Случаи, когда артикль не употребляется

Правило	Пример
Если перед существительным стоит притяжательное местоимение	My pen, his dog, our teacher
Если перед существительным стоит притяжательное местоимение	Those cats, these books
Если перед существительным стоит отрицание “no”	I see no birds. She has no children.
Перед именами	Mike, Kate, Jim
С названиями дней недели	Monday, Tuesday, etc.
С названиями месяцев	May, December, etc.
С названиями времен года	In spring, in autumn, etc.
С названиями цветов	I like green.
С названиями спортивных игр	To play football, chess, etc.
С названиями блюд, напитков	Tea, coffee, soup, etc.
С названиями праздников	Easter, Christmas, etc.
С названиями стран	Russia, France, Scotland, Wales, etc.
С названиями городов	Moscow, Paris
С названиями улиц, площадей	Trafalgar Square
С названиями парков	Hyde Park
С названиями одиночных гор	Kilimanjaro
С названиями континентов	Asia, Australia, etc.
Устойчивые словосочетания, которые употребляются без артикля	At school, at home, at work In front of At night Go to bed, go to school, go to work, go home To come home At half (past 5) After work, from work After lunch (dinner, supper) Before lunch, at lunch, for lunch, to have lunch From morning till lunch In fact By bus, by train, etc.

1) Вставьте артикль a, an или the:

1. This morning I bought … newspaper and … magazine. … newspaper is in my bag but I don’t know where … magazine is.

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

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

4. When you turn into Lipson Road, you’ll see three houses: … red one, … blue one and … white one. I live in … white one.

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

2) Вставьте артикль a, an или the, где необходимо:

1. Would you like … apple?

2. Could you close … door?

3. We live in … small flat near … centre of the city.

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

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

6. Did … police find … person who stole your bicycle?

7. This is a nice house. Has it got … garden?

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

9. This morning I had … boiled egg and toast for breakfast.

10. … President of … United States is elected every 4 years.

11. As I was walking along the street, I saw … 10$ note on … pavement.

12. I went into the shop and asked to speak to… manager.

13. Have you got … car?

14. There’s no … need to buy any milk. … milkman brings it every morning.

ГЛАГОЛ TO BE «БЫТЬ»

В НАСТОЯЩЕМ ВРЕМЕНИ

Утвердительная форма

Лицо	Число
единственное	множественное
1-е 2-е 3-е	I am you are he she is it	we are you are they are

Вопросительная форма

Лицо	Число
единственное	множественное
1-е 2-е 3-е	am I? are you? he? is she? It?	are we? are you? are they?

Отрицательная форма

Лицо	Число
единственное	множественное
1-е 2-е 3-е	I am not you are not he she is not it	we are not you are not they are not

1) Вставьте вместо точек глагол to be в нужной форме:

1. He … a student. He … a good student.

2. His father … a doctor.

3. My mother … not a teacher.

4. … your sister a pupil? - Yes, she … .

5. They … at home now.

6. This … my house.

7. … they at school? - No, they … not at school.

8. … your father a pilot? - Yes, he … .

9. Nick … not a student. He … a pupil. He … at school now.

10. These men … drivers.

11. My friend … an engineer. He … at work.