Секреты артикля. The secrets of the article.

* R. Murphy units 70– 77

* A.J. Thompson, A.V. Martinet exercises 1-4

Упражнение 1. Это упражнение поможет вам освоиться с основными функциями артиклей – классифицирующей и маркирующей. В следующих парах предложений попробуйте различить их, поставив в пропуски a(n) или the.

1. _the_ afternoon was fine. – It was _a_ fine afternoon.

2. Susan is _a_ bright girl. – _the_ girl smiled at me and waved me good-bye.

3. I’ve bought myself _a_ new shirt. – _the_ shirt is all dirty.

4. _the_ piano was in the left corner of the room – There was _a_ piano in the left corner of the room.

5. _the_ new manager is very young. – Our firm needs _a_ new manager.

6. We had _a_ drinking competition at the club last night. – _the__ drinking competition we had last night was a fun.

7. _the_ angel spread his wings and flew away. – Before we were married you called me _an_ angel.

8. Father bought his little son _a_ new toy car. – What did your father say when you smashed _the_ new car?

9. _the__ woman is my aunt. – Underneath every successful man there is _a_ woman.

10. The hardest five years in _the_ woman’s life were between thirty and thirty-five. – The longest five years in _a_ woman’s life are between twenty-nine and thirty.

11. Don’t you see _the_ sign? – At the end of the road we saw _a_ sign.

12. Mr. Pitt is an honorable man, _a_ professor. – _the_ professor tapped on his desk and shouted: ‘Gentlemen, order!’. The entire class yelled: ‘Beer!’

13. _the_ girl was dressed in a silk dress. – Nowadays _a_ girl wears less in the street than her grandmother did in bed.

14. Once _a_ cat was walking in the yard and saw a squirrel. – Where is _the_ cat? I can’t find him.

15. _the_ dog keeps jumping on my lap. – The only Ben’s dream was to have _a_ dog.