Assignment 1 1.Write a or an before the indefinite singular nouns.
Don't write anything in the blank before the indefinite plural or noncount nouns.
(Существительные во множественном числе и неисчисляемые сущ –No Article)
A.: You have ___nice things here. This is __ unusual calendar. And these are___beautiful shoes.
Т.: Jean has new records, __new blouse,postcards, and ... Jean, why are you keepingfour old movie tickets?
J.: Oh, they're justsouvenirs. We went to remember special evening.
A.: H ... you havemenu fromnice restaurant, too. Look at this! They servegreat food, I bet.
Т.: Is the menu from date with two special guys?
L.: Um ... I ... you see, sometimes we get lost incity, and then we askpeople fordirection, and then ...
A.: Tell us about them. Are they handsome? What do they do for a living? Do they have money? Are you going to see them again? Well?
Assignment 2. Insert the if necessary.
1. ... youngest boy has just started going to ... school; ... eldest boy is at ... college. 2. She lives on ... top floor of an old house. When ... wind blows, all ... windows rattle.
3. ... darkness doesn't worry ... cats; ... cats can see in ... dark.
4. My little boys say that they want to be ... spacemen, but most of them will probably end up in ... less dramatic jobs.
5. Do you know ... time? Yes, ... clock in ... hall has just struck nine. Then it isn't ... time to go yet.
Assignment 3. Supply a or the in the following text.
We wanted to reach ... small village and knew we must be near. Then we saw ... woman just ahead and some children playing. When we stopped to ask the way, ... woman said she was ... stranger herself. We called out to ... children, but they ignored us. Just then two men came along and we asked them the way. ... men didn't know, but at least were helpful. "There is ... signpost a mile along this road," one of them said. We drove to ... signpost eagerly. This was what it said: NORTH POLE 6,000 MILES.
