9. Insert articles with the nouns School/ College, Hospital, Bed, Home, Work where necessary :

1. He went to…school last year, but this year he goes to…college. 2. We decided to meet near…school. 3. I left…school in 1996. 4. ….new school is being built not far from my house. 5. There are very good teachers in…school my children go to. 6. …work we are doing now is very interesting. 7. I am at…work at 8.00. every day. 8. They don’t go to…work on Saturdays. 9. This is…wonderful work of art. 10. The Technological Academy is my place of…work. 11. I’m really tired and I’m going to…bed. 12. Your shoes are under…bed. 13. They’ve bought…lovely new…bed. 14. Children must be in…bed after 10 p.m. 15. There is a dressing table beside…bed. 16. He was dangerously ill and had to go to…hospital. 17.Where is…hospital near here? 18. …hospital my mother works at, is the best in our city. 19. Unfortunately, she has a bad cold and she is in…hospital now. 20. When our friend was ill we went to…hospital to visit him. 21. Kate isn’t at…home now, she is at…work. 22. …present home was built in the 18^th century, when the family was still rich. 23. He works a lot and never comes…home before 10 p.m. 24. The teacher let us go…home a bit earlier. 25. They have…new home at the moment.

10. READ AND TRANSLATE THE JOKES. EXPLAIN THE ABSENCE OF ARTICLES BEFORE THE ITALICIZED WORDS.

A.)Mother: It’s already late and you are not in bed yet? What will father say when he comes home?

Henry: He’ll say: “Supper! What’s for supper?”

B). When Whistler had finished a portrait of a well-known celebrity, he asked him whether he liked it.

“No, I can’t say I do, Mr Whistler, and you must really admit it’s a bad work of art.”

“Yes,”replied the artist, looking at his sitter through his monocle, “but then you must admit that you are a bad work of nature.”

C). Two friends met for the first time in several years. “Well, old man,“ one said, “I hear you finally married. Congratulations, for I also hear you have an excellent and most accomplished wife.” “Yes, indeed,” was the reply. “My wife is accomplished. She is 5perfectly at home in literature, at home in art, at home in music, at home in science, in short at home everywhere, except…”

“Except what?”

“Except at home.”

11. TRANSLATE THE WORDS IN THE BRAKETS :

1. Разве ты не учился ( в колледже)? 2. Он очень болен и лежит (в постели). 3. Они пришли (домой) и плотно поужинали. 4. Мы ходим (на работу) каждый день. 5.(Больница находилась рядом с их домом. 6. Мы говорили (о работе), которую они сейчас выполняют. 7. Многие люди сейчас (без работы). 8. Она работает санитаркой (в больнице). 9. Почему Ваши дети не были сегодня (в школе)? 10. Если вы хотите получить высшее образование, поступайте (в университет). 11. Это была нетрудная (работа). 12.Они живут в своем старом (доме). 13. Будь (дома) вечером. 14. (Постель) неубрана.

12. FILL IN THE ARTICLES PAYING ATTENTION TO THE GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

1. …Elbrus is the highest peak of Caucasian Mountains. 2… Crimea is surrounded by …Black sea. 3. …Earth is million kilometres from…Sun. 4. He lived in…South. 5. …England imports wool from Australia, timber from …Sweden and…Finland, cotton and petroleum from…United States. Wine and fruit are imported from…France,…Italy,…Spain; dairy products from…Denmark and…Netherlands. 6. The Volga-Baltic Waterway passes through…Neva River, …Lake Ladoga, …Svir River with two hydroprojects, …lake Onega and…Volga-Baltic Canal. 7. There is a strong tide from…Atlantic Ocean. There is also a strong tide which goes round…north of…Scotland, then into…North Sea, and then south, towards…Dutch and Belgian coast. 8. Fleet Street is named after a river called…Fleet. It runs underground now. 9. …Mount Everest is the highest mountains in the world. 10. …Washington is the capital of…USA. 11. Where is…Mediterranian Sea? 12. …Nile is the longest river in the world. 13. …Texas is one of the biggest states in…America. 14. I’ve never been to…Alps. 15. We’d like to go to…Bahamas.

