Countable and uncountable 1 A noun can be countable or uncountable: Countable © Teat a banana every day. © I like bananas. Banana is a countable noun. A countable noun can be singular (banana) or plural (bananas). ‘We can use numbers with countable nouns. So we can say ‘one banana’, ‘two bananas’ etc, Examples of nouns usually countable: © Kate was singing a song. | © There’s a nice beach near here. 13 Do you have a ten-pound note? 10 Irwasn’t your fault, It was an accident. © There are no batteries in the radio. 3) We haven't got enough cups. You can use a/an with singular countable nouns: abeach astudent an umbrella You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/the/my etc.): O Lwant a banana, (not I want banana) 3 There’s been an accident. (not There’s been accident) You can use plural countable nouns alon 5 Ilike bananas. (= bananas in general) 5 Accidents can be prevented. You can use some and any with plural countable nouns: © We sang some songs. © Did you buy any apples? We use many and few with plural countable nouns: 5 We didn’t take many photographs. 5 Thave a few things to do. Countable and uncountable 2 —> Unit 70 Children / the children — Unit 75 Some and any ~» Unit 85 Uncountable Leat rice every day. I like rice. Rice is an uncountable noun. An uncountable noun has only one form (rice). We cannot use numbers with uncountable nouns. We cannot say ‘one rice’, “two ries’ ete. Examples of nouns usually uncountable: 1 Kate was listening to (some) music. © There's sand in my shoes. Do you have any money 2 It wasn’t your fault. It was bad luck. © There is no electricity in this house. 5 We haven’ gor enough water. You cannot normally use a/an with uncountable nouns. We do not say ‘a sand’, ‘a music’, ‘a rice’. Bur you can often use a ... of. For example: a bowl /a packet / a grain of rice You can use uncountable nouns alone (without the/my/some etc.) I eat rice every day. © There's blood on your shirt. = Can you hear music You can use some and any with uncountable nouns: = We listened to some music. = Did you buy any apple jui We use much and little with uncountable nouns: © We didn’t do much shopping. © Thave a little work to do. Many/much/few/little — Unit 87Exercises Unit 69 69.1 69.2 69.3 Some of these sentences need a/an. Correct the sentences where necessary. He hasn't got. a. car 1 Joe goes everywhere by bike. He hasn’t got car. Helen was listening to music when I arrived. We went to very nice restaurant last weekend. Iclean my teeth with toothpaste. use toothbrush to clean my teeth. Can you tell me if there’s bank near here? My brother works for insurance company in London. 8 I don't like violence. 9 Can you smell paint? 10 When we were in Rome, we stayed in big hotel. 11 We need petrol. I hope we come to petrol station soon. 12. I wonder if you can help me. I have problem. 13 like your suggestion. It's very interesting idea. 14 John has gor interview for job tomorrow. 15 like volleyball. Ir’s good game. . 16 Liz. doesn’t usually wear jewellery: 17 Jane was wearing beautiful necklace. . . a Pauw Complete the sentences using the following words. Use a/an where necessary. accident. biscuit blood coat’ decision electricity interview key moment music question sugar 1 Ir wasn’t your fault. It was _.4% accident. 2 Listen! Can you hear .. ASC 3 couldn't get into the house because I didn’t have 4 I's very warm today. Why are you wearing > 5 Do you take in your coffee? 6 Are you hungry? Would you like —.... with your coffee? 7 Our lives would be very difficult without —--.--n ne 8 Thad i nnnnnnnnnnenen fOr a job yesterday.’ ‘Did you? How did it go?” 9 The heart pumps = through the body. 10 Excuse me, but can I ask you ? 11 T'm not ready yet. Can you wait + please? 12. We can’t delay much longer, We have to make soon. Complete the sentences using the following words. Sometimes the word needs to be plural (-s), and sometimes you need to use a/an. air day friend language letter. meat patience people photograph queue space umbrella Thad my camera, but I didn’t take any photographs... There are seven in a week. A vegetarian is a person who doesn’t eat - Outside the cinema there WAS ex-ccn-nnnnennnnennnnonn of people waiting to see the film, Tm not very good at writing ... pct Last night I went out with some There were very few vee in town today. The streets were almost empty. 8 I'm going out for a walk. I need some frSB. nom 9 Gary always wants things quickly. He hasn’t got much . oon + 10 I think it’s going to rain. Do you have I could borrow? 11 Do you speak any foreign - ? 12 Our flat is very small, We haven't got much _— wie + so of mine. 139Unit (a Countable and uncountable 2 ay Many nouns can be used as countable or uncountable nouns, usually with a difference in meaning. Compare: Countable Uncountable Did you hear a noise just now? 3 Tcan't work here. There’s too much (= a specific noise) noise. (not too many noises) © [ bought a paper to read. 5 I need some paper to write on. (= a newspaper) (= material for writing on) © There’s a hair in my soup! 5 You've got very long hair. (xt hairs) II the hair on your head) © You can stay with us. There is a spare You can’t sit here. There isn’t room. room. (=a room in a house) space) 1 Thad some interesting experiences © They offered me the job because I had a while I was travelling. (= things tha lot of experience. (ot experiences) happened to me) = Enjoy your trip. Have a good tims (= one single hair) I can’t wait, I haven't got time. Coffee/tea/juice/beer etc. (drinks) are normally uncountable: 10 I don’t like coffee very much. Bur you can say a coffee (= a cup of coffee), two coffees (= two cups) etc © Two coffees and an orange juice, please. BE) 1 following nouns are usually uncountable: accommodation behaviour damage luck permission traffic advice bread furniture luggage progress weather baggage chaos information news scenery work You cannot use a/an with these nouns: 12 I’m