Ответ:
A: Did you have a nice holiday?
B: Yes, it was the best holiday I’ve ever had.
A: Where’s the nearest shop?
B: There’s one at the end of this street.
A: It’s a lovely day, isn’t it?
B: Yes, there isn’t a cloud in the sky.
A: I’ve got a problem with my computer. lt isn’t connecting to the internet.
B: That’s interesting. I’ve got the same problem with mine.
A: We spent all our money because we stayed at the most expensive hotel in town.
B: Why didn’t you stay at a cheaper hotel?
A: Would you like to travel in space?
B: Yes, I’d love to go to the moon.
A: What is Jupiter? Is it a star?
B: No, it’s a planet. It’s the largest planet in the solar system.
Объяснение:
А: Хорошо ли вы провели отпуск?
Б: Да, это был лучший отпуск, который у меня когда-либо был.
A: Где находится ближайший магазин?
Б: Есть один магазин в конце этой улицы.
А: Сегодня прекрасный день, не правда ли?
Б: Да, на небе нет ни облачка.
A: У меня проблема с компьютером. Он не подключается к Интернету.
Б: Это интересно. У меня такая же проблема с моим компьютером.
A: Мы потратили все наши деньги, потому что остановились в самом дорогом отеле в городе.
Б: Почему вы не остановились в более дешевом отеле?
A: Хотели бы вы путешествовать в космосе?
Б: Да, я бы с удовольствием полетел на Луну.
А: Что такое Юпитер? Это звезда?
Б: Нет, это планета. Это самая большая планета в Солнечной системе.
Exercise 1
Put in the or a where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty.
1 A: Our apartment is on ……………………. tenth floor.
B: Is it? I hope there’s ……………………. lift.
2 A: Did you have ……………………. nice holiday?
B: Yes, it was ……………………. best holiday I’ve ever had.
3 A: Where’s ……………………. nearest shop?
B: There’s one at …………………. end of this street.
4 A: It’s ……………………. lovely day, isn’t it?
B: Yes, there isn’t ……………………. cloud in ……………………. sky.
5 A: I’ve got a problem with my computer. It isn’t connecting to ……………………. internet.
B: That’s interesting. I’ve got ……………………. same problem with mine.
6 A: We spent all our money because we stayed at ……………………. most expensive hotel in town.
B: Why didn’t you stay at ……………………. cheaper hotel?
7 A: Would you like to travel in ……………………. space?
B: Yes, I’d love to go to ……………………. moon.
8 A: What’s Jupiter? Is it ……………………. star?
B: No, it’s ……………………. planet. It’s ……………………. largest planet in ……………………. solar system.
Answers
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1 the tenth floor … a lift
2 a nice holiday … the best holiday
3 the nearest shop … the end of this street
4 a lovely day … a cloud in the sky
5 to the internet … the same problem
6 the most expensive hotel … a cheaper hotel
7 to travel in space … go to the moon
8 a star … a planet … the largest planet in the solar system
ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
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ANSWER KEY
72.1 Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty (-).
1 A: Where did you have ….. lunch? B: We went to a restaurant.
2 A: Did you have a nice holiday? B: Yes, it was the best holiday I’ve ever had.
3. A: Where’s the nearest shop? B: There’s one at the end of this street.
4 A: Do
you often listen to radio? B: No. In fact I haven’t got radio.
S A: Would you like to travel in space? B: Yes, I’d love to go to
moon.
6. A: Do you go to cinema very often?
B: No, nor very often. But I watch a lot of films on television.
7 A: It was …… nice day yesterday, wasn’t it?
B: Yes, it was beautiful. We went for a walk by …………. sea.
8 A: What did you have for ……. breakfast this morning?
B: Nothing. I never eat
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breakfast.
9 A: Can you tell me where Room 25 is, please?
B: It’s on … second floor
10 A: We spent all our money because we stayed at themost expensive hotel in town.
B: Why didn’t you stay at a cheaper hotel:
Ответы на вопрос
Ответ:
1 A: Where did you have — lunch?
B: We went to a restaurant.
2 A: Did you have a nice holiday?
B: Yes, it was the best holiday I’ve ever had.
3 A: Where’s the nearest shop?
B: There’s one at the end of this street.
4 A: Do you often listen to the radio?
B: No. In fact I haven’t got a radio.
5 A: Would you like to travel in — space?
B: Yes. I’d love to go to the moon.
6 A: Do you go to the cinema very often?
B: No, not very often. But I watch a lot of films on — television.
7: It was a nice day yesterday, wasn’t it?
B: Yes, it was beautiful. We went for a walk by the sea.
8 A: What did you have for — breakfast this morning?
B: Nothing. I never eat — breakfast.
9 A: Excuse me, where is — Room 25, please?
B: It’s on the second floor.
10 A: We spent all our money because we stayed at the most expensive hotel in town.
B: Why didn’t you stay at a cheaper hotel?
Новые вопросы
We use the … when there is only one of something:
* What is the longest river in the world? (there is only one longest river)
* The earth goes round the sun and the moon goes round the earth.
* I’m going away at the end of this month.
Don’t forget the:
* Paris is the capital of France. (not ‘Paris is capital of…’)
But we use a/an to say what kind of thing something is. Compare the and a:
* The sun is a star. (= one of many stars)
* The hotel we stayed at was a very nice hotel.