13. READ THE TEXT, FILLING IN ARTICLES:

…British Isles.

…British Isles lie off…north-west coast of…continental Europe. They are made up of…Great Britain (…England,…Scotland and…Wales) and…Ireland (…Northern Ireland and…Independent Irish Republic) and about 5,500 smaller islands. The territory of…British Islands is 244,000 square kilometers.

We will not find…high mountains or…large plains in…Britain. Everything occupies little place. The nature, it seems, has carefully adapted things - …mountains, …plains,…rivers, …lakes – to the size of…island itself. …mountain 12,000 feet high would be ..wonder there. So would be …plain 400 miles long,…river as wide and deep as…Mississippi. Most of …plains lie to…east; …west is hilly or mountainous. …mountains even in the highest part of…England are only a little over 3,000 feet high. . …highest mountain in…British Isles is …Ben Nevis in …Scotland, 4,406 feet high. …longest river is …Severn, about 2000 miles long. …highest waterfall is 370 feet high. Often visitors who have only a few days to spend see only…Lowland England, and so they can’t see…contrasts between… wild fiords of…Scotland, …rocks of…North Wales, …smiling orchardland of…Kent, and…open moorland of…Sutherland. These contrasts are often not far from…big cities.

…climate of…British Isles is influenced by…Atlantic Ocean. …winters are not so cold as they can be on…continent, but…summers are not so warm as they are usually on…other side of…Channel. So, …Great Britain has…mild climate, but because of…length of…British Isles…temperatures differ from…district to…district. …North is certainly colder than…South, but in …winter…coldest districts are…eastern ones. …climate here is more like that in…Central Europe. On the whole…weather changes very often and there are…few sunny days. Britain has…rain in every month of…year. …rainiest months in …Britain are…November, …January, and…February. Usually there is…little snow in…winter.

14. ANWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS :

1. Where is Argentina? 2. Which is the longest river of Africa? 3. Which is the smallest continent in the world? 4. What is the name of the sea between Africa and Europe? 5. What is the capital of Bangkok? 6. What is the name of the ocean between America and Asia? 7. What is the name of the mountain range in the west of North America? 8. What joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? 9. Which river flows through London? 10. What does the United Kingdom consists of? 11. Whch two countries are separated by the Channel? 12. Where does the Volga flow into? 13. What is the deepest lake in the world? 14. Of which country is Washngton the capital? 15. What is the other name of Holland? 16. Which is the longest river in South America? 17. What is the highest mountain in the world? 18. Where is Yalta? 19. On which sea do most of the Russians spend summer holidays? 20. What do you cross when travel from Europe to America?

15. FILL IN THE PROPER ARTICLE WITH THE NAMES OF PEOPLE:

1. …George has lived here for a long time. 2. Do you know…Ivanovs? 3. …aunt Mary is going to visit us next week. 4. …daughter and…mother are good friends. 5. …Doctor Jones is waiting for you. 6. …young Jackson is coming here soon. 7. …Smiths are our neighbours. 8. I’m going to ask…mother about this. 9. When did you see…Sandy last? 10. …Professor James is going to give a lecture at the conference. 11. Has…Mrs Stevenson arrived? 12. …Charley! Come and help me! 13. Is it…Tom who you studied together with? 14. He is …son of…Mr Blake. 15. Is she…Marinina who is a writer? 16. …Old John often visits us. 17. …Uncle Frank is always so helpful. 18. …Aunt Nelly is my…mother’s sister. 19. …Cousin Alex plays tennis very well. 20. She was not …Ann whom I had known before.

16. INSERT THE PROPER ARTICLE:

1. a) …President is the most poverful person in the country.

b) …President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.

c) I’d like to be…president to solve people’s problems.

2. a) Wait a bit, please. …Father will come soon.

b) …Son just like…father was very talanted.

c) I have…father, …mother and…sister.

3. a) There is…Tom asking for you. I don’t know him.

b) …Tom is my best friend.

c) Is that…Tom you worked together with?

4. a) Do you remember …Doctor Samuel?

b) She wants to be…doctor in the future.

c) It was…doctor who cured my mother 5 years ago.

