Task 1. Open your Student`s book, P. 54, ex. 2. Read the plot of “The Hound of Baskervilles” and answer the true-false questions. a) Suddenly, the sound of quick steps broke the silence of the moor.

b) Then, a dreadful shape sprung out of the shadows.

c) The dense, white fog hung over the moor and drifting slowly in our direction.

d) Then, we heard another sound coming from the white bank of fog.

e) Fire burst from its open mouth and its eyes were burning in the darkness.

f) Sir Henry walked by quite close to us, but he didn`t see us.

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My hobby is reading, whether it be a newspaper, a book, a magazine written by any good author. in my free time i always read stories, novels, novels, biographical and scientific articles and any other materials that interest me in my free time.
what about my hobby? this, most likely, is what i do with great pleasure in my free time from classes and household chores.
мое хобби – чтение, будь то газета, книга, журнал, написанная любым хорошим автором. в свободное время я всегда читаю рассказы, повести, романы, биографические и научные статьи и любые другие материалы, которые мне интересны в свободное время.
что можно сказать о моем хобби? это, скорее всего, то, чем я занимаюсь с огромным удовольствием в свободное от занятий и дел время.

1) Choose a or an: an opinion, an old dress, a class, a hand.

2) Choose the correct article before countable nouns.

1. I don’t have brothers or sisters.

2. I have a cousin. Do you have a cousin?

3. Write him a letter when you come back home.

4) Choose the correct article before uncountable nouns.

1. Could you pass me the salt, please?

2. The bread is stale.

3. Paper is made of wood.

5) Fill in articles before countable and uncountable nouns. Put ‘–’ for the zero article.

1. I am going out for a walk. I need some fresh air.

2. We need petrol. I hope we’ll come to a petrol station soon.

3. The soup isn’t salty enough. Could you pass me the salt, please?