2. • A man and a woman were sitting opposite me.
The man was American, but I think the woman
was British.
• When we were in holiday, we stayed at a
hotel. Sometimes we ate at the hotel and
sometimes we went to a resturant.
3. • Arif sat down on a chair.
• Arif sat down on the chair nearest the door.
• Do you have a car?
• Yes. I have. I cleaned the car yesterday.
4. We use the when it is clear in the situation which
thing or person we mean.
• Can you turn off the fan?
• I took a taxy to the station.
• I have to go to the bank and then I’m going to the
post office.
• I don’t like going to the doctor.
• I go to the cinema about once a month.
• Arif works eight hours a day, six days a week.
5. 1.
• This house is very nice. Has it got ___ garden?
• It’s a beautiful day. L:et’s sit in ___ garden.
• I like living in this house, but it’s a shame that ___ garden is too small.
2.
• Can you recommend ___ good restaurant?
• We had dinner in ___ very nice restaurant.
• We had dinner in __ best restaurant in town.
3.
• She has __ French name, but in fact she’s English, not French.
• What’s __ name of that man we met yesterday.
• We stayed at a very nice hotel __ I can’t remember __ name.
4.
• ‘Are you going away next week?’ ‘No, __ week after next.
• I’m going away for __ week in September.
• Arif has a part-time job. He works three mornings __ week.
6. We use The when there is only one of something.
The sun, The moon, The earth, The world, The
universe., The sky, The sea, The ground, The
environment, The internet.
1. Have You ever went to the moon?
2. What’s the longest river in Europe.
3. Bueons Aires is the capital of Argentina.
4. I love to look at the stars in the sky.
5. The earth goers round the sun, and the moon
goes round the earth.
7. • The cinema, The theatre, The radio…
• On television
• I listened to the radio a lot
• + I watch television as lot.
• We heard it on the radio.
• + We watched it on TV.
8. We do not Normally use the with
Breakfast/lunch/dinner
• What did you have for break fast?
• We had lunch in a very nice restaurant.
We do not use the before NOUN+NUMBER.
Room 125. Page 29. Question 3. Gate 10.
• Our train leaves from platform 5.
• Do you have these shoes in size 10?
9. 1. I haven’t been to __ cinema for ages.
2. Arif sp[ends most of his time watching __ TV.
3. Do you ever l;isten to ___ radio.
4. ___ telvision was on, but nobody was watching it.
5. Have you had ___ dinner yet?
6. Monir and I arrived at samer t5ime.
7. What’s ___capital city of Canada.
8. What do you Want for __ breakfast.
9. I lay down on __ ground and looked up at __ sky?
10. • The giraffe is the tallest of all animals.
• The bicycle is an excellent means of transport.
• When was the telephone arrived?
• The dollar is the currency of the United states.
• In these examples, THE + …. Does not mean
one specific thing.
