Functional English WORK SHEET 3.9

Functional English WORK SHEET 3.9

(A) Fill in the correct article (A , AN or THE) where necessary __ or leave blank:

1. _______ moon goes round _______ earth every 27 days.

2. The Soviet Union was _______ first country to send a man into _____ space.

3. Did you see the film on _______ television or at _______ cinema?

4. I'm not very hungry, I had _______ big breakfast.

5. I never listen to _____. radio. In fact, I haven't got _______ radio.

6. What is _______ highest mountain in _______ world?

7. It was a long voyage. We were at _______ sea for four weeks.

8. Look at _______ apples on that tree. They're very large.

9. _______ women are often better teachers than _______ men.

10. In Britain _______ coffee is more expensive than _______ tea.

11. We had a very nice meal. _______ cheese was especially good.

12. They got married but _______ marriage wasn't very successful.

13. I know someone who wrote a book about _______ life of Gandhi.

14. _______ life would be very difficult without _______ electricity.

15. _______ Second World War ended in 1945.

16. Do you know _______ people who live next door?

17. Are you interested in _______ art or _______ architecture?

18. Don't stay in that hotel. _______ beds are very uncomfortable.

19. I hate _______ violence.

20. John himself doesn't go to _______ church.

21. After _______ work Ann usually goes home.

22. When Ann was ill, we went to _______ hospital to visit her.

23. _______ British Prime Minister lives in _______ Downing Street 10.

24. _______ Tate Gallery is the main modern art museum in London.

25. Have you ever visited _______ Tower of London?

26. Do you know _______ time? Yes, _______ clock in _______ hall has just struck nine.

27. I am on _______ night duty. When you go to _______ bed, I go to _______ work.

28. There will always be a conflict between _______ old and _______ young. _______ young people want _______ change but old people want _______ things to stay _______ same.

29. In the past _______ most young boys became a farmer or got another job in their village.

30. _______ city life is very noisy, hectic and dirty.

31. The waste gases of cars and factories are the primary reasons for _______ air pollution.

32. People only have parks, where they can enjoy _______ nature.

33. At the beginning I spoke about _______ tourism in _______ towns.

34. It's right that there aren't so many ways of spending _______ daily life in _______ suburbs.

35. But is it still true that the countryside is praised to be _______ best place for living.

36. But when you live in _______ solitude you are not always happy.

                                                                                                             

(B) Please complete the following exercise using a/an/the/0 (no article) in the underlined spaces where appropriate. Change capital letters to lower case letters at the beginning of a sentence if necessary.

Ms Parrot, (1) ___ most famous lady detective of (2) ___ twenty-first century, was born in (3) ___ United Kingdom in (4) ___ 1960s. Since then, she has been to many countries, including (5) ___ Portugal, Singapore and Australia, and has lived in (6) ___ northern hemisphere and (7) ___ southern hemisphere, as well as on (8) ___ equator. She has never been to (9) ___ Philippines or (10) ___ United States, but she speaks (11) English, French and Portuguese. Like Sherlock Holmes, (12) ___ famous detective, she plays (13) ___ violin, and sometimes practices up to five times (14) ___ day. She is also (15) ___ only person in (16) ___ world to have performed Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture [a long piece of music] in one breath on (17) ___ recorder.

She has been (18) ___ detective for thirty years and claims that although many people think that being (19) ___ detective is (20) ___ piece of cake, detectives generally work very hard and it’s not all fun and games. (21) ___ detective is someone who solves mysteries, and (22) ___ people who contact Ms Parrot have some very unusual problems. Little information is available about some of (23) ___ cases she has solved, but quite (24) ___ few of her most famous cases have attracted worldwide attention and she has been offered up to (25) ___ thousand dollars (26) ___ hour to help solve mysteries such as (27) ___ case of (28) ___ Australian owl in (29) ___ uniform. (30) ___ bird laid (31) ___ egg in (32) ___ European nest in less than (33) ___ hour after its arrival. What (34) ___ strange problem!

With great (35) ___ modesty, she has either declined such (36) ___ fee or donated (37) ___ money to (38) ___ poor, or to (39) ___ Grammar Survival Fund, believing that (40) ___ detective should use their skills for (41) ___ common good. 

(C) Please complete the following exercise using a/an/the/0 (no article) in the underlined spaces where appropriate. (Some articles have been included for you, but others are missing.) Change capital letters to lower case letters at the beginning of a sentence if necessary.

There has never been (1) ___ more exciting time to produce (2) ___ new dictionary. Everything is changing and expanding: the English language itself, the technology that helps us to describe it, and (3) ___ needs and goals of those learning and teaching (4) ___ English. (5) ___ 1980s saw the development of (6) ___ first large corpora (special collections) of English text.

(7) ___ Another of the Macmillan English Dictionary’s innovations is that two similar but separate editions have been created from (8) ___ same database: one for learners whose main target variety is (9) ___ American English, (10) ___ other for learners of British English. The differences are small but significant.

The Macmillan English Dictionary is the product of good linguistic data and high-quality people. It has been (11) ___ privilege to work with such (12) ___ talented and creative team, and I would like to thank (13) ___ team for producing such (14) ___ excellent book. I hope you enjoy (15) ___ results of our hard work and find the dictionary (16) ___ pleasure to use.

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