Exercise 1
Put in a/an or the.
1 This morning I bought ……………………. newspaper and ……………………. magazine. ……………………. newspaper is in my 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 my neighbours; I don’t know who ……………………. owner of ……………………. grey one is.
4 My friends live in ……………………. old house in ……………………. small village. There is ……………………. beautiful garden behind ……………………. house. I would like to have ……………………. garden like that.
Answers
1
1 This morning I bought a newspaper and a magazine. The newspaper is in my 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 my neighbours; I don’t know who the owner of the grey one is.
4 My 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.
Answers
2
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 My 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. …………………….
Answers
3
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? …………………….
Answers
4
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.