Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
ARTICLES A / AN, THE OR NO ARTICLE
A / an
| 1 I saw an old man with a dog. 2 It’s a nice house. She’s a lawyer. 3 What an awful day! 4 I have classes three times a week. |
| We use a / an with singular countable nouns: 1 the first time you mention a thing / person. 2 when you say what something is or what somebody does. 3 in exclamations with What…! 4 in expressions of frequency. |
The
| 1 I saw an old man with a dog. The dog was barking. 2 My father opened the door. The children are at school. 3 The moon goes round the Earth. 4 I’m going to the cinema tonight. 5 It’s the best restaurant in town. During the twenty first century the biggest megacity is still Tokyo |
| We use the: 1 when we talk about something we’ve already mentioned. 2 when it’s clear what you’re referring to. 3 when there’s only one of something. 4 with places in a town, e.g. cinema and theatre 5 with superlatives, historical periods and ordinal numbers. |
No article
| 1 Women usually talk more than men. Love is more important than money. 2 She’s not at home today. I get back from work at 5.30. 3 I never have breakfast. 4 London is the capital of Great Britain. 5 See you next Friday. |
| We don’t use an article: 1 when we are speaking in general (with plural and uncountable nouns). Compare: I love flowers. (= flowers in general) I love the flowers in my garden. (= the specific flowers in my garden) 2 with some nouns (e.g. home, work, school, church) after at / to / from. 3 before meals, days, and months. 4 before continents, countries or cities. (exceptions The United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands) 5 before next / last + day, week, etc. |
1. GRAMMAR PRACTICE. Read the text and underline the correct options in italics.
Visit Poland: Polish water
Some people say 1 - / the Polish people love talking about 2 a / the weather. This is no surprise because Poland is 3 a / an relatively small country, but it has 4 a / an interesting and very diverse climate. For example, when 5 the / a sun is shining in Silesia, in March, 6 the / - lakes of Suwalki, are often still covered with 7 an / - ice. On average, Suwalki is 8 the / a coldest place in Poland, where 9 the / a local people cope with winter temperatures of minus twenty to minus thirty degrees. So if you meet a Polish person in 10 a / the lift somewhere and 11 a / the lift gets stuck, now you can say something about Polish weather!
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2. Underline the correct options to complete the conversations.
1. A: Did you play any sports when you were at the / - school?
B: Yes, I was in - / the school football team. I was a / the captain, actually.
2. A: I think the / - competition is good for a / - child’s development.
B: I agree. But it can also have a / the negative effect if someone is always on the / - losing side.
3. A: I think it’s totally wrong that the / - celebrities get paid so much money.
B: Well, they do give the / - entertainment to millions of the / - people. And also, they can have a / the short career, so they need to earn a/ the lot of money in a / the short period of time.
4. A: Is a / the game on the / - TV this evening?
B: Yes, it is. I think the / - start is at 7.45. Are you going to watch it at the / - home or shall we go to a / - bar to watch it?
5. A: Have you got a / the favourite sport?
B: Not really, I’m not a / the big sports fan. But I generally like winter sports like - / the skiing and - / the ice skating. I always love the / - Winter Olympics.
3. Underline the correct alternatives to complete the conversations.
A: How’s 1 a / the new place, Harry?
B: Not bad, thanks. It’s 2 a / the big flat and it’s in 3 - / the centre of Leeds. But 4 - / the neighbours are a bit annoying.
A: Why’s that?
B: Well, the guy above me is 5 a / the musician, and he plays 6 a / the drums late at night. And below me there’s 7 - / a family with young kids.
A: Oh, I know how loud 8 - / the kids can be. I’ve got a boy and a girl. 9 The / - boy is three and my daughter’s five, and they can be really loud, especially at 5 a.m.!
A: How do you manage to afford to live in 10 - / the London? It’s so expensive!
B: I share 11 a / the flat with 12 - / the other people, 13 - / a man and two women.
