Exercise 18. Complete these sentences choosing a word from the brackets. Pay attention to the use of articles.
1. is the tallest animal (elephant / lion / giraffe).
2. is the fastest of all animals (tiger / cheetah / elephant).
3. is a mammal but lives in the sea (octopus / shark / whale).
4. is the largest living bird (eagle / sparrow / ostrich).
5. is the slowest animal (turtle / tortoise / sloth).
6. is the smallest bird (bee / humming–bird / sparrow).
7. is the most precious metal (gold / silver / platinum).
8. are the most beautiful flowers (roses / poppies / cacti).
9. is the biggest fish (shark / dolphin / whale).
10. is the cleverest animal (dolphin / monkey / dog).
11. is the sweetest thing (ice-cream / sugar / dream).
Exercise 19. Answer these questions. Pay attention to the use of articles.
Example: What is your favourite flower? – The rose is my favourite flower.
What are your favourite vegetables? – Tomatoes are my favourite vegetables.
1. What is your favourite tree?
2. Which bird do you like most?
3. What is your favourite car?
4. What is your favourite musical instrument?
5. What is your favourite drink?
6. What is your favourite fruit?
7. Which vegetable do you like most?
8. Which chewing-gum do you like most?
9. What is your favourite dish?
10. What are your favourite domestic animals?
11. What are your favourite wild animals?
Exercise 20. Work in pairs, ask each other about things that you like most of all, i.e. your favourite food, drink, flowers, musical instruments, etc.
Compose a dialogue, exchange information, express you attitude towards it. Pay attention to the generic use of articles.
Exercise 21. Use the proper article. Pay attention to the generic use of nouns.
1. … tiger is ... big cat-like animal.
2. When was ... telephone invented?
3. … bicycle is ... excellent means of ... transport.
4. ... piano is my favourite musical instrument.
5. ... roses are my favourite flowers.
6. … radio is... great invention.
7. ... woman is rarely understandable.
8. His trust in ... man has been destroyed.
9. ... curiosity is... vivid emotion.
10. ... children must drink ... milk every day.
11. ... iron is... metal.
12. … kindness is ... good quality.
13. I prefer ... prose to ... poetry.
14. … cucumbers are ... vegetables.
15. ... lion is ... king of ... animals.
16. … man is not made for defeat.
17. ... tigers live in ... jungle.
18. ... woman is physically weaker than ... man.
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19. … tragedy and ... comedy first appeared in Greece.
20. Conan Doyle is ... master of ... detective story.
21. They say, ... tiger is ... man-eater.
22. ... woman is ... man’s helmet.
23. … violet is ... lovely flower.
24. ... airplane has made ... world ... small place.
25. ... horses have been replaced by ... tractors.
26. ... workers have nothing to lose but their chains.
27. … pine grows in ... North.
28. ... women need ... better pay.
29. ... oil is ... fuel.
Exercise 22. Translate into English.
1. Тюльпаны – красивые цветы. Кактус – тоже красивый цветок.
2. Апельсины – мои любимые фрукты.
3. Гепард – самое быстрое животное.
4. Автомобиль – средство передвижения.
5. Газ – топливо.
6. Телефон был изобретён в XIX веке.
7. Телевидение – великое изобретение.
8. Доброта – хорошее качество.
9. Молоко – мой любимый напиток.
10. Мужчины часто бывают эгоистичны.
11. Иногда трудно понять женщину.
12. Золото – металл.
13. Пальмы растут на юге.
14. Лев – опасное животное.
15. Жирафы живут в Африке.
16. Пицца – любимое блюдо моей сестры.
17. Я предпочитаю поэзию прозе.
18. Страус – большая птица.
19. Овцы – домашние животные.
20. Она не верит в любовь.
21. Артикль – часть речи.
22. Платина – драгоценный металл.
Exercise 23. ( Revision Test) Use the proper article.
1. … students write on ... paper and also on ... blackboard.
2. I like ... sweet apples.
3. ... children don't like ... milk.
4. ... tea is very hot, I must put ... milk in it.
5. It was not ... answer he had expected.
6. ... clothes were wet, he was hungry. He needed … change of ... clothes and ... meal.
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7. Do you really have ... new information?
8. Suddenly round ... corner of ... house ... young man appeared.
9. “… boy is all right”, he said in ... low voice.
10. My brother has ... little cottage ... mile or so from here.
11. Aileen knew nothing of ... literature except a few authors.
12. She had ... cold bacon for ... lunch that day. It was ... bacon they had not eaten for ... breakfast.
13. What ... good news he has brought!
14. ... cats are ... very clever animals, aren’t they?
15. What must I buy, ... cheese or ... butter?
16. He sailed round ... world.
17. … snow is deep.
18. It’s quite ... difficult task.
19. Can you give me ... piece of ... advice?
20. Where is ... rest room, please?
21. London is ... capital of Great Britain.
22. He took ... cigarette that Robert offered him.
23. ... cuckoo is ... lazy bird.
24. I want to see ... better world.
25. I knew that ... future was going to be full of ... pain for me.
26. ... ground was littered with our picnic.
27. We are moving to ... South of ... country.
28. Mary’s sister is ... talented writer, just ... beginner.
29. ... sun was falling across ... field and ... grass was pale with it.
30. ... Tories didn’t lift ... finger to help ... workers.
31. ... flowers are always ... beautiful decoration.
32. ... people are selfish.
33. ... head of ... delegation is ... professor of Physics.
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