Put in alan or the.

1. William wrote...... letter to his bank yesterday but he forgot to post it.
This morning, he saw ...... letter on the kitchen table.
2. . first bus in the morning leaves at 5.30 a.m.
3. When Eva White was younger she wanted to be....,............. musician. §ow ma*y peaple think she is
. best trumpet-player in the world
4. I've got...... idea. Lets go to .........
new Greek restaurant in ................Main Street
tonight.
5. Julia arrived at ................... station at 7 o'clock and took . taxi to . city centre.
6. We usually eat our meals in...... kitchen. But if we have .......... guest, we eat
in................. dining room.
7. Bern is capitalof .,..,....... Switzerland. Ifs ................... smallcity with about 133,000
inhabitants.
B. My office is on.................. third floor of............... old building.
9. in........
Martin lives large town in ................ middle of Germany but wants to live in .................
country. He has got..................dog and he would like to take ............. dog for long walK.
10. Pat watched..... science fiction movie on TV last night. . beginning of
...............fi lm was fantastic but................... end was terrible.
11, I've known my husband, Sam. since I was six. We lived in................... same street when we were
children. Sam had..... older brother, Frank. I thought he was . most handsome boy
in the world!
12. A: Excuse me, where's . nearest bookshop?
B: It's at ..........,........ end of this street on ................... left. There's . bus-stop in front of it.

Inserisci the quando è necessario, e X quando non lo è

1. .... green is a nice colour.
2. .... Watsons are at .... seaside this weekend.
3. Is .... Giovanna at school today?
4. .... football is very popular in Brazil.
5. .... kitchen is not very large but ... living-room is.
6. Mafta is at .... library this morning.
7. .... Dr Carlyle is not here. (= qui)
8. .... Queen Elizabeth is at ..,..Windsor Gstle today.
9. Is .... Mathematics ......... difficult subject?
10. .... German is ....... European language
11. .... dog is in .... garden
L2. .... Colonel Maxwell is American.

Completa le frasi con a, an o the

1. Have they got ...,. telephone?
2. Where's ... telephone? It's over there.
3. There's .... telephone in ... bedroom.
4. Wendy's .,. receptionist.
5. Mrs Groves, ... receptionist, isn't here today. She's got .,.... temperature.
6. Is that ... eagle? (= aquila)
7. Where's ... car? It's at. . . mechanic's.
8. What's your job? I'm ... interpreter.
9. I've got ... headache.

Leggi il foglio pubblicihrio sul nuovo Centro Commerciale ARCO e inserisci a/ an a theneg,li spazi vuoti.
The ARCO shopping centre is ......new Shopping Centre on the outskirts {= sobborghi) of ......town. It is on
two floors 1= piani). On ..... ground floor there is ..... big supermarket, ..... launderette and ..... post office.
On ..... first floor there is ..... shoe shop, ... bank, ... cinema, ...... international hkshop and ... clothes
shop.

Complete the sentences with A/AN where necessary

1.Patrick is ...... Catholic but his wife is ........ Protestant.
2. You mustn't use ...... pen or ...... pencil on ...... disk.
3. She works as ..... nurse in ...... hospital in.......central London.
4. ....,. giraffe has got ..... long neck and ,.... small ears
5. What ....... nice box of chocolates! And what....... nice flowers!
6. Ifs quite ...... interesting book!
7. We've walked ..... three quarters of ...... hour
8. Ifs ..... Play by Oscar Wilde, ....... famous playwright.
9. I don't feel very well. I've got .......cold, or maybe I've got ...... fiu.
10. He doesn't smoke ..... cigars. He smokes ...... pipe.

Put A/AN in the correct position in the sentences

1. Bob's got beard and Tom's got moustache.
7. He's such nice person, he's always in god mood.
3. I've waited about half hour.
4. It was boring conference.
5. Mark is bachelor.
6. It's cloudy. I'11 take umbrella with me.
7. There's Miss Smith waiting for you, Sir.
B. What terrible day I've had today!
9. There was Austrian speaker, but not German one.
10. She's got sore throat and terrible headache.

