Ex. 3. ( С ) Put in "a/an", "the" or "-".
The Luncheon.
"I never eat anything for luncheon," she said. "_____ little fish, perhaps. I wonder if they
have_____ salmon. And unless they have____ caviar. I never mind_____ caviar."
For myself I chose_____ cheapest dish on_____ menu and that was_____ mutton chop.
"I think you are unwise to eat____ meat," she said.
Then came the question of____ drink.
"I never drink anything for luncheon, except____ white wine. My doctor won't let me drink
anything but____ champagne. And what are you going to drink?"
"____ water."
She ate____ caviar and_____ salmon. She talked gaily of_____ art, literature and_____
music.
Ex. 4. (В, С) Translate into English.
1. Вода в реке очень холодная. 2. Вода необходима для жизни. 3. Принеси мне воды, пожалуйста. 4. Снег был глубокий. 5. Очень трудно ходить по глубокому снегу- 6. Чай горячий. 7. Я люблю чай. 8. Положи сахар в чай. 9. Купи лимон к чаю. 10. Лимон полезен. 11. Нарежь лимон. 12. Сок вкусный. 13. Я предпочитаю апельсиновый сок. 14. Сок, которым я тебя угощу, сделала моя мама. 15. Я попросил купить хлеба и масла. 16. Дайте мне, пожалуйста, молока. 17. Молоко необходимо детям. 18. Положите масла в суп. 19. Поставьте масло на стол. 20. Я не пью молоко, я пью чай или кофе. 21. Вчера я купил очень хороший чай и кофе. 22. Кофе я пошлю матери. Она любит кофе. 23. Где масло? Оно на столе. 24. Есть нефть или газ в этом районе? 25. Официант принес мне мясо и овощи. Я съел овощи, но не стал есть мясо. 26. Обычно я пью кипяченое молоко. Но молоко, которое дает наша корова, не надо кипятить.
Ex. 5. (В, С) Dictation-translation.
1. Погода была такой теплой, что мы решили поплавать.
2. Какая замечательная сегодня погода.
3. Какие новости?
4. Ты слышал новость?
5. Я ему одолжил пять фунтов на прошлой неделе. Ты думаешь, он отдаст мне деньги?
,6. Джеймс попросил воды и жадно (thirstily) ее выпил.
7. Я знаю, что работа, которую я выполнил, это хорошая работа, лучшая в моей жизни.
8. Совет, который он получил от своих друзей, был - отказаться от работы.
9. Они покупают новую мебель.
10. Отец начал резать горячее мясо.
11. Она учила детей работать с бумагой и ножницами.
12 Земля была покрыта свежим снегом.
13. Кофе подали с настоящими сливками.
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3. THE USE OF ARTICLES WITH PROPER NOUNS
3.1 GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES
| Geographical Names | NO ARTICLE | The Definite Article THE | NOTES |
| 1. Continents, countries, cities/ towns, villages | a) as a rule Africa, Asia France, London b) when modified by a prepositional attribute Latin America, Central Asia Petrovka But the village of Petrovka | When having a particularizing attribute. □ The Philadelphia he was born in... □ Gone is the Moscow of the merchants and aristocrats. □ In his book W.Scott described the England of the Middle Ages. | the word groups are always used with the: the United States the Soviet Union the United Kingdom of Great Britain the Netherlands the Hague the Crimea the Caucasus |
| 2. Oceans, rivers, seas channels/ canals deserts | the Pacific the Black Sea the Neva, the Sahara the (English) Channel the Suez Canal | ||
| 3. Lakes | Lake Baikal Lake Ontario | the Baikal the Ontario | |
| 4. Mountains | ♦ peaks: Elbrus Everest | ♦ mountain chains: the Urals the Alps | |
| 5. Islands | ♦ a single island: Madagascar Corfu Sicily | ♦ island groups: the Bermudas the British Isles the Bahamas | |
| 6. Regions | North America Latin America Central Asia | the Middle East the Far East the north of England the south of France | BUT: western Canada southern Spain |
| 7. Four cardinal points of the compass | the South, the North, the West, the East | BUT: from East to West from North to South |
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3.2 NAMES OF PERSONS
| Names of | NO ARTICLE | The Definite Article | The Indefinite | |
| Persons | THE | Article A/AN | ||
| 7. Names ol | a) as a rule no article | a) with a name in | a) one member of | |
| Persons | is used | the plural to indicate | a family: | |
