АРТИКЛЬ
Запомните следующие правила:
Перед каждым нарицательным существительным должен стоять артикль.
Если вы не употребляете перед существительным артикль, вы должны уметь объяснить, почему.
Артикль не употребляется, если перед существительным стоит притяжательное или указательное местоимение, другое существительное в притяжательном падеже, количественное числительное или отрицание "по" (не "not"!).
Упражнение 1
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. Mr. Smith is... artist, Mrs. Smith is... poetess. 2. Is this your... pencil? — No, it isn't my... pencil, it is my sister's... pencil. 3. I have... sister. My... sister is... engineer. My sister's... husband is... doctor. 4. I have no... handbag. 5. She has got... headache. 6. Have they got... car? — Yes, they have. Their... car is not very expensive but reliable. 7. Have you got... calculator? — No, I haven't. 8. Is this... watch? — No, it isn't... watch, it's... pen. 9. This... pen is good, and that... pen is bad. 10. I can see... pencils on your... table, but I can see no... paper. 11. Give me... chair, please. 12. They have... dog and two... cats. 13. I have... spoon in my... plate, but I have no... soup in it. 14. My... friend says he is going to be... millionaire one... day. 15. Would you like... orange? 16. This is... book. It is my... book.
Упоминая предмет впервые, мы употребляем перед ним неопределенный артикль a (an). Упоминая этот же предмет вторично, мы ставим перед ним определенный артикль the.
• E.g. This is a book. The book is interesting.
Упражнение 2
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1.Не hasn't got... car. But he's got... computer.... computer is new. 2. My... friends have got... cat and... dog.... dog never bites... cat. 3. This is... tree.... tree is green. 4. I can see three... boys.... boys are playing. 5. I have... bicycle.... bicycle is black. My... friend has no... bicycle. 6. Our... room is large. 7. We wrote... dictation yesterday.... dictation was long. 8. She has two... daughters and one... son. Her... son is... pupil. 9. Last year I gave my... mother... bracelet for her... birthday. She liked... bracelet. 10. My... brother's... friend has no... dog. 11. This... pencil is broken. Give me that... pencil, please. 12. She has... ball.... ball is... big. 13. I got... letter from my... friend yesterday.... letter was interesting. 14. When they were in Geneva, they stayed at... hotel. Sometimes they had dinner at... hotel and sometimes in... restaurant. 15. I've got... idea. 16. What... shame.
Неопределенный артикль a (an) может употребляться только с исчисляемыми существительными, стоящими в единственном числе. Перед неисчисляе-мыми существительными или существительными во множественном числе неопределенный артикль опускается. Определенный артикль the употребляется как с исчисляемыми, так и с неисчисляемыми существительными, как с единственным, так и с множественным числом.-
• E.g. This is a book. The book is interesting. исчисляемое в единственном числе
This is•meat. The meat is fresh. неисчисляемое
These are•books. The books are good. множественное число
Упражнение 3
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. This is... pen.... pen is red. 2. These are pencils.... pencils are black. 3. This is... soup.... soup is tasty. 4. In the morning I eat... sandwich and drink... tea. 5. She gave me... coffee and... cake.... coffee was hot.... cake was tasty. 6. Do you like... ice cream? 7. I see... book in your... hand. Is... book interesting? 8. Do you need... camera? 9. He never eats... meat, he always eats... vegetables,... cereals,... seeds,... fruit, and... nuts. He is... vegetarian. 10. This is... pineapple.... pineapple is delicious. 11. Elaine,... apples are good for you! 12.My... cousin is upset. He's got... sore throat. 13.This is... cottage cheese.... cottage cheese is fresh. 14. She bought... meat,... butter and... potatoes yesterday. She also bought... cake.... cake was very... tasty. We ate... cake with... tea.15. This is my... table. On... table I have... book, two... pencils,... pen and... paper. 16. This is... bag.... bag is brown. It is my sister's... bag. And this is my... bag. It is... yellow.
Запомните следующие словосочетания, в которых артикль не употребляется:
at • school
at •home
at • work
Упражнение 4
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. I have two... sisters. My... sisters are... students. 2. We are at... home. 3. My... brother is not at... home, he is at... school. 4. My... mother is at... work. She is... doctor. 5. I am not... doctor. 6. I have no... sister. 7. He is not... pilot. 8. I have thirty-two... teeth. 9. He has... child. 10. She has two... children. Her children are at... school. 10.Is your father at... home? — No, he is at... work. 11.Where is your... brother? — He is at... home.
Если перед существительным употребляется
прилагательное, оно стоит между артиклем
и существительным.
• E.g. This is a book. This is a good book.
Упражнение 5
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. We have... large... family. 2. My granny often tells us... long... interesting... stories. 3. My... father is... engineer. He works at... factory.... factory is large. 4. My... mother is... doctor. She works at... large... hospital. She is at... work now. 5. My... aunt is... teacher. She works at... school.... school is good. My... aunt is not at... school now. She is at... home. She is drinking... tea and eating... jam.... jam is sweet. I am at... home, too. I am drinking... tea and eating... sandwich.... sandwich is tasty. 6. My sister is at... school. She is... pupil. 7. My cousin has... big... black... cat. My cousin's... cat has two... kittens.... cat likes... milk.... kittens like... milk, too. 8. I am... engineer. 9. My... son is... pupil. 10. He is... good... pupil. 11. This is... house. 12. This is my... pencil. 13. You have some... pencils, but I have no... pencil. Give me... pencil, please.
Часто, даже упоминая предмет впервые, мы тем не менее употребляем перед ним определенный артикль:
а) если упоминаемый предмет является един ственным в мире:
• E.g. The sun is shining brightly.
б) если этот предмет является определенным поситуации:
• E.g. Put the book on the table.
Упражнение 6
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. What's... weather like today? —... weather is fine. 2.... sun is yellow. 3.... sky is grey today. 4.... Earth is... planet. 5. We had... English lesson yesterday.... teacher asked me many... questions.... questions were difficult. 6. Where is your... brother? — Не is at... home. He is in his... room. He is sitting at... table. He is doing his... homework.... homework is difficult. 7. Our... cat is sitting on... sofa. 8. It is very dark in... room. Turn on... light, please. 9. Nick went into... bathroom, turned on... water and washed his... hands.
