Articles

1.

Articles

2.

A/AN = One
один;
некий, какой-то, неизвестный собеседнику;
один из ряда однородных предметов;
любой;
впервые упомянутый.

3.

The – this, those, these
этот, тот, данный;
известный собеседникам;
представитель вида, класса предметов;
единственный в своем роде или в данной
ситуации;
повторно упомянутый.

4.

5.

THE
main – главный, основной
only – единственный
central - центральный, главный, основной, руководящий
unique - уникальный, единственный в своем роде
following - следующий
next - следующий, ближайший
last - последний
previous - предыдущий
supreme - верховный, высший, главный
former - первый из двух, предшествующий, вышеупомянутый
latter - второй из двух, последний из двух названных
principal - главный, основной
leading - ведущий, главный, руководящий

6.

Количественные числительные в
роли порядкового
th
March 10 = the 10 of March
Page 127 - страница 127
Flat/apartment 35 - квартира 35
School 10 - или 10-я школа
Room 72 - 72-й номер

7.

Места, которые мы регулярно посещаем
или которые имеют конкретизирующий
смысл.
I go to the office at half past seven. - Я хожу
на работу в офис в половине восьмого.
Every weekend we go to the cinema or to the
theatre. - Каждые выходные мы ходим в
кино или в театр.

8.

the office - контора, офис
the theatre - театр
the cinema - кинотеатр
the shop - магазин
the restaurant - ресторан
the cafe - кафе
the university университет
the circus - цирк
the disco – дискотека
the museum - музей
the movies – кинотеатр
the country- деревня
the zoo - зоопарк
the railway station железнодорожный вокзал
the airport- аэропорт
the seaside - берег моря
the army- армия

9.

СТОРОНЫ СВЕТА:
the north - север
the south - юг
the east- восток
the west - запад

10.

ИДИОМЫ
shoulder to shoulder - плечом к плечу
hand in hand – рука об руку
side by side – бок о бок
face to face - лицом к лицу
from beginning to end - с начала до конца
from morning till evening - с утра до вечера
day by day - день за днем
head over heels - вверх тормашками
from head to feet - с головы до пят

11.

(Часто) после предлога by:
by bus - автобусом, на автобусе
by plane - самолетом, на самолете
by train - поездом, на поезде
by tram - трамваем
by car - машиной, на машине
by boat - на лодке
by air - самолетом
by sea - кораблем, по морю
by bicycle - велосипедом
by underground/subway - на метро

12.

(Республика, королевство, штаты,
союз, сообщество)…
The UK – The United Kingdom
The US – The United States
Исключения: the Netherlands Нидерланды, (the) Ukraine Украина.

13.

Реки и моря
the Thames - Темза
the Volga - Волга
the Amazon - Амазонка
the Sea of Azov - Азовское море
the Black Sea - Черное морe
the Mediterranean Sea - Средиземное
море

14.

Перед названиями материков, озер, горных вершин, штатов,
городов, улиц, отдельных островов, большинства стран
Africa - Африка,
America - Америка
Lake Baikal - озеро Байкал
Lake Ontario - озеро Онтарио
Rome - Рим,
Tokyo - Токио,
Java – Ява
Jamaica - Ямайка
Исключения: the Hague - Гаага,
the Crimea - Крым.

15.

Бонус
Неисчисляемые как исчисляемые (в
штуках)
A mineral water, please. – Одну минералку,
пожалуйста.

16.

Articles with common
nouns

17.

A
Один
He had
hardly
spoken a
word since
we left the
house.

18.

A
Время, мера, весы, частота
A week or two passed.
I'll be back in a minute.
Why have you bought only a kilo of apples?
Соотношение
(цены, скорость, зарплата)
The car makes 120 km an hour.
I go to the library twice a week or once a month.
She gets a thousand pounds a week.

19.

A
Целые числа и дроби
Деньги
A hundred
One thousand
A half
One quarter
A pound
One dollar

20.

A
Однажды
One day
One morning
One evening
One day I was staying at the Hilton

21.

A
Болезни в единственном числе
A cold
Have an
earache
A
headache
Have a
backache
A sore
throat
Catch a
cold

22.

0
Болезни во множественном числе без артикля
Measles корь
Blood pressure
–давление
Flu - простуда
Mumps свинка
Gout - подагра
Shingles –
опоясываю
щий лишай
Hepatitis гепатит

23.

