Употребление артиклей с именами существительными собственными
· С названиями материков, стран, городов, улиц, площадей артикль не употребляется.
Africa, Germany, Russia, Spain, Washington, Moscow, London, Red Square, Trafalgar Square, Pushkin Street, Green Street
· Определенный артикль the употребляется с названиями стран, основным элементом которых является нарицательное имя существительное.
The United Statesof America, The United Kingdom
· С именами и фамилиями артикль не употребляется.
My name is Martin Wilson. I’m Kitty.
Exercise 49
Fill in the needed article.
1. He has a dog. The dog is on the sofa.
2. They have ........ office. ............ office is large.
3. I read ............. book. ............ is interesting.
4. Paul is ........... assistant …….....assistant is busy.
5. Fred is .......... boss. …....boss is at home.
6. She bought .......... nice car. She likes ......... car.
Exercise 50
Read the text and fill in the needed article.
.... Mr Jones has ....... new office. .......... office is large and comfortable. ........... office has ........ desk, ......... telephone and ......... expensive computer. ........... Mr Jones is on ........... telephone now. His secretary is at ............ computer. .............. Mr Jones and .......... secretary are very busy in .............. office today.
Exercise 51
Choose a/the/–.
1. I am from ......... Germany.
2. My name is .......... Christine.
3. They are from ............ United States of America.
4. I’m .......... Penny Horner.
5. I live in ............ Chkalov Street.
6. ........... Red Square is in Moscow.
Exercise 52
a) Add the article a/an.
..... dentist, ..... engineer, ...... manager, ..... secretary, .... street, ..... accountant, ..... lawyer, ..... address, ..... writer, ..... student, ..... nurse, ..... office, ..... British office, ..... Austrian office.
b) Add the/ – .
..... Germany, ..... Kate MacKenna, ..... Lenin Street, ..... Bonn, ..... Red Square, ..... United Kingdom, ..... Soviet Union, ..... Cabot Square, ..... London, ..... Switzerland.
c) Fill in the article where necessary.
Hello. My first name is ..... Tony. My surname is ..... Temple. I am from ..... United States of America. I am ..... American. I live in ..... Washington. I am ..... teacher.
Exercise 53
Make up sentences using the needed article.
(My brother is artist). My brother is an artist.
1. Mr Smith is old customer.
2. I need assistant with knowledge of French.
3. They had meeting this week.
4. She types letters in office.
5. Paul is sale representative in Egypt.
6. Mary is experienced secretary.
7. He is good worker.
8. I have business of my own.
9. It’s English company.
10. Well–known firm needs experienced receptionist.
Exercise 54
Make up correct partnerships.
- finance an…………………………manual
- parking an…………………………column
- shopping a…………………………..space
- instruction a…………………………..dispenser
- information a…………………………..jam
- cash a…………………………..centre
- advice a…………………………..desk
- traffic a…………………………..house
Exercise 55
Now use these partnerships from the above exercise to complete the gaps.
1. What time is Ruth coming?
Ø She’s going to be late. She’s just rung to say that she’s caught in ……………………..in Manor Road.
2. What’s Hasan doing now?
Ø He’s working for a computer magazine. He writes…………………………………every month for readers with software problems.
3. So, you leave your car in the street, Julie. Isn’t that a bit dangerous?
Ø Yes, but I haven’t got ……………………………………. .
4. What happened to your old headquarters?
Ø We sold the building to a firm of property developers. Now it’s …………………………….. .
5. Excuse me. Do you know where the marketing seminar’s being held?
Ø Sorry. I’m new here myself. I think there’s………………………………..in the reception area.
6. Can I use this card to withdraw money?
Ø Yes. There’s ……………………………………just outside the building. You can use it there.
7. There’s a part of this new budgeting programme I can’t understand.
Ø Didn’t …………………………………….come as part of the software package.
8. The bank has just said ‘no’ to our application.
Ø Have you thought of trying……………………………….instead.
Exercise 56
Complete the spaces using the correct article: a, an or the.