Упражнение 7
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. This is... good... book. Take... book from... table. Put this... book into... bookcase. 2.... weather is fine today.... sky is blue.... sun is shining brightly in... blue... sky. 3. This is... boy.... boy is at... school. He is... pupil. This... boy is my... brother's... friend. He has... cat, but he has no... dog. He likes his... cat. He gives... cat... milk every day. 4. Yesterday I received... letter from my... friend.... letter was interesting. 5. We live in... big house. I like... house very much. 6. Are you... worker? — No, I am... student. 7. I like your... beautiful... flower. Give me... flower, please. 8. My... mother is at... home. She is reading... interesting... book. 9. My... father is not at... home. He is at... work. He is... doctor. He is... good... doctor. He works at... hospital.... hospital is large.
Кроме того, существует огромное количество так называемых устойчивых словосочетаний, в которых артикль употребляется или отсутствует традиционно. Эти словосочетания приходится заучивать наизусть.
Запомните следующие конструкции:
There is a.... Where is the...?
Запомните также следующие предложения:
The (book) is on the (table). • Ho: The (book) is on a little (table)1.
Упражнение 8
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. There is... big tree in... garden. 2. There is... bank near here. — Where is... bank? 3. There is... new supermarket in... centre of our... town. 4.There is... hotel over there.... hotel isn't cheap. 5.Where is... cat? —... cat is on... sofa. 6. Where is... book? —... book is on... shelf. 7. Where are... flowers? —... flowers are in... beautiful vase. 8. Where is... vase? —... vase is on... little table near... window. 9. Open... window, please.... weather is fine today. I can see... sun in... sky. I can see... nice little bird.... bird is sitting in... big tree.... tree is green. 10. There is... little white cloud in... sky. 11. We have... large room. There is... big sofa in... room and... little lamp on... wall over... sofa. I like to sit on... sofa and read... good book.
Запомните следующее устойчивое словосочетание:
in • front (of)
Существительное, стоящее в скобках, может быть любым. Прилагательное также может быть любым. Вместо предлога "on" может быть любой другой предлог или заменяющее его словосочетание, напр. "in front of".
Упражнение 9
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. There is... wonderful small computer in... front of... books there. 2. Where is... soup? —... soup is in... big saucepan on... gas cooker. 3. Where are... cutlets? —... cutlets are in... refrigerator on... little plate. 4. There is no... bread on... table. Where is... bread? 5. There is... little brown coffee table in our... room in... front of... sofa. 6. Where is... table in your... room? 7. There is... thick carpet on... floor in my mother's... room. 8.Is your brother at... home? — No, he is at... work. He works at... big factory. He is... engineer. 9.My sister has many... books.... books are in... big bookcase. 10.... weather is fine today. Let's go and play in... yard. There are many... children in... yard. They are playing with... ball.
Запомните следующие конструкции, требующие неопределенного артикля:
I have а... This is a... I am a...
Не has a... That is a... Не is a...
I see a... It is a... She is a...
There is a...
Упражнение 10
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. I see... bottle of... pineapple... juice on... kitchen table. 2. Her... son has... great... sense of... humor. 3. There was... discotheque at... club last Saturday but he didn't go. 4. Is there... bus stop near... building? 5. We have... big dog.... dog is very clever. 6. My friend has... very good computer. 7. This... boy is big. He is... student. 8. There is... very large piano in... hall. 9. This is... tree and that is not... tree. It's... bush. 10. I am... boy. I am... pupil. I study at... school. 11. My sister is at... work. She is... secretary. She works at... large office. 12. This is... very difficult question. I don't know... answer to it. 13. Do you see... little girl with... big ball in her... hands? She is... pupil of our... school. 14. There was... beautiful flower in this... vase yesterday. Where is... flower now? 15. Last year we were in Geneva. It is... exciting city to visit, but... very expensive place to live.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
in the middle
in the corner
to the right
to the left
Упражнение 11
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. There is... beautiful picture in my father's... study.... picture is on... wall to... left of... window. 2. There is... big... box of... cereal to... right of you. 3. There is... bunch of... bananas on... table. Don't keep them in... refrigerator. 4. There is... loaf of... white... bread on... upper... shelf of... refrigerator. If you want your... bread to be fresh, keep it only in... refrigerator. 5. Is there... bag of... flour in... cupboard? 6. There was... bottle of... lemonade in... corner of... kitchen. 7. There is... thick red... carpet in my... room.... carpet is on... floor in... front of... sofa. 8. Where is... table in your brother's... room? — His... table is near... window. 9. I can see... fine... vase.on... shelf. Is it your... vase? 10. We have no... piano in our... living room. 11. My... uncle is... married. He has... beautiful wife. They have... son, but they have no... daughter. 12. I can see... nice... coffee table in... middle of... room to... right of... door. It is... black and... red. I like... coffee table. 13. Our... TV set is on... little... table in... corner of... room. 14. There is... jar of... orange... marmelade in... middle of... shelf.
Упражнение 12
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
My aunt's flat is in... new house. There is... living room,... bedroom,... study,... bathroom and... kitchen in... flat.... bedroom is... large room with... two windows.... room is light as... windows are large. There are... white curtains on... windows. There are... two beds with... large pillows on them. There are... small tables near... beds. There are... lamps on them. To... left of... door there is... dressing table with... mirror on it. There is... low chair at... dressing table. There are... several pictures on... pale green walls. There is... thick carpet on... floor.... carpet is dark green.... room is very cosy.
Если после конструкции there is (there are) стоит неисчисляемое существительное или существительное во множественном числе, вместо опущенного неопределенного артикля часто (не обязательно) употребляется слово some.
