- •Remember!
- •Word-substitutes
- •Correct the sentences where necessary. Some of these sentences need a/an.
- •Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary.
- •Fill in the gaps with articles a/an, the where necessary.
- •Translate the sentences from Russian into English. Mind the usage of articles.
- •Use set expressions given in the grammatical table above to complete the following sentences.
- •Find sentences where that (those) are in the function of word-substitutes.
- •Translate the following sentences in writing paying attention to the translation of the word that.
- •Read the text. Is it obligatory to translate the word ones? Design by Computer
- •Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the meaning of the word one.
- •Translate the sentences. Mind the words that, one, those.
- •Specialist Reading
- •Intrinsic Silicon
- •Read the text about intrinsic silicon. Mark the following sentences as true (t) or false (f).
- •New, Unusual Semiconductor is a Switch-Hitter
- •Work in groups. Group 1 summarize everything that you know about
- •Give interesting facts that you know in the sphere of physics, electronics, mathematics etc. Your group mate will act as an interpreter from Russian into English.
- •Text b Communicating Through the Earth part II
- •In Russian write a content-based summary of the text you have translated.
- •Make a summary translation of the text you haven’t read.
- •Make an oral summary in English of the whole text.
Unit 16
Other Information about the Same
Language work
The Article (a/an; the)
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The |
No article |
1. singular countable nouns:
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1. when it is clear in the situation which thing or person we mean:
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1. plural countable nouns:
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2. uncountable nouns, used in the meaning of countable nouns:
but
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2. when we are thinking of a specific thing:
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2. uncountable nouns:
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3. when we mention thing or person for the first time:
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3. only one of something:
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3. in the word television but The television = the television set
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4. singular:
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4. we say: the sky, the sea, the ground, the country, the environment |
4. noun + article: room 127 (in a hotel) question 3 (in an exam)
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5. if the plural noun of a nationality ends in –s:
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5. before same:
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5. prison, hospital, university, college and church (as a general idea of these places)
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6. usually the radio |
6. bed; work; home |
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7. with most places: the cinema, the bank, the theatre, the post office |
7. go to sea; be at sea; go/be on voyage |
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8. when we mean a type of something:
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8. about things or people in general:
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9. the + adjective (without a noun) to talk about groups of people:
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9. man (= human beings in general/ the human race) |
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10. the + nationality adjectives ending in –ch or –sh:
ending in –ese:
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10. before names of people, continents, countries, states, islands, cities, towns, mountains etc.:
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11. in names with Republic, Kingdom, States:
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11. Mr./Mrs./Captain/Doctor etc. + a name:
mount (= mountain) and lake in the same way
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12. with plural names of people and places:
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12. names of companies, airlines etc.:
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13. before adjectives and adverbs in a comparative degree:
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13. with prepositions from, to:
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14. if a noun is an object to a verb:
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Remember!
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a lot of, a great deal of, a good deal of, a great number of, a good many, a great many много a few несколько a little немного all of a sudden внезапно as a result of в результате чего-либо as a matter of fact фактически, на самом деле at a time одновременно, за один раз at a speed of со скоростью в for a short (long) time в течение короткого (долгого) времени, на короткий (долгий) срок at a time when в то время когда |
in a loud (low) voice громким (тихим) голосом on a large (small) scale в большом (малом) масштабе it is a pity жаль to be in a hurry спешить to be in a position быть в состоянии to be at a loss быть в затруднении to have a good time хорошо провести время to have a mind намереваться to have a headache испытывать головную боль to have a cold быть простуженным to go for a walk пойти гулять to take a seat сесть |
The |
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in the morning утром in the evening вечером in the afternoon днем, после полудня in the night ночью in the country за городом, в деревне on the right (left) справа (слева) on the one (other) hand с одной (другой) стороны on the whole в целом, в общем the day before yesterday позавчера the day after tomorrow послезавтра |
the other day на днях What is the time? Который час? to tell the time говорить который час to go to the theatre (the cinema, the pictures) ходить в театр (кино) to play the piano (the violin) играть на пианино (на скрипке) to tell the truth говорить правду to pass the time проводить время to run the risk подвергаться риску |
No article |
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at night ночью at dinner (breakfast, supper) за обедом (завтраком, ужином) at home дома at school в школе (на занятиях) at work за работой at sunset при заходе солнца at first sight с первого взгляда at peace в мире at table за столом (т. е. за обедом, завтраком, ужином) at war в состоянии войны by mistake по ошибке by name по имени in time вовремя in debt в долгу in demand в спросе in sight в поле зрения in fact в действительности in conclusion в заключение on board a ship на борту судна on deck на палубе on demand по требованию on credit в кредит on sale в продаже |
by tram (train, boat, bus, etc.) трамваем (поездом, пароходом, автобусом и т. д.) by air воздушным путем by water водным путем by sea морем by land сухопутным путем by day днем by post (air mail) по почте (воздушной почтой) by heart наизусть by chance случайно day after day день за днем day and night днем и ночью side by side бок о бок to be in town быть в городе (в значении: не в отъезде, не за городом) to be in bed лежать в постели to go to bed ложиться спать to go to school ходить в школу (учиться) to go to town поехать в город (в значении: поехать в город из его окрестностей)
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