going to buy some bread. or. a loaf of bread. (not a bread) © Enjoy your holiday! I hope you have good weather. (not a good weather) These nouns are not usually plural (so we do not say ‘breads’, furnitures’ ete.): © Where are you going to put all your furniture? (not furnitures) © Let me know if you need more information. (not informations) News is uncountable, not plural: © The news was very depressing. (not The news were) ‘Travel (noun) means ‘travelling in general’ (uncountable). We do not say ‘a travel? to mean a trip or a journey: © They spend a lot of money on travel, © We had a very good trip/journey. (not a good travel) Compare these countable and uncountable nouns: Countable Uncountable I'm looking for a job. © I'm looking for work. (not a work) What a beautiful view! © What beautiful scenery! It’s a nice day today. I's nice weather today. We had a lot of bags and cases. © We had a lot of baggage/luggage ‘These chairs are mine. © This furniture is mine. © That's a good suggestion. © That's good advice. 140 Countable and uncountable 1 > Unit 69 American English + Appendix 7Exercises Unit 70 70.1 70.2 Which of the underlined parts of these sentences is correct? 1 ‘Did you hear noise/-a noise just now?” ‘No, I didn’t hear anything.’ (a noise is correct). 2a Ifyou want to know the news, you can read paper /.a paper. T want to print some documents, but the printer is out of paper / papers. I thought there was somebody in the house because there was light/a light on inside. Light / A light comes from the sun. Iwas in a hurry this morning. I didn’t have time /a time for breakfast. ‘Did you enjoy your holiday?” “Yes, we had wonderful time /.a wonderful time.” This is nice room /-a nice room. Did you decorate it yourself? Sue was very helpful. She gave us some very useful advice / advices. Did you have nice weather /a nice weather when you were awa We were very unfortunate. We had bad luck /a bad luck. Is it difficult to find a work / job at the moment? Our travel / journey from Paris to Moscow by train was very tiring. When the fire alarm rang, there was total chaos / a total chaos. 12 Thad to buy a/some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches. 13 Bad news don’t / doesn't make people happy. 14 Your hairis/ Your hairs are too long. You should have it/ them cut. 15 The damage / the damages caused by the storm will cost a lot to repair. Complete the sentences using the following words. Use the plural (-s) where necessary. advice chair experience experience furniture hair information job Juggage —permission progress. work 1 I didn’t have much ....\499%9¢.... - just two small bags. 2 They'll tell you all you want to know. They'll give you plenty of ... 3 There is room for everybody to sit down. There are plenty of " 4 We have no snot even a bed or a table. 5 6 veces bau 2B oS woe 1at does Alan look like?” ‘He's got a long beard and very short .. Carla’s English is berter than it was. She's made . Mike is unemployed, He can’t get a 8 Mike is unemployed. He can’t get 9. If you want to leave early, you have t0 ask FOF cenvsnnmnnnmnnnnn # 0 1 I didn’t know what to do. So I asked Chris for . I don’t think Dan will get the job. He doesn’t have €nOUgh neers é 12. Paul has done many interesting things. He could write a book about his enenrenennnmns + What do you say in these situations? Complete each sentence using one of the words fram Section B. 1 Your friends have just arrived at the station. You can’t see any cases or bags. You ask them: Have et 90, any lnggage. ay You go into the tourist office. You want to know about places to see in the town. You say: TAI esc isseeccss acre rcp eroe cocoate You are a student. You want your teacher t0 advise you about which courses to do. You say: Can you give me sia 4 You want ro watch the news on TV, but you don’t know when it is on. You ask your friend: Whar time ~......... Lemme 5 You are at the rop of a mountain. You can sec a very long way. I's beautiful. You sa It os 6 You look out of the window: The weather is horrible: cold, wet and windy. You say: What - — ! isn’t it? 141Winks Yiu Countable nouns with a/an and some Countable nouns can be singular or plural: adog a child the evening this party an umbrella dogs some children the evenings _these parties two umbrellas Before singular countable nouns you can use alan: Goodbye! Have a nice evening. Do you need an umbrella? You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/the/my etc.): © She never wears a hat. (ot She never wears hat) 1 Be careful of the dog. (not Be careful of dog) 3 What a beautiful day! 1 I've got a headache. BE] use a/an ... to say what kind of thing or person something/somebody is: © That's a nice table, In the plural we use the noun alone (not some ...): © Those are nice chairs, (20t some nice chairs) Compare singular and plural: © A dog is an animal. Dogs are animals. © P'm an optimise. 5 We're optimists. © Tim’s father is a doctor. © Most of my friends are students. Are you a good driver? Are they good students? 1 Jill is a really nice person. Jill’s parents are really nice people. 1 What a lovely dress! What awful shoes! We say that somebody has a long nose / a nice face / blue eyes / small hands ete. : Jack has gor a long nose Jack has gor blue eyes. (not the long nose) (not the blue eyes) Remember to use a/an when you say what somebody's job is: © Sandra is a nurse. (not Sandra is nurse) © Would you like to be an English teacher? GN ou can use some with plural countable nouns. We use some in two ways. (1) Some = a number of / a few of / a pair of: G P’ve seen some good films recently. (ot I've seen good films) Some friends of mine are coming to stay at the weekend. 