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Articles review

1 With a partner, do the quiz below to see how much you know about articles. When you have finished, checkyour answers with the Grammar folder on pages 185-6.

Which of the fołlowfng do not need an arttcłe? the USA, the Indonesia, the Nethertands. the Gambia, the Antarctic. the Hague, the Berlin, the North Pole, the Europę, the European Union, the Oxford University, the Sahara, the Sierra Nevada, the Times, the Olympics

Which of these words requires a rather than an?

European. apple. university. hour, one-day ticket. household, union, MR hotel _: Decide which of the sentencea below Is correct i) or II), and say why. If both are correct, then say whał the difference in meaning la. ; Ken's a personal trainer.

II Ken's personal trainer. b i l’ve been to the gym. li l've been to a gym. i My coach makes a great energy drink.

My coach makes great energy drink.

I love rich food.

I love the rich food I had at the festiwal.

e i Japanese enjoy sumo.

it The Japanese enjoy sumo. f i Come to dinner. ii I went to the dinner on Saturday. g i I play violin ii I play the violin. h i Iplaytennis

ii I play the tennłs.

i    I want a drink of water.

ii    I want one drink of water. i The weather łs wet at the

moment.

■ Weather is wet at the moment i You need to wash the face.

•    You need to wash your tace.

•    Goto bed!

If you iook under the bed you might find the book.

2 Read through this artidc and fili in the gaps with a suitablc artidc: o, an, the or - (no artidc). Ihere is so met i mes morę than one possibility, depending on meaning.

The perils of keep-fit

(ł)----------exercise seaaon is upon us and January is

(2)............busiest time at any gym as (3)__old

members work off (4)............oxcesses of (5)__________

holiday period and new ones (6)............ excesses of

(7)............past five yeara. But (8)............axperts

wam that we should proceed with (9)............care;

throwing yourself too vigorously into (10)............

new fitness regime can make you wulnerable to

<11)number of (12)--------heałth risks.

*(13)    exerctse is (14)_______stress on the

body,' says Dr Nick Webbom, (15)..........medical

advisor to (16).......— National Sports Medicine

Inatłtute. That’s how it makes you fitter. You atimulate your body and it adepta to thia stimulua

by building (17)............muscle and strengthening

(18)............heart and lungs.'

Done correctly, this will be one of (19)............most

potent things you can do for your health -(20).—...... modę ratę exercise has been ehown to

lower (21)---risk of (22)—......endloss day-to-

day ailments.

3 Many nouns require no artidc when used as part of an idiom or expression, for examplc to lakę someihing to heart.

Write a sentence to show you know how to use th following idioms or exprcssions. Use a diet ionary to hdp you.

a by word of mouth b to lic face downwards c tosetfooton d to have a heart to heart e to walk hand in hand f to stroił arm in arm g to be nose to taił h to come foce to face with i to live from hand to mouth j to be madę by hand k to fight tooth and nail 1 toseeeye to cyc