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імені адмірала Макарова

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Розробник: к.п.н., доц. А.В. Міняйлова

Змістовий модуль 1 «Great business ideas»

_Articles

1. Complete the sentences. Use a, an or the.

1. I haven't got ….. job at the moment.

2. I'm ….. student.

3. I'd like to work in ……. art gallery in London.

4. I'm working on …… project about Japanese art at the moment.

5. I spend a lot of time in …. library.

6. At lunchtime, I like having ….. sandwich in the park.

7. I lie on …. ground and look up at … sky.

8. I live in …. small village just outside Leeds.

9. There are some woods and … lake near my village. My favourite place is … lake.

2. Circle the correct answer.

1. How long does the course last? A / One day or two?

2. We had a / one wonderful evening at the theatre.

3. Would you like a / one biscuit?

4. You can only take a / one suitcase on the coach, not more.

5. Jamie scored a / one goal and Ryan scored two.

6. Lisa's sent me a / one postcard.

7. I've finished an / one essay, but I've got two more to do.

3. Complete the messages from a message board on the Internet. Use a, the or one.

Message 1: posted by Martin

I think it's 1) … good idea to exercise outdoors. It's good to be outside in 2) … fresh air. I live quite near 3) … sea, so it's quite easy for me to do my favourite sport - surfing. It's so exciting! There's only 4) … surf club in my town – I joined it last year. I also went on holiday with some friends from 5) … club-surfing, of course!

Message 2: posted by Sammy

I go running with 6) … friend. We plan our routes carefully because we enjoy running more if 7) … route is interesting. We try and run in places that are nice. My favourite route takes us down 8) … hill, along 9) … river, back up 10) … hill and past 11) … small wood.

4. Complete the article. Use a, an, the or -.

The Suzuki method is a way of teaching 1) …. children to play 2) … music. It was invented by Dr Shinichi Suzuki, a Japanese violinist and music teacher who taught himself to play 3) … violin at the age of seventeen. He thought that learning to play 4) … instrument is like learning to speak 5) … language and that 6) … very young can learn to play music if they hear a lot of music around them. In his method, 7) … pupils learn pieces of music by ear, repeat them many times and often perform them in groups.

5. Circle the correct answer.

1. I usually go out with my friends two or three times a / the week.

2. I didn't go out last week because I had a / the cold.

3. We saw a great film at an / the Odeon on Saturday.

4. Yesterday I played tennis for an hour and a / the half.

5. Last month I went to a / the British Museum in London for the first time.

6. We went to a / the Tower of London too.

7. I spent more than a / the hundred pounds that day!

6. Circle the correct answer.

1. We need to reduce pollution / the pollution.

2. I started playing guitar / the guitar when I was nine.

3. King Cobra / The King Cobra is the biggest poisonous snake in the world.

4. Wilbur and Orville Wright invented aeroplane / the aeroplane.

5. Honesty / The honesty is the most important thing to me.

6. Are you interested in science / the science!

7. Most people enjoy spending time in nature / the nature.

8. A / The journalist has to be able to write well.

9. Children / The children today are more independent.

7. Complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets and the if necessary.

1. York's first skyscraper is ___________________. (Flatiron Building)

2. ________________________is the largest continent in the world. (Asia)

3. _________________ is the richest state in ____________________. (California, United States).

4. _________________is the highest mountain in _____________. (Mount Fuji, Japan)

5. _________________ , the official language of _____________, is the language with the largest number of speakers in the world. (Mandarin, China)

6. _________________ kills more than 1.2 million people each year - mainly children in ________________ (malaria, Africa)

7. ________________ covers a huge area of North Africa, from ______________ in the west to ________________in the east. (Sahara, Atlantic, Nile)

8. ________________is the largest of the Great Lakes in _____________. (Lake Superior, North America)

9. ______________ and ______________ are the national sports of ______________. (ice hockey, lacrosse, Canada)

10. _____________________ is the capital of _______________. (Edinburgh, Scotland)

11. _________________ in ________________ is one of the most famous buildings of the twentieth century. (Sydney Opera House, Australia)