Упражнение 13
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. There is... park behind... hospital. There are... beautiful... trees in... park. 2. There is... good... film on TV this... evening. I am going to watch it. 3. There is... library between... school and... bank. There are... English and German books in this... library. 4. There is... sofa in... corner of... room. 5. There are... cushions on... sofa. 6. There are... books on... shelf. Give me... book, please. 7. Look into... refrigerator. What can you see on...shelves? — There is... butter in... butter dish. There is... sausage, but there is no... cheese. There are... eggs and... apples. There is... orange,... lemon, and... jam in... little vase. 8. There is...juice in this... cup. May I drink... juice? 9. There are... girls in... yard, but I can see no... boys. Where are... boys? — Oh, all... boys are playing football at... stadium. 10. There is... peculiar charm in her... voice.
Упражнение 14
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. Where is... bus station? —... bus station is next to... gas station. 2. There are two... pets in... house:... cat and... dog. 3. There is... TV antenna on... roof. 4. There is... mailbox between... building and... bus stop. 5. There is... big... dog in... front of... fireplace. 6. Do you speak English at... work or at... school? 7. She had... bad... day today. 8. I have... colour TV set.... TV set is on... little table in... corner of... room. 9. There is... book,... pen, and... paper on my... writing desk. 10. My... brother is... teacher. He works at... school. He has... very good books. His... books are in... big bookcase. 11. There is... tea in my... glass. There is no... tea in my... friend's... glass. His... glass is empty. 12. Where is... coffee table in your... room? —... coffee table is in... front of... sofa. There is... cup on... coffee table and... newspapers. There is... coffee in... cup. 13. There are... photographs on... sofa. 14. There is... guitar on... chair near... piano.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
in the morning in the evening
in the afternoon at•night
А также:
to go to • bed
to go to • school
to go to•work
Упражнение 15
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. Every day my... brother and I get up at eight o'clock and walk to... school. I like... school. It's... fun. My... brother loves... football. He hates... homework. So he doesn't like to go to... school. Will he go to... work in... future? 2. My... friend has to get up early in... morning because he goes to... school. That's why he usually goes to... bed early in... evening. 3.... weather was very bad in... morning yesterday.... sky was grey and it was raining. But in... middle of... day... weather began to change.... rain stopped and... sun appeared from behind... clouds. In... afternoon it was very warm. I did not want to stay at... home and went into... yard. There were... boys and... girls in... yard. We played in... yard till late in... evening. When I came... home, I drank... tea, ate... sandwich and went to... bed at once. I slept very well at... night.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
at•half past five
at a quarter past five
to go home
to come home
to leave home for work (for school)
Упражнение 16
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. My brother is... pupil. He goes to... school. He goes to... school in... morning. He has five or six... lessons every day. In... afternoon he goes... home. At... home he does his... homework. In... evening he reads... books. He usually goes to... bed at... half past ten. At... night he sleeps. 2. My father goes to... work in... morning and comes... home in... evening. 3. I get up at... half past seven in... morning and go to... bed at... quarter to eleven in... evening. 4. When does your mother leave... home for... work? — She leaves... home for... work at... quarter past eight. 5. When do you leave... home for... school? — I leave... home for... school at... half past... eight. 6. What do you do when you come... home from... school? — I do my... homework, talk to my... friends on... phone and go for... walks. I often listen to... music. I like... jazz best.
Перед названиями месяцев и дней недели артикль не употребляется.
School begins in • September. We rest on • Sunday.
Перед порядковыми числительными обычно употребляется определенный артикль.
Our classroom is on the second floor.
Today is the tenth of May.
Упражнение 17
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. We always go to... Russian Museum on... Sunday. 2. On... Saturday she usually goes to... Philharmonic. 3. In... August he has his... birthday. He is planning to have... nice party with his... friends. 4. There are three rooms and... kitchen in our new flat. 5. My new dress is made of... silk. 6. If you want to write something on... blackboard, you must have... piece of... chalk. 7. Are there any pupils in... classroom? 8. I have... new English book.... book is very interesting. 9. There is... garden in... front of our school.... garden is not large, but it is very nice. 10.... May is... fifth month of the year. 11.... Saturday is... sixth day of the week. 12.... Sunday is... day off. 13. Today is... ninth of... May. Anton has got... new mobile phone. He is going to make... phone call to his... grandfather. 14. This is... nice place. In... June we are going there for... holiday.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
after • work
after • school
from • work
from • school
Упражнение 18
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. My friends live in... small town. It is... new town.... streets in... town are broad and straight. There are... beautiful buildings in them.... town is very green, and so... air is fresh. There are... beautiful parks and gardens in... town.... people like to go there after... work. In... evening you can hear... sounds of... music from... parks. There are... schools,... libraries,... supermarket,... hospital,... theatre,... cinemas,... clinics and... kindergartens in... town. 2. This is... classroom.... classroom is large and light. 3. There is... picture on... wall. 4. What is... date today? It is... seventh of... December. 5.... third lesson today is... lesson of English. 6. Pete, go to... blackboard. 7. After... school I usually go... home. 8. My father always comes from... work late: at eight o'clock or at... half past eight. But on... Friday he comes... home early: at half past four or at... quarter to five. On... Saturday and on... Sunday he does not go to... work.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
to have (cook, make, prepare) • breakfast•/ lunch •/ tea /• dinner/•supper
Упражнение 19
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
I go to... school in... morning, so I get up early. I usually get up at... quarter past seven. I go to... bathroom, turn on... water and wash my face and hands. My father and mother also get up early in... morning. My mother works at... office. She is... typist. My father is... doctor. He works at... hospital. We have... breakfast in... kitchen. We eat... porridge and... eggs. We drink... tea. My father and mother leave... home for... work at... half past eight. My father goes to... hospital, and my mother goes to... office. I don't leave... home with my parents:... school where I study is near our house. I leave... home for... school at... quarter to nine. My granny stays at... home and cooks... dinner. I have... lunch at... school after... third lesson. My father and mother have... lunch at... work. When we come... home, we have... dinner.