5. a) He is…Romanov. I can say it exactly, because he looks like all of their family.

b) She is…Elena Romanov.

c) …Romanovs ruled Russia for over 300 years.

6. a) Is he…professor or …doctor?

b) …Professor White is waiting for you.

c) He is…professor who taught me mathimatics at University.

7. a) …Aunt Kelly is staying at our place at the moment.

b) Is it…aunt Kelly who was staying at your place last summer?

c) I don’t have…uncle or…aunt.

8. a) She is …daughter of a fisherman.

b) Mrs Taylor has…very pretty daughter.

c) My…daughter entered the Technological Academy.

9. a) Do you know…Mr Wells?

b) I saw…Mr Wells who mended your car.

17. SUPPLY a OR the WITH SOME DETERMINERS ( such, rather, quite, same, wrong, right, very, next, last, only, whole).

1. …last thing I want is to hurt anyone. 2. The student gave…wrong answer. 3. That’s rather…silly question. 4. Is that…right answer to the question? 5. She always must have…last word. 6. He is quite…good student. 7. At…very top of the tree there was a stork’s nest. 8. I’ve never done such…thing before. 9. It’s…last thing you would think of looking for. 10. He is not…right man for this job. 11. …very first thing you must do is to call the police. 12. It was…last straw. 13. …next person to come late won’t be let in. 14. She is such…good teacher, everybody likes her. 15. He always wears shirts of…same colour. 16. They swallowed…whole biscuit. 17. It’s…wrong way of studying. 18. At the entrance I met…same man again. 19. …next question I’d like to ask is rather…simple one. 20. I’m sure you are quite…polite person and will help…only lady here. 21. An elephant is rather…big and strong animal. 22. You are…very person I want to see. 23. He forgot…very end of the story. 24. The New Year’s Day is…only holiday, when you don’t want to sleep from the evening till…very morning. 25. Unfortunately, you took …wrong decision. 26. It was…only time when she came late. 27. He asked…very clear question and waited for …same answer. 28. She had such…high temperature, that she stayed at home for…whole day. 29. He is such…hardworking man. …whole year he was working without vacations. 30. Do you promise to study better…next term?

18. TRANSLATE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES INTO ENGLISH :

1. Ты – мой единственный друг. 2. У тебя такой послушный сын! 3. Это тот самый человек, который помог тебе. 4. Мы такие же, как и наши родители. 5. Кто последний в очереди? 6. Он довольно умный человек. 7. Это неправильный выбор. 8. В воскресенье я дома целый день. 9. Она единственный ребенок в семье. 10. Это правильное решение. 11. Кто следующий будет отвечать? 12. Мы писали тест до самого конца пары. 13. Мне достался последний вопрос. 14. Он все время повторяет одно и то же. 15. День был таким теплым, что не хотелось идти домой. 16. Лекционная аудитория – неподходящее место для игры в морской бой. 17. Преподаватель объяснял нам новую тему весь урок. 18. Эта девушка такая красивая! 19. Я пришел в последний момент. 20. Вы будете следующими.

19. READ THE JOKE AND TRANSLATE THE WORDS IN THE BRACKETS:

Двое мужчин едут поезде. Один из них спрашивает ( другого) :

- Вы едете на лекцию Брауна?

- Да,- ответил другой.

- Я хочу дать Вам ( верный ) совет: не ходите на лекцию. Я слышал, он ( такой ) плохой лектор.

- К сожалению, у меня ( единственный ) выход – идти на лекцию. Я – ( тот самый ) Браун.