A: Oh really? What do they do?
B: Well, 14 a / the man is a researcher and one of 15 a / the women is 16 - / a teacher. I don’t know exactly what 17 an / the other one does.
A: Is that kind of thing common then?
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B: Oh yes. 18 - / The flats are really expensive in 19 - / the city but it’s 20 a / the great location.
4. Complete the text with a, the or – (no article).
1 _The_ biggest problem that megacities have is how to provide 2 _-_ food and 3 ___ water for their inhabitants. One small country may have found 4 ___ solution: Singapore is 5 ___ country which is famous for 6 ___ innovation. 7 ___ tiny country has very little space to grow 8 ___ food. But Jack Ng, 9 ___ farmer, has invented 10 ___ vertical farm. It only produces a few different kinds of vegetable, but there are plans to expand 11 ___ vertical farm to include 12 ___ more plants.
5. Complete the sentences with a/an or the.
1. My mum’s ___ secondary school teacher.
2. I was born on ___ 16 January.
3. What do you want for lunch: ___ chicken sandwich or ___ piece of pizza?
4. Is Sydney ___ biggest city in Australia?
5. It’s ___ first time I’ve been to ___ USA.
6. Leonardo da Vinci lived during ___ Renaissance.
6. Complete the sentences with a/an, the or – (no article).
1. Wendy is ___ famous artist. You can see her paintings in ___ best museums in ___ world.
2. I think that ___ private health care is going to become more popular soon.
3. ___ capital of ___ Netherlands isn’t ___ Hague. It’s ___ Amsterdam.
4. ___ scientist has said recently that ___ cities haven’t changed much since ___ nineteenth century.
5. Yesterday my brother asked me ___ question about natural disasters. I didn’t know ___ answer.
6. Do you think ___ secondary school students should wear ___ uniforms?
7. Complete the telephone conversation with a/an, the or – (no article).
A: Hi, Kevin.
B: Anna! It’s you… I mean, hi. It’s good to hear from you.
A: Yeah? Are you sure?
B: Of course, sorry. I was busy with something…
A: I see. Well, how’s life in 0 _-_ London?
B: Oh pretty good, thanks. It’s great studying in 1 ___ capital city.
A: Are you enjoying the course?
B: Yes. There’s a long way to go, but I’m still hoping to be 2 ___ big, successful lawyer one day.
A: Ha! Well, I’m sure you’ll be 3 ___ best. You’re very dedicated, after all.
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B: Well, er… thanks. I’ve moved into 4 ___ new flat, actually.
A: Oh cool. What’s it like?
B: Well, 5 ___ flat is quite small, but I’ve got my own.
A: Great! Does that mean I can come and visit?
B: Er … well … there’s a bit of 6 ___ problem, actually. I’ve kind of met someone and I’m not sure she’d understand if you …
A: But Kevin, we broke up. We’re not boyfriend and girlfriend anymore, right?
B: Right, right. I know, but…
A: So we can’t even be 7 ___ friends now?
B: Well, we can, but I … well, it’s difficult, Anna. I don’t know what to say.
A: Well, thanks very much, Kevin.
B: Anna, I’m sorry … Anna? Anna, are you there?
8. Complete the text with a/an, the or – (no article).
Almost unheard of in Europe, sepak takraw is 1 ___ extremely popular sport throughout east Asia, and is growing in popularity in countries like the United States, Switzerland and Canada. Roughly translated as ‘kickball’ it is 2 ___ thrilling mixture of soccer, volleyball and gymnastics. 3 ___ game is played with 4 ___ net and ball, but 5 ___ players are only allowed to use their feet to get 6 ___ ball over 7 ___ net. Each team has three players and 8 ___ first team to score 21 wins. Usually introduced to sepak takraw at 9 ___ school, players have to be very fit and practise daily to achieve 10 ___ almost super-hero skills needed to win 11 ___ international matches.