The
Класс или группа людей
There are special schools for the blind and the deaf.
Do you think the rich should pay more taxes?
Слушать/играть на
музыкальном инструменте
Can you play the guitar?
I'd like to buy a new guitar

24.

The
Национальности
The Chinese
have their
own version
of this proverb

25.

Ex 16
I'm going to bed. I've got … headache.
I was awake all night with … toothache.
I think Gillan's got … flu.
The children are in bed with … mumps.
Mind you don't catch … cold.

26.

Ex 16
… measles can be very unpleasant.
Don't come near me. I've got …… sore throat.
I think I've got …… cold!
I've had …… terrible backache.
I often suffer from … backache.

27.

Ex 17
The cucumbers are (600 рублей за 1 килограмм).
I take these pills (два раза в день).
We are going (100 км в час).
I do the dishes (1 раз в день).
Garbage is collected (три раза в неделю).
Olive oil costs (1200 рублей за литр).

28.

Ex 18
1. … Mr. Stocks has shown that … Egyptians used … saws
and drills. … saws and drills were made of … copper.
2. I tell you, he is as brave as … man can reasonably be.
3. You know I never cared for … drama.
4. He looks older than he is, as … dark men often do.

29.

Ex 18
5. As … man sows, so shall he reap.
6. Even … strongest have their hours of depression.
7. … rich think they can buy anything.
8. We are told that … wicked shall be punished.
9. Not … word was spoken in … parlour.
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Abstract and materials

31.

0
In general
Blood is thicker than water.
She was wearing a little hat of black straw.
He doesn't like coffee.
She was as pale as snow.

32.

0
In general
While there is life there is hope.
What fine weather we're having!
They walked in silence along the path.

33.

The
Конкретное
Rosa tasted the wine. It was good.
The coffee she made was better than he
had hoped and very hot.
She looked with hungry eyes at the bread
and meat her friend brought her.

34.

A
Вид/порция
A wine
A water
A beer
A juice
A Pepsi

35.

A
Описательный момент
A hot anger rose in his chest.
She had a natural grace that was very
attractive.
There was a wonderful happiness
everywhere.

36.

Exercises
1. “We shan't have ... fish,” Robin said.
2. “... fish is very fresh,” the waiter assured us.
3. He bought ... cold beef, and ... ham, and ... French bread.
4. There were two bottles of ... wine, ... plate of ... oranges with ... powdered sugar.
5. She made ... coffee.
6. ... coffee without ... bread could never honestly serve as supper.
7. Dave cut himself another slice of ... cheese.
8. You've caught …cold; I saw you shivering and you must have ... hot milk to drive it
out.
9. She did not answer but her face was hard and pale as ... stone.
10. What ...wonderful news!
11. Let me give you ... piece of ... advice.
12. She served … cold meat and cheese.

37.

Exercises
1. She hurried in again and found...water almost boiled away.
2. Rosa tasted...wine.
3. She had...brown shining hair which hung down on either side of her face.
Barber went to ... bar and ordered ... coffee, then changed it to … brandy because ... coffee wasn't
enough after ... talk like that.
5. Her face was yellow in colour and her skin resembled ... leather.
6. The maid brought in ... pears, ... cold chicken, ... tongue and ... cheese.
7. My heart felt as heavy as ... lead.
8. I'm going to cut ... grass in ... garden. It is ... hard work but it has to be done.
9. ... meat we had for lunch last Sunday was very tough.
10. I'm not interested in buying ... silver or ... gold.

38.

Geographical names

39.

0
Continents, countries, cities/towns, villages
Africa
Petrovka
Asia
Central
Asia
France
Latin
America
London

40.

But
The village of Petrovka
The Moscow of the 90-s

41.

The
Группы
The United States
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
Исключения
The Netherlands
The Hague
The Crimea
The Caucasus

42.

The/0
Океаны, реки, моря,
каналы, пустыни
the Pacific
the Black Sea
the Neva, the Sahara
the (English) Channel
the Suez Canal
Ооо-зеро
Lake Baikal - The
Baikal
Lake Ontario - The
Ontario

43.

The/0
Горы и острова
Elbrus
Группы
Everest
Madagascar
Corfu
Sicily
the Urals
the Alps
the Bermudas
the British Isles
the Bahamas

44.

The
Регионы
the north of England
Стороны света
the south of France
the Middle East
the South
the Far East
the North
the West
the East

45.

0
Идиомы
from East to West
from North to
South

46.

