60381 Przedimek 'a' i 'the'

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STUDENrs WORKSHEET - Introduction 2

THE is used

□    with countable (singular or piural) or uncountable nouns when we are talking about something specific, e.g. when something is mentioned for the second time or is already known.

The lions in the zoo look happy.

Tve read a book on the life of Lance Armstrong.

□    with unique nouns, e.g. the earth, the sky, the sun, the Parthenon, the Taj Mahal

□    before musical Instruments (after play) My mother can play the piano.

□    before names of families, nationalities,

groups of people, e.g. the Chinese, the Smiths, the poor

□    before words morning, afternoon, evening

I go to school in the morning.

□    in the superlative, e.g. the best

□    with cinema, theatre, radio

Let’s go to the cinema tonight.

□    with names of hotels, restaurants, pubs, cinemas, museums, galleries, e.g. the Hilton (hotel), the Red Lion (pub), the Odeon (cinema), the British Museum

□    with names of places and buildings containing of, e.g. the Tower of London

□    with names of newspapers, e.g. the Times

□    Geography

•    country names in the piural and containing of, e.g. the Netherlands, the United States of America] exceptions: the Congo

•    directions of the world, e.g. the north e oceans, e.g. the Pacific

•    seas, e.g, the Baltic Sea ® rivers, e.g. the Thames

•    mountain ranges, e.g. theAlps

®    canals, e.g. the Panama Canal

® deserts, e.g. the Sahara

•    geographical regions, e.g. the Middle East

® groups of islands, e.g. the Bahamas

NO ARTICLE is used

□    with piural or uncountable nouns when we talk about them in generał

Lions are wild animals.

Life is to o short.

□    before proper nouns

This is James.

□    before names of meals, e.g. breakfast, and games/sports, e.g. golf

Tennis is an exciting sport.

□    with demonstrative adjectives or possessives

This film is great.

I like her new boyfriend.

□    with the words school, church, bed, work, hospital, prison, university, home when we refer to the purpose for which they exist.

C riminals are sent to prison.

I didn’t go to work yesterday. I stayed at home.

□    with television

What’s on TV tonight?

□    with means of transport

I come to school by bus.

□    with shops, restaurants, hotels and banks named after people (ending in -s or ‘s), e.g. Harrods, McDonald’s, Lloyds Bank

□    Geography

•    continents, e.g. Asia, Africa

® countries, e.g. France, Poland

•    cities, e.g. London, Budapest, BUT the Hague

•    streets, e.g. Oxford Street, Trafalgar Sęuare, BUT the High Street, the Strand

•    lakes, e.g. Ontario

•    single islands or mountains, e.g. Jersey but in the structure the island of, e.g. the island of Madagascar, the Isle of Wight

A and AN are used

□    before singular countable nouns which are undefined or are mentioned for the first time

□    before phrases of time and measurements, e.g. per week/weekly:

I go on holiday twice a year. Our car can do 220 kilometres an hour. Tomatoes are $2 a kilo,

□    after half and quite

We need half a pound of sugar. This is quite a good story.

GRAMMAR WORKSHOP 05-06 WEEK iO