20. CORRECT THE MISTAKES :

1. A chair is broken and useless. 2. Volga is a beautiful river. 3. Who is next to take the examination? 4. The Mr Smith is a friend of mine. 5. Petrovs are my relatives. 6. It’s a wrong answer. 7. I’d like to have a coffee. 8. Where did you put the salt? 9. The computers are not so expensive as they used to be. 10. Plates are very dirty, wash them properly, please. 11. She was an only one who got a 2 for the test. 12. Moscow is the capital of Russian Federation. 13. Milan is in north of Italy. 14. I went to the school when I was 6. 15. He is the engineer by profession. 16. We bought new car last month. 17. Will you be at the home in the evening? 18. I never work on a Sunday. 19. It’s not always cold in the winter. 20. Sorry, I’ve lost money you gave me. 21. We had rather good supper in that restaurant. 22. She often has only a cup of tea for the breakfast. 23. The Seychelles are a group of islands in Indian Ocean. 24. The Netherlands are also called the Holland. 25. Have you ever been to USA? 26. It was not Petya, who I knew in my childhood. 27. Does anybody speak the German here? 28. The life is strange sometimes. 29. All books on the top shelf belong to me. 30. We are against a war.

21. FILL IN THE BLANKS, IF NECESSARY:

1.I have never seen such…beautiful girl. 2.Give me …pen which is on…shelf. 3. …Thames flows through…London. 4. We often go out on…Saturday, especially in…evening. 5. Who knows where….Mary is? Isn’t she at…Petrovs? 6. …Computers in “Formoza” are expensive. 7. …Germany is …same country as…FRG. 8. …Ontario is…famous lake of…Canada. 9. Feed…cat, it’s hungry. 10. We spent our last holiday in…South, to be exact in…Crimea. 11. I can read and translate from…English, but it’s difficult to speak…language. 12. Is it…John you were going out for some time ago? 13. I need to speak to…Mr Robinson. 14. …Earth goes round…Sun. 15. It was…last time I saw…Professor Jacobs. 16. We have…bread left, but it’s not fresh. 17. I liked …soup you cooked yesterday, give me …reciepy. 18. …cats can see in…dark. 19. …Sugar is used to sweeten …food. 20. It was…Monday that changed…whole life of mine. 21. I never put…milk in…coffee. 22. What do you usually have for…breakfast? 23. …Congo is…country in…Africa. 24. She was…only person who treated me well. 25. …Wales is…part of…United Kingdom. 26. It was…very end of…lesson when…teacher explained us…new rules. 27. They sell…very good books in…”Bibliosphere”. 28. I never go to…bed before 10 p.m. 29. He was taken to…hospital, because he had…dangerous wounds. 30. My sister is…teacher and she works at…same…school where she studied. 31. …Chinese is difficult, so…people don’t usually study it as…foreign language. 32….people who don’t eat…meat are called…vegetarians. 33. …students don’t go to…Institute on…Sunday. 34. Buy…flour, I’m going to bake…cake. 35. …boots are too tight and don’t go with…coat. 36. I’m usually in …bed at 11 p.m. 37. She likes…chocolate. 38. Why did your… son miss… school in…December? 39. Where are my…sleepers? – Under…sofa. 40. I can’t stand….smell of…fish.

22. CHOOSE THE CORRECT VARIANT :

1. His father is…old.

a) a b) an c) the d) –

2. She is …teacher.

a) an b) a c) - d) the

3. My brothers are….students.

a) the b) a c) an d) –

4. These are….interesting books.

a) - b) an c) a d) the

5. The keys are on….table.

a) the b) a c) an d) –

6. ….My article is good.

a) some b) a c) - d) the

7. I’d like to see…Mr. Smith.

a) a b) the c) - d) some

8. On…Sundays I stay in…bed till 10 a. m.

a) -, - b) the, the c) the, a d) a, the

9. Is… Lisbon the capital of…Portugal?

a) the, the b) -,- c) the, - d) - , the

10. Is …Everest situated in…Alps?

a) the, the b) -, the c) - , - d) the, -

11. Where is …Sahara desert ?

a) the b) - c) a d) some

12. I was raining…whole day.

a) the b) a c) - d) an

13. Would you like…sugar in your coffee?

a) some b) a c) the d) any

14. Is…Malta in …Mediterranean?

a) -, - b) the, the c) the, - d) -, the

15. Is this …thing you’ve lost?

a) the b) a c) an d)-

16. He works in…hospital.

a) the b) an c) a d) –

17. It was …cold winter day.

a) the b) an c) a d) –

18. That was….very end of…lesson.

a) the, the b) a, a c) -,- d) - , a

19. Are elephants bigger than…alligators?

a) the b) - c) a d) an