We say: the sky the sea the ground the country the environment:
* We looked up at all the stars in the sky. (not ‘in sky’)
* Would you rather live in a town or in the country?
* We must do more to protect the environment. (= the natural world around us)
Note that we say space (without ‘the’) when we mean ‘space in the universe’:
* There are millions of stars in space. (not ‘in the space’)
but * I tried to park my car but the space was too small.
We use the before same (the same):
* Your pullover is the same colour as mine. (not ‘is same colour’)
* These two photographs are the same. (not ‘are same’)
We say: (go to) the cinema, the theatre:
* I often go to the cinema but I haven’t been to the theatre for ages.
When we say the cinema/the theatre, we do not necessarily mean one particular cinema or theatre. We usually say the radio, but television (without ‘the’):
* I often listen to the radio.
* We heard the news on the radio.
* I often watch television.
* We watched the news on television.
but * Can you turn off the television, please? (= the television set)
Compare a:
* There isn’t a theatre in this town.
* I’m going to buy a new radio/television (set).
Breakfast lunch dinner
We do not normally use the with the names of meals (breakfast, lunch etc.):
* What did you have for breakfast?
* We had lunch in a very nice restaurant.
* What time is dinner?
But we use a if there is an adjective before breakfast, lunch etc.:
We had a very nice lunch. (not ‘we had very nice lunch’)
We do not use ‘the’ before noun + number. For example, we say:
* Our train leaves from Platform 5. (not ‘the Platform 5’)
* (in a shop) Have you got these shoes in size 43? (not ‘the size 43’)
In the same way, we say: Room 126 (in a hotel) page 29 (of a book) Section A etc.
EXERCISES
72.1 Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty(-).
1. A: Where did you have — lunch?
B: We went to _a_ restaurant.
2. A: Did you have — nice holiday?
B: Yes, ‘it was — best holiday I’ve ever had.
3. A: Where’s nearest shop?
B: There’s one at — end of this street.
4. A: Do you often listen to radio?
B: No. In fact I haven’t got radio.
5. A: Would you like to travel in — space?
B: Yes, I’d love to go to — moon.
6. A: Do you go to — cinema very often?
B: No, not very often. But I watch a lot of films on — television.
7. A: It was — nice day yesterday, wasn’t it?
B: Yes, it was beautiful. We went for a walk by — sea.
8. A: What did you have — breakfast this morning?
B: Nothing. I never eat — breakfast.
9. A: Can you tell me where — Room 25 is, please?
B: It’s on — second floor.
10. A: We spent all our money because we stayed at — most expensive hotel in town.
B: Why didn’t you stay at — cheaper hotel?
72.2 Put in the where necessary. If you don’t need the, leave the space empty(-).
1. I haven’t been to _the_ cinema for ages.
2. I lay down on — ground and looked up at — sky.
3. Sheila spends most of her free time watching — television.
4. — television was on but nobody was watching it.
5. Have you had — dinner yet?
6. Mary and I arrived at — same time.
7. You’ll find — information you need at — top of — page 15.
8. Peru is a country in South America. — capital is Lima.
72.3 Put in the or a/an where necessary. If the sentence is already correct, put ‘RIGHT’. (If necessary, see previous units for a/an and the.)
1. I Sun is star. _The sun is a star._
2. Tim lives in small village in country. —
3. Moon goes round earth every 27 days. —
4. What is highest mountain in world? —
5. I’m fed up with doing same thing every day. —
6. It was very hot day. It was hottest day of year. —
7. I don’t usually have lunch but I always eat good breakfast. —
8. If you live in foreign country, you should try and learn language. —
9. We missed our train because we were waiting on wrong platform. We were on Platform 3 instead of Platform
8. —
72.4 Complete the sentences using one of the following. Use the if necessary.
breakfast cinema dinner gate Gate 21 Question 8 sea
1. I didn’t have time for — this morning because I was in a hurry.
2. ‘I’m going to — this evening.’ ‘Are you? What film are you going to see?’
3. There was no wind, so — was very calm.
4. ‘Are you going out this evening?’ ‘Yes, after —
5. The examination paper wasn’t too difficult but I couldn’t answer —
6. Oh — is open. I must have forgotten to shut it.
7. (airport announcement) ‘Flight BA123 to Vienna is now boarding at —
72.1
2 a nice holiday … the best holiday
3 the nearest shop … the end of this street
4 listen to the radio … I haven’t got a radio
5 to travel in space … go to the moon
6 go to the cinema … a lot of films on television
7 a nice day … by the sea
8 for breakfast … eat breakfast
9 where Room 25 is … on the second floor
10 the most expensive hotel … a cheaper hotel
72.2
2 the … the
3 —
4 The
5 —
6 the
7 the information … the top of page 15.
8 The
72.3
2 in a small village in the country
3 The moon … the earth
4 the highest mountain in the world
5 the same thing
6 a very hot day … the hottest day of the year
7 have lunch … eat a good breakfast
8 live in a foreign country … the language
9 on the wrong platform. We were on Platform 3 instead of Platform 8.
72.4
2 the cinema 3 the sea
4 dinner 5 Question 8
6 the gate 7 Gate 21