Ex. 1. Insert the article where it is necessary

1. There is... thick red... carpet in my... room.... carpet is on ... floor in ... front of ... sofa.

2. Where is ... table in your brother's... room? — His table is near ... window.

3. I can see ... fine ... vase on ... shelf. Is it your vase?

4. We have no ... piano in our ... living-room.

5. My uncle is ... married. He has... beautiful wife. They have ... son, but they have no ... daughter.

6. I can see ... nice ... coffee-table in ... middle of... room to ... right of... door. It is ... black and ... red. I like ... coffee-table.

7. Our TV-set is on ... little table in ... corner of ... room.

8. There is ... beautiful picture in my father's ... study. ... picture is on ... wall to ... left of... window.

9. Where is ... soup? — It is in ... big saucepan on ... gas-cooker.

10. Where are ... cutlets? — ... cutlets are in ... refrigerator on ... little plate.

11. What … unexpected pleasure!

12. One should never leave valuables in … hotel bedroom, darling.

13. He took … third sandwich and continued eating in … silence.

14. It’s rather … long story.

15. She is quite … young girl.

Ex. 2. Insert the article where it is necessary.

1. Не is ... only child in this family.

2. I am hungry. Give me ... second piece of meat.

3. We like traveling by boat. Now, we are at... sea.

4. What is... English for "еда".

5. ... Princess of Wales visited .. shelter for ... homeless yesterday.

6. Tom went to ... hospital to pick up his wife who is... surgeon here.

7. I was born in ... North of England, but when I was in ... infant school we moved to ... Lewes, which is in ... East Sussex.

8. It was very kind of you to invite me. It was... very nice dinner.

9. ... friend of mine used to work as... reporter in ... Middle East.

10. We have decided to go to ... Canary Islands on holiday. Last year we went to ... Grete and liked ... people there very much.

11. ... weather is fine today. ... sky is blue. ... sun is shining brightly in... sky.

12. This is ... boy. He is at... school. He is ... pupil. This boyis my ... brother's... friend. He has ... cat, but he has no ... dog. He likeshis cat. He gives... cat... milk every day.

13. And now you’d better go to … bed.

14. It happened in … spring of 1965.

15. What … fine weather.

Ex. 3. Insert the article where it is necessary.

1. Many people enjoy ... snowboarding and... hiking in...Alpsand ... Pyrenees.

2. Belfast is... capital of... Northern Ireland and Dublinis ... capital of... Republic of... Ireland.

3. The highest mountain in ... world, ... Mount Everest, is in ... Himalayas.

4. If you go to ... New York, you must visit ... Central Park, ... Guggenheim museum and ... World Trade Center, but not to visit ... Times Square.

5. I was thinking of making ... lasagna, but if you prefer we can go to ... Queen's Arm pub for ... lunch.

6. As soon as Nick got home from ... school he went straight to ... bed because he was ill.

7. ... Rock Garden cafe is halfway up ... Queen Street, off... George Square.

8. Margaret Thatcher, who was ... Prime Minister of... Great Brit­ain for 12 years, is now known as ... Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven.

9. Maria is ... extremely patient girl. She will have no problem in her career as ... nanny.

10. ... Great Wall of China is said to be ... only man-made structure seen from ... space.

11. My uncle was operated yesterday. He is still in … hospital. I’m going to … hospital to see him.

12. … Life will be very different in … future.

13. … English language was brought onto … British Isles in … middle of … fifth century by … Angles, Saxons and Jutes who came there from … North of … Germany.

14. … Man must do everything possible to save … environment and … life on … planet of Earth.

15. This is the last time I do you … favor for … while.

Ex. 4. Translate from Russian into English using the right article.

1. Что вы будете есть на завтрак? - Бутерброд и кофе, пожалуйста.

2. Фрукты дорогие в этом сезоне. Через неделю или две созреют фрукты в нашем саду.

3. Я люблю чай с лимоном. Чай горячий, добавьте не­много молока. Вот сахар.

4. Дети любят мороженое. Некоторые люди едят моро­женое на улице даже зимой. Мороженое в холодиль­нике. Можно мне взять две порции мороженого?

5. Что нового? - Новости хорошие. Такие сведения всегда полезны.

6. Деньги - не самое главное в жизни, но жизнь трудна без них. Где деньги? - Они на столе. Можешь их взять.

7. Я думаю, что смогу дать вам хороший совет. - Из­вините, но мне не нужны ничьи советы в этом деле.

8. Клоун впервые появился в английском цирке. Все смеялись над шутками клоуна, и цирковое пред­ставление было успешным.

9. Как жизнь? - Жизнь идёт своим чередом.

10. В чём дело? Ты опоздал на 20 минут. - Извините, меня подвёл транспорт. Я считаю троллейбус нена­дёжным видом транспорта. Когда что-то случается с электричеством, я всегда опаздываю на работу или мне приходится брать такси.

11. Какой приятный сюрприз! Я не видел тебя целую вечность! Как твои дела? - Всё хорошо. Я только что вернулся из-за границы.

12. Ты любишь цветы? - Конечно. Роза - мой любимый цветок. - А я люблю подснежники.

13. Это лёгкий вопрос. Ребёнок может ответить на него, не говоря о взрослом.

14. Сын моего брата, двухмесячный мальчик, серьёзно болен. - Мне жаль это слышать. Желаю ему быст­рейшего выздоровления. - Будем надеяться на луч­шее.

15. Япония— древняя страна на Дальнем Востоке.

PREPOSITIONS. Предлоги

Prepositions of place. Предлоги места

on	на	near	около
in	в	across	через
at	в	between	между
under	под	among	между
in front of	перед		между, среди

Prepositions of Direction. Предлоги направления