Прочитайте описание обычного дня Джона и соедините выделенные артикли с их пояснением. Заполните таблицу.

I’m John. I’d like to speak about my daily routines. I get up at 6.30 a.m. I have a sandwich(1) and a cup (2) of coffee for breakfast (3). The sandwich (4) is always tasty. I’m a manager (5) and work in the bank (6).It is in the city centre (7). I go there by bus (8). I have lunch (9) in a very nice café (10). Once a week (11) I go to a restaurant (12) to have my evening meal and meet my friends. We eat, chat and enjoy life! I often listen to the radio (13) and sometimes watch television (14) in the evening. I turnoff the television (15) and go to bed (16) at 11o’clock. It’s late.

a) Джон говорит об этом впервые.

b) Названия приёмов пищи обычно употребляются без артикля.

c) Джон говорит о конкретном предмете/вещи.

d) Названия профессий обычно употребляются с артиклем ‘a’.

e) Джон имеет в виду конкретный банк или место.

f) Это стандартные выражения/фразовые глаголы.

g) Джон идёт каждый раз в разные места.

h) Мы обычно говорим ‘the radio’, но ‘television’.

i) ‘The television’ здесь означает ‘the TV set’.

a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i
1,…	…, …	…	…	…, …	8,…, …	…, …	…, …	…

3.2. Вставьте артикль, где он необходим:

1. This ___ pencil is broken. Give me that ____ pencil, please. 2. I have ten programs on my computer. My favourite is ____ Microsoft Word. 3. My friend has ____ car. ____ car is broken now. My ____ friend has no ____ motorcycle. 4. Our flat ____ is large. 5. I received a ____ letter from my friend yesterday. ____ letter was very long. 6. She has two ____ daughters and one ____ son. Her ____ son is ____ lawyer. 7. My ____ brother's ____ friend has no ____ dog. 8. This is ____ house. ____ tree is green. 9. They have ____ party. ____ party is ____ a birthday party. 10. I read a book on marketing yesterday. ____ book was interesting and useful.

3.3. Используйте артикли где необходимо:

1. Yesterday I saw ____ new film, but ____ film wasn't very interesting. 2. ____ Washington is situated on ____ Potomac River, and ____ London is situated on ____ Thames. 3. Yuri Gagarin was ____ first man to fly over ____ Earth in ____ spaceship. 4. My younger sister will go to school ____ next year. 5. In ____ summer we went to ____ Black Sea coast. 6. ____ New York is one of ____ biggest business centers in ____ world. 7. Lomonosov was ____ great Russian scientist. He was born in ____ small village on ____ shore of ____ White Sea. 8. My mother is ____ accountant. I don't want to be ____ accountant. I want to be ____ manager. 9. Is your dress made of ____ silk or ____ cotton? 10. ____ Peter's brother is ____ student. He will be ____ economist soon. 11. One of my neighbours is ____ student of ____ faculty of Philosophy. Philosophy is ____ very difficult discipline.

3.4. Используйте артикли где необходимо:

1. ____ Germany is ____ most developed country in Europe. 2. ____ History and ____ Computer Science were ____ my favourite subjects at ____ school. 3. I don't know ____ nearest way to ____ bank. 4. ____ Economics is one of ____ most difficult disciplines at ____ University. 5. Usually I get up at ____ 7 o'clock in ____ morning. 6. ____ Rostov is situated on ____ Don. 7. Will you have ____ cup of ____ tea? 8. Warsaw is ____ capital of ____ Poland. 9.1 shall go to ____ cinema with my ____ girlfriend. 10. This is ____ book, ____ book is very interesting. 11. Do you see ____ sun in ____ sky today?

