UNIT 73. The I ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 73. The I

A	We use the when there is only one of something: √ Have you ever crossed the equator? (there is only one equator) What's the longest river in Europe? Our apartment is on the tenth floor. Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina. I'm going away at the end of this month. √ √ √ √ We use the before same (the same): √ Your sweater is the same colour as mine. (not is same colour) 'Are these keys the same?' 'No, they're different.' √
B	We say: the sun the moon the earth the world the universe the sky the sea the ground the environment the internet √ I love to look at the stars in the sky. (not in sky) The internet has changed the way we live. We need to do more to protect the environment. (=the natural world around us) The earth goes round the sun, and the moon goes round the earth. √ √ √ We also use 'Earth' (without the) when we think of it as a planet in space (like Mars, Jupiter etc.). √ Which planet is nearest Earth? 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 a/an to say what kind of thing something is (see Unit 71 B). Compare the and a: √ The sun is a star. (=one of many stars) The hotel we stayed at was a very nice hotel. √
C	We say: (go to) the cinema, the theatre. √ I go 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/TV (without the). Compare: √ I listen to the radio a lot.        but           I watch television a lot. √ We heard it on the radio.        but         We watched it on TV. The television /the TV= the television set: √ Can you turn off the television, please?
D	We do not normally use the with breakfast/ lunch/dinner: √ What did you have for breakfast? We had lunch in a very nice restaurant. √ But we use a/an if we say 'a big lunch', 'a wonderful dinner', 'an early breakfast' etc. : √ We had a very nice lunch. (not We had very nice lunch)
E	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) Do you have 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.

EXERCISES

73.1	Put in the or a where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty. 1 A: Our apartment is on ___the ____ tenth floor. B: Is it? I hope there's ___a ___ lift. A: Did you have __________ nice holiday? B: Yes, it was __________ best holiday I've ever had. A: Where's __________ nearest shop? B: There's one at __________ end of this street. A: It’s __________ lovely day, isn't it? B: Yes, there isn't __________ cloud in __________ sky. A: I've got a problem with my computer. lt isn't connecting to __________ internet. B: That's interesting. I've got __________ same problem with mine. A: We spent all our money because we stayed at __________ most expensive hotel in town. B: Why didn't you stay at __________ cheaper hotel? A: Would you like to travel in space? B: Yes, I'd love to go to __________ moon. A: What is Jup1ter? 1t __________ star? B: No, it's __________ planet. It’s __________ largest planet in __________ solar system. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
73.2	Put in the where necessary. If you don't need the, leave the space empty. 1 I haven't been to ____the____ cinema for ages. Sarah spends most of her free time watching ________TV. Do you ever listen to ________radio? ________television was on, but nobody was watching it. Have you had ________dinner yet? Lisa and I arrived at ________same time. What's ________ capital city of Canada? What do you want for ________breakfast? I lay down on ________ground and looked up at ________sky. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
73.3	Put in the or a where necessary. (See Unit 72 for a and the if necessary.) 1 Sun is star. I'm fed up with doing same thing every day. Room 25 is on second floor. Moon goes round earth every 27 days. It was very hot day. lt was hottest day of year. We had lunch in nice restaurant by sea. What's on at cinema this week? I like to eat good breakfast before I go to work. We missed our train because we were waiting on wrong platform. Next train to London leaves from Platform You'll find information you need at top of page 15. ___ The sun is a star. ___________ 2 _____________________________________ 3 _____________________________________ 4 _____________________________________ 5 _____________________________________ 6 _____________________________________ 7 _____________________________________ 8 _____________________________________ 9 _____________________________________ 10 _____________________________________ 11 _____________________________________
73.4	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 ___dinner______’ There was no wind, so _____________was very calm. The test wasn't too difficult, but I couldn't answer _____________ 'I'm going to _____________tonight.’ 'Are you. ? What film are you go.mg to see?' I didn't have time for _____________this morning because I was in a hurry. Oh, _____________is open. I must have forgotten to shut it.  (airport announcement) Flight AB123 to Rome is now boarding at _____________ 2 3 4 5 6 7

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