Articles. Revision.

Ex.70 Use the articles where necessary.

The Planets and Their Names

Our solar system is a small part of ... Galaxy. ... Universe includes billions of... galaxies. Our galaxy is called ... Milky Way.

We can see stars and planets from ... Earth. There are ten principal planets: ... Sun and ... Moon, ... Mercury, ... Venus, ... Mars, ... Jupiter, ... Saturn, ... Uranus, ... Neptune, ... Pluto. The names of the planets came from Greek and Roman gods and goddesses.

Astrology uses ... ten principal planets to describe people's personality.

... Sun is the giver of life to our solar system. ... Moon regulates Earth's oceans and human emotions. ... Moon symbolizes ... world of dreams, feelings and mysteries.

... Mercury is ... small, speedy planet closest to ... Sun. It's named after the winged messenger of the gods in Roman mythology.

... Venus takes its name after the Goddess Venus, who is traditionally associated with love and beauty.

If... Venus is a female symbol, ... Mars is a biological male symbol. ... planet has the reddish appearance in the night sky.

... Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system. ... Jupiter was the king of the gods, thus it gives optimism and good luck.

... Saturn is a dark, cold and fatal planet.

The people, ruled by ... Uranus, are characterized by spontaneous and impulsive energy.

... Neptune is a watery planet. ... Neptune was the king of the sea in classical Roman mythology.

... Pluto is... only planet, which rules money, power and sexuality.

... nine planets, ... Earth as well, revolve around the star named ... Sun.

... Earth is ... only planet in ... Galaxy, where animals, plants and human beings can live.

Ex.71 Use the articles where necessary.

The Telephone

Alexander Graham Bell never planned to be ... inventor; he wanted to be ... musician or... teacher of... deaf people. Alexander's mother was ... painter and ... musician. His father was ... well-known teacher. He developed ... system that he called "Visible Speech", which he used to teach ... deaf people to speak.

In 1863, when Alexander was only sixteen, he became ... teacher in ... boys' school in Scotland. He liked teaching there; but he still wanted to become ... teacher of... deaf people.

In 1868 ... terrible thing happened to ... Bell family. Alexander's two brothers died of tuberculosis. Then Alexander became ill with ... same disease. ... doctor suggested ... better climate, and ... whole family moved to Canada. Alexander could not work for ... year, but he continued his experiments with ... sound. He became interested in ... telegraph, and he tried to find ... way to send ... musical sounds through ... electric wires.

After ... year of rest, Alexander was offered ... job at ... School for the Deaf in Boston. He was so successful that he was able to open his own school when he was only twenty-five. Alexander became interested in finding ... way to send ... human voice through ... electric wire. He found ... assistant, Tom Watson, who worked in ... electrical shop and knew a lot about building ... electric machines. They worked together to build ... machine that... people could use to talk to one another over long distances.

One day, when Tom was alone in ... room, he heard ... voice. ... voice was coming through ... wire to ... receiver on ... table! ... voice was Alexander Bell's! It was saying, "Come here, Mr.Watson! I want you!"

... first permanent telephone line was built in Germany in 1877. And in 1878 first telephone exchange was established in New Jersey. By 1915 ... coast-to-coast telephone line was opened in ... United States.

Ex.72 Use the articles where necessary.

1. ... girl didn't want to take ... advice from ... total stranger.

2. On ... morning of ... third day ... sea calmed.

3. I was scolded for ... hour as ... most ungrateful child in ...world.

4. ... hard work is ... key to ... success.

5. Which is taller – ... Eiffel Tower or ... Big Ben?

6. After ...school they had ... lunch. After ... lunch they went for ... stroll.

7. ... duke charted ... yacht for ... cruise in ... Atlantic.

8. ... big fellow arranged to carry Tom's boxes to ... school for ... dollar.

9. We walked along ... street, in ... direction of ... church, chatting easily as ... old friends do.

10. There was ... small moon racing through ... clouds.

11. Pamela was buying ... fruit at ... market when ... man stole her purse.

12. ... price of ... coffee is rising ... year by ... year.