Exercises
I want to visit ___ River Thames.
___ Arctic is getting warmer.
We saw many animals near ___ Sahara.
___ Nile is often described as the longest river.
They drove across ___ Gobi Desert.
Our cruise sailed through ___ South China Sea.
She enjoys skiing in ___ Pyrenees.
We stayed on ___ Solomon Islands for two weeks.
___ Philippines have thousands of islands.
He climbed ___ Rocky Mountains last year.
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Exercises
___ People’s Republic of Mongolia has a unique landscape.
I love ___ Paris.
Food in ___ India is very spicy.
___ Luxemburg is small but interesting.
We flew to ___ Istanbul for the weekend.
___ Chile is long and narrow.
___ Sweden is famous for design.
He was born in ___ Bombay.
The concert hall is in ___ Hamburg.
They traveled around ___ Algeria last summer.

48.

Exercises
___ Barcelona attracts millions of tourists.
It’s famous for its beaches on ___ Mediterranean Sea.
Our safari started in ___ Africa.
We live in ___ village of Petrovka.
In ___ Moscow of the 90-s, people used different slang.
___ United Kingdom of Great Britain has many cultures.
___ Caucasus is great for hikers.
They swam in ___ Lake Baikal.
___ Baikal was covered with thin ice.
We saw mountains in ___ Urals.

49.

Names of Places
Buildings
Public Organizations

50.

The
Исторические события
The French Revolution
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The
Исторические/общественные организации
The Senate
The Houses of Parliament
The United Nations
The Government

52.

The
Исторические/общественные здания
The Bank of England
The Winter Palace
The Tower of London

53.

0
Исторические/общественные здания (с именем
собственным в названии)
Westminster Abbey
St. Paul's Cathedral
Buckingham Palace
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54.

The
Документы
The Constitution

55.

The
Партии
The Tory
The Democrats
The Republicans

56.

The
Англоязычные газеты
The Times
The Washington Post
The Economist

57.

0
Иностранные газеты сохраняют артикль оригинала
Pravda
Der Spiegel
Le Figaro

58.

0
Компании
General Motors
Sony
Shell
Космические корабли
Apollo
Challenger

59.

The
Театры, музеи, отели и рестораны
the Globe, the Bolshoy
the Odeon, the Arbat
the British Museum
0
Парки, станции, аэропорты
the Hermitage
the Tate Gallery
Hyde Park
the University of London
St. James's Park
the Cage Royal
Heathrow
the Hilton
Sheremetyevo

60.

0
Улицы, штаты и города
Yorkshire
Picadilly Circus
Texas
Oxford
High Street
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0
Исключения
Her Majesty's theatre
Leoni's
Brown's

62.

Exercises
We landed at ___ Heathrow and drove past ___ Hyde Park to ___ Buckingham Palace.
Later we crossed ___ London Bridge and visited ___ Tower of London.
On Sunday our group went to ___ Westminster Abbey and ___ St Paul’s Cathedral.
In St. Petersburg tourists usually visit ___ Winter Palace and ___ Hermitage.
My sister studies at ___ University of London and often works in ___ British Museum and
___ Tate Gallery.
They booked a room at ___ Hilton and had dinner at ___ Café Royal.
We bought tickets for a play at ___ Globe Theatre and for a film at ___ Odeon.
The guide told us that ___ Bank of England is one of the most famous institutions in the
city.

63.

Exercises
The debate in ___ Houses of Parliament was reported by ___ Times and ___ Washington
Post, but my grandfather preferred ___ Pravda.
During the crisis ___ government was criticized by ___ Labour Party and ___ Tory Party.
In class we discussed ___ French Revolution, ___ Constitution, and the role of ___ United
Nations.
The senator spoke before ___ Senate about international law.
He has always dreamed of travelling on ___ Orient Express.
Everyone knows the tragic story of ___ Titanic.
When we were in Moscow, we walked along ___ Arbat and then went to ___ Bolshoi
Theatre.

64.

Exercises
1.
I haven't the least idea how many rooms there are in.....Ritz (hotel).
2.
What's your address? – I live in.....Montague Road, number 27.
3.
I could never afford to stay at hotels like ........ Brown's or.....Hilton.
4.
You can't visit ........ London without seeing ........ Buckingham Palace.
5.
We had an early dinner at.....Leoni's and then went to play at.....Globe theatre.
6.
Go down.....Oxford Street till you come to.....Oxford Circus, then turn right.

65.

