.

b)….water in this river is very cold.

c) Bring me….water, please.

2. a) I like…juice.

b) What would you like : …juice or…tea?

c) I think….juice sold in this shop is the best in the city.

3. a) Buy…bread. I forgot to.

b) ….bread is the most important food.

c) ….bread isn’t soft and fresh. You bought it three days ago.

4. a) Bring…milk from the kitchen.

b) The waiter brought me…milk and tea.

c) I drank…tea but didn’t touch…. .

5. a) …meat is too expensive nowadays.

b) …meat was awfully cold.

c) I’d like…meat for dinner.

6. a) She adores…music

b) I liked the film, but not…music.

c) When you feel unhappy, listen to…good music.

7. a) The U.K. exports…tobacco.

b) I like the smell of…tobacco he smokes.

c) She can’t stand… smell of …tobacco.

8. a) Add …water to…soup.

b) Pour…more soup into my plate.

c) …soup is better than …sandwich.

9. a) I hate….porridge.

b) Would you like….porridge?

c) ….porridge is useful for stomach.

10. a) …salt gives better taste to…food.

b) It’s necessary to add…salt to…soup.

c) Where is…salt I bought yesterday?

6. INSERT ARTISLES WITH THE NAMES OF MONTHS, DAYS, SEASONS, MEALS, LANGUAGES, PARTS OF THE DAY WHERE NECESSARY :

1. It was…early morning and everybody was still sleeping. 2. he works from…morning till…night. 3. The don’t work in…evening. 4. Outside it was…morning. 5. I work in…morning and in…afternoon. 6. She doesn’t sleep well at…night. 7. He’ll have his vacation in…June. 8. It was…warm September and we decided to stay in the country. 9. …winter we spent in London was very cold. 10. I like to spend…summer on the seaside. 11. It was…unforgettable spring. 12. He speaks…English fluently. 13. Everybody speaks…Russian language here. 14. He came when I was having…lunch. 15. What do you usually have for…breakfast? 16. …dinner we had at this restaurant was excellent. 17. Before…brearfast Michael entered Julia’s room. 18. Do I need to come back for…lunch? 19. Yesterday we gave…perfect Sunday night supper for our guests. 20. It’s…Monday today and I have to go to work again. 21. They invited us for…dinner. 22. I came home only to 9 p.m. and had…light supper. 23. They met in…August in 1999 and were going to get married at the beginning of…spring. 24. Does anybody know…Chinese in your class? 25. What’s…English for…”autumn”? 26. The sun sat behind the mountains and…night came. 27. I will see him in….afternoon. 28. I didn’t notice…dinner differ from the usual one. 29. It was…hard day, I was so tired that I went straight to bed. 30. We’ll always remember…May of 1945.

7. READ, TRANSLATE AND EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ARTICLES BEFORE THE ITALICIZED WORDS.

A. Once a man put at an English hotel. He was hungry and went to the dining room to have dinner. He ordered dinner and the waiter brought him a plate of soup. After he put it on the table before the guest, he went to the window and looked out. The sky was covered with heavy clouds.

- It looks like rain, sir, - the waiter said to the guest.

- Yes, - agreed the man as he was tasting the soup. – And it tastes like rain, too.

B.- Do you have hot and cold water in this hotel?- asked a visitor.

- Yes,- was the reply. – Hot in summer and cold in winter.

8. TRANSLATE THE SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH :

1.Это было холодное зимнее утро. 2. Я работаю даже в воскресенье. 3. Апрель – мой любимый месяц. 4. Мы никогда не ели более вкусного обеда. 5. По вечерам осенью темно и холодно. 6. Здесь кто-нибудь говорит по-английски? 7. Французский язык, на котором говорят в Канаде, отличается от французского во Франции. 8. Я плохо сплю по ночам, поэтому мне трудно встать утром. 9. Как по-немецки слово « завтрак »? 10. Она никогда не ужинает, да и не обедает тоже.