Упражнение 20
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. Every day my husband goes to... work, my son goes to... school and I go to... institute. 2. There is... new school at... corner of our street. 3. My daughter came... home from... school on... Monday and said to me, "There will be... parents' meeting on... tenth of February at six o'clock in... evening." 4.... teacher told us... very interesting story at... lesson. 5. When... bell rang,... pupils went into... classroom. 6. We are usually at... school from nine o'clock in... morning till two o'clock in... afternoon. 7. We don't go to... school on... Sunday.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
after • breakfast
before • breakfast
after • lunch
before • lunch
after • tea
before • tea
after • dinner
before •dinner
after•supper
before•supper
at•breakfast
for • breakfast
at • lunch
for•lunch
at • tea
for • tea
at • dinner
for • dinner
at•supper
for • supper
Упражнение 21
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. When do you clean your teeth in... morning: before... breakfast or after... breakfast?2. My granny likes to read... book after... lunch. 3.... people usually have... breakfast in... morning. They have... dinner in... afternoon. In... evening... people have... supper. 4. There is a proverb: "After... dinner sleep awhile, after... supper walk... mile." 5. Who cooks... dinner in your family? 6. Yesterday father told us... very interesting story at... breakfast. 7. What did you have for... lunch at... school on... Wednesday? — We had... salad and... tea. 8. My mother never has... supper with... family because she does not like to eat in... evening. 9. What do you do after... breakfast? — After... breakfast I go to... school.
Упражнение 22
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. For... breakfast I have... coffee with... milk and... sugar. I have... jam, too. There are... different things on... dinner table. There is... bread,... butter and... ham. There are... cups and... glasses there. There is... jug on... table.... milk in... jug is hot. There is... teapot on... table. There is... tea in... teapot.... tea is hot, too. There are... plates,... forks and... knives on... table. 2.... lamp is on... table. 3. There is... lamp on... table. 4. Is there... lamp on... table? 5. Is... lamp on... table? 6. Is there... clock on... wall? 7. There are two... shelves on... wall. 8. Where are... shelves? —... shelves are on... wall. 9. They have... large flat. There are... four rooms in... flat. 10. Is... newspaper on... table? 11. Is there... newspaper on... table? 12. There is... butter on... plate. 13. Where is... butter? —... butter is on... little plate. 14. There is... white and... brown bread on... table.
Запомните следующее устойчивое словосочетание:
to watch•TV
Упражнение 23
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. Pete has... small family. He has... father and... mother. He has no... brother, but he has... sister. His sister is... pupil. She is... good girl. She has... many Russian books, but she has no... English books. 2. There is... writing desk in... room.... writing desk is good. There is... lamp on... writing desk. 3. My uncle has... large family. They are six in... family. 4. My father is... engineer. He works at... big factory. 5. We have... good library. Our books are in... big bookcase. 6. Is your... sister married? 7. What do you do after... breakfast? I go to... school. 8. When do you come... home? I come... home at... half past two. 9. Do you like to watch... TV in... evening? 10. He watches... television all day. I never do it. I can't watch... TV very often. But tonight I can spend... evening in... front of... box, because there is... very interesting... film on. It is "My Fair Lady" with Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn. I love it.
Упражнение 24
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
1. My... aunt and my... uncle are... doctors. They work at... hospital. They get up at seven o'clock in... morning. They go to... bed at eleven o'clock. 2. I work in... morning and in... afternoon. I don't work in... evening. I sleep at... night. 3. When do you leave... home for... school? — I leave... home at... quarter past eight in... morning. 4. What does your mother do after... breakfast? — She goes to... work. 5. Is there... sofa in your... living room? — Yes, there is... cosy little... sofa in... living room. — Where is... sofa? — It is in... corner of... room to... left of... door. I like to sit on this... sofa in... front of... TV set in... evening. 6. There is... nice coffee table near... window. There are... newspapers on... coffee table. 7. There is... tea in... glass. 8. When do you watch... TV? — I watch... TV in... evening. We have... large colour TV set in our... room. There is... beautiful vase on... TV set. There are... flowers in... vase. 9. I have... large writing desk in... study. There is... paper on... writing desk. My... books and... exercise books are on... writing desk, too.
Упражнение 25
Вставьте артикль, где необходимо.
My friend's... flat is very comfortable. There are... three rooms in... flat:... living room,... study and... bedroom.... living room is not very large.... walls in... living room are blue. There are... pictures on... walls. There is... table in... middle of... room with some chairs around it. To... left of... door there is... sofa. Near... sofa there are... two large armchairs. They are very comfortable. There is... piano in my friend's living room.... piano is to... right of... door.... bedroom and... study are small.... furniture in... flat is brown.
Если перед существительным стоит вопросительное или относительное местоимение, артикль опускается.
• E.g. What • colour is your cat?
I want to know what • book you are reading.
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1. What... colour is your new... hat? — It's... red. 2. Is there... refrigerator in your... kitchen? 3. Where is... refrigerator in your... kitchen? — It is in... corner of... kitchen. 4. There are... flowers in our... living room.... flowers are in... beautiful vase. 5. I have... tea in my... cup. 6. He has no... coffee in his... cup. 7. What... book did you borrow from... library on... Tuesday? 8. I have... books,... exercise books and... pens in my... bag. 9. I am... engineer. I work at... office. I go to... office in... morning. As... office is far from... house I live in, I take... bus to get there. 10. What... bus do you take to get to... work? 11. Whose... pen is this? 12. What... colour is your... new... T-shirt? — It's... white. 13. She is going to... music shop to buy... cassette. — What... cassette is she going to buy? 14. That's... man whose... computer was stolen last night.
Упражнение 27
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Here is... large window. Through... window we can see... room. Opposite... window there is... door. On... door there is... curtain. In... corner of... room there is... round table. On it we can see... books and... telephone. There is... bookshelf over... table. On... bookshelf we can see... newspapers and... book by... Jack London. There are... two... pictures in... room. One... picture is small,... other picture is very large. There are... two bookcases in... room.... bookcases are full of... books. There is... large sofa in... room. On... sofa we can see... bag. Whose... bag is that? There is no... bed in... room. On... small table near... window there are... flowers and... glass of... water. In... front of... window we can see... armchair.