9. Complete the text about the origin of the Olympic Games with a/an, the or – (no article).
1 _The_ Olympic Games originated long ago in ancient Greece. One story about 2 ___ origin of 3 ___ Games concerns 4 ___ god Zeus. It is said that Zeus once fought his father, Kronos, for 5 ___ control of 6 ___ world. They fought at 7 ___ top of 8 ___ mountain that overlooked 9 ___ valley in south-wetsern Greece. After Zeus defeated his father, 10 ___ temple and 11 ___ enormous statue of Zeus were built in 12 ___ valley below 13 ___ mountain. 14 ___ valley was called Olympia, and soon 15 ___ religious festivals were held there as 16 ___ people came to worship Zeus and celebrate his physical strength. It is believed that these religious festivals eventually led to 17 ___ Olympic Games.
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Although we do not know exactly when 18 ___ Games first took place, 19 ___ earliest recorded Olympic competition occurred in 776 BC. It had only one event, 20 ___ running race, which was won by 21 ___ cook named Coroebus. Over time, 22 ___ new sports involving running, jumping, throwing and fighting were added to 23 ___ Games. 24 ___ winner of each event received 25 ___ wreath of 26 ___ olive leaves and was considered 27 ___ hero. Only 28 ___ men were allowed to compete, and 29 ___ women were not even allowed to watch 30 ___ Games.
10. Complete the text about how sport has changed the lives of two people. Use a/an, the or – (no article).
Judith Hamer
1 ___ Life changed for Judith Hamer when, at 2 ___ age of fifteen, she had her right leg amputated below 3 ___ knee. A year later, she was 4 ___ member of 5 ___ British wheelchair basketball team. She took part in 6 ___ London Olympics in 2012, and, although her team didn’t win 7 ___ medal, they did really well, finishing seventh, which was better than they expected.
Joseph Kamau
Joseph Kamau is 8 ___ 33-year-old boxer from 9 ___ township of Kibera in South Africa. He had problems with 10 ___ drugs, and belonged to 11 ___ violent street gang before he decided to join a boxing club organized by Fight for peace, a charity that uses boxing and martial arts combined with education and personal development to realize 12 ___ potential of young people in communities that suffer from violence and crime.
11. Complete the famous sports quotes with a/an, the or – (no article).
‘I’ve never lost 1 _a_ game. I just ran out of 2 ___ time.’ Michael Jordan, basketball superstar
‘You are never 3 ___ loser until you stop trying.’ Mike Ditka, American football coach
‘There are only three sports: 4 ___ bullfighting, 5 ___ motor racing, and 6 ___ mountaineering; all 7 ___ rest are merely 8 ___ games.’ Ernest Hemingway, novelist and sportsman
‘I love 9 ___ Olympics, because they enable 10 ___ people from all over 11 ___ world to come together and … accuse each other of 12 ___ cheating.’ Dave Barry, American sports journalist
12. Complete comments below with a/an, the or – (no article).
My neighbours have 1 ___ cat that climbs through my window and terrorizes my goldfish. It’s so annoying! I’m going to buy 2 ___ dog next week.
My neoghbour is 3 ___ doctor. He keeps himself to himself. Once, my son got sick and I asked 4 ___ doctor to come and have a look and he said, ‘My office hours are from 8.00 until 6.00.’ Charming!
I have 5 ___ nicest neighbor in the world. I really get along well with her. She often invites me over for dinner, which is great because she’s 6 ___ professional chef!
7 ___ People are funny! My neighbours here in 8 ___ Birmingham have an apple tree that hangs over my garden. Once, some apples fell onto my grass, and they came round to collect them!
My neighbor is 9 ___ old lady who lives on her own. My wife and I made friends with her and sometimes do favours for her. 10 ___ old lady is always really grateful.
I’m sure that I’m not 11 ___ quietest person in the world, but my neighbor is so noisy. She’s always playing extremely loud music. I can’t escape 12 ___ noise! What is wrong with people?
