Exercise 9. Use the proper article. Point out the nouns which denote an object (or a person) already mentioned.



1. There was ... man and ... woman in the room. ... man was English but ... woman looked foreign. She was wearing ... fur coat.

2. This morning I bought ... newspaper and ... magazine. ... newspaper is in my bag but I don't know where ... magazine is.

3. My parents have ... cat and ... dog. ... dog never bites ... cat but ... cat often scratches ... dog.

4. I saw ... accident this morning. ... car crashed into ... wall. ... driver of ... car was not hurt but ... car was quite badly damaged.

5. When you turn into Lipson Road, you will see three houses: ... red one, ... blue one and ... white one. I live in ... white one.

6. We live in ... old house in ... middle of ... village. There is ... beautiful garden behind ... house. ... roof of ... house is in … very bad condition.

7. She is wearing ... bright pullover. Above ... pullover Jack was determined not to look.

8. “Good morning, Miss Cruse”, he said. ... girl answered with ... charming voice.

9. “Come into ... house with me, dear”, he said.

10. She smiled. ... smile was ... result of ... long practice; she hardly moved her mouth.

11. My clothes were my Sunday best: ... light grey suit, ... plain grey tie, ... plain grey socks and ... brown shoes. ... shoes were the most expensive I had ever possessed.

12. “It was so nice of you to buy these books for me”, – I gathered up ... heavy volumes and looked round for somewhere to put them.

13. It was Ashley’s birthday and Melanie gave him ... surprise reception. Everybody knew about … reception, except Ashley.

14. “Bring ... bottle of Scotch and ... ice bucket for Mr. Hopkins," Helen said. After ... maid had brought ... bottle of Scotch and ... ice bucket, Hopkins filled his glass and took ... long drink.

Exercise 10. Use the proper article. Point out nouns which have a limiting attribute.

1. Her brother belonged to ... same club we did.

2. He sat down on ... chair in ... middle of ... room.

3. He asked me about ... novel I was reading. I asked him about ... book he was reading.

4. Bruce went to ... drawing-room where Alice was sitting with ... book.

5. ... news he has brought is awful.

6. I asked ... question I was afraid to ask.

7. Anyway it was ... Sunday of ... football game with Angels.

8. Oh, it is ... nicest party I have ever attended.

9. Who is ... girl standing by... window?

10. Did you like ... film we watched last Friday?

11. I took ... bottle I wanted and went out with it.

12. Have you read ... book that I lent you?

13. There is ... wash-basin with ... hot and cold water in ... corner of ... room.

14. … gulf that lay between us was wider now.

15. We got stuck in a traffic jam on ... way to ... airport.

16. At ... end of ... street there is ... path leading to ... river.

17. ... man ... police are looking for has ... scar on his right cheek.

18. I found him in ... last carriage of ... train.

19. We have come to ... wrong place, don’t you see?

20. It’s ... most boring film I’ve ever seen.

21. ... whole world is against him. For ... first time in his life he is alone.

22. What is ... largest city in your country?

23. Have ... look at ... photo, he is ... fifth in ... second row.

24. The Tower is ... oldest building in London.

25. Are you ... eldest child in ... family?

Exercise 11.Use the proper article with nouns modified by cardinal and ordinal numerals.

1. Come to ... blackboard and write ... Exercise 3.

2. Read ... Text 11.

3. ... first exercise is more difficult than ... second one.

4. He came back on ... 31st of December.

5. Pupils, open your books at ... page 24. On ... page 24 there is ... Exercise 8.

6. Please read... fourth sentence in ... third paragraph.

7. ... test 5 is ... most difficult test .

8. Does ... bus 4 stop here?

9. Where are you? – Well, I’m ... fifth in ... first row.

10. Have ... look at ... Model 2.

11. Read ... answers to ... questions of ... exercise 5.

Exercise 12. Use the proper article. Point out nouns denoting the whole family.

1. ... Clarks are ... very friendly family.

2. We have invited ... Joans to our party.

3. ... Brown is going to break ... rules of ... game.

4. ... Roses have ... nice cottage.

5. Ask ... Thompson where ... Whites live.

6. Are you ... Forester?

7. When shall we meet ... Foresters?

8. What ... nice people ... Sinclairs are!

9. What ... friendly family ... Barnes are!

10. What ... kind person ... Ваrnе is.

Exercise 13. (Revision.) Use the proper article.

1. Would you like ... apple?

2. Could you close ... door, please?

3. We live in ... small flat in ... centre of ... city.

4. Have you finished with ... book I lent you last week?

5. I am looking for ... job.

6. We went out for ... meal last night ... restaurant we went to was excellent.

7. How is ... weather?

8. Did ... police find ... person who had stolen your bicycle?

9. This is ... nice house. Has it got ... garden?

10. Shall I treat you to ... orange or ... pear? – I always prefer ... oranges to ... pears.

11. It was warm and sunny, so we decided to sit in ... garden.

12. This morning I had ... boiled eggs and ... toast for breakfast.

13. As I was walking along ... street, I saw ... $10 note on ... pavement.

14. Did Ann get ... job she applied for?

15. Have you got ... car? – No, I’ve never had ... car.

16. There is no need to buy milk. ... milkman brings it every morning.

17. ... door is locked.

18. It is dark on ... landing.

19. Have you got ... telephone?

20. ... telephone is out of order.

21. Where is ... key?

22. Do you like ... dogs?

23. How much are ... dinner-sets? How many articles are there in ... set?

24. How much are ... dinner- sets nowadays?

25. Don’t tease ... dog.

26. How many flats are there in ... house?

Exercise 14. (Revision.)

Situation: Imagine you have a pen-friend in Great Britain. That is his letter where he writes about himself and his family.


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