| □ There was a letter | the whole family: | □ 1 have often | ||
| from Susan inviting | □ He is very different | wondered if Tim was | ||
| me to a party. | from the rest of | really a Burton. | ||
| b) modified by attributes | the Kents. | b) when names of | ||
| old, young, little, | b) with the name | persons become | ||
| dear, poor, honest | modified by | countable nouns | ||
| □ Young Jolyon was | a particularizing | indicating typical | ||
| standing by the piano. | attribute: | features of | ||
| □ ... she is a widow | □ Is he the Sheldon | a well-known name: | ||
| of poor George... | who is a writer? | □ Why, you are quite | ||
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| □ She was no more | a Monte Cristo. | ||
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| the Julia of | Q She felt like | ||
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| the first years of | an Alice in | ||
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| their marriage. | Wonderland. c) names of persons when meaning "a certain...": □ 1 heard it from a (certain) Mr. Jagger. | ||
| 2. Nouns of | a) followed by a proper | a)\i other people's | ||
| relationship | name: | relations are meant: | ||
| uncle Jolyon | □ The son was as | |||
| aunt Polly | clever as the | |||
| b) not followed by | father. | |||
| a proper name and | b) Mind the expressions: | |||
| used only by | □ Lomonosovwas | |||
| the members of | the son of | |||
| the family: | a fisherman. | |||
| □ She went into | □ Becky was | |||
| the hall: "Is Mother | the daughter of | |||
| back?" | an artist. | |||
| 3. Nouns | academician | Nouns denoting | ||
| denoting | professor | profession followed | ||
| ranks, | doctor | by a proper name: | ||
| titles, | count | Brown | □ The painter | |
| profession | lord | Warhol | ||
| followed by | colonel | left many fine | ||
| a proper | Mr/Mrs | pictures. | ||
| name | ||||
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3.3 THE USE OF ARTICLES IN THE NAMES OF PLACES, SOME BUILDINGS, PUBLIC ORGANIZATIONS, ETC
| Names of Places, Buildings, | The Definite Article | NO ARTICLE |
| Public Organizations, etc. | THE | |
| ♦ Historical events | □ the French Revolution | |
| ♦ Public/Political Organizations | □ the Senate, the Houses of | □ NATO*, Parliament, |
| Parliament, the United Nations, the Government | Congress | |
| ♦ Public/historical buildings, | □ the Bank of England, | □ Westminster Abbey, |
| Churches | the Winter Palace, the Tower | St. Paul's Cathedral, |
| of London | Buckingham Palace | |
| ♦ Documents | □ the Constitution | |
| ♦ Parties | □ the Labour Party, the Tory | |
| ♦ Names of newspapres and | □ the Times, the Washington | □ (foreign) Pravda, |
| periodicals | Post | Der Spiegel |
| ♦ Businesses and Chains | □ General Motors, Sony, | |
| of Shops | Shell | |
| ♦ Ships, Trains, Spacecrafts | □ the Orient Express, the Titanic | □ Apollo, Challenger |
| ♦ Theatres, Cinemas | □ the Globe, the Bolshoy, the Odeon, the Arbat | □ Her Majesty's |
| ♦ Museums | □ the British Museum, the Hermitage, the Tate Gallery | |
| ♦ Parks | □ Hyde Park, St. James's Park | |
| ♦ Schools, colleges,. | □ the University of London** | □ Carnegy College, |
| Universities | London University Manchester Grammar School | |
| ♦ Restaurants | □ the Cage Royal | □ Leoni's |
| ♦ Hotels | □ the Hilton | □ Brown's |
| ♦ Stations and Airports | □ Heathrow, Sheremetyevo | |
| ♦The names of counties, | □ Yourkshire, Texas, | |
| states, streets | Oxford, High Street |
* If an abbreviation is pronounced as a word, there is no article. (OPEC [эи'рек]) ** "The" is used when the two nouns have "of" in between.
EXERCISES_________________________________________________
Ex. 1. ( В , С ) Supply "the" or "-".
1. I haven't the least idea how many rooms there are in_____ Ritz (hotel).
2. What's your address? - I live in_____ Montague Road, number 27.
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3. I could never afford to stay at hotes like_____ Brown's or_____ Hilton.
4. You can't visit____ London without seeing____ Buckingham Palace.
5. We had an early dinner at____ Leoni's and then went to play at_____ Globe theatre.
6. Go down____ Oxford Street till you come to______ Oxford Circus, then turn right.
7. Do you know the song about____ London Bridge?
8. Look at the percentage of lawyers in_____ Senate.
9. Two famous works of art are recently acquired by_____ Tate Gallery,_____ London.
10. He spoke about the role of_____ Labour Party during the election period.
11. And eventually____ Queen Elizabeth was put to sea.
12. The Kings and Queens of England were crowned and buried in_ Westminster Abbey.
13. There is an interesting article in____ Times.
14. He never read_____ Pravda.
15. He attended____ Congress only nine times.
16. Governmental offices line____ Whitehall, and on the right is____ Downing street.
Ex. 2. (В, С) Insert articles where necessary.
1. When you are in____ sky, you see only snow in - Arctic or - Greenland. You have
glimpses of_____ Andes or_____ Pacific.
2. _____ Riviera in____ Caucasus is the most popular place in summer.
3. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.
4. __________________________ Elbrus is the highest peak in Europe.
5. ________________ Hague, a city in______ Netherlands near North Sea, is the seat of the Dutch
Government.
6. The home ownership rate in_____ South East of_____ England is higher than in___
North.
7. Suez Canal was blocked.
8. _____________________________ Sahara is the greatest desert in__ North Africa, extending from_________________________ Atlantic
Ocean to_____ Nile.
9. _____ Philippines is an archipelago which consists of thousands of islands.
10._____ West Indies is a chain of islands between____ North and______ South America.
11. The surface of_____ Mediterranean is never so blue as that of_____ Adriatic.
Ex. 3. (C) Insert articles where necessary.
1. "Queen Mary" was launched by_____ Queen Mary in 1938.
2. There was a little sentimentality about____ Forsytes.
3. He is the nearest we have to____ English Leonardo da Vinci.
4. He has the humour of____ Chekhov.
5. To feel more comfortable you should have taken____ Pullman.
6. He predicted the victory of_____ Mrs Thatcher in the 1979 election.
7. I know very little about him as you do - he is_____ Mr Tarantino.
8. One of the correspondents handed McCartney the paper and asked, "Are you McCartney who wrote this?"
9. "I'll run to_____ Mother", he said in_____ loud whisper.
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II
1. _____ Willowbys left town as soon as they were married.
2. This wasn't____ Beatrice she knew.
3. ____ father and_____ daughter appeared at last.
4. ____ professor Keitel is_____ man to whom you'll be responsible for your undergraduate
teaching.
5. This Pat wasn't like______ Pat of his memories.
6. Ifyouare____ Napoleon, you'll play______ gameof____ power, if you're_____ Leonardo
you'll play for____ knowledge.
7. Elsie said she would ring up______ Doctor Hitchcock.
8. _____ poor Edward muttered something, but what it was nobody knew.
9. ____ gentle, tender-hearted Amelia sadly was_______ only person to whom Becky could
attach herself.
10. I am____ Mr Keaton to whom you were to come.
3.4 REVISION
Ex. 4. (В, С) Translate into English.
1. Кордильеры находятся в Северной Америке.
2. Берега Рейна очень живописны.
3. Эльбрус - очень красивая гора.
4. Они купили дом в Марлоу, который выходил окнами на Темзу.
5. Средиземное море находится между Европой, Азией и Африкой.
6. Венеция расположена на берегу Адриатического моря.
7. Ливингстон погиб в Центральной Африке.
8. Они любили гулять в Гайд-парке.
9. Она показывала мне фотографию замечательной долины в Баварии.
Ex. 5. (С) Translate into English.
1. Вас ждет какой-то Медников.
2. Она вышла замуж за Кормана, с которым нас познакомили у Кэмеронов.
3. Константиновы поселились здесь два года назад.
4. Она была Клэптон, и, как все Клэптоны, очень умна.
5. Крылова называли русским Лафонтеном.
6. Москва наших дней - это не Москва XIX века.
7. И.В. Мичурин родился в 1855 г. в деревне Долгое, недалеко от Козлова. Мичурины всегда были садовниками.
8. Крым и Кавказ расположены на берегу Черного моря.
9. Вам нравится эта картина? Это Шемякин.
10. Про какого Толстого вы говорите? - Про Толстого, который написал роман "Петр Первый".
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