ARTICLES A/ AN/ THE Ex. 1. Insert an/ a/ the/ - where necessary. 1. Nile is longest river in the world. 2. Who is it? It's girl next door. 3. Yesterday I bought beautiful necklace. necklace is made of silver. 4. Mount Everest is in Himalayas. 5. Many people visit USA every year. 6. cinema is a good way to relax. 7. Sahara desert is the hottest place in the world. 8. I never drink tea in morning. 9. John broke his leg and went to hospital. 10. Where are you? I'm on bus. 11. She often gets to school by tram. 12. Norman can play piano well. 13. Browns usually spend holidays in Greece. 14. Have you seen Leaning Tower? 15. My brother loves playing table tennis. 16. Look! There is man standing at the door. 17. dolphin lives in the sea. 18. Can I try on blue dress, please? 19. Queen will visit our country next year. 20. Tom is most intelligent boy in the class. Ex. 2. Insert an/ a/ the/ - where necessary. 1. dog is sleeping on sofa. 2. is the most important meal. 3. Have you ever seen Statue of Liberty? 4. Poles are proud of Pope. 5. Most grapes are grown in south of Italy. 6. There was rat in my kitchen. 7. Colosseum is the landmark of Rome. 8. New York is called Big Apple. 9. Excuse me, what is main course today? 10. My grandparents are planning to go to Far East on holiday. 11. I have always dreamed of studying at University of California. 12. friend of mine organised advertising campaign for Microsoft. 13. Look over there, it's person I mentioned to you last week. 14. Do you know Smith? 15. People usually hate working at night. 16. My brother's son loves playing computer games in evening. 17. man in grey suit is my aunt's colleague. 18. Josh is coach of our baseball team. 19. This is strangest bird I have ever seen. 20. I'm never late for work. Ex. 3. Insert an/ a/ the/ - where necessary. 1. My mother is account manager and she works in bank. 2. They're building airport near here. It's good idea. 3. Michael is photographer and his son is engineer. 4. Do you want pear or orange? 5. I've got very nice umbrella but ugly raincoat. 6. There is interesting programme on TV this evening. 7. Poland is European country and China is Asian country. 8. bee is insect and elephant is mammal. 9. I've got exercise to do. It's difficult exercise. 10. Great Britain is island and it is very nice place. 11. Don't turn there; it's one-way street. 12. There was enormous number of people at the concert. 13. Relax! We still have hour. Let's go for short drive. 14. I ate delicious ice-cream and apple pie yesterday. 15. My friend is actress and she's already acted in film. 16. There aren't many words beginning with 'x'. 17. This is old book. It was in the cellar for couple of years. 18. Mike's got funny uncle who always has exciting story to tell. 19. My older brother is MP and the younger one is important writer. 20. I always wanted to be university lecturer but I've become school teacher. Ex. 4. Insert an/ a/ the/ - where necessary. 1. We had great time in Greece. weather was beautiful and sea was very warm. 2. I have to clean flat and iron skirt before my guests come. 3. London, which is capital of England, is very interesting city. 4. Can you pass me salt, please? soup is a bit tasteless. 5. I saw man and woman coming out of building. man was holding bag and woman was pushing pram. 6. It's lovely day. Let's go for walk. 7. Excuse me. How can we get to airport? Is it long way? 8. We need to buy new sofa. sofa in our room is very old. 9. My sister plays piano and she is one of best pianists in Poland. 10. I'm English teacher and I work in language school. 11. Do you mind closing window? It's pretty cold in room. 12. Has your new house got garden? Yes, garden is absolutely beautiful. 13. How often do you go to dentist? Twice year. 14. Is there restaurant near here? Yes, there is one round corner. restaurant is cheap but good. 15. Look at moon! It's huge! sky looks beautiful. 16. I'm angry because car needs repairing again. I should get new one. 17. Jane is doctor and she works in hospital. 18. We're going to theatre in evening. play is supposed to be really funny. 19. Did Kate find jacket she wanted? Yes and it's very pretty jacket. 20. We went out to pub last night. It was nicest pub in city centre. KEY articles ex.1. 1. The Nile is the longest river in the world. 2. Who is it? It's a girl nextdoor. 