Exercise 1
Put in a/an or the.
1) This morning I bought ________ newspaper and ________ magazine. ________ newspaper is in bag, but I can't remember where I put ________ magazine.
2) I saw ________ accident this morning. ________ car crashed into ________ tree. ________ driver of ________ car wasn't hurt, but ________ car was badly damaged.
3) There are two cars parked outside: ________ blue one and ________ grey one. ________ blue one belongs to neighbours; I don't know who ________ owner of ________ grey one is.
4) friends live in ________ old house in ________ small village. There is ________ beautiful garden behind ________ house. I would like to have ________ garden like that.
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1 This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine. The newspaper is in bag, but I can't remember where / put the magazine.
2 I saw an accident this morning. a car crashed into a tree. The driver of the car wasn't hurt, but the car was badly damaged.
3 … a blue one and a grey one. The blue one belongs to neighbours; I don't know who the owner of the grey one is.
4 friends live in an old house in a small village. There is a beautiful garden behind the house. I would like to have a garden like that.
Exercise 2
Put in a/an or the .
1) a This house is very nice. Has it got ________ garden?
b It's a beautiful day. Let's sit in ________ garden.
c I like living in this house, but it's a shame that ________ garden is so small.
2) a Can you recommend ________ good restaurant?
b We had dinner in ________ very nice restaurant.
c We had dinner in ________ best restaurant in town.
3) a She has ________ French name, but in fact she's English, not French.
b What's ________ name of that man we met yesterday?
c We stayed at a very nice hotel- I can't remember ________ name now.
4) a There isn't ________ airport near where I live. ________ nearest airport is 70 miles away.
b Our flight was delayed. We had to wait at ________ airport for three hours.
c Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how to get to ________ airport?
5) a 'Are you going away next week?' 'No, ________ week after next.'
b I'm going away for ________ week in September.
c Gary has a part-time job. He works three mornings ________ week.
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1 a a
b the
c the
2 a a
b a
c the
3 a a
b the
c the
4 a an … The
b the
c the
5 a the
b a
c a
Exercise 3
Put in a/an or the where necessary.
1) Would you like apple? ________
2) How often do you go to dentist? ________
3) Could you dose door, please? ________
4) I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that. It was mistake. ________
5) Excuse me, where is bus station, please? ________
6) I have problem. Can you help me? ________
7) I'm just going to post office. I won't be long. ________
8) There were no chairs, so we sat on floor. ________
9) Have you finished with book I lent you? ________
10) sister has just got job in bank in Zurich. ________
11) We live in small apartment in city centre. ________
12) There's supermarket at end of street I live in. ________
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1 an apple
2 the dentist
3 the door
4 a mistake
5 the bus station
6 a problem
7 the post office
8 the floor
9 the book
10 a job in a bank
11 a small apartment in the city centre
12 a supermarket at the end of the street
Exercise 4
Answer these questions about yourself. Where possible, use the structure (once a week / three times a day etc.).
1) How often do you go to the cinema? ________ Three or four times a year. ________
2) How often do you go to the cinema? ________
3) How often do you go away on holiday? ________
4) What's the usual speed limit in towns in your country? ________
5) How much sleep do you need? ________
6) How often do you go out in the evening? ________
7) How much television do you watch (on average)? ________
8) How much does it cost to rent a small car in your country? ________
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Example answers:
2 About once a month.
3 Once or twice a year.
4 50 kilometres an hour.
5 About seven hours a night.
6 Two or three times a week.
7 About two hours a day.
8 About £20 a day.