3 [need some new sunglasses. (= a new pair of sunglasses) Do not use some when you are talking about things in general (see Unit 75): © Ilove bananas. (not some bananas) 0 My aunt is a writer. She writes books. (of some books) Sometimes you can make sentences with or without some (with no difference in meaning): © There are (some) eggs in the fridge if you're hungry. (2) Some = some but not all: © Some children learn very quickly. (but not all children) © Tomorrow there will be rain in some places, but most of the country will be dry. 142 Countable and uncountable — Units 69-70 A/an and the —> Unit 72 Some and any — Unit 85Exercises Unit 71 na n2 n3 What are these things? Use a dictionary if necessary. Tanant? IES an wnsect. 7 Earth, Mars, Venus and Jupiter? 2 ants and bees? ...They re. insects srccaraeaa isonet 3 a cauliflower? 8 a tulip? ~ . . - 4 chess? a 9 the Nile, the Rhine and the Mississippi? 5 a violin, a trumpet and a flute? " si 10 a pigeon, an eagle and a crow? 6 a skyscraper? x sii east sin Who were these people? 11 Beethoven? ..He.was. a. composer 15 Marilyn Monroe? 12 Shakespeare? ———— 13. Albert Einstein? 16 Elvis Presley and John Lennon? 14 Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy 17 Van Gogh, Renoir and Picasso? Read about what these people do, and say what their jobs are. Choose from: chef interpreter journalist nurse. plumber surgeon travel agent waiter 1 Sarah looks after patients in hospiral. ... She's... nurse. a 2 Gary works in a restaurant. He brings the food to the tables. He ... 3. Martina arranges people’s holidays for them. She ... 4. Kevin works in a hospital. He operates on people. $ Jonathan cooks in a restaurant. . . 6 Jane writes articles for a newspaper. 7 Dave installs and repairs water pipes... so sen _ 8 Linda translates what people are saying from one language into another, so that they can understand each other. Put in a/an or some where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty. 1 I've seen ..9M€... good films recently. 2 What's wrong with you? Have you got ...6... headache? 3 I know a lot of people. Most of them are ...=... students. 4 When I was... child, I used to be very shy. 5 Would you like £0 b¢ enone actor? 6 Do you collect ........... stamps? 7 Whar beautiful garden! . 8 birds, for example the penguin, cannot fly. 9 Do you enjoy going to concerts? 10 I've been walking for three hours. I'Ve got oem-vnm Sore feet, 11 I don’t feel very well this morning, 'Ve gOE somvnmen-- SOFe throat. 12. Maria speaks English, but not very much, 13 Tes a pity we don’t have sonenonne camera. I'd like tO taKE cmnoennn Photograph of that house, 14 Those are... nice shoes. Where did you get them? 15 I'm going shopping. I want to buy new shoes. 16 You need nnn Visa to visit countries, but not all of them. 17 Jane is teacher. Her parents were teachers too. 18 Idon’t believe him. He's serene Hiat, He's always telling mr lies. 143Unit 7 Say 144 Alan and the Study this example: F Joe says ‘a sandwich’, ‘an apple” because this is the first time he talks about them. Thad a sandwich and an apple for lunch, . Joe now says ‘the sandwich’, ‘the apple? because Karen knows which sandwich and which apple he means - the sandwich and the apple that he had for lunch, The sandwich wasn't very good, but the apple was nice. yg JOE KAREN ‘Compare a and the in these examples: 12 Aman and a woman were sitting opposite me. The man was American, but I think the woman was British. 0 When we were on holiday, we stayed at a hotel. Sometimes we ate at the hotel and sometimes we went to a restaurant, ‘We use the when we are thinking of a specific thing. Compare a/an and the: © Tim sat down on a chair. (perhaps one of many chairs in the room) Tim sat down on the chair nearest the door. (a specific chair) © Paula is looking for a job. (not a specific job) Did Paula get the job she applied for? (a specific job) © Have you got a car? (not a specific car) I cleaned the car yesterday. (= my car) We use the when it is clear in the situation which thing or person we mean. For example, in a room we talk about the light / the floor / the ceiling / the door / the carpet ete. 3 Can you turn off the light, please?: (= the light in this room) 5 Took a taxi to the station. (= the station in that town) © (in a shop) Vd like to speak to the manager, please. (= the manager of this shop) In the same way, we say (go to) the bank, the post office: 1 Thave to go to the bank and then I'm going to the post office. (The speaker is usually thinking of a specific bank or post office.) ‘We also say (go to) the doctor / the dentist: © Caroline isn’t very well. She’s gone to the doctor. (= her usual doctor) © I don’t like going to the dentist. Compare the and a: 5 Thave to go to the bank today. Is there a bank near here? © I don’t like going to the dentist. My sister is a dentist. We say ‘once a week / three times a day / £1.50 a kilo’ etc. 1 ‘How often do you go to the cinema?” ‘About once a month.” © ‘How much are those potatoes?” “£1.50 a kilo.” © Helen works eight hours a day, six days a week. Alan = Unit 71. The = Units 73-78Exercises Unit 72 72.1, Put in a/an or the. This morning I bought ..&... newspaper and .....-... magazine. ........ newspaper is in my bag, but I can’t remember where I put nn magazine. Tsaw accident this MOrMINg. seenuemn CF Crashed INEO enn tree. a driver of car wasn't hurt, but _.. car was badly damaged. ‘There are two cars parked outside: blue one and grey one. ... blue ‘one belongs to my neighbours; I don’t know who owner of grey one is. My friends live im nem Old house in small village. There is .... beautiful garden behind einumnu» house, I would like to have garden like that. 72.2. Put in a/an or the. a This house is very nice. Has it got garden? b Irs a beautiful day. Let's sit in garden, © [like living in this house, but it’s a pity that... garden is so small. a Can you recommend good restaurant? b We had dinner in... very nice restaurant. © We had dinner in... best restaurant in town, a She has French name, but in fact she’s English, not French. b What's name of that man we met yesterday? © We stayed at a very nice hotel ~ I can’t remember ow Rame