Exercises
7.
Do you know the song about.....London Bridge?
8.
Look at the percentage of lawyers in ........ Senate.
9.
Two famous works of art are recently acquired by ........ Tate
Gallery, .....London.
10.
He spoke about the role of.....Labour Party during the election
period.

66.

Exercises
12.
The Kings and Queens of England were crowned and buried in....Westminster Abbey.
13.
There is an interesting article in.....Times.
14.
He never read.....Pravda.
15.
He attended..... Congress only nine times.
16.
Governmental offices line.....Whitehall and on the right is.....Downing Street.
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67.

Proper names

68.

0
Называем человека
There was a letter from Jane inviting
me to a party
Young John was standing by the
piano
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0
Член семьи
Uncle Tom
Aunt Polly
"Is Mother back?"

70.

0
Титул
Professor Dumbledore
Doctor Watson
Count Monte-Cristo
Lord Vader
Colonel Sanders
Mr./Mrs. Smith

71.

The
Семейство
He is very different from
the rest of the Smiths

72.

The
Тот самый или описательный момент
Is he the Wilde who is a writer?
She was no more the Julia of the first
years of their marriage
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73.

A
Один из членов семьи
I have often wondered
if Nick was really a
Romanov
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A
Сравниваем с кем-то
He thinks
he is
Napoleon

75.

A
Сравниваем с кем-то
I’m a Wally

76.

A Некий "a certain…"
I heard it from a
(certain) Mr. Jagger.
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77.

Exercises
1.
........ “Queen Mary” was launched by ... Queen Mary in 1938.
2.
There was a little sentimentality about ... Forsytes.
3.
He is the nearest we have to ... English Leonardo da Vinci.
4.
He has the humour of … Chekhov.
5.
To feel more comfortable you should have taken ... Apple, but not … Xiaomi.
6.
He predicted the victory of ... Mrs. Thatcher in the 1979 election.

78.

Exercises
7.
I know very little about him as you do – he is.....Mr.
Tarantino.
8.
“Are you … Kanye West who wrote this?”
9.
“I'll run to ... Mother”, he said in ... loud whisper.
10.
… Tolstoy is my favorite writer.
11.
This was made by ... Fassbinder and Son.

79.

Exercises
1. ...Willowbys left town as soon as they were married.
2. This wasn’t ... Beatrice she knew.
3. ... father and … daughter appeared at last.
4. ... professor Keitel is ... man to whom you'll be responsible for your undergraduate teaching.
5. This Pat wasn't like ... Pat of his memories.

80.

Exercises
6.
If you are ... Napoleon, you'll play ... game of ... power, if you’re ... Leonardo you'll play for
knowledge.
7.
Elsie said she would ring up ... Doctor Hitchcock.
8
... poor Edward muttered something but what it was nobody knew.
9
... gentle, tender-hearted Amelia sadly was … only person to whom Becky could attach herself.
10.
I am ... Mr Keaton to whom you were to come.

81.

Months, Days, Seasons,
Meals, Languages

82.

0
Абстрактно
May is a spring month.
I like winter.
Day is meant for work, night for sleep.
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83.

0
Когда называем время
I met her on Monday
I saw that film in June
It was summer when we first came here
It was evening
It is morning
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84.

0
Ранний/поздний
Early spring
Late winter
Early morning
Late afternoon
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85.

0
Языки
She knows French (English/German) well.
The English language is not that simple
*What is the English for … ?
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The
Конкретный
We'll always remember the May of 1945.
She came on the Friday when David was born.
It happened in the spring of 1930.
He'll never forget the day when he met her.
The night was warm and beautiful.
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87.

A
Описательный момент
A cold May is a usual thing in St. Petersburg.
It was a beautiful spring.
I spent a sleepless night.
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88.

0
Есть/прием пищи сейчас
Did you have dinner?
Lunch is ready
To have breakfast
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89.

The
Определенный прием пищи
The dinner we had today was very good.
The lunch was a success.
After a heavy breakfast we started for…
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90.

