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Граматичний матеріал: Артикль (Article)
Compare a and the in these examples:
• A man and a woman were sitting opposite me. The man was American, but I think the woman was British.
• When we were on holiday, we stayed at a hotel. Sometimes we ate at the hotel and sometimes we went to a restaurant.
We use the when we are thinking of a specific thing. Compare a/an and the:
• Tim sat down on a chair. (perhaps one of many chairs in the room)
Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door. (a specific chair)
• Paula is looking for a job. (not a specific job)
Did Paula get the job she applied for? (a specific job)
• Have you got a car? (not a specific car)
I cleaned the car yesterday. (= my car)
We use the when it is clear in the situation which thing or person we mean.
For example, in a room we talk about the light / the floor / the ceiling / the door / the carpet etc. :
• Can you turn off the light, please? (= the light in this room)
• I took a taxi to the station. (= the station in that town)
• (in a shop) I'd like to speak to the manager, please. (= the manager of this shop)
In the same way, we say (go to) the bank, the post office:
• I have to go to the bank and then I'm going to the post office. (The speaker is usually thinking of a specific bank or post office.)
We also say (go to) the doctor / the dentist:
• Caroline isn't very well. She's gone to the doctor. (= her usual doctor)
• I don't like going to the dentist.
We say 'once a week / three times a day / £1.50 a kilo'etc. :
• 'How often do you go to the cinema?' 'About once a month.'
• 'How much are those potatoes?' '£1.50 a kilo.'
• Helen works eight hours a day, six days a week.
Ex. 1. Put in a/an or the.
1. This morning I bought a newspaper and ______ magazine.
______ newspaper is in my bag, but I can't remember where I put ______ magazine.
2. I saw ______ accident this morning. ______ car crashed into ______ tree.
______ driver of ______ car wasn't hurt, but ______ car was badly damaged.
3. There are two cars parked outside: ______ blue one and ______ grey one.
______ blue one belongs to my neighbours; I don't know who ______ owner of ______ grey one is.
4. My friends live in ______ old house in ______ small village.
There is ______ beautiful garden behind ______ house. I would like to have ______ garden like that.
Ex. 2. Put in a/an or the where necessary.
1. Would you like apple? Would you like an apple?
2. How often do you go to dentist? _____________________________
3. Could you close door, please? _____________________________
4. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that. It was mistake. _____________________________
5. Excuse me, where is bus station, please? _____________________________
6. I have problem. Can you help me? _____________________________
7. I'm just going to post office. I won't be long. _____________________________
8. There were no chairs, so we sat on floor. _____________________________
9. Have you finished with book I lent you? _____________________________
10. My sister has just got job in bank in Manchester. _____________________________
11. We live in small flat in city centre. _____________________________
12. There's supermarket at end of street I live in. _____________________________
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