Перед названиями наук, учебных предметов и языков артикль не употребляется.
•E.g. He studies •chemistry.
I speak • English.
Упражнение 28
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1.... English is... world language. 2. I study... English. I attend... English classes in... evening. On... days when I have no... classes, I stay at... home and do some work about... house. I have... dinner with my... family. After... dinner I talk to... members of my... family, watch... TV and read... books,... newspapers and... magazines. I go to... bed late at... night. 3. I am thirsty. Give me... water, please. 4. There is... book on... table. Give me... book, please. 5. I enjoy listening to... music but I don't really like... music that that man plays on his... guitar. 6. What did you have for... lunch? — I only had... tuna sandwich. 7. He is... wonderful... teacher. He teaches... history.
Если после названия языка не стоит слово "language". В противном случае употребляется определенный артикль.
Е. g. • Chinese is difficult. The Chinese language is difficult.
Упражнение 29
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1. When my grandfather was... young man, he studied... physics. 2. Do you speak... Spanish? 3. My uncle is... great specialist in... biology. 4.... Japanese is more difficult than... French. 5. We listened to... very interesting lecture on... English literature yesterday. 6. Yesterday at... lesson of... geography... teacher told us... very interesting things about... famous travellers. 7. My father speaks... English and... French, but he does not speak... German. 8. We had... lesson of... mathematics yesterday. We wrote... paper in... mathematics.... teacher said, "I shall correct... papers in... evening. Tomorrow you will know... results".
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
to play • chess
to play •football
to play the piano
to play the guitar
out of•doors
Упражнение 30
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1. My... name is Charlie. I come from... pretty big... family. I have two... brothers and... sister. I am... oldest and my... sister is... youngest; she plays... violin really well and wants to be... professional... musician. She has other... hobbies, too, and she often goes swimming with her... friends if... weather is nice. 2. Do you play... piano? 3. There is... big black piano in our living room. It is at... wall to... left of... door opposite... sideboard. My mother likes to play... piano. She often plays... piano in... evening. 4.... boys like to play... football. 5. What do you do in... evening? — I often play... chess with my grandfather. 6. Where are... children? — Oh, they are out of... doors.... weather is fine today. They are playing... badminton in... yard. 7. What... games does your sister like to play? — She likes to play... tennis. 8. Do you like to play... guitar? 9. What... colour is your guitar?
Запомните, что перед обращением артикль опускается:
• E.g. What are you doing,•children?
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
in a loud voice in a thin voice
in a low voice in a tiny voice
in an angry voice in a trembling voice
in a high voice in a weak voice
in a kind voice in a... voice
Упражнение 31
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It was... hot day.... sun was shining brightly in... blue sky.... wolf and... lamb met at... stream.... water in... stream was cool and clear.... wolf saw that... lamb was fat and wanted to eat it. He began to shout, "You,... fool, you are making... water dirty!"... lamb was afraid. It looked at... wolf and said in... thin voice, "But,... Mr. Wolf, I cannot make... water dirty for you from... place where I am standing, because... stream runs from you to me." "Stop talking!" shouted... wolf in... angry voice. "I know you! I met you six months ago, and you were very rude to me." "You are wrong,... Mr. Wolf," cried... lamb, "you could not have met me six months ago: I am only four... months old." "Never mind," said... wolf, "if it wasn't you, it was your brother." And with these... words he seized... poor lamb and carried it into... wood.
Запомните, что перед превосходной степенью прилагательных употребляется определенный артикль:
• E.g. Asia is the largest continent.
My brother is the best pupil in his class.
Упражнение 32
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1. In... May... days are... longer than in... April.2. Pete is... tallest boy in our class. Nick is... shortest boy, but he is very... strong. He is... stronger than many boys who are... taller than he. I think Nick is... strongest boy in... class. 3. Granny often tells us... long stories. Today her story was still... longer. It was... longest story. She began telling it after... dinner and finished only before... supper. But... story was very interesting. I think it was... most interesting of Granny's stories. 4. Which was... most difficult exercise in... paper? 5. Which is... best season of the year? 6. February is... shortest month of the year. 7. Do you know... longest river in our country? 8. Bill Robins was... very rich man. He was... richest man in... village.
Запомните правила употребления артикля с географическими названиями:
Определенный артикль употребляется перед названиями рек, каналов, морей, заливов, проливов, океанов, архипелагов, горных цепей.
Артикль не употребляется перед названиями озер, отдельных горных вершин, отдельных островов, городов, стран, континентов.
Исключения:
the United States of America
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland the Netherlands the Ukraine the Crimea the Congo
Упражнение 33
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1.... Moscow is situated on... Moscow River.... Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is... canal called... Moscow-Volga Canal which joins... Moscow to... Volga.... Volga runs into... Caspian Sea. 2. Several rivers run into... sea at... New York.... most important is... Hudson River which empties into... Atlantic Ocean. Besides... Hudson there are... two other rivers:... East River and... Harlem River. 3. In... Siberia there are many long rivers:... Ob,... Irtysh,... Yenissei,... Lena and... Amur. 4.... Altai Mountains are... higher than... Urals. 5. There is... splendid... view of... Lake Geneva from this hotel. 6. My... friends have travelled a lot. This... year they are going to fly to... Canary Islands. 7. Which river flows through... London? —... Thames. 8. Of which country is... Washington... capital? —... United States. 9.... United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 10. Chicago is on... Lake Michigan.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
in the north to the north
in toe south to the south
in toe east to the east
in toe west to the west
Упражнение 34
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1.... Russia occupies... eastern half of... Europe and... northern third of... Asia. 2.... climate of... northern part of... Russia is severe. 3. This winter is... true Russian winter with... hard frosts. 4. It is warm in... Australia and... New Zealand. 5.... Washington is... capital of... United States of America. 6. I want to go to... New York some day. 7.... best way to know and understand... people of... other countries is to meet them in their own homes. 8. Is... Australia... island or... continent? 9.... Red Sea is between... Africa and... Asia. 10.There are seven continents on... Earth. 11....France is to... north of... Italy.