0
Отдельные случаи
by day/night
at night
at dawn/ daybreak
sunrise/sunset
noon/night
from morning till night
in the morning
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Exercises
1. I paid my first visit to his house on.....clear February night.
2. It was nearly.....sundown.
3. ........ night outside seemed very quiet.
4. During..... evening we played innumerable games of piquet.
5. It was.....evening and he was walking across the school grounds on his way home.
6. He wondered what hour it was. .....sun seemed to indicate ........ late morning.
7. .....morning was cold and sharp and sunny.
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Exercises
8. It is.....early morning.
9. We are going to have ........ ideal night.
10. ........ night being frosty, we trembled from …. head to .... foot.
11. It was early in .... afternoon.
12. .... night came and he sent his sadness into his sleep.
13. I was up at six in ... morning.
14. She has had .... bad night, probably .... rather delirious night.
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Exercises
15. Arthur did not pass ........ sleepless night; he slept long and well.
16. It was about ten o'clock at ........ night.
17. .....fine September afternoon was dying fast.
18. It was ........ morning after Roger had talked to me in.....park.
19. On ........ bright January morning.....telephones kept ringing in my office.
20. I cannot describe to you ........ intense silence of.....night.
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Exercises
1. ........ day had been fine and warm; but at ........coming on of ........ night, ........ air grew cool.
2. All........ nature was very calm and beautiful.
3. You see, ........ winter was.....very bad time for me, and I really had no money at all to buy.....bread with.
4. ........ summer drew to ........ end and ........ early autumn.
5. It was ........ lovely evening in ........ spring time of ........ year.
6. It was pretty late in........ autumn of ........ year.
7. .....declining sun looked brightly upon ........ little Wiltshire village.
8.There was going to be.....election soon, we all knew: this was ........ spring of 1955.
9. It was ........cold fall and ........ wind came down from ........ mountains.
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Exercises
1. The invitations to (1)…dinner for sixteen people were sent out.
2. He came in one morning when I was having (2)........ breakfast on (3)…terrace of (4)........hotel
and introduced himself.
3.I saw to it that he had (5)........ good dinner.
4. He was giving (6)........ lunch on (7) .....following day and at (8)........ end of (9)........ week (10)
.....grand dinner.
5. Mr Wayne settled back in his chair, savouring his drink, expecting (11) .....good dinner.
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Exercises
6. (12)........ dinner was very sound.
7. But (13)........ hot bath and (14) .....good dinner fixed him up.
8. They had (15)........ dinner in silence.
9. “(16)........ dinner will be ready in (17) .....few minutes,” she said.
10. You drink (18)........ water with (19)........breakfast, (20)........ lunch, and (21) .....dinner, and
think it is good for you.
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School/College,
Prison/Jail, Bed, Town,
Church

98.

0
По назначению
After I left school I went to university.
Why aren't the children at school today?
Mrs. Kelly goes to church on Sundays
Ken's brother is in prison for robbery
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99.

0
По назначению
Fred robbed a bank but he was caught and sent to
prison
Jack had an accident. He had to go to hospital.
He is still in hospital now.

100.

0
Лежать/спать/лечиться
It's time to go to bed
Is Tom still in bed?
He has to stay in bed
I’m going to hospital
Are you in hospital right now?

101.

0
Работать
Why isn't Ann at work today?
I’m going to work now
He’ll start work when he is ready

102.

0
Дома/в городе
Will you be at home tonight?
Let's go home
He came home late today
Today I’m staying home watching TV
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103.

0
Дома/в городе
You can't go to town tomorrow.
What are you going to do in town?
An orphans home
A nursing home
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A/the
Какой-то город или конкретный город
I want to go to the town I was born in.
Would you rather live in a town or in the country?
The whole town was talking about it.

105.

The
Здание/если навещаем
Mr. Kelly went to the school to meet his daughter's teacher.
The church was built in the 17th century.
There is a church in the village.
Ken went to the prison to visit his old man.
They lived near a prison.

106.

The
Как объект
Her portrait was on the wall beside the bed.
There is a table, six chairs, a bed and a cupboard in the room.
I like the work I'm doing now.
A new work of modern art

107.

Exercises
1. Is he still in.....bed?
2. Would you like to go to ........ cinema tonight?
3. We visited him in ........ prison about a month ago.
4. Can I go ........home now?
5. Does she like it at ........ university?
6. I usually go to........bank once a week.
7. ........school is almost falling down.
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108.

Exercises
8. What time do you finish........ work?
9. ........bed in this room is too small for me.
10. I don't usually go to........church but my parents do.
11. What are you going to study at ........ college?
12. Poor James! He hates being at ........ hospital.

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Exercises
1. Is he still in .... bed?
1. Maycomb was .... old town.
2. Dolores said nothing at all on .... way to .... town.
3. Before that she had taught history in .... girls' school.
4. .... school was not … particularly good one.
5.I never knew .... lawyer yet who didn't threaten to put me in .... prison sooner or later.
6. In all probability he was already in .... town.
7. Among other public buildings in .... certain town.

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