Time Magazine, National Geograohic .
12. :
the Browns, the Smiths.
13. :
What's the matter? It's out of the question.
14. , , .
The lion is a wild animal.
The pine is an evergreen tree. BUT: A dolphin is more intelligent than a shark.
15. only , last , first .
It was the first time I was ever in love.
I had the only dream to become an engineer-designer of the electronic devices.
16. .
the first the second the fifteenth the second unit BUT: Unit 1, page 5, exercise 8
17. .
| The British the Welsh the Spanish the Dutch the English the Irish the French the Swiss and with nationality words ending in ese The Japanese the Chinese |
| With other nationalities you have to use a plural noun ending in s (The) Russians (the) Italians(the) Arabs (the) Scots (the) Turks |
The French are famous for their food.
18. .
the Queen, the Prince, the Lord, the Pope, the Duke of Norfolk
BUT: ,
Queen Victoria, Prince William, Lord Byron, Doctor (Dr) Brown
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| the engineer Lavrov |
19. morning, afternoon, evening.
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening BUT: from morning till night
20. the all, both;
All the students of our group attended the meeting. Both the letters were sent by e-mail.
21. :
When was the telephone invented?
22. , of :
the Garden of Eden, the Tomb of the Kings
23. :
the French Revolution, the Dark Ages, the Second World War
The FIFA World Cup or the World Cup
BUT: World War I
24. , .
the Queen Elizabeth, the Titanic, the Orient Express, the Santa Maria
25. .
the United Nations the Labour Party
26. .
the House of Lords, the Senate, the Bundestag
27. , .
the Beatles the Rolling Stones the Supremes the White House the Royal Palace
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Queen, ABBA, Gorky Park
28. .
the Olympic Games, the World Cup, the Cup Final
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Wimbledon, Royal Ascot and Epsom, Henley
29. :
the Labour Party , the United Nations Organization , the Red Cross , the Greens "", the Democratic Party .
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the other day, in the morning /the afternoon / the evening, by the way, the day after tomorrow, in the past /the present, on the one hand, on the other hand, in the original, in the middle, in the centre, in the distance, on the whole, to tell the truth, to tell the time, to keep the house, to make the bed, to lay the table, all the same, at the latest, at the time, at the moment, in (the) winter/ summer/ spring/ autumn, in the daytime, out of the question, on the safe side, the wrong side, the right route, most of the time, the only place (BUT: an only child), the same opinion, to do the washing up, in the shade
The Zero Article
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1. : We are students.
2. : Ann Smith is an English teacher.
3. , , , :
This is my book. Open your books at page 10.
point C, exhibit D
4. , :
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This watch is made of silver Water freezes at 100 C.
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What terrible weather! Money can't buy love.
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I like music. Smoking is bad for health.
5. , , , , , :
Spring is my favourite season. I will go to the seaside in August. I don't work on Sunday.
6. , :
Winners make things happen; losers let things happen.
7. :
I like English but I don't like Mathematics.
8. ( to play: to play football, to play hockey, etc.): Tom is good at playing football.
9. : flu, measles, mumps, high/low blood pressure, hepatitis [ˌhepə'taɪtɪs].
He suffered terribly from flu and then it turned to neuralgia.
He has fallen ill with flu.
BUT: to catch (a) cold, to have a sore throat/ (a) headache / toothache / backache, etc.
, , :
a headache, a pain in the back, a cold, a sore throat, .. , .
I have a terrible headache!
10. , :
Good morning, captain! Can I ask you a question, young man?
11. , , father , mother , sister , uncle , aunt , cousin ()
We decided to take Mother for a beautiful drive.
12. school, college, prison, church, university, bed, work, home ( , ):
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After I finish school, I want to go to college.
Mr. Kelly goes to church every Sunday.
Ken's brother was sent to prison for robbing a bank.
13. :
Russia, America, Great Britain, Asia, Europe; BUT: the Netherlands, the Philippines.
: the Sudan, the Congo, the Argentine, the Ukraine, the Crimea, the Caucasus .
14. :
New York, Moscow, London BUT: the Hague, the Athens, the Vatican
15. :
Ireland, Great Britain
16. ( lake ):
Lake Baikal, Lake Superior, Leech Lake, Loch Ness
17. :
Elbrus, Ben Nevis, Mount McKinley
18. , , , , ..:
Fifth Avenue, Broadway, Piccadilly Circus, Red Square, Tverskaya Street, Brodway
BUT: the High Street ( ), the Mall, the Strand ( ), the Bristol Road
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the A1, the M3, the New Seattle Highway.