13. "Good morning, ... class!" ... teacher said with ... smile.

14. ... atom was known to ... ancient Greeks.

15. If you move ... bed to ... window, you're sure to catch ... cold.

16. He fell in ... love with ... place and bought ... house there and then.

17. Tim told ... truth, but ... girl didn't believe ... word of it. ... truth was too bitter.

18. ... warm thoughts can fill ... day with ... sunshine.

19. I got ... good mark for ... test which I wrote on ... second day of ... school.

20. Stephen is ... absolute beginner and he needs ... step-by- ... step instructions.

21. ... mayor cut ... ribbon to open ... new hospital.

22. ... clean desk is ... sign of ... sick mind.

23. Anne gave ... dinner party on ... Saturday night and invited several local couples; it was ... pleasant evening.

24. ... orchestra in ... Cabaret Club was playing ... foxtrot.

25. I am taking ... dog for ... run in ... early morning.

Ex.73 Use the articles where necessary.

1. Before going to ... bed, ... boy would ask his father to tell him ... bedtime story.

2. ... man who wastes ... money is known as ... spendthrift.

3. Lady Gerda, ... rich and eccentric woman, left ... party before ... dinner.

4. ... cement consists of ... mixture of... clay and ... chemicals.

5. She thinks Ted is ... failure, so ... man drinks. ... more he drinks, ... more he fails.

6. ... jazz festival took place at ... Congress Centre in ... Hague.

7. ... fellow was ... professional weight-lifter and never drank ... alcohol.

8. … leather is usually cool to ... touch.

9. After ...breakfast she left for ...Rockies by ...plane.

10. ... new engineer is ... whiz at ...electronics.

11. – What did God say after creating ... man? – I could do … better job.

12. ... Buckingham Palace holds ... greatest personal collection of ... works of art in ... entire world.

13. Then they had ... talk about ... changes which ... doctor had made in ... hospital.

14. ... breakfast will be served early in ... morning, right after ... sunrise.

15. ... sportsman had … nasty cold and was hoping to throw it off without going to ... bed.

16. ... England is ... paradise for ... women.

17. ... few minutes later, ... agent hurried to ... phone. He knew ... number of ... police station by ... heart.

18. When ... wind is in ... east, it is neither good for ... man nor ...beast.

19. ... dawn was breaking as I stretched out on ... couch to have ... hour's sleep.

20. ... workers are installing ... new bell in ... church.

21. ... otter used to be ... common animal, but is now found only in ... northern Britain.

22. Don't speak in ... loud voice and never use ... foreign accent while talking to ... foreign visitor.

23. Harris had ... nasty shock ..; other day when he saw his neighbour's house on ... fire.

24. My friend works for ... dating service. Her job is to match ... men and ... women who want to build ... family.

25. Without ... love ... world would be ... dull, lifeless place!

Ex.74 Use the articles where necessary.

1. I had ... interview for ... job as ... clerk in ... local bank last week.

2. ... driver who won ... race was driving ... red Ferrari.

3. She carried ... meat into ... kitchen, placed it in ... pan, turned ... oven on, and put ... pan inside.

4. His name is on ... tip of my tongue. It'll come to me in ... moment.

5. ... children had to rise from ...table before ... dinner was over.

6. There was something in ... air, there was ... bright star in ... sky, and ... silver moon was shining for ... lovers.

7. ... man would tire of ... woman not interested in anything else but her household.

8. I see ... small dog in ... rain. It looks ... picture of ... despair.

9. Then ... secretary filled ... second cup of tea and gave it to ... visitor.

10. I make myself ... cup of ... quick coffee and take it back to ... bed with me.

11. Don't tell me ... sweet lies! Tell me ... truth!

12. ... Bristol Hotel, founded at ... end of ... 19th century, is located opposite ... Opera House in ... Vienna.

13. ... expression of her face was ... mixture of ... love and ... concern.

14. ... three of them went for ... swim, carefully avoiding ... subject of Charles.

