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ARTICLES
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an
a
the
zero article
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a

• ????, ?????, ?????-??, ?????

????? ?? ?????????? ?????????? Give me a pen,
please
????????? ??????? I see a dog
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the

• ??????, ??????????, ????, ??? ?????

????????? ?????? I havent read the book (that
you gave me).
??????????, ???????????? ?????? Have you seen the
Tower?
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- continents Europe
- countries Scotland But the USA, the UK, etc
the countries Scotland But the USA, the UK, etc
- the cities Edinburgh, Glasgow But the Hague
- lakes Loch Lomond, Loch Ness
the rivers the Clyde
the seas, oceans the North sea, the Atlantic
- mountains Ben Nevis
the mountain ranges the Grampian Mountains
- islands Britain
the groups of islands the Hebrides, the Orkneys
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- continents America
- countries Russia
- cities Moscow
- lakes Onega lake
the rivers the Neva (river)
the seas, oceans the Baltic sea, the Northern ocean
- mountains Everest
the mountain ranges the Ands
- islands Cyprus
the groups of islands the Maldives
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Ways of addressing a group as a whole

• The singular countable noun
• The dolphin is one of the cleverest animals.
• ???????? ???? ?? ????? ????? ????????.
• Zero article plural countable noun
• Bees can gather honey.
• ????? ????? ???????? ???.
• The adjective
• The unemployed were helped by the rich.
• ??????? ??????? ???????????.

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• SB p.66 ex.3
• Make up your own 7 sentences using
• 1.continent 2.mountain 3.river 4.group
• of islands 5.city 6. country 7.ocean
• Fill in the gaps 1.Have you ever been
• toHague? 2.Onega lake islargest lake in
• