Semantic peculiarities of the English article and ways of its translation
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ndon) - Rome is a big city in Italy. (there are many big cities in Italy and Rome is one) - Britain is an island. (there are many islands and Britain is one)- I am going to clean the car tomorrow. (= my car) - I wrote to her but the letter never arrived. (= the letter that I wrote) - We did not enjoy our holiday. The hotel was terrible. (= our hotel) - Rome is the capital of Italy. (there is only one capital in Italy) - What is the largest island in the world?We say theтАж when it is clear which thing we mean. For example:door/the ceiling/the floor/the carpet/the light etc. (of a room)roof/the garden/the kitchen/the bathroom etc. (of a house)centre/the station/the airport/the town hall etc. (of a town)
-Where is Tom? - In the garden. (= the garden of the house)
-I turned off the light, opened the door and went out. (= the light and the door of the room)
Do you live very far from the centre? (= the centre of your town)
I would like to speak to the manager, please. (= the manager of this shop). Put in a/an or the.
. I wrote to her but the letter never arrived.
. Britain is an island.
. What is тАж name of this village?
. Jane is тАж very nice person. You must meet her.
. Montreal is тАж large city in Canada.
. What is тАж largest city in Canada?
. What time is it? I do not know. I have not got тАж watch.
. When I went to Rome, I stayed with тАж Italian friend of mine.
. You look very tired. You need тАж holiday.
. Do not sit on тАж floor. It is very dirty.
. Lets go to restaurant this evening. That is тАж good idea.
. Can you turn on тАж radio, please? I want to listen to some music.
. Tom is in тАж bathroom. He is having тАж bath.
. This is a nice room, but I do not like тАж colour of тАж carpet.
. We live in тАж old house near тАж station. It is 2 miles from тАж centre.. Put in a/an or the where necessary in these sentences.
1.I turned off light, opened door and went out. the light the door
2.Excuse me, can I ask question, please? тАж
. Alan is best player in our football team. тАж
.How far is it from here to airport? тАж
.Enjoy your holiday and do not forget to send me postcard! тАж
.Have you got ticket for concert tomorrow night? тАж
.What is name of director of film we saw last night?
.Yesterday I bought jacket and shirt. Jacket was cheap but shirt was expensive. тАж
.Peter and Mary have two children, boy and girl. Boy is seven years old and girl is three.. Complete the sentences. Use a/an or the + one of these words:capital cigarette play difficult language kitchen nice day next train roof small hotel
1.Rome is the capital of Italy.
2.When we were in London, we stayed at a small hotel.
.Can you ride тАж ?
.What is that man doing on тАж of that house? Is he repairing something?
.We went to the theatre last night but тАж was not very good.
.Do you think English is тАж for people to learn?
.Would you like тАж ? No, thanks. I do not smoke.
.Where is Jack? He is cooking something.
.Excuse me, what time is тАж to London?
.It is тАж today. Let us go out.- it is clear which thing or person we mean
-Rome is the capital of Italy.
-What is the name of the village?
Excuse me, where is the nearest bank?not forget the:
Do you live near the city center?
Which is the best restaurant in this town?top of тАж/ the end of тАж etc.
-Write your name at the top of the page.
-The beginning of the film was not very good.
My house is at the end of the street.same
-We live in the same street.
-These books are not different. They are the same.that we say:sun/ the moon/ the world/ the sky/ the sea/ the ground/ the country
-The sky is blue and the sun is shining.
-I like swimming in the sea.
They live in a town but they want to live in the country.police/ the fire brigade/ the army(of a city, country etc.)
-My brother is a soldier. He is in the army.
the piano/ the guitar/ the trumpet etc. (musical instruments):
-Tom is learning to play the piano.
the radio but television (without the):
-I often listen to the radio.
-What is on the radio tonight?
I like watching television.
What is on television tonight?
But - Can you turn off the television./ lunch/ dinner (without the)
-I never have breakfast.
-What are you going to have for lunch?
Dinner is ready!
I.Put in the where necessary. Write okay if the sentence is correct.
