Lesson 4. The definite and indefinite article.

Task 1. Fill in the articles (a/an/the) if it is necessary.

1. I opened ______ door and found ______ old man wearing ______ hat standing on _____ doorstep.

2. All of them went to ______ picnic near ______ waterfall at ______ Green Valley on ______ Saturday.

3. ______ boy came cycling down ______ street and banged into ______ tree in front of ______ house opposite ours.

4. What ______ pity ______ Eric could not go to _______ football match that was held on ______ school field. It was really ______ exciting game.

5. ______ price of ______ eggs has been on ______ increase for ______ long time. Now, ______ egg costs much more.

6. I found _______ empty tin by ______ roadside just now. This is not ______ unusual thing, but _______ point is that ______ tin can cause ______ serious accident.

7. ______ author of this book came to our school yesterday and gave us ______ lecture on ______ importance of reading good books for ______ education.

8. When I woke up early in ______ morning, I saw _______ fine mist covering ______ hills and trees. But ______ hour later, ______ mist had disappeared, and ______ sun was shining brightly.

9. As he was going to ______ school, he met with ______ accident. He received _______ bad bump on _______ head and was taken to ______ hospital in _______ ambulance.

10. _______ bus stopped at _______ bus-station. _______ old woman wearing _______ faded skirt and ______ old blouse got off _______ bus.

11. Mary suddenly let out _______ frightened scream. She had felt _______ cold object brush past her face. We told her that it was probably ______ owl or ______ bat, and warned her to look out for potholes along _______ path.

12. _______ old shopkeeper works too hard in _______ shop. He is on his feet _______ whole day long, serving _______ customers, and climbing up and down ______ stepladder to get _______ things they want. What he needs is _______ long rest and _______ assistant to help him in _______ shop.

13. She sent ______ note to her cousin, telling him that she was in _______ great danger and that she needed _______ help. When he got to her house, he found that all _______ lights had been switched off. _______ only light came from _______ single candle standing on _______ table in _______ center of ______ hall.

14. I brought along _______ loaf of bread and _______ tin of sardines for my lunch. I also had _______ apple, ______ orange and _______ tomato. But I forgot to bring along _______ knife and _______ can-opener. So I ate only _______ apple, _______ orange and _______ tomato for _______lunch.

Fun pause

A tale of two brains (follow the link)

https://en.islcollective.com/video-lessons/tale-two-brains-exerpt

Reading and discussing

Mariah Carey Xmas hit number 1 after 25 years

American singer Mariah Carey has reached number one in the U.S. music charts with her classic song "All I Want For Christmas Is You". It is not unusual for a festive song to be the best seller at Christmas, but Carey's famous song was first released 25 years ago...

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/1912/191219-mariah-carey.html

Homework

Task 1.

Choose the correct variant.

I. …Smiths have a dog and a cat.
a) … b) The c) A
2. He knows how to work on … computer.
a) a b) an c) …
3. She was the first woman to swim across … English Channel.
a) a b) … c) the
4. Go down … Kingston Street and turn left into Oxford Street.
a) the b) a c) …
5. I don’t like milk in … tea.
a) … b) the с) а
6. At the end of… busy day, sleep is the best way to restore your energy.
a) the b) a c) …
7. We’ll go for a walk if … weather is fine.
a) a b) … c) the
8. Could you give me … information I asked for in my letter?
a) the b) … c) a
9. …war is a terrible thing.
a) The b) … с) А
10. I spent … very interesting holiday in England.
a) the b) a c) …

Task 2. Fill In the appropriate articles.

1. Moving to .... United States was ... most exciting thing I have ever done. I moved last year to ... New York. New York is ... exciting city, full of ... adventure. In fact, I saw ... famous actor on .... street yesterday!
2. Today, I have ... job interview at ... financial company. ... company has ... offices all over ... world. I’m not sure that I have ... skills to get hired. I hope so. ... company‘s office is on ... Main Street. That’s ... same street my friend works on.
3. If I get hired, I could meet him after ... work for coffee. That would be great. He’s from ... Scotland. He works 8 hours ... day, 5 days ... week.