3. Yesterday I bought a beautiful necklace. The necklace is made of silver. 4. - Mount Everest is in the Himalayas. 5. Many people visit the USA every year. 6. The cinema is a good way to relax. 7. The Sahara desert is the hottest place in the world. 8. I never drink tea in the morning. 9. John broke his leg and went to - hospital. 10. Where are you? I'm on the bus. 11. She often gets to school by - tram. 12. Norman can play the piano well. 13. The Browns usually spend holidays in Greece. 14. Have you seen the Leaning Tower? 15. My brother loves playing - table tennis. 16. Look! There is a man standing at the door. 17. A dolphin lives in the sea. 18. Can I try on the blue dress, please? 19. The Queen will visit our country next year. 20. Tom is the most intelligent boy in the class. ex.2. 1. A dog is sleeping on a sofa. 2. - Breakfast is the most important meal. 3. Have you ever seen the Statue of Liberty? 4. The Poles are proud of the Pope. 5. Most grapes are grown in the south of Italy. 6. There was a rat in my kitchen. 7. The Colosseum is the landmark of - Rome. 8. - New York is called the Big Apple. 9. Excuse me, what is the main course today? 10. My grandparents are planning to go to the Far East on holiday. 11. I have always dreamed of studying at the University of California. 12. A friend of mine organised an advertising campaign for Microsoft. 13. Look over there, it's the person I mentioned to you last week. 14. Do you know a Smith? 15. People usually hate working at - night. 16. My brother's son loves playing computer games in the evening. 17. The man in a grey suit is my aunt's colleague. 18. Josh is a coach of our baseball team. 19. This is the strangest bird I have ever seen. 20. I'm never late for - work ex.3. 1. My mother is an account manager and she works in a bank. 2. They're building an airport near here. It's a good idea. 3. Michael is a photographer and his son is an engineer. 4. Do you want a pear or an orange? 5. I've got a very nice umbrella but an ugly raincoat. 6. There is an interesting programme on TV this evening. 7. Poland is a European country and China is an Asian country. 8. A bee is an insect and an elephant is a mammal. 9. I've got an exercise to do. It's a difficult exercise. 10. Great Britain is an island and it is a very nice place. 11. Don't turn there; it's a one-way street. 12. There was an enormous number of people at the concert. 13. Relax! We still have an hour. Let's go for a short drive. 14. I ate a delicious ice-cream and an apple pie yesterday. 15. My friend is an actress and she's already acted in a film. 16. There aren't many words beginning with an 'x'. 17. This is an old book. It was in the cellar for a couple of years. 18. Mike's got a funny uncle who always has an exciting story to tell. 19. My older brother is an MP and the younger one is an important writer. 20. I always wanted to be a university lecturer but I've become a school teacher. ex.4. 1. We had a great time in Greece. The weather was beautiful and the sea was very warm. 2. I have to clean the flat and iron the skirt before my guests come. 3. London, which is the capital of England, is a very interesting city. 4. Can you pass me the salt, please? The soup is a bit tasteless. 5. I saw a man and a woman coming out of the building. The man was holding a bag and the woman was pushing a pram. 6. It's a lovely day. Let's go for a walk. 7. Excuse me. How can we get to the airport? Is it a long way? 8. We need to buy a new sofa. The sofa in our room is very old. 9. My sister plays the piano and she is one of the best pianists in Poland. 10. I'm an English teacher and I work in a language school. 11. Do you mind closing the window? It's pretty cold in the room. 12. Has your new house got a garden? Yes, the garden is absolutely beautiful. 13. How often do you go to the dentist? Twice a year. 14. Is there a restaurant near here? Yes, there is one round the corner. The restaurant is cheap but good. 15. Look at the moon! It's huge! The sky looks beautiful. 16. I'm angry because the car needs repairing again. I should get a new one. 17. Jane is a doctor and she works in a hospital. 18. We're going to the theatre in the evening. The play is supposed to be really funny. 19. Did Kate find the jacket she wanted? Yes and it's a very pretty jacket. 20. We went out to a pub last night. It was the nicest pub in the city centre.