A/an употребляется:
после конструкции there is/there was
There is a plane in the sky.
2) когда значение существительного – любой, каждый, всякий
A dog is an animal
3) когда предмет упоминается впервые
I ate an apple for lunch.
4) после «what» в восклицательных предложениях
What a nice day!
5) существительное - именная часть составного сказуемого после to be (am, is, are, was, were), to look, to seem, to become
I am a student.
She has become a real teacher
Eliza seems a happy child now
6) Когда существительное является дополнением (после to have, to like, to give…)
I would like an apple, please.
We have a book
Exercise 1.
Use a/an where it’s necessary.
This is … book. It is my … book.
2. Mr. Smith is … artist, Mrs. Smith is … poetess.
3. My … son is … pupil.
4. Do you like … ice-cream?
5. We have … large … family.
6. There are ... beautiful ... trees in our …. garden.
7. May I drink ... milk?
8. Would you like some …… tomatoes?
9. What ……deep ……. lake!
10) What ……interesting ..... information!
Exercise 1.
Use a/an where necessary.
This is a book. It is my book.
2. Mr. Smith is an artist, Mrs. Smith is a poetess.
3. My son is a pupil.
4. Do you like ice-cream?
5. We have a large family.
6. There are beautiful trees in our garden.
7. May I drink milk?
8. Would you like some tomatoes?
9. What a deep lake!
10) What interesting information!
The употребляется как в единственном, так и во множественном числе если:
из ситуации и контекста ясно о каком предмете идет речь.
Go to the kitchen! (ясно, о какой кухне идет речь)
Here is the book I’ve told you about.
2) существительное уже употреблялось ранее.
My cat has a kitten. The kitten is grey.
Use a/an/the if it’s necessary
1. Close …… window, please. It’s cold here.
2. They have … dog and two cats.
3. I have … spoon in my … plate, but I haven’t got … soup in it.
4. ….. sun is shining brightly in ….. sky.
5. Would you like some…… orange juice?
6. There is ....... very large piano in the hall.
7. Last weekend we had a picnic on ….. bank of the river.
8. She has … ball. … ball is … big.
9. I got … letter from my … friend yesterday. … letter was interesting.
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
____United States is ___ big country. It consists of ____ 50 states. ___ Hawaii is ___ 50th state. ___ Rhode Island is ___ smallest island. ___ capital of ___ USA is ____ Washington, DC. There are ____ mountains in ___ west and big lakes in ___ north. ____ longest North American river, ___ Mississippi, begins near these lakes and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Keys
The United States is a big country. It consists of 50 states. Hawaii is the 50th state. Rhode Island is the smallest island. The capital of the USA is Washington, DC. There are mountains in the west and big lakes in the north. The longest North American river, the Mississippi, begins near these lakes and flows into the Gulf of Mexico.
Articles with meals
Процесс принятия пищи. a/an, the
have (cook, take, serve) breakfast/lunch/brunch/ dinner/ supper
be at lunch/dinner/…
After/before lunch/…
For tea/breakfast/dinner/ …..
I was at lunch when you came
2) Can we have a hot supper? (имеется описательное определение)
3) The lunch we had yesterday. (конкретная трапеза)
To go to school – идти в школу (учиться)
To be in hospital – быть в больнице (лечиться)
To go to bed – идти спать
To be in prison – быть в тюрьме (сидеть)
To be in church – быть в церкви (молиться)
To go to university – идти в университет (учиться)
To go to college – идти в колледж (учиться)
To be at work – быть на работе (работать)
NO ARTICLE!
1) My sister is at ... work. She is ... secretary.
2)She stayed in …. bed on Sunday instead of going to ….. church.
3) He entered …. church to photograph its interior.
4) Is there …. hospital near here?
5) I didn’t know that Uncle Clyde spent time in …..prison.
6) Don’t sit on …. bed.
Exercise 5
1) My sister is at work. She is a secretary.
2)She stayed in bed on Sunday instead of going to church.
3) He entered the church to photograph its interior.
4) Is there a hospital near here?
5) I didn’t know that Uncle Clyde spent time in prison.
6) Don’t sit on the bed.
Exercise 5
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