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3.3. Correct errors in these sentences.

  1. A new campaign against the smoking is directed at the young women.

  2. A half the time I get phone call it's wrong number.

  3. I saw brilliant rock band perform at the Isle of Wight rock festival.

  4. Do you know what the difference there is between the stoat and the weasel?

  5. At the half-time the both teams seemed in a difficulty.

  6. The earthquake could easily damage the Channel Tunnel.

3.4. Translate from Russian into English.

  1. Где конфеты, которые я вчера купил? – Они в вазе с печеньем.

  2. Вода в этой реке очень холодная.

  3. В авиации используют горючее высшего качества.

  4. Чернила в моей чернильнице очень плохие.

  5. Дети любят читать книги о приключениях и волшебстве, научную фантастику и детективы.

  6. Книги помогают нам больше узнать о природе, о мире вокруг нас и о многих других вещах.

  7. Это совсем другая точка зрения.

  8. Дело в том, что на следующей неделе я буду очень занят.

  9. Солнце садилось, становилось темно, и было похоже на то, что пойдет дождь.

  10. Они увидели, как хорошо одетый мужчина подошел к полицейскому и что-то шепотом сказал ему.

  11. Я так любила театр, что решила стать актрисой после того, как окончу школу.

  12. Это был самый счастливый день в моей жизни.

  13. Я родилась в небольшом городе на Волге.

Unit 4 THE USE OF ARTICLES WITH Proper NOUNS

4.1. The Use of Articles with Personal Names

The names of people usually have no article: Anna Flintstone, Christian Dobbs, Mr Taylor, Dr Stone, Captain Farrell, Lord Chesterton, etc.

Referring to family members normally requires no article either: Father, Dad, Mother, Mum, Granny, Grandpa, Uncle, Aunt, etc.

1. THE is used:

  1. to refer to a whole family or some of its members: the Davises, the Dicksons, etc. The Price sisters have opened a boutique.

  2. with names of persons modified by a particularizing attribute: You are not the Andrew Manson I once married.

  3. with names of persons modified by adjectives or participles: The astonished Tom couldn't say a word.

NOTE: a) No article is used when personal names are preceded by the adjectives old, young, poor, good, mad, kind. The adjectives can be capitalized and become part of the name: Young Forsyte, Poor Uncle Roger.

b ) The is optional when the title is a complement: Nixon became (the) President of the USA. Blair became (the) Premier of the UK.

c) The is omitted when as is used or implied: Schroeder was elected Chancellor of Germany.

  1. with names of persons used as common nouns: Mozart has been called the Raphael of music.

  2. to emphasise uniqueness (with names of famous people): I saw Richard Geare the other day. – Do you mean the Richard Geare, the Hollywood star?

  3. in certain titles: the Reverend Peter Collins, the Prince of Wales (but Prince Charles), the Duke of Westminster, the Duchess of York. Also: William the Conqueror, Ivan the Terrible, Alfred the Great.

NOTE: If a title is followed by a proper name no article is used: Queen Elizabeth II (the second), Prince Philippe, General Powell, Colonel Bridges.

2. A/AN is used:

  1. when the speaker or writer is suggesting that the reader or listener does not know the person, something like "a certain" or "someone called...": A Mr Jones called while you were out (некий, какой-то).

  2. with a well-known name associated with typical features: He is a Newton in his field.

  3. to denote a representative of a family: "Florence will never be a Domby," said Mrs Chick.

  4. to refer to a product or work by someone: a Chaplin film, a Channell perfume, a Laura Ashley dress, a Steinway piano, a Hemingway novel, etc. Would you recognize a Titian? (a painting)

  5. to refer to a copy or instance of something, especially a newspaper or magazine: Could you buy a Cosmopolitan for me on your way home?