1. ...... Ben Nevis, the highest peak in ...... Great Britain, is in ..... Highlands of .......Scotland.
2. Have you ever been to ......Loch Ness?
3. .,... Paris is ........ capital city of France.
4. ....... *vern is ........ longest river in ...... Ulq but the most famous is ......... Thames.
5. ........ English Piain is in ...... South.
6. There are some hills in ....... England, which are called ......... Downs.
7. ...... U.S.A. are in ....... nofth of .... America.
8. ....... Mediterranean Sea is between ........ Europe and ....... Africa.
f. it's rainy on ....... western coast.
10. ......... Gulf Stream is a warm current flowing in ...... Atlantic Ocean.
PART THREE
1. ...... money can't buy ......... happiness.
2. ..... smoking damages ........ health.
3. What will you have for .... lunch?
4. ..... doctor told me that I've got ........ flu.
5. ......., subjects I prefer at ....... school are ......, English and ....... Maths.
FROM: GRAMMAR PMCTICE FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS
Complete the sentences with a, an, the. Put X if there is no article.
1. I bought ...... sandwich and ........ piece of cake. ....... sandwich was all right but ........ cake was awful.
2. They've got ....... c?t, ........ dog, ........ rabbit and some goldfish but the children like ....... dog best.
3. There's ...... theatre and two cinemas in town but one of ........ cinemas is closing down.
4. There's ...... doctor and ........ nurse in ....... village but ........ doctor is getting old now.
5. This is .,..... beautiful painting. Does ........ a*ist live near here?
6. "Look! there's ....... cat in ....... garden.""Yes, ifs ........ cat that lives next door"
7. Ifs ....... very nice school and ........ teachers are nice tm.
8. We stayed at ....... very nice hotel. ........ rooms were clean and ........ food was excellent.
I. I saw Barbara at ........ airpoÉ this morning. She was waiting for ......... friend.
10. "I can't see your brother. Where's he?""Het at ........ station. He's meeting ....... friend"

Read the sentences carefully. Insert the articles where necessry, write OK if the sentence is right.
1. Moon moves slowly round earth.
2. Sun is very hot today.
3. Did you see Pope when you went to Rome?
4. I went to Buckingham Palace but I didn't see Queen.
5. What is capital of Sweden?
6. Madrid is capital of Spain.
 7. Sea is very cold today.
B. It was very cold in sea this morning.
9. Sky went grey and it stafted to rain.
10. Look at stars in s§ tonight!
11. I like studying languages but I find Latin quite difficult.
12. I don't like Latin. I find it difficult.
13. I'm going to work tomorrow. Today is the last day of my holiday.
14. School starts tomorrow. This is the last day of our holiday.
15. Coffee is not very good for me.
16. If I drink coffee I can't sleep well.
17. I dont watch television very much. I prefer radio.
18. "Do you watch television a lot?""No. I listen to radio."

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The aÉicles have heen removed from the following passage. Pst them in again.
Romans invaded Britain in AD43, and, chasing ancient Britons along Thames, they came to first place where
it was easy to cross. They built garrison there and London was bom. They also erected bridge over river.
Garrison became major trading post. Later, bridge suffered neglect and whole area wasraided by Vikings, In
ADBB6 Alfred Great drove out raiders, bridge was repaired and city prospered again.

I Completa le frasi conthe, se necessario.

l. .......... public libraries are .......... ideal places for all those who enjoy reading and studying in peace.
2, Nowadays .......... technology is changing our life very rapidly.
5. .......... biology is .......... branch of .......... science which deals with .......... physical life of .......... animals and .......... plants.
4, July and August are hot months, especially in .......... Southern Europe where summer is looked fonvard to by both
.......... children and .......... adults.
5. .......... Netherlands are so called because a part of their territory is below .......... sea level.
6. .......... nature has always been an important source of inspiration for .......... artists, especially for .......... Romantic poets
7. While going to .......... hospital to see a relative, Ms Quinn was involved in a car accident and was taken to ..........
hospital in an ambulance.
8. The young man was sent to .......... prison on a charge of theft.

2 Completa le frasi con l'articolo determinativo o indeterminativo, se necessario.

L After .......... hour the nurse looked once again at .......... clock.
2. I have .......... blue and white African violet on my desk.
5. Does Laura still go to ........., primary school?
4. From I 9l 2 to I 959 .......... United States had forty-eight states.
5. Be ready to leave in .......... hour and .......... half.
5. .......... horse is a noble animal.
7, I'm going to .......... ice-rink. ........,. skating is my favourite sport. So I go there three times .......... week.
8. What .......... nice jacket you're wearing!
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