13. Complete the stories with a/an, the or – (no article).
Alvaro Cortez met his girlfriend, 1 ___ musician called Pilar, at college in Madrid, and she showed him her favourite guitar. 2 ___ guitar was 3 ___ same instrument that Alvaro’s grandfather had played fifty years earlier. It had been lost when his grandfather moved to 4 ___ new house in 5 Valencia, Spain.
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Michael and Tamara Weisch went on 6 ___ two-week holiday to Warsaw. One evening, in 7 ___ restaurant of 8 ___ small hotel where they were staying, they started talking to another couple, who, they soon realized, were also called Michael and Tamara Weisch, also from 9 ___ New York City. But 10 ___ best coincidence of all: both couples had been to 11 ___ same hotel in Prague exactly a year before.
14. Read the text and fill in a/an or the where necessary.
Argentina is 1 ___ second largest country in 2 ___ South America. 3 ___ Atlantic Ocean lies east of Argentina. 4 ___ country is bordered by Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. 5 ___ Buenos Aires is 6 ___ capital. It lies along 7 ___ Rio de la Plata, which means ‘silver river’. The official language is 8 ___ Spanish. In 1816 Argentina became 9 ___ independent country.
Land: Argentina is shaped a lot like 10 ___ long triangle. it is wide in 11 ___ north and narrow in 12 ___ south. 13 ___ Andes Mountains run all the way down Argentina’s long western border.
Products: 14 ___ country produces beef, corn and wheat.
People: Argentina has 15 ___ population of 35 million people. About 16 ___ third of them live in Buenos Aires.
15. Read the text and fill in a/an or the where necessary.
Alaska
Alaska is 1 ___ largest state in 2 ___ USA, with 3 ___ population of 634,892. 4 ___ name Alaska comes from 5 ___ old world, ‘Alyeska’, meaning ‘great land’. Alaska officially became 6 ___ 49th state in 1959. Before 1959, Alaska was 7 ___ territory and not 8 ___ state. 9 ___ capital of 10 ___ Alaska is 11 ___ Juneau, located in 12 ___ southeast region. Juneau has 13 ___ population of 30,684. In Barrow, Alaska’s northernmost village far above the Arctic Circle, 14 ___ sun doesn’t set for 84 days!
16. Add a/an or the where necessary.
1. Do you want a drink?
2. Have you received letter I sent you?
3. Dogs are wonderful pets.
4. Do you have pen I can borrow?
5. She went to Paris on Wednesday.
6. Is there airport in the city?
7. I’m going to Germany in morning.
8. We live by Pacific Ocean.
9. My brother is actor.
10. Nurses aren’t paid enough.
11. He doesn’t have children.
12. Did you see film I told you about?
13. I live in United States.
14. She’s nicest woman I know.
15. Do you like apples?
Find and correct the mistake in each sentence.
1. The travelers should always respect other people’s culture.
2. The Europe is not most beautiful continent.
3. The good way to see a country is to go by train.
4. It’d be really relaxing to go on trip along a river, like River Nile, for example.
5. The delayed flights are one of greatest problems travelers face these days.
6. Before going abroad, you should learn a few words of a local language.
7. The travel is a bit boring for me.
8. I hate travelling on the aeroplanes.
18. Cross out the where it’s not necessary. One sentence is correct.
0. The government should spend more on the education and less on the defence.
1. Has Emilia visited the Netherlands and the Germany?
2. In January 2013 only around thirty-nine percent of people in the United States owned the passports.
3. The population of the Estonia is about 1.3 million.
4. The citizens of Germany chose a female Prime Minister, and naturally the Prime Minister has promised to do more for the women of her country.
5. The biggest city in the China is the Shanghai. Around 16 million people live there.
6. The pollution is generally a problem in big cities, but the pollution in this city is worse than in most others.
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