- •Contents
- •Part 1 use of articles with common nouns
- •1. Class Nouns
- •I liked the room because there were flowers in it.
- •I have brought you some flowers.
- •I have got the magazine.
- •2. Change the nouns into the plural
- •2. Nouns of Material
- •I do wish we had not opened the door of the wrong room.
- •In a fortnight I got a long letter, which I considered odd.
- •1. Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Fill in the articles or "some" where necessary
- •3. Abstract Nouns
- •Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Part 2 use of articles with proper nouns
- •1. Names of Persons
- •If you are going West may I come with you? I want to see Aunt Emily and Uncle Lawrence.
- •I met Robert's father.
- •Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Geographical Names
- •3. Names of Hotels, Ships, Newspapers, Magazines, Universities, Airport, Railway stations, etc
- •4. Names of Cardinal Points
- •5. Names of Months and Days
- •Part 3 use of articles with nouns in some set expressions
- •1. The Use of the Indefinite Articles with Nouns in Set Expressions
- •2. The Use of the Definite Article with Nouns in Set Expressions
- •3. Nouns in Set Expression Used Without an Article
- •1. Fill in the articles where necessary
- •2. Translate into English:
- •3. Give English for:
- •Part 4 use of articles in some syntactical relations
- •1. The Use of Articles with Predicative Nouns
- •2. The Use of Articles with Nouns in Apposition.
- •I want to introduce you to Comrades b. And d., great friends of mine.
- •3. Place of the Article
- •It was as black a house inside as out side.
- •I've never heard of such a thing.
- •It took us half an hour to get there.
- •1. Fill in the article where necessary
- •2. Translate into English:
- •It was evening. The river was before them.
- •It is easier to work by day than at night.
- •2. The use of articles with names of seasons
- •3. The use of articles with the nouns school, college, bed, prison, jail, church, hospital, market
- •I knew he was badly ill, so I softly drew the chair to the bed and sat down.
- •4. The use of articles with the noun town
- •I want to go the town where I was born.
- •5. The use of articles with the names of meals
- •6. The use of articles with names of language
- •A) nouns day, night, morning, evening part 1 Choose the right variant:
- •Part 2 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Translate into English:
- •D) names of meals part 1 Fill in the articles where necessary:
- •Part 2 Translate into English:
- •Part 3 Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Part 6 use of articles with nouns modified by certain adjectives,pronouns and numerals
- •1. Most
- •It's a most difficult problem.
- •2. Few, a few, the few; little, a little, the little
- •3. Two, the two, three, the three, etc
- •I ate two pears. He pressed me to have a third pear but I refused.
- •I rang the bell, but nobody answered it, so I had to ring a second time.
- •I am thirsty, I should like another cup of tea.
- •Fill in the articles where necessary: a) most
- •B) few, little
- •C) second, third, etc.
- •D) another or the other
- •E) a number, the number
- •Part 7 the final tests Fill in the articles where necessary
- •Fill in the articles where necessary in the following extract
- •Fill in the required articles for all kinds of the nouns in the following text:
Part 3 use of articles with nouns in some set expressions
1. The Use of the Indefinite Articles with Nouns in Set Expressions
1. in a hurry – второпях Things done in a hurry are done badly.
2. to have a mind to do something I have a great mind to have a serious
(a great mind, a good mind) talk with her.
mind)– иметь желание что-либо сделать
3. to fly into a passion - прийти If you contradict him, he will fly
в бешенство into a passion.
4. to get in a fury (in a rage)- If you contradict him, he will get in
прийти в ярость a fury (in a rage).
5. to take a fancy to (chiefly with I wonder why she took a fancy to the
names of living beings)- проникнуться fancy to the little girl.
симпатией, почувствовать расположение
6. in a low (loud) voice – тихо (громко) Don't speak in a low voice.
7. a great many (with countables) - I have spoken to him a great many times.
много
8. a great deal (with uncountables - We can't skate to-day, there is a great
много deal of snow on the ice.
9. it is a pity - жаль It is a pity you did not go to the concert last night.
10. it is a shame – стыдно It is a shame not to know these elementary
things.
11. it is a pleasure – приятно It is a pleasure to read beautiful poetry.
12. as a result – в результате As a result of the inhabitant's strenuous
efforts the damaged city was soon rebuilt.
13. to have a good time – хорошо Last night we went to an evening party
провести время and had a very good time.
14. to be at a loss – быть в She was at a loss what to say. недоумении, растерянности
15. at a glance – с первого взгляда She saw at a glance that something had
happened.
2. The Use of the Definite Article with Nouns in Set Expressions
1. it is out of the question – об этом "Will you go to the theatre tonight?
не может быть и речи "It's out of the question. I have lots of
things to do".
2. to take the trouble to do something - You had a difficult text to translate
потрудиться and you did not take the trouble.
3. in the original – в оригинале You know English well enough to read
Dickens in the original.
4. to play the piano (the violine, the She plays the piano very well.
harp) – играть на рояле, скрипке, арфе
5. to keep the house – сидеть дома She has a cold and will have to keep the
house for a couple of days.
6. to keep the bed – соблюдать She has a bad cold and will have to keep
постельный режим the bed for a couple of days.
7. on the whole – в целом On the whole Tom is a pleasant fellow, but sometimes he has whims.
8. the other day (refers to the past) - I met him the other day.
на днях
9. on the one hand ... on the other hand On the one hand he certainly excites
с одной стороны ... с другой стороны suspicion, but on the other hand we
have not enough evidence against him
(Oppenheim).
10. to tell (to speak) the truth - He always speaks (tells) the truth.
говорить правду
to tell the truth – по правде говоря To tell the truth, I don't like the girl.
11. to be on the safe side – для верности I am almost sure of the pronunciation of
this name, but to be on the safe side let
us consult the pronouncing dictionary.