Упражнение 35
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1.... Neva flows into... Gulf of... Finland. 2.... Pacific Ocean is very deep. 3.... Urals are not very high. 4.... Kazbek is... highest peak of... Caucasus. 5.... Alps are covered with... snow. 6.... Shetland Islands are situated to... north of... Great Britain. 7.... USA is... largest country in... America. 8.... Graet Britain is washed by... Atlantic Ocean. 9.... Lake Baikal is... deepest lake in... world. 10.... Paris is... capital of... France. 11. Lomonosov was born in... small village on... shore of... White Sea. 12. Gogol was born in... Ukraine in 1809. 13.... Caucasus separates... Black Sea from... Caspian Sea. 14.... Europe and... America are separated by... Atlantic Ocean. 15.... Baltic Sea is stormy in winter. 16. There are many small islands in... Pacific Ocean. 17.... North Sea separates... British Isles from... Europe. 18.... Bal ans are old mountains. 19.... Nile flows across... northeastern part of... Africa to... Mediterranean Sea. 20. Which are... highest mountains in... Europe?
Упражнение 36
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1.... Thames is... short river. 2.... Russia is washed by... Arctic Ocean in... north. 3. Kiev is to... south of... Moscow. 4.... Europe is... continent. 5.... Moscow is... capital of... Russia. 6. Is... Asia... island or... continent? 7.... Black Sea is in... south of our country. 8.... White Sea is in... north of our country. 9. This is... map of... world. Can you read... map? What can you see on... map? What... colour are... valleys on... map? 10. Petrov is... architect. He is... experienced architect. He is in... Far East. He has... wife. His wife is... typist. They have... son and... daughter. 11.... Philippines are situated to... southeast of... Asia.
Упражнение 37
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1. This is... pen. It is... good pen.... pen is black. It is on... table. 2. I have got... dog.... dog's name is Spot. He is... big grey dog.... dog is very strong. 3. My friend has... sister. Her name is Ann.... girl is... pupil. 4. We have... picture in... living room.... picture is very good. It is on... wall. 5.... Irish Sea is between... Great Britain and... Ireland. 6. There is... map on... wall of... classroom. It is... map of... world. There are many seas and lakes on... map. This is... Mediterranean Sea and that is... Red Sea. These are... Himalayas. They are... highest mountains in... world. 7. We live in... St. Petersburg.... St. Petersburg is... very large city. It is one of... largest cities in... Russia. 8. My brother is... doctor. His flat is in... centre of... city. It is in... new house. There are three rooms in... flat.... living room is.. largest of all. It is... nice light room. There are... pictures on... walls. There is... round table in... middle of... room. There is... sofa at... wall with... large thick carpet in... front of it.... study and... bedroom are small, but very comfortable.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
to have a good time
from•morning till•night
all •day long
a lot of
Упражнение 38
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1. Did you have... good time in the country? — Oh, yes.... weather was fine. We were out of... doors from... morning till... night. We played... football,... volleyball and... other games. We came... home late at... night and went to... bed at once. 2. Look at... clock! It is... quarter past ten. Go to... bed at once. 3.... sun rises in... east and sets in... west. 4. We spent last summer in... Ukraine, in... little village on... bank of... big river with... very warm water. There was... wood on... other side of... river. We often went to... wood and gathered... lot of... mushrooms. 5. My friend likes to play... chess. He is ready to play... chess all... day long. He is... best chess player in our school.
Перед названиями университетов артикль не употребляется.
• E.g. I shall study at•St. Petersburg University.
My grandfather graduated from•Oxford University.
Упражнение 39
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1. Teckle comes from... very old country on... Nile. It is called... Ethiopia.... Ethiopia is... beautiful mountainous country. Teckle is... young man. He wants to become... engineer. He is very happy to be... student of... St. Petersburg University. He spends... lot of time at... library reading and studying different subjects. Very often in... evening his new friends and he walk about... city talking about their native countries. 2. Galina lives in... Ukraine. She lives in... small village near... Odessa. She is... librarian. She always has... lot of... work. Galina wants to enter... Kyiv University and now she is preparing for... entrance exams. 3. My friend lives in... America. He is... student. He studies... history at... Harvard University. 4. Every year, thousands of... students come to... Cambridge from overseas to study... English. Use,... German student, graduated from... Cambridge University two... years ago.
Упражнение 40
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When we want to write... letter, we take... piece of... paper and... pen. We first write our... address and... date in... right-hand corner. Then on... left-hand side we write... greeting. We may write, for instance, "My dear brother," "Dear Henry," etc., and then on... next line we begin... body of... letter. We must not forget to leave... margin on... left-hand side of... page. At... end of... letter we write "Yours," and then we sign our name. We put... letter into... envelope and close... envelope. On... envelope we write... name and address of... person who will receive it. We stick... stamp in... top right-hand corner, and then we post... letter.
Запомните следующее устойчивое словосочетание:
What's the use?
Упражнение 41
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Once there lived... man who was very fond of... gold. He used to say, "While I have my gold, I am... happiest man in... world." And so all his life he saved... money. One day he was travelling in... desert of... North Africa. He lost his way. He had no... food or... water. He was almost dying of... hunger. He was so weak that he could not walk, he could only crawl.... heat was terrible. There were only... stones and... sand around. Just then he saw... bag lying on... sand. He hoped that he would find... food in it and... water, too. He crawled up to... bag and opened it. He saw that... bag was full of... gold. What is... use of... gold to... hungry man in... desert? He left... bag on... hot sand, crying bitterly, "I am... most unhappy man in... world."