now. a. There isn’t airport near where I live. nearest airport is 70 miles away. b Our flight was delayed. We had to wait at ............. airport for three hours, Excuse me, please. Can you tell me how (0 get (0 en-sun- aixport? a ‘Are you going away next week? ooeonee Week after next.” b I'm going away for ........... week in September. ¢ Gary has a part-time job. He works three MORNINGS ns nmme WEEK. 72.3 Put in a/an or the where necessary. Would you like apple? Would. you. like. an apple? ar How often do you go to dentist? so ee took Ohi a 8 9 10 u 12 Could you close door, please? Fm sorry. I didn’t mean to do thar. It was mistake. Excuse me, where is bus station, please? Thave problem. Can you help me? 7 I'm just going to post office. [ won't be long. There were no chairs, so we sat on floor. Have you finished with book I lent you? ‘My sister has just got job in bank in Maichester. We live in small flac in city centre. There’s supermarket at end of street 1 live in, 72.4 Answer these questions about yourself. Where possible, use the structure in Section D (once a week / three times a day etc). 1 2 Lau ee How often do you go to the cinema? How much does it cost to hire a car in your country? About. 420.4. dau. How often do you go to the cinema? How often do you go away on holiday? em. What's the usual speed limit in towns in your country? Or. Adtr, tines. 0. Yea... How much sleep do you need? cn How often do you go out in the evening? How much television do you watch (on average)? - ain > Additional exercise 29 (page 319) 145Uilis ve) 146 The 1 ‘We use the when there is only one of something: © What is the longest river in the world? (there is only one longest river) © The earth goes round the sun and the moon goes round the earth. 0 Have you ever crossed the equator? 0 ’'m going away at the end of this month. Don’t forget the: © Paris is the capital of France. (not Paris is capital of Bur we use a/an to say what kind of thing something is (see Unit 71B). Compare the and a: © The sun is a star. (= one of many stars) © The hotel we stayed at was a very nice hotel. ‘We say: the sky, the sea, the ground, the country, the environment. 13 We looked up at all the stars in the sky. (ot in sky) © Would you like to live in the country? (= not in a town) 13 We must do more to protect the environment. (= the natural world around us) But we say space (without the) when we mean ‘space in the universe’. Compare: © There are millions of stars in space. (not in the space) I tried to park my car, but the space was too small. ‘We use the before same (the same}: © Your pullover is the same colour as mine. (not is same colour) 1 ‘Are these keys the same?” ‘No, they're different.” We say: (go to) the cinema, the theatre. Igo to the cinema a lot, but I haven't been to the theatre for ages. ‘When we say the cinema / the theatre, we do not necessarily mean a specific cinema or theatre. ‘We usually say the radio, but television (without the). Compare: © I listen to the radio a lot. but I watch television a lot. 3 We heard the news on the radio. but We watched the news on television. The television = the television set: 13 Can you turn off the television, please? Breakfast lunch dinner We do not normally use the with the names of meals (breakfast, lunch etc.): 1 What did you have for breakfast? © We had lunch in a very nice restaurant. © What time is dinner? But we use a if there is an adjective before. breakfast, lunch etc. : 1D We had a very nice lunch. (of We had very nice lunch) Platform 5 Room 126 etc. We do not use the before noun + number. For example, we say: © Our train leaves from Platform 5. (not the Platform 5) © (in a shop) Have you got these shoes in size 43? (not the size 43) In the same way, we say: Room 126 (in a hotel), page 29 (of a book), question 3 (in an exam), Gate 10 (at an airport) etc. Alan and the ~ Unit 72. The 2-4 Units 74-76 Names with and without the — Units 77-78Exercises Unit 73 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty. 1 a: Where did you have ...... lunch? We went to ..%.. restaurant, : Did you have nice holiday? Yes, it was best holiday I’ve ever had. : Where's - nearest shop? There’s one at n.-nnm end of this street. + Do you often listen £0 nn Fadio? No. In fact I haven't got radio. $ a: Would you like to travel in space? B: Yes, I'd love £0 $0 (0 aeronnmn» MOON, 6 A: Do you go to —........ cinema very often? 8: No, not very often, But I watch a lor of films on television. a: Itwas nice day yesterday, wasn’t it? : Yes, it was beautiful. We went for a walk by sea. 8 4: What did you have for breakfast this morning? : Nothing. I never eat .. breakfast. Excuse me, where is .. Room 25, please? : Ie’s on second floor. + We spent all our money because we stayed at... most expensive hotel in town. &: Why didn’t you stay at cheaper hotel? Put in the where necessary. If you don't need the, leave the space empty. 1 [haven't been to ...°8.... cinema for ages. 2 Tay down on .......... ground and looked up at ~ sky. 3 Sarah spends most of her free time watching ....---.m television. 4 television was on, but nobody was watching it. 5 Lisa and | arrived at same time. 6 Have you had dinner yer? 7 You'll find information you need at ss TOP OF sssonnnnm page 15. 8 What's _ capital city of Canada? Put in the or a/an where necessary. (See Unit 72 for a/an and the if necessary.) Sun is star ..The. sun. isa. star . srs Paul lives in small village in country. . Moon goes round earth every 27 days. = I'm fed up with doing same thing every day. mare sec soa It was very hot day. It was hottest day of year, . I don’t usually have lunch, but I always eat good breakfast. zs If you live in foreign country, you should try and learn language...» We missed our train because we were waiting on wrong platform. Next train to London leaves from Platform 3. 1 Pauw © Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary. breakfast cinema dinner gate Gate 21 question 8 sea 1 ‘Are you going out this evening?” “Yes, after .. . 