Глава 4. ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫЕ И НАРЕЧИЯ (ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS)

Степени сравнения прилагательных

 

Группы прилагательных	Положи-тельная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Односложные	short	shorter	the shorter
Односложные с окончанием на краткий гласный + согласный (согласная удваивается)	fat sad big	fatter sadder bigger	the fattest the saddest the biggest
Односложные с окончанием на немую –е (немая -е отбрасывается)	nice fine large	nicer finer larger	the nicest the finest the largest
Двусложные с окончанием на -еr	clever	cleverer	the cleverest
Остальные двусложные и многосложные	active serious beautiful	more active more serious more beautiful	the most active the most serious the most beautiful
Исключения	good bad little old   far	better worse less older (возраст) elder (о членах семьи) farther (no расстоянию) further (дальнейший)	the best the worst the least the oldest (возраст) the eldest (о членах семьи) the farthest (no расстоянию) the furthest (no времени)

 

Степени сравнения наречий

 

 

Группы наречий	Положительная степень	Сравнительная степень	Превосходная степень
Наречия, совпадающие по форме с прилагательными	fast hard late early few	faster harder later earlier fewer	the fastest the hardest the latest the earliest the fewest
Наречия, образованные суффиксом -1у	slowly carefully seriously	more slowly more carefully more seriouйфsly	the most slowly the most carefully the most seriously
Многосложные наречия	often seldom	more often more seldom	the most often the most seldom
Исключения	well badly many/much little	better worse more less	the best the worst the most the least

 

 

4.1. Напишите степени сравнения прилагательных.

1. high 2. hot 3. funny 4. cool 5. sweet 6. thin 7. wide 8. wise

9. famous 10. pleasant 11. careful 12. busy 13. pretty 14. clever 15. big 16. old

17. late 18. far 19. near 20. early 21. bad 22. good 23. important 24. friendly

4.2. Напишите степени сравнения следующих прилагательных и наречий.

1. ugly 2. terrible 3. long 4. dry 5. fine 6. beautiful 7. wet

8. much 9. little 10. few 11. many 12. comfortable 13. easily 14. sensible

15. healthy 16. well 17. often 18. badly 19. fast 20. hard 21. incredible

4.3. Раскройте скобки, поставив прилагательные в нужной форме.

1. Which is (deep), Lake Michigan or Lake Superior?
2. I like all my friends but I think Kate is (easy) to talk to.
3. Are expensive things much (good) than cheap things?
4. I am sure my dog is the (clever) in my district.
5. The (deep) part of the Pacific Ocean is 11 kilometres below the sea level.
6. February is the (snowy) and the (cold) month of the year here.
7. My (old) sister is 5 years (old) than me.
8. He has made (few) mistakes than yesterday.
9. This man is the (important) of all I know.
10. What is the (precious) stone in the world?
11. Everything is getting (expensive) these days.
12. It's the (interesting) subject I've studied in recent years.
13. This is where Dali painted some of his (famous) pictures.
14. To tell the truth, Paul is not one of my (good) friends.
15. Towns are much (noisy) than villages.

Глава 5. ПРЕДЛОГИ (REPOSITIONS)

Предлоги, обозначающие место
above—над across — через around — вокруг at — у, в, возле, рядом, на   behind — за, позади, сзади between—между down— вниз in — в on — на under — под in front of—впереди, перед near — вблизи, около, рядом с, возле over — над, через, сверх up — вверх	There is a lamp above the table. I live across the street. We are sitting around the table. We are sitting at the table. I study at the University. The pupils are at the lesson. There is a garden behind the house. Between the tables. Down the river. He is in the office. The book is on the desk. The book is under the table. There is a telephone in front of him. She is sitting near the table. There is a bridge over the river Up the river.
Предлоги направления
to - к from—от, из, со into — в, внутрь out of—из on(to)/onto—на through — через, сквозь	Come to me. Take this book from the table. I come from Russia. Put the book into the bag. Take the book out of the bag. Snow fell onto the ground. He came in through the door.
Предлоги времени
in — в in — через at — в on — в by — к from... till... — от... до from... to... — от... до for — в течение during — во время after — после before —перед within — в течение	in April, in 2003 in an hour, in two days at 5 o'clock, at midnight on Monday, on the 10th of February by the end of the week from 5 till 6 o'clock from 5 to 6 o’ clock for an hour during the lesson after work before the lesson within a month
Прочие предлоги
by—посредством with — вместе, с, чем-либо (как инструментом) for-для	walk by foot, go by plane write with a pen eat with a spoon a letter for you