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
to the cinema at the cinema
to the theatre at the theatre
to the shop at the shop
to the market at the market
to go for a walk
Упражнение 42
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1. What are your friends doing? — Mary is playing... piano. Tom and Nick are playing... chess. 2. I was at... cinema yesterday. — What... film did you see? — Oh, I saw... very good film. I think it is... best film of... year. 3. Do you often go to... theatre? — No, I don't. I like to go to... theatre, but I am very busy. I work from... morning till... night. I even have no... time to play... piano. 4. Oleg has... lot of... interesting books at... home. 5.... lot of... tourists from... different countries come to... St. Petersburg. They want to see one of... most beautiful cities in... world. 6. My new friend said to me, "I am... student in... first year at Harvard." 7. We went to... cinema in... evening. 8. What... foreign languages does your father speak? — He speaks... English. He studied... English at... school. 9. I am interested in... history. 10. We played... tennis at... lesson of... physical training yesterday. We had... good time. 11. Did you go for... walk yesterday? — No, we didn't.... weather was bad, and we went to... cinema. 12. Let's go to... shop. I must buy... bread and... milk.
Упражнение 43
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Three men came to... New York for... holiday. They came to... very large hotel and took... room there. Their room was on... forty-fifth floor. In... evening... friends went to... theatre and came back to... hotel very late. "I am very sorry," said... clerk of... hotel, "but... lifts do not work tonight. If you don't want to walk up to your room, we shall make... beds for you in... hall." "No, no," said one of... friends, "no, thank you. We don't want to sleep in... hall. We shall walk up to our room." Then he turned to his friends and said, "It is not easy to walk up to... forty-fifth floor, but we shall make it easier. On... way to... room I shall tell you some jokes; then you, Andy, will sing us some songs; then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories." So they began walking up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some songs. At last they came to... thirty-sixth floor. They were tired and decided to have... rest. "Well," said Tom, "now it is your turn, Peter. After all... jokes, I would like to hear... sad story. Tell us... long and interesting story with... sad end." "... story which I am going to tell you," said Peter, "is sad enough. We left... key to our room in... hall."
Запомните следующие конструкции:
The famous English writer Dickens lived in the 19th century.
Dickens, a famous English writer, lived in the 19th century.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
on•horseback
on • board a ship
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
in • fact
the same
Запомните употребление артикля в восклицательных предложениях, начинающихся со слова what:
What a good boy! What a long story! What a day!
Упражнение 44
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Swift,... famous English writer, was travelling one day on... horseback with his servant.... weather was bad, it was raining, and... roads were muddy. In... evening the two1 men came to... inn. Before going to... bed Swift told his servant to clean his boots. But... servant was lazy and did not do it. In... morning Swift asked... servant why he had not cleaned... boots. "What's... use cleaning... boots now?" said... servant. "... roads are muddy, and... boots will soon be dirty again." "All right," said... writer. "Let's go. We must continue... journey." "But I haven't had... breakfast," said... displeased servant. "Well, what's... use giving you... breakfast now?" said Swift. "You will soon be hungry again."
Обратите внимание на употребление определенного артикля перед количественным числительным. В этом случае определенный артикль имеет значение „эти"; „эти двое мужчин"; „эти два человека".
Упражнение 45
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In... small town in... East there was once... man who had... parrot.... parrot was taught to say... words, "There is no doubt about it." It used to repeat these words all... day long. Every time it was asked... question, it gave... same answer, "There is no doubt about it." One day... man decided to sell... bird; so he put... parrot into... cage and went to... market with it. "Twenty pounds for... very clever parrot!" he cried.... man who was passing by heard this and turned to... parrot. "Are you worth twenty pounds?" he asked. "There is no doubt about it!"answered... parrot. "What... clever parrot!" said... man and bought... bird. He took... parrot home and invited his friends to look at... clever bird.... friends came and looked at... parrot and talked to it. Now you must know that... man was not rich. In... fact, he was often short of... money. So... week or two later, sitting in... armchair and looking at... parrot, he said, "What... fool I was to throw away such... lot of... money!" "There is no doubt about it!" cried... parrot. And this time... bird was right.
Упражнение 46
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... train stopped at... little station.... passenger looked out of the window of... train carriage and saw... woman selling... cakes.... man had not had... breakfast in... morning. He was hungry and wanted to buy... cake.... woman was standing rather far from... carriage.... man did not want to go and buy... cake himself because he was afraid to miss... train. He saw... boy who was walking along... platform near... carriage. He called... boy and asked him, "How much does... cake cost?" "Threepence, sir," answered... boy.... man gave him a sixpence and said, "Bring me... cake, and with... other threepence buy... cake for yourself."... boy took... money and went to... woman. A few minutes later... boy returned. He was eating... cake. He gave... man threepence change and said, "... woman had only one cake, sir."
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
it's • high time
to take • care of
to take•aim
such a...
Упражнение 47
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... crow once said to her children, "It's... high time for you to look for... food." With these words she turned them out of... nest and took them to... field. But... crow's children did not like... idea. "We'd rather go back to... nest," they cried. "It's so nice when you bring... food to us!" "Indeed!" said their mother. "You are big enough to feed yourselves. My mother turned me out of... nest when I was much younger, and I had to take... care of myself." "But... people will kill us with their guns," said... young crows. "No... fear of that," answered their mother. "Before... people shoot, they take... aim, and that takes... time. When you see... man raising... gun to his face, you must just fly away." "That's... simple thing to do," said... children, "but supposing... man or... boy wants to throw... stone at us: in such... case he won't have to take... aim." "Well, then he will have to bend down to pick up... stone," said... crow. "But what if he carries... stone in his hand ready?" "Why, if you are clever enough to think of that," said... mother, "you are clever enough to take... care of yourselves." And she flew away leaving... young crows in... field.
Упражнение 48
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... Russia is such... large country that when it is night in one part of... country, it is day in another part, when it is winter in one part of... country, it is already summer in another. Imagine it is... beginning of... May now. It is spring in... St. Petersburg.... weather is fine. It is still cool at...night, but it is quite warm in... afternoon. It sometimes rains, but... rain is warm, too.... ground is covered with... soft green grass, and... trees are covered with... green leaves. But while it is spring in St. Petersburg, it is still winter in... north of our country at... beginning of... May. Here it is cold and sometimes frosty,... rivers and... seas are covered with... ice.... ice does not melt in some places even in summer.... ground is covered with... deep snow. In... south of our country... weather is quite different. It is already summer in... Caucasus. It is much warmer than in St. Petersburg. It is sometimes even hot.... sky is usually cloudless and it seldom rains here. People wear... summer clothes.