2 There was no wind, so was very calm. 3. The test wasn’t too difficult, but I couldn't answer —e 4 ‘Tm going to --. tonight.” ‘Are you? What are you going to see?” 5 [didn’t have time 00 e---oenennneen-n» this morning because 1 was in a hurry. Oh, is open. I must have forgotten to shut it. (airport announcement) Flight AB123 to Rome is now boarding at — Additional exercise 29 (page 319) 147ithe 7) The 2 (school / the school etc.) ‘Compare school and the school: ALISON ez =€) | | " ‘. | rary Alison is ten years old, Every day she goes to | Today Alison’s mother wants to speak to her school. She’s at school now. School begins at daughter's teacher. So she has gone to the 9 and finishes at 3. school t0 see her. She’s at the school now. We say a child goes to school or is at school (as a pupil). We are not necessarily thinking of a specific school. We are thinking of school as a general idea Alison’s mother is not a pupil. She is not ‘ar school’, she doesn’t ‘go to school’, If she wants to see Alison's teacher, she goes to the school (= lison’s school, a specific building). es) ‘We use prison, hospital, university, college and church in a similar way, We do not use the when we are thinking of the general idea of these places and what they are used for. Compare: 3 Ken’s brother is in prison for robbery. © Ken went to the prison to visit his (He is a prisoner. We are not thinking brother. of a specific prison.) (He went as a visitor, not as a prisoner. 5 Joe had an accident last week. He was Jane has gone to the hospital to visit Joe. taken to hospital, He’s still in hospital She’s at the hospital now, (as a visitor now. (as a patient) 2 When I leave school, I want to go to © Excuse me, where is the university, university/college. please? (= the university buildings) 17 Sally’s father goes to church every 13 Some workmen went o the church to Sunday. (to a religious service) repair the roof. (not for a religious service} ‘With most other places, you need the. For example, the cinema, the bank (see Units 72C and 73D). WE) bet work home We say go to bed / be in bed etc. (rot the bed): 1 Ie’s time to go to bed now. © Do you ever have breakfast in bed? but G Isat down on the bed. (a specific piece of furniture) go to work / be at work / start work / finish work etc. (not the work): © Chris didn’t go to work yesterday. 2 What time do you usually finish work? ‘go home / come home / arrive home / get home / be at home etc. : 0 I’ late. Let’s go home. © Will you be at home tomorrow afternoon? BEE) s2y g0 t0 sea / be at sea (without the) when the meaning is “go/be on a voyag © Keith works on ships. He is at sea most of the time. but © Td like to live near the sea. 1 Ie-can be dangerous to swim in the sea. ‘The — Units 72-73, 75-78 Prepositions (at school / in hospital ete.) —> Units 123-125 Home -> Unit 1261 148 ‘American English > Appendix 7Exercises Unit 74 74.1 Complete each sentence using a preposition (to/at/in etc.) + one of these words: LAU doe 8 bed home hospital hospital prison school_—_ university work Two people were injured in the accident and were taken £0 hospitay In Britain, children from the age of five have €0 $0 en co Mark didn’t go out last night. He stayed soon There is a lot of teaffc in the morning when everybody is going ~~ ee Cathy's mother has just had an operation. She is still. When Julia leaves school, she wants to study economics . Bill never gets up before 9 o'clock. It’s 8.30 now, so he is still If you commit a serious crime, you could be sent 2 arses 74.2 Complete the sentences with the word given (school etc.). Use the where necessary. 1 (school) a_ Every term parents are invited to ....Mg..$ch00L... to meet the teachers. b Why aren’t your children at 20004... today? Are they ill? When he was younger, Ted hated . d What time does usually start in the mornings in your country? 4: How do your children get home from 2 By bus? B: No, they Walk. eee isn’t very far f What sort of job does Jenny want to do when she leaves, hee g. There were some people waiting outside .. = to meet their children. (university) a In your country do many people 80 t0 nem a? b If you want to get a degree, you normally have t0 StUdY aE meen : This is only a small town, but is one of the biggest in the country. (hospital) a My brother has always been very healthy. He's never been in b When Ann was ill, I went to to visit her. When I was there, I met Lisa who is a nurse at ¢ Peter was injured in an accident and was kept in for a few days. (church) a John’s mother is a regular churchgoers. She goes to ovo VERY Sunday. b John himself doesn’t go to © John went t0 nu t0 take some photographs of the building. (prison) a In some places people are in _ b A few days ago the fire brigade were called 10 eer-nmem . The judge decided to fine the man £500 instead of sending him to _. because of their political beliefs. to put outa fire. (home/work/bed) a [like to read in before I go to sleep. b Ir’s nice to travel around, bur there's no place like . so! © Shall we meet after tomorrow evening? df U'm feeling tired, I go to . early. What time do you usually start co. in the morning? f The economic situation was very bad. Many people were out of (sea) a There’s a nice view from the window. You can $¢€ sox. seas b Ir was a long voyage. We were at oom for four weeks. © Tlove swimming in .. — Additional exercise 29 (page 319) 149Uiilhs : View The 3 (children/ the children) EQ When we are talking about things or people in general, we do not use the: © P'm afraid of dogs. (not the dogs) (dogs = dogs in general, not a specific group of dogs) 10 Doctors are paid more than teachers. 