Good morning. Let me introduce myself. My name’s Tessa Lane. I’m ….accountant and I work for ……medium–sized industrial finance company in London. My company, Ajaz Enterprises is one of ……..most important manufactures in ……… country. We produce ………..wide range of goods including plastics for ……….automobile industry. I enjoy my job because it gives me the opportunity to meet lots of interesting people and to travel abroad. …………only thing I dislike about my job is having to work at ………weekend.
Exercise 57 º (We Mean Business ex 10, p 5)
Two guests are registering at a hotel in Harlow. The receptionist is asking them for information. Fill in two registration forms with the information on the tape.
Please completePlease complete
in BLOCK LETTERS in BLOCK LETTERS
surname............................... surname...............................
first name.............................. first name..............................
nationality............................ nationality............................
occupation........................... occupation...........................
company.............................. company..............................
signature........................... signature..............................
Exercise 58
Read the text.
Clive Andrews and Jessie Rogers are friends. They live in London. Jessie is a student, and Clive is an accountant. He works in a bank. Jessie studies in Holloway, in north London. She lives there, in Winston Road. Her telephone number is 2870346. Clive lives in north London, too. But he doesn’t work there. He works in central London. He lives in Palmers Green. His telephone number is 4793542.
Complete the table, using the information from the text.
| Clive | Jessie | |
| Job | ||
| Place of work | ||
| Address | ||
| Telephone number |
Exercise 59
Read the information about the BOS staff abroad.
Complete the sentences.
1. Mr Passas is Greek. He’s from ....................................................
2. Jacques de la Plaine lives in .........................................................
3. Lorenzo Magnani is from ............................................................
4. Ken Hondo is ..............................................................................
5. Howard Spencer is ........................................................................
6. Maria Haese is the BOS representative in .................................
7. Luisa Middle is from Spain. She is ..............................................
8. Jacques de la Plaine is ..................................................................
Exercise 60
Talk about the BOS representatives, like this:
What’s his first name? Jacques.
What’s his surname? de la Plaine.
What’s his nationality? He’s French.
Where’s he from? France.
What does he do? He’s BOS’s rep. in Egypt.
Is he married? Yes, he is.
Exercise 61
Complete these sentences about yourself.
1. My name is _______
2. I am ___________________________ years old.
3. I come from _________
4. I live in _______________
5. I work for _____________
6. I am a _______________
7. I (like/don’t like) ______________________________my job.
8. I am (single/married) ____
9. My (wife/husband) is a ___
10.We have (a son/ a daughter) _
Exercise 62
What’s the question?
1. ................................................................ – I’m fine, thank you.
2. ................................................................ – He is a lawyer.
3. ................................................................ – I’m Japanese.
4. ................................................................ – How do you do?
5. ................................................................ – They are from Pakistan.
6. ...........................................................….. – Yes. M–i–t–c–h–u–m.
Exercise 63
Make up sentences.
| I Tom Tessa and Don My Boss It The main office | is am are | a new computer at work now new workers in a meeting not in the office a personnel manager in Los Angelos a personal secretary in the company |
Exercise 64
Translate into English.
- Я – секретарь в приёмной. Мой муж – управляющий директор.
- Пол Кук – дизайнер. Его друг – бухгалтер.
- Мои родители – инженеры.
- Мэри и Луиза – секретари.
- Сара – британка. Она – торговый представитель в Австралии.
- Не могли бы Вы назвать Вашу фамилию по буквам?
- Эта компания имеет офисы в Египте, Италии и Японии.
- Я работаю в финансовой компании в Лондоне.
- Главный офис находится в этом высоком белом здании.
- Джон и Майкл – американские бизнесмены, но сейчас работают в Германии.
- Джессика занимаетя исследованием рынка.
- Ребека – модельер. Она работает дома.
- Мне нравится моя работа, потому что она дает мне возможность много путешествоать.
- По роду своей работы он много общается с людьми.
- Работа программиста утомительна.
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