Упражнение 49
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1. Is this... interesting book? Is this... very interesting book? Is this... very interesting book you have spoken about so much? It is such... interesting book. Is it... same book you have recommended to us? 2. She is... teacher. She is... good teacher. She is... teacher of our school. She is... teacher of... English. Here is... teacher, ask her about... questions which interest you. 3. There is... word in... text which I cannot understand. There is... very difficult word, too, which I cannot pronounce. Here is... word I was looking up in the dictionary. This word is... adverb. 4.... first men were vegetarians. 5. Serfdom was abolished in... Russia in... 19th century. 6. Columbus, who discovered... America, was... native of... Genoa. 7.... Rome is... ancient town. 8.... Ireland,... Scotland and... Wales are parts of... United Kingdom. 9. What is... name of... ocean between... America and... Asia? —... Pacific. 10. Last summer I visited... Switzerland and... Germany. 11.... Amsterdam is... capital of... Netherlands.
Упражнение 50
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Once there lived... king. His name was Midas. He had... little daughter. They lived in... beautiful palace with... wonderful garden around it. Now... king was very fond of... gold. He loved... gold more than anything else in... world. One day, when... king was looking at his gold,... young man appeared before him. "You are... very rich man, Midas," said... young man. "Yes," said... king, "but I would like to be richer. I would like to have... golden touch. I want everything that I touch to turn into... gold."... young man was... magician, and he gave... king... golden touch which he wanted to have.... king was very happy. He touched... table, and... table became gold. He went into... garden. There were... beautiful roses in... garden. He touched... roses, and they also became gold.... king's daughter, who loved... roses very much, saw it and began to cry. "Don't cry,... dear daughter," said... king and touched his daughter's head.... next moment... girl turned into... beautiful gold statue.
Запомните следующее устойчивое словосочетание:
The fact is (was) that...
Обратите внимание на употребление артикля со словом other (другой):
another — другой (неопределенный), какой-то другой, еще один (во множественном числе или перед неисчиспяемым существительным — other);
the other — другой (определенный), тот другой, другой из двух.
Упражнение 51
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... group of... farmers were sitting in... village house, and among... other things they began talking about... echoes. One of... farmers said that there was... wonderful echo in... field near his farm where there was... large group of... trees. All... other farmers said that they would like to hear... echo, and... farmer invited them to come... next afternoon. But... fact was that... farmer did not really have... echo he had told... other farmers about. So when he came... home, he sent for... son of... cook and told him to go to... field, hide himself among... trees and imitate everything that was said.... next day... other farmers came, and... farmer took them to... field to listen to... wonderful echo. When they were in... field, he shouted at... top of his voice, "Are you there?" The answer came back, "Yes, I've been here for two hours!"
Упражнение 52
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It was... nice summer day.... weather was fine,... sun was shining in... blue sky,... air was fra-grant with... smell of... grass and... flowers.... dog which was running about... streets of... little town saw... butcher's... stall with... lot of... meat.... dog cautiously approached... stall and, when... butcher turned away to talk to... woman, quickly seized... big piece of... meat and ran away with it. On... way home... dog had to cross... stream by... narrow bridge. As he was crossing, he looked down into... stream and saw his reflection in... water. He thought it was... other dog with... other piece of... meat. He snapped at... reflection and dropped his own piece of... meat. That's how... dog was punished for... greediness.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
at • sunrise at • sunset
in the country in•town
to the country to•town
by•bus
by • tram
by• train
by • car
Упражнение 53
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On... Sunday our family went to... country. We got up at... sunrise and quickly had... breakfast. After... breakfast we left... home. There is... little village not far from... St. Petersburg where we have... friends. We went there by... train. We had... very good time in... country.... weather was fine,... sky was blue and... sun was shining. We stayed out of... doors all... day long. We played... volleyball and... tennis. We returned to... town late in... evening. When we came... home, we had... supper and went to... bed at once.
Запомните следующие устойчивые словосочетания:
In •spring in•autumn
in•summer in • winter
Упражнение 54
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1. Look at... sky. It is covered with... dark clouds. Let's hurry... home. 2. It was very pleasant to live in... country in... summer.... weather was fine and it seldom rained. Summer is... fine season. 3. How lovely... night is! There are no... clouds in... sky and... air is so fresh. 4. When spring comes,... sun shines brighter,... snow melts,... days become longer. 5. Winter is... good time for sports. 6. On... Sunday my friend and I usually go to... country. We ski, skate, play... snowballs and have... very good time. 7.... fog is so dense that it is difficult to walk. 8. My friend is... very good chess player. 9. In... summer we lived in... country and went up to... town by... train. 10. Tomorrow is...Sunday. If it is too hot in... town, we shall go to... country. And on... Monday we shall come back. 11.... Autumn is... most beautiful... season of... year.
Упражнение 55
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Last Tuesday... evening, when... whole family was at... home,... burglar came into... house and stole $500! When we discovered... theft, we called... police. Because... burglar's... shoes were wet and dirty,... detective could follow his... footprints. Here is what... burglar did. He broke in through... front door. It was locked, so he broke... lock. Dad was reading... newspaper in... study near... front door. He was facing... big window, so he didn't see... man, and because he was also listening to... loud... music, he didn't hear him. It was raining and there was... thunder, so there was... lot of... noise outside, too.... burglar crossed... hall to... kitchen. Mum was making... pot of... tea, so he didn't go into... kitchen.... man went back across... hall and looked into... dining room. No one was in there. He looked through all... drawers and found $300. But this wasn't enough. He came out of... dining room and went upstairs. Tom was doing his... homework in his... bedroom and listening to his... Walkman.... burglar went past Tom's... room. Sally was taking... shower and singing at...