3 Do you collect stamps? Gi Crime is a problem in most big cities. (not The crime) J Life has changed a lot in the last thirty years. (not The life) Do you like classical music / Chinese food / fast cars? 2 My favourite sport is football/skiing/athletics. © My favourite subject at school was history/physics/English. We say ‘most people / most books / most cars’ ete. (not the most ...): 3 Most hotels accept credit cards. (not The most hotels) BE] use the when we mean specific things or people. Compare: In general (without the) Specific people or things (with the) © Children learn from playing. 2 We took the children to the zoo. specific group, perhaps the speaker's children) (= children in general) © Tcouldn’t live without music. 2 The film wasn’t very good, but I liked the music. (= the music in the film) 3 All cars have wheels. 5 All the cars in this car park belong to people who work here. 10 Sugar isn’t very good for you. 3 Can you pass the sugar, please? (= the sugar on the table) © English people drink a lot of tea. The English people I know drink a lot (= English people in general) of tea. (= only the English people I know, not English people in general) ‘The difference between ‘something in general’ and ‘something specific’ is not always very clear. Compare: In general (without the) Specific people or things (with the) 13 T like working wich people. (= people in general) 15 Tike working with people who are lively. (not all people, but ‘people who are lively’ is still a general idea) I like the people I work with. a specific group of people) 5 Do you like coffee? (= coffee in general) © Do you like strong black coffee? © Did you like the coffee we had after (not all coffee, but ‘strong black coffee dinner last night? is still a general idea) 150 The 1-2 Units 73-74 The + adjective (the young / the English etc.) —> Unit 76Exercises Unit 75 75.1 75.2 75.9 Choose four of these things and write whether you like them or not: boxing cats fast food restaurants football “hot weather maths opera small children rock music 200 Begin each sentence with one of these: Like... /Idon't like... I don’t mind ... Tlove ... /Thate ... I'm interested in .., / I'm not interested in ... don't like hot weather very. much so Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary. {the)-basketball (the) grass (the) patience (the) people (the) questions (the) meat {the} information _(the) shops (the) history (the) water (the) spiders (the) lies My favourite sport is basketball 1 2 The uformation we were given wasn't correct. 3 Some people are afraid Of so 4 A vegetarian is somebody who doesn’t eat 2... : 5 The test wasn’t very difficult. [ answered .... ~ ... without difficulty. 6 Do you know ... 3 who live next door? 7 is the study of the past. 8 George always tells the truth. He never tells . 9 It was late when we arrived in the town, and were shut. 10 in the pool didn't look very clean, so we didn’t go for a swim. 11 Don’t sit on m « It’s wet after the rain. 12 You need to teach young children. Choose the correct form, with or without the. 1 I'matraid of dogs -the-dogs: (dogs is correct) 2 Can you pass salt/ the salt, please? (the salt is correct) 3 Apples / The apples are good for you. Look at apples / the apples on that tree! They're very big 5 Women / The women live longer than men/ the men. Idon’t drink tea / the tea. I don’t like it. 7 We had a very good meal. Vegetables / The vegetables were especially good. 8 Life / The life is strange sometimes. Some very strange things happen. 9 I like skiing / the skiing, but I'm not very good at it. 10 Who are people / the people in this photograph? 11 What makes people / the people violent? What causes aggression / the aggression? 12. All books / All the books on the top shelf belong to me. 13 Don’t stay in thar hotel. It’s very noisy and beds / the beds are very uncomfortable, 14 A pacifist is somebody who is against war / the war. 15 First World War / The First World War lasted from 1914 until 1918 16 I'd like to go to Egypt and see Pyramids / the Pyramids. 17 Someone gave me a book about history / the history of modern art / the modern art. 18 Ron and Brenda got married, but marge / arta didn’t last very long. + 19 Most people / The most people believe that marriage / the marriage and family life / the fi fe are the basis of society: / the society. + Additional exercise 29 (page 319) 151Wari 76 152 The 4 (the giraffe / the telephone / the piano etc. ; the + adjective) Study these sentences: © The giraffe is the tallest of all animals. © The bicycle is an excellent means of transport. © When was the telephone invented? 1 The dollar is the currency (= the money) of the United States. In these examples, the ... does not mean one specific thing. The giraffe = a specific type of animal, not a specific giraffe. We use the (+ singular countable noun) in this way to talk about a type of animal, machine etc. In the same way we use the for musical instruments: 10 Can you play the guitar? © The piano is my favourite instrument. Compare a and the: OPdlike to havea piano. but _I can’t play the piano. 0 We saw a giraffe at the zoo. but The giraffe is my favourite animal. Note that we use man (= human beings in general / the human race) without the: © What do you know about the origins of man? (ot the man) The + adjective We use the + adjective (without a noun) to talk about groups of people, especially the young the rich the sick the blind the injured the old the poor the disabled the deaf the dead the elderly the homeless the unemployed The young = young people, the rich = rich people etc. : 3 Do you think the rich should pay higher taxes? © The government has promised to provide more money to help the homeless. These expressions are always plural in meaning. For example, you cannot say ‘a young’ or ‘the injured’ for one person. You must say ‘a young person’, ‘the injured woman’ etc. Note that we say ‘the poor’ (of the poors), ‘the young’ (not the youngs) ete The + nationality You can use the + nationality adjectives that end in -ch or -sh (the French / the English / the Spanish etc.) The meaning is ‘the people of that country’: 1c The