BUT:
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19. , , , : Kennedy Airport, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park
BUT: The Rockefeller Center, The Eiffel Tower
20. , :
St. John's Church, St. Paul's Cathedral.
21. :
| Accommodation behaviour furniture news scenery trouble Advice bread information permission traffic weather Baggage chaos luggage progress travel work assistance bliss breeding cunning control evidence, fun guidance health money nature nonsense, trade weather equipment |
Im looking for accommodation. Tom gave me some good advice.
Compare: - I am looking for a job. BUT: I am looking for work.
- What a lovely view! BUT: What lovely scenery!
- I bought a paper (a newspaper). I bought some paper.
- Theres a hair in my soup! (one single hair). - She has beautiful hair.
- We had many interesting experiences during our holiday. (Things that happened to us)
You need experience for this job.
23. , , .
Carnegie College Salisbury Grammar School Boston University
BUT: London University or the University of London
24. , , , chicken, fish, turkey, duck, lamb .. , some, any. .
Bring me some water. Do yAou have any cheese?
25. , , .
Heathrow Airport Victoria Station Tower BridgeWestminster Bridge
BUT: the Bridge of Sighs, the Fourth Bridge, the Severn Bridge, the Golden Gate Bridge
26. . English, French, Spanish
BUT: the English language, the Spanish language.
27. , , :
NATO, IBM, Xerox.
28. , , , : day, night, morning, afternoon, noon, daytime, evening, twilight, dusk, nightfall, midnight, sunrise, sunset.
Night came unexpectedly.
: at, after, before, by, till, until, towards, past .
I came home at night.
tomorrow, yesterday, , .
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Since Friday evening I havent seen him.
29. .
I like autumn.
, , .
It is winter now.
BUT .
It was a terribly rainy autumn.
late early .
It was early spring.
, .
It was the summer of 1991, when he married.
during, for, through .
We always move to the country for the summer.
30. .
What would you like for dinner?
, , , .
They gave a dinner. The lunch you cooked was marvelous.
But: We had a meal in a restaurant.
31. We dont use the when we mean something in general.
We use the when we mean something in particular. But the difference is not always very clear.
- I like working with people.
- I like working with people who are lively. (not all people, but people who are lively is still a general idea)
- Do you like coffee? Do you like strong black coffee? (still a general idea)
But: Do you like the coffee we had with our meal last night?(particular coffee)
32. We say go to sea\ be at sea (without the) when the meaning is go \ be on a voyage.
Ken is a seaman. He spends most of his life at sea.
But I would love to live near the sea.
There are millions of stars in space. (the universe)
But He tried to park his car but the space wasnt big enough.
33. , , , , ( ); , . , : engineer , painter . .
| Lord Byron |
| Doctor (Dr) Brown |
| Mrs. White |
| Miss White |
| Sister Mary |
| Aunt Polly |
, , the President. c of, , .
He was nominated for the post of President.
34. young , old , little , poor , dear , lazy , honest .:
| little John |
35. , , , , .
Doctor saves child.
Can arrive later prepare room.
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arm in arm, hand in hand, step by step,
to be / to stay in bed, to get out of bed / town, to be at home / school / college / work, to be in hospital,
to go to hospital / school / college / university / church / prison, to go home / downtown,
at least, at last at dinner, at present, at sunrise / sunset, at dawn at noon, at first sight, at midnight / night, at hand,
by mistake, by chance, by name, by accident,
from beginning to end, from east to west, from side to side, from morning till night, from head to foot, from day to day,, from beginning to end, from time to time.
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to leave school / home,
by bus / car / train / plane / ship, on foot, BUT: on a bus, in a car
to stay for / invite for (to) lunch / tea / dinner,
to do research, to be in trouble, to get into trouble, to lose control, to speak English (BUT: the English language),
all night (through), all day (long),
to pay attention, to have great fun, to take care of, to make fun of, to shake hands with, to keep time, to ask for permission, to study mathematics / physics / history (: the history of art),
to play football / tennis (BUT: to play the piano),
f or sale, for fun,
in favour of, in honour of, in charge, in service, in spite of, in (on) time, in search of, in secret, in fact,
in detail, in person,
on board the ship, on fire, on sale, on account of, on condition that, on credit
out of control (work), out of date, out of order, out of sight, out of place, a kind / sort of place / book.
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NOTE:
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: , , -, -, some (any).
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. - A man ( : one man) told me about it.
. - I read it in a magazine. ( : one magazine)
Before uncountable nouns you can say the\ some\ any\ much\ this\ his etc. but you cannot use a\an:
the music some gold much excitement
