ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE
UNIT 75. The 3 (children/ the children)
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When we are talking about
things or people in general, we do
not use the:
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I'm afraid of dogs. (not the dogs)
(dogs= dogs in general, not a specific group of dogs)
Doctors are usually
paid more than teachers.
Do you know anybody who
collects stamps?
Crime is a problem
in most big cities. (not The crime)
Life has changed
a lot in the last thirty years. (not
The life)
Do you like classical music /Chinese food /fast
cars?
My favourite sport is football/skiing/athletics.
My favourite subject at school
was history/physics/English.
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We say 'most people /most books /most
cars' etc. (not the most .. .):
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Most
shops
accept credit cards. (not The most shops)
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We use the when we mean specific things or people.
Compare:
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In general (without the)
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Specific people or things (with the)
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Children learn from
playing. (=children in general)
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We took the children to the zoo. (=a specific group, perhaps the
speaker's children)
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I couldn't live without music.
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The film wasn't very good, but
I liked the music. (=the
music in the film)
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All cars have wheels.
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All the cars in this car park belong to people who work
here.
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Sugar isn't very
good for you.
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Can you pass the sugar, please? (=the
sugar on the table)
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English
people
drink a lot of tea. (=English people in general)
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The
English people I know drink a lot of tea. (=only the
English people I know, not English people in general)
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The difference between 'something in
general' and 'something specific' is not always very dear.
Compare:
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In general (without the)
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Specific people or things (with the)
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I like working with people.
(= people in general)
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I like the people I work with.
(=a specific group of people)
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I like working with people who say what they think.
(not all people, but 'people who say what they think' is still a general
idea)
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Do you like coffee?
(=coffee in general)
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Do you like strong black coffee?
(not all coffee, but 'strong
black coffee' is still a general idea)
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I didn't like the coffee we had after dinner.
(=specific coffee)
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EXERCISES
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75.1
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Choose four of these things and write
whether you like them or not:
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bananas
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boxing
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cats
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crowds
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fast
food
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horror
movies
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maths
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opera
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snow
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supermarkets
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hot
weather
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zoos
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Begin each sentence with one of these:
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I
like ... /I don't like ...
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I
don't mind ...
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I
love ... /I hate ...
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I'm
interested in ... I I'm not interested in ...
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_____ I don’t like hot weather very much ____________________________
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_____________________________________________________________
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_____________________________________________________________
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75.2
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Complete the sentences using the following.
Use the where necessary.
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(the)
basketball
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(the) grass
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(the) patience
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(the) people
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(the) questions
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(the) meat
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(the) information
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(the) hotels
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(the) history
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(the) water
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(the) spiders
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(the) lies
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My favourite sport is ___ basketball_________ .
_____ the information ____ we were given wasn't correct.
Some people are afraid of
__________________
A vegetarian is somebody who
doesn't eat __________________
The test wasn't very
difficult. I answered __________________without difficulty.
Do you know __________________who
live next door?
__________________is the study
of the past.
It's better to tell the truth.
Telling __________________usually causes problems.
We couldn't find anywhere to
stay in the town. __________________were full.
__________________in the pool
didn't look very clean, so we didn't go for a swim.
Don't sit on __________________.
It's wet after the rain.
You need __________________to
teach young children.
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75.3
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Choose the correct form, with or
without the.
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I'm afraid of dogs /the dogs. (dogs is correct)
Apples
/The apples
are good for you.
Look at apples /the apples on that tree! They're very big.
Women
/The women
live longer than men /the men.
I don't drink tea /the tea. I don't like
it.
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We had a very good meal. Vegetables /The vegetables
were especially good.
Life
/The life
is strange sometimes. Some very strange things happen.
I enjoy holidays /the holidays by the sea.
How much money does the
government spend on education /the
education?
Who are people /the people in this picture?
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What makes people /the people violent?
What causes aggression /the
aggression?
All
books /All the books on the top shelf belong to me.
Don't stay in that hotel. It's
very noisy and rooms /the rooms
are very small.
A pacifist is somebody who is
against war /the war.
First
World War /The First World War lasted from 1914 until 1918.
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I don't like films /the films that don't
have happy endings.
Someone gave me a book about history /the history of modern art /the modern art.
Rob and Louise got married,
but marriage /the marriage
didn't last very long.
Most
people /The most people believe that marriage /the marriage and family life /the family life are the basis of society /the society.
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