French are famous for their food. (= the people of France) The French / the English etc. are plural in meaning. We do not say ‘a French / an English’. You have to say a Frenchman / an Englishwoman etc. You can also use the + nationality words ending in -ese (the Chinese / the Sudanese / the Japanese etc.): © The Chinese invented printing. But these words can also be singular (a Japanese, a Sudanese etc.) Also a Swiss (singular) and the Swiss (= the people of Switzerland) With other nationalities, the plural noun ends in -s. For example: an Italian > Italians. a Mexican > Mexicans a Turk -> Turks With these words (Italians etc.), we do not normally use the to talk about the people in general (see Unit 75). Alan and the Unit 72. The 1-3 -> Units 73-75 Names with and without the -> Units 77-78Exercises Unit 76 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 Answer the questions. Choose the right answer from the box. Don't forget the. Use a dictionary if necessary. 1 2 3 4 r i animals birds inventions currencies tiger elephant eagle _peng telephone wheel dollar peso rabbit cheetah swan owl telescope laser euro rupee ffe kangaroo parrot robin helicopter typewriter | | rouble yen 1 a Which of the animals is tallest? He, Qua fe mms b Which animal can run fastest? 7 © Which of these animals is found in Australia? Which of these birds has a long neck? — h of these birds cannot fly? . © Which bird flies at night? Which of these inventions is oldest? Which one is most recent? € Which one was especially important for astronomy? 7 a Whar is the currency of India? What is the curreney of Canada? ¢ And the currency of your country Put in the or a. 1 When was ..%e.... telephone invented? 2 Can you play .... musical instrument? 3 Jill plays violin in an orchestra, 4 There was piano in the corner of the room. 5 Can you play oon. piano? 6 Our society is based on... family. 7 Martin comes from large famil 8 computer has changed the way we live Complete these sentences using the + the following: injured poor rich sick unemployed —-young- The young. have the future in their hands. Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took ..... -.. to hospital. Life is all right if you have a job, bur things are not so easy fOr nm Julia has been a nurse all her life, She has spent her life caring for In England there is an old story about a man called Robin Hood. It is said that he robbed and gave the money to whune What do you call the people of these countries? one person (alan ...) the people in general Canada & Canadian Canadians Germany sass France ee Russia _ China Brazil co England and your country abune 153itis vai 154 ri Names with and without the 1 ‘We do not use the with names of people (‘Helen’, ‘Helen Taylor’ etc.). In the same way, we do not normally use the with names of places. For example: continents Africa (not the Africa), Europe, South America countries, states etc. France (not the France), Japan, Switzerland, Texas islands Sicily, Bermuda, Tasmania cities, towns etc. Cairo, New York, Bangkok mountains Everest, Etna, Kilimanjaro But we use the in names with Republic, Kingdom, States etc. : the Czech Republic the United Kingdom (the UK) the Dominican Republic the United States of America (the USA) Compare: 1 Have you been to Canada or the United States? When we use Mr/Mrs/Captain/Doctor etc. + a name, we do not use the. So we say: Mr Johnson / Doctor Johnson / Captain Johnson / President Johnson ete. (wot the ...) Uncle Robert / Saint Catherine / Princess Maria etc, (not the ...) Compare: 1 We called the doctor. We called Doctor Johnson. (not the Doctor Johnson) We use mount (= mountain) and lake in the same way (without the): Mount Everest (not the ...) Mount Etna Lake Superior Lake Constance © They live near the lake, ‘They live near Lake Constance. (not the Lake Constance) We use the with the names of oceans, seas, rivers and canals: the Atlantic (Ocean) the Red Sea the Amazon the Indian Ocean the Channel (between the Nile the Mediterranean (Sea) France and Britain) the Suez Canal ‘We use the with the names of deserts: the Sahara (Desert) the Gobi Desert We use the with plural names of people and places: people the Taylors (= the Taylor family), the Johnsons countries the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United States groups of islands the Canaries / the Canary Islands, the Bahamas mountain ranges the Rocky Mountains / the Rockies, the Andes, the Alps © The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc. We say: the north (of Brazil) but _ northern Brazil (wwithout the) the south-east (of Spain) but south-eastern Spain Compare: © Sweden is in northern Europe; Spain is in the south. Also the Middle East, the Far East We also use north/south etc. (without the) in the names of some regions and countries: North America South Africa Note that on maps, the is not usually included in the name. Names with and without the 2 — Unit 78Exercises Unit 77 77.1, Put in the where necessary. Leave the space empty if the sentence is already complete. 1 Who is =... Doctor Johnson? (the sentence is complete without the) 2 Lwas ill, so I went to see doctor. 3. The most powerful person in United States is president. 4... President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. 5 Do you know Wilsons? They're a very nice couple. 6 Do you KNOW oo ..- Professor Brown's phone number? 77.2 Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (sometimes more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary. Everest was first climbed in 1953. ok. Milan is in north of Italy. inthe, north of aly Africa is much larger than Europe. Last year I visited Mexico and United States. zi South of England is warmer than north. Portugal is in western Europe. mesa cuncesaai France and Britain are separated by Channel. — 8 Jim has travelled a lot in Middle East. 9 Chicago is on Lake Michigan. 