1.Sky is blue and sun is shining. тАж The skyтАж.the sun
2.What are you going to have for lunch? тАж okay
.Our apartment is on third floor. тАж
.Help! Fire! Somebody call fire brigade. тАж
.Who was first man to walk on moon? тАж
.Which city is capital of your country? тАж
.What is largest city in world? тАж
.Would you like to be in army? тАж
.Do you live near sea? тАж
.After dinner we watched television. тАж
.Where is your dictionary? It is on top shelf on right. тАж
.We live in country, about five miles from nearest village. тАж
.Ann is coming to see us at end of May or beginning of April.
.Is this book cheaper than that one? No, they are same price.
.Prime minister is most important person in British government.
.I do not know everybody in this photograph. Who is man on left?
II.Complete the sentences. Use the same + one of these words:
age colour day problem street time
1.I live in King Street and you live in King Street. We live in the same street.
2.I arrived at 8.30 and you arrived at 8.30. We arrived at тАж
.I have got no money and you have got no money. We have got тАж
.He is 25 and she is 25. They are тАж
.My shirt is dark blue and my jacket is dark blue. They are тАж
.I am leaving on Monday and you are leaving on Monday. We are leaving on тАж
III.Complete these sentences. Use the words in the list. Use the if necessary.
breakfast dinner guitar lunch police radio sky sun television time
1.Can you tell me the time please?
2.We had dinner at a restaurant last night.
.тАж is a star. It gives us light and warmth.
.Did you see the film on тАж last night?
.I was hungry this morning because I did not have тАж
.тАж stopped me because I was driving too fast.
.Can you play тАж? No, I can not play any musical instruments.
.What did you have for тАж? Just a salad.
.When I am working at home I like listening to тАж
.тАж is very clear tonight. You can see all the stars.
.3 Teaching articles in the 6th form
nouns with a/an and somenouns can be singular or plural:dog a child the evening this party an umbrellasome children the evenings these parties two umbrellassingular countable nouns you can use a/an
Goodbye! Have a nice evening.
Do you need an umbrella?cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/the/my etc.):
She never wears a hat. (not 'She never wears hat')
Be careful of the dog. (not 'Be careful of dog')
What a beautiful day!
I've got a headache.use a/an... to say what kind of thing or person something/somebody is:
A dog is an animal.
I'm an optimist.
Tim's father is a doctor.
Are you a good driver?
Jill is a really nice person.
What a lovely dress!say that somebody has a long nose / a nice face / a strong heart etc.:
Jack has got a long nose, (not 'the long nose')sentences like these, we use plural nouns alone (not with 'some'):
Dogs are animals.
Most of my friends are students.
Jill's parents are really nice people.
What awful shoes!
Jack has got blue eyes, (not 'the blue eyes')to use a/an when you say what somebody's job is:
Sandra is a nurse, (not 'Sandra is nurse')
Would you like to be an English teacher?can use some with plural countable nouns. We use some in two ways:) Some = a number of / a few of / a pair of:
I've seen some good films recently, (not 'I've seen good films')
Some friends of mine are coming to stay at the weekend.
I need some new sunglasses. (= a new pair of sunglasses)not use some when you are talking about things in general:
I love bananas, (not 'some bananas')
My aunt is a writer. She writes books, (not 'some books')you can make sentences with or without some (with no difference in meaning):
There are (some) eggs in the fridge if you're hungry.) Some = some but not all
Some children learn very quickly, (but not all children)
Some police officers in Britain carry guns, but most of them don't.:. What are these things? Try and find out if you don't know.
an ant? ...It's an insect 7 Earth? Mars? Venus? Jupiter?
ants? bees? ...They're insects...
a cauliflower? тАж
chess? тАж
a violin? a trumpet? a flute? тАж
a skyscraper? тАж
Earth? Mars? Venus? Jupiter? тАж
a tulip? тАж
the Rhine? the Nile? the Mississippi? тАж
a pigeon? an eagle? a crow? тАжwere these people?
Beethoven? ...He was a composer...
Shakespeare? ...
Albert Einstein?....
Washington? Lincoln? John Kennedy?тАж
Marilyn Monroe?...
Elvis Presley? John Lennon?...
Van Gogh? Renoir? Gauguin?.... Read about what these people do and say what their jobs are. Choose one of these jobs: driving instructor interpreter journalist nurse pilot p