15. I must say ... girl has ... sense of ... humor, as well as ... common sense.

16. Charles is ... special breed of ... man. He's ... British aristocrat.

17. He took ... deep breath and said, "I have ... confession to make".

18. "You are ... very best, and ... apple of my eye. I don't want you to get into ... mess."

19. ... summary is ... shortened version of ... passage, in your own words.

20. ... guest, ...fashion model, was ... vegetarian.

21. ... Dean needn't finish ... work if he is in ... hurry. ... report can wait.

22. ... dress is ... dream! It fits you like ... glove!

23. ... Benelux is ... regional economic association consisting of ... Belgium, ... Netherlands and ... Luxembourg.

24. ... soldier was wounded badly in ... chest.

25. ... fine rain was falling, and though … wind was not strong enough … house seemed to be shaking and creaking like … wooden ship.

Consolidation

Ex.74 Translate into English.

1. Мы ожидаем, что наше путешествие будет интересным.

2. Мы наблюдали, как рыбки плавали в аквариуме.

3. Книги заставили меня совершенно по-новому взглянуть на мир.

4. Его заставили выступить в суде, и все ожидали, что он скажет, что он видел.

5. Я не позволю Вам говорить такие вещи за моей спиной!

6. Туристы не заметили, как большой медведь подошёл к костру.

7. Я никогда не видел, чтобы кто-то получал такое огромное удовольствие от еды.

8. Мы хотим, чтобы ты остался с нами.

9. Люди ожидают, что этот политик реаль­но поможет им.

10. Слышали, как он сказал, что он уезжает.

11. Вы когда-нибудь слышали как поёт соловей?

12. Вы когда-нибудь виде­ли, как кошка охотится за мышами?

13. Он заметил, что к нему идёт инспектор и остановил машину.

14. Эта книга считается бестселле­ром.

15. Я считаю этого актёра гением.

16. Охрана позволила ему вой­ти в дом, но выйти оттуда ему не разрешили.

Ex.75 Translate into English using your active vocabulary.

1. Я решил обратиться за советом к моей тете по поводу покупки особняка.

2. Она жаждет принять участие в соревнованиях.

3. Результаты рекламной кампании превзошли все наши ожидания.

4. Я не ожидал, что меня уволят с работы.

5. Уволенные рабочие устроили митинг в центре города.

6. Драки не было, следовательно, не было и пострадавших.

7. В офисе постоянно работает врач-консультант.

8. Цена нового компьютера оказалась вполне ожидаемой.

9. Твое решение повлечет за собой серьезные последствия.

10. Нам нужен консультант по вопросам бизнеса, если мы не хотим никаких роковых последствий для нашей фирмы.

1. Она искренне призналась, что ненавидит свою работу.

2. Он признался ей в своей тайной любви.

3. Вы послали приглашения всем своим друзьям?

4. Если Вы хотите пойти на концерт, у меня есть пригласительный билет.

5. Вы не знаете, принял ли Джон приглашение работать в Америке?.

6. Поздравляем вас с этим радостным событием!

7. Свадьба – это особенное событие, и его нужно отмечать подобающим образом.

8. Посмотрите на картинки и скажите, какой предмет лишний?

9. У этого супа странный запах.

10. Джон не сумел связаться с нами. Странный человек, он же знает номера наших мобильных телефонов и адреса электронных почт.

11. Я попытался попросить у нее прощения, но она не приняла моих извинений.

12. Она стала взрослой, детство закончилось, и ей пришлось мириться с неизбежным.

13. Я был бы Вам очень признателен, если бы Вы перестали шуметь.

14. Я полностью принимаю твою точку зрения.

15. Было ясно, что Джек искренне благодарен друзьям за их участие в его жизни.

16. В 30 лет он забросил свою карьеру и женился.

17. Единственное, что нам остается, это расторгнуть соглашение с этой организацией.

18. Они заинтересованы в том, чтобы способствовать развитию торговли.

19. Уже много лет он мечтает о повышении.

20. В день юбилея, учителю вручили благодарственное письмо от президента.

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