10 Next year we're going skiing in Swiss Alps. 11 UK consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 2 Seychelles are a group of islands in Indian Ocean. 3 Africa’s highest mountain is Kilimanjaro (5895 metres). 14 River Volga flows into Caspian Sea. Laue 77.3 Here are some geography questions. Choose the right answer from one of the boxes and write the if necessary. You do not need all the names in the boxes. Use an atlas if necessary. continents countries oceans and seas mountains | rivers and canals Africa | Canada Adlantie- Alps Amazon Rhine Asia | Denmark Indian Ocean Andes Danube Thames Australia | Indonesia Pacific Himalayas | Nile Volga Europe _ Sweden Black Sea Rockies Suez Canal North America Thailand Mediterranean | Urals Panama Canal South America United States Red Sea 1 What do you have to cross to travel from Europe to America? ...the.. Aantic. 2 Where is Argentina? 3. Which is the longest river in Afi 4 Of which country is Stockholm the capital? 5 Of which country is Washington the capital? 6 What is the name of the mountain range in the west of North America? 7 What is the name of the sea between Africa and Europe? 8 Which is the smallest continent in the world? 9. What is the name of the ocean between North America and Asia? 10 Whac is the name of the ocean between Africa and Australia? 11 Which river flows through London? ..c.snsvonnnnnn oo 12. Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade? _ 13 Of which country is Bangkok the capital? 14 Whar joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? 15. Which is the longest river in South America? 155Uris 78 156 Names with and without the 2 Names without the ‘We do not use the with names of most city streets/roads/squares/parks ete. Wall Street (not the ...) Fifth Avenue Hyde Park Queens Road Broadway Times Square Names of important public buildings and institutions (for example, airports, stations, universities) are often two words: Manchester Airport. Harvard University The first word is the name of a place (‘Manchester’) or a person (‘Harvard’). These names are usually without the. In the same way, we say: Victoria Station (not the ...) Canterbury Cathedral Edinburgh Castle Buckingham Palace Cambridge University Sydney Harbour Compare: Buckingham Palace (not the ...) but the Royal Palace (‘Royal is an adjective — it is not a name like ‘Buckingham’.) Most other buildings have names with the, For example: hotels/restaurants the Sheraton Horel, the Bombay Restaurant, the Holiday Inn | theatresicinemas the Palace Theatre, the Odeon (cinema) museums/ealleries the Guggenheim Museum, the Hayward Gallery other the Empire State (Building), the White House, the Eiffel Tower ‘We often leave out the noun: the Sheraton (Hotel) the Palace (Theatre) _ the Guggenheim (Museum) Some names are only the + noun, for example: the Acropolis the Kremlin the Pentagon Names with of usually have the. For example: the Bank of England the Musetim of Modern Art the Great Wall of China the Tower of London Note that we say: the University of Cambridge but Cambridge University (without the) Many shops, restaurants, hotels, banks etc. are named after the people who started them. These names end in ~s or -s. We do not use the with these names: Lloyds Bank (not the Brown’s Restaurant Macy’s (department store) Churches are often named after saints: St John’s Church (vot the St Johns Church) St Patrick’s Cathedral Most newspapers and many organisations have names with the: newspapers the Washington Post, the Financial Times, the Sun organisations the European Union, the BBC (= British Broadcasting Corporation), the Red Cross Names of companies, airlines ete. are usually without the: Fiat (not the Fiat) Sony _ British Airways Kodak IBM _ Yale University Press Names with and without the 1 —> Unit 77Exercises Unit 78 78.1 78.2 78.3 Use the map to answer the questions. Write the name of the place and the street it is in Use the if necessary. (Remember that on maps we do not normally use the.) Is there a cinema near here? Yes, ...ihe.. Odeon in Market Street i bs 2.| Is there a supermarket near here: Yes, in 3 Is there a hotel near here? | | Yes, in 4 Is there a church near here Yes, 5 Is there a museum near here? || Yes, sonnon . _ 6 | Isthere a bookshop near here? | | Yes, 7 Is there a park near here? | | Yes, at the end of 8 | Isthere a restaurant near here? | | There are two. . ae \ a os Where are the following? Use the where necessary. Acropolis Broadway Buckingham Palace Eiffel Tower Kremlin White House Garwick Airport “Fimes-Square- 1 Times. Square... is in New York. 5 -onnnnnnmmnnen #8 in Moscow. 2 7 is in Paris, 6 is in New York. 3 isin London. 7 is in Athens. 4 is in Washington. 8 is near London. Choose the correct form, with or without the. 1 Have you ever been to British Museum/ the British Museum? (the British Museum is correct) 2 Hyde Park / The Hyde Park is a very large park in central London. 3 Another park in central London is St James's Park / the St James's Park. 4 Grand Horel he Grand Hotel is in Baker Street / the Baker Street. 5 Dublin Airport / The Dublin Airport is situated about 12 kilometces from the city centre. 6 Frank is a student at Liverpool University / the Liverpool University. 7 If you're looking for a department store, | would recommend Harrison's / the Harrison's. 8 If you're looking for a place to have lunch, I would recommend Ship Inn / the Ship Inn. 9 Statue of Liberty / The Statue of Liberty is at the entrance to New York Harbour / the New York Harbour. 10 You should go to Science Museum / the Science Museum. It’s very interesting. 11. John works for IBM / the IBM now. He used to work for British Telecom / the British Telecom. 12 ‘Which cinema are you going to this evening?” ‘Classic / The Cl 13 I'd like to go to China and see Great Wall / the Grear Wall 14 ‘Which newspaper do you want?” ‘Herald / The Herald.” 15. This book is published by Cam! iversity Press © ; — Additional exercise 29 (page 319) 157