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Ex 1. Choose the correct article.

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Article Rules/Examples Notes
  ZERO article 1. Streets, squares and parks: Oxford Street, Wall Street, Trafalgar Square, Central Park, Hyde Park But: the High Street, the Mall, the Main Street, the Strand, the Avenue  
2. Airports and railway stations: Heathrow (Airport), Gatwick (Airport), Waterloo (Station)  
3. Bridges: Tower Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge But: the Golden Gate Bridge, the Severn Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs, the Forth Bridge
4. Religious (churches, cathedrals and abbeys) and official buildings: Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul’s Cathedral But: the White House, the Royal Exchange, the Old Bailey, the Tower, the Mansion House  
5. E ducational establishments (universities, colleges): Merton College, Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University But: the University of York, the Higher School of Economics
6. Magazines and journals: New Scientist, Newsweek, Good Housekeeping But: the Journal of American Psychology, the Spectator
7. Festivals: Christmas, Easter, Lent, Carnival, Ramadan, Mother’s Day, St Valentine’s Day  
    The definite article Special cases 1. Museums, galleries, theatres and cinemas: the Tate Gallery, the British Museum, the Odeon, the Globe  
2. Hotels, restaurants and pubs: the Ritz, the Royal Oak But: Luigi’s, Matilda’s Restaurant (person’s name)
3. Ships, trains: the Titanic, the Queen Elizabeth, the Orient Express But:zero article for spacecraft: Challenger, Apollo 17
4. Newspapers: the Times, the Washington Post, The Daily Telegraph, the Economist (published in England) But: Today Foreign newspapers: Pravda, Zvezda, Le Monde, Der Spiegel
5. Sporting events: the Olympic Games, the World Cup * zero article for names which are taken from the place where the event occurs: Wimbledon (tennis), Ascot and Epsom (horse-racing), Henley (rowing) But: I’ve never been to a Cup Final. (one particular case)
6. Organizations and political institutions: the House of Commons, the Senate, the Cabinet the Labour Party, the United Nations, the BBC, the FBI *Abbreviations pronounced as one word take zero article: NATO, OPEC, UNICEF But: (British) Parliament, (American) Congress  

In-Class Practice

Ex 1. Choose the correct article.

1. I'm looking for a/the Mr. Silver," she answered, jumping off her bike. — "Well, you've found him," the man said, "I'm a/- Mr. Silver."

2. — You are a/- real Don Juan!

3. David was shocked. " That's not the/- Emma I know."

4. A/- dear old Marion! No words can tell how I miss you!

5. Now I do recognize a/the practical, sensible Tess, the Woman Who Got Things Done.

6. Amelia told me she had made a will. "It's all for the/- Catherine. She is a/the Silver. The last of the/- Silvers. And the land I'm leaving for her has belonged to the/- Silvers for almost two hundred years."

7. Would you recognize a/- Shagal from a/- Malevich?

8. — Is the /- Father in? — Not yet, but the /- Mother and the /- Aunt have just come.

9. Was the meeting of the/- President and the /- Prime Minister unofficial?

10. He glanced at the list of her art collection: Sisleys, Renoirs, a/- Monet and a/- Dali.

She mentioned that a/- Dali and a/- Monet were her favourite artists.

11. He is thrilled at his new buy: a/- classic Mercedes Benz.

12. “Bring the/- father to the school – I’d like to discuss your behavior with him,” said the/- Mr. Baxter.

 




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