Ex. 14. Fill in the articles in the proverbs if necessary

1. … apple … day keeps … doctor away.

2. … appetite comes with eating.

3. … good beginning makes … good ending.

4. … bird in … hand is worth two in … bush.

5. Among … blind … one-eyed man is king.

6. … brevity is … soul of wit.

7. … cat has nine lives.

8. … charity begins at … home.

9. … clothes make … man.

10. … curiosity killed … cat.

Ex. 15. Supply the articles if they are necessary, with a ) geographical b) other proper names.

a)

1. ____Andes 2. ____Arctic Ocean

3. ____ Baikal 4.____Caucasus

5.____ Crimea 6. ____Everest

7. ____Hague 8. ____Hudson Bay

9. ____Lenin Park 10. ____Netherlands

11. ____ Panama Canal 12. ____Sahara

13. ____ Antarctic Continent 14. ____Asia

15. ____ Belgium 16. ____Central America

17. ____ Dublin 18.____Gibraltar

19. ____ Havana 20. ____Kalahari Desert

21. ____ Maldives 22.____North Pole

23. ____ Persian Gulf 24. ____Sakhalin

25. ____ Antilles 26. ____Bahamas

27.____ Bay of Bengal 28. ____Corsica

29.____ English Channel 30. ____Great Bear Lake

31. ____Hawaiian Isles 32. ____Ladoga

33.____New Zealand 34. ____Pacific Ocean

35. ____ Philippines 36. ____Urals

b)

1. ____ Thanksgiving 2. ____President Kennedy

3. ____Christmas 4. ____President

5. ____Trafalgar Square 6. ____Vatican

7. ____ London University 8. ____White House

9.____ Cooper’s Art School 10. ____Hyde Park

11. ____Waterloo Bridge 12. ____Cambridge University

13. ____ Piccadilly Circus 14. ____Buckingham Palace

15. ____Kremlin 16. ____British Museum

17. ____ University of Florida 18. ____Crimean War

19. _____Queen Elizabeth 20. ____Tower of London

21. ____ Eiffel Tower 22. ____Westminster Abbey

23. ____St. Paul’s Cathedral 24. ____Houses of Parliament

Ex. 16. Supply the articles if they are necessary in the following fixed expressions.

1. all of ____sudden 2. to play ____violin

3. as ____result 4. in ____conclusion

5. in ____demand 6. at____time

7. to tell ____truth 8. to be in ____hurry

9. to be at ____loss 10. from____time to ____time

11. once____week 12. by ____mistake

13. from ____head to ____foot 14. ____other day

15. as ____matter of fact 16. at ____sunset

17. in____ loud voice 18. to watch____TV

19. at ____first sight 20. to listen to ____radio

21. day before yesterday 22. to be in ____bed

23. after ____lunch 24. for _____example

25. two times ____day 26. to tell ____

27. in ____fact 28. by____bicycle

29. to have ____good time 30. to take ____seat

Ex. 17. Use the appropriate article with the following:

a) in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening at night, to go to bed, to go to work, to go to school

b ) to go home, to come home, to leave home for work (for school), at half past five, at a quarter past five

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 andcomes... 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.

c) after work, from work, after school, from school

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,... hospital,... theatre,... cinemas,... polyclinics 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.

d) to have (cook, make, prepare) breakfast, lunch, tea, dinner, supper, after breakfast, before lunch, at dinner, forsupper

1. 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... polyclinic. 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 ..\ polyclinic, and my mother goes to... office. I don't leave... home with my parents:... school where I learn 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.

2. What do you do after... breakfast? — After... breakfast I go to... school. 3. My granny likes to read... book after... lunch. 4.... people usually have... breakfast in... morning. They have... dinner in... afternoon. In... evening... people have... supper. 5. There is a proverb: "After... dinner sleep awhile, after... supper walk... mile. 6. Who cooks... dinner in your family? 7. Yesterday la­ther told us... very interesting story at... break­fast. 8. What did you have for... lunch at... school on... Wednesday? — We had... salad and... tea. 9. My mother never has... supper with... family because she does not like to eat in... evening. 10. When do you clean your teeth in... morning: before... breakfast or after... breakfast? 11. 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... tea-pot on... table. There is... tea in... tea-pot.... tea is hot, too. There are... plates,... forks and... knives on... table. 12.... lamp is on... table. 13. There is... lamp on... table. 14. Is there... lamp on... table? 15. Is... lamp on... table? 16. Is there... clock on... wall? 17. There are two... shelves on... wall. 18. Where are... shelves? —... shelves are on... wall. 19. They have... large flat. There are... four rooms in... flat. 20. Is... newspaper on... table? 21. Is there... newspaper on... table? 22. There is... butter on... plate. 23. Where is... butter?... butter is on... little plate. 24. There is... white and... brown bread on... table.

e) to watch TV

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.

f ) to play chess, to play football, to play the piano, to play the guitar

1. Do you play... piano? 2. 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. 3.... boys like to play... football. 4. What do you do in... evening? — I often play... chess with my grandfather. 5. Where are... children? — Oh, they are out of... doors.... weather is fine today. They are playing... badminton in... yard. 6. What... games does your sister like to play? — She likes to play... tennis. 7. Do you like to play... guitar? 8. What... colour is your guitar?

g) in a loud voice, in a low voice, in an angry voice, in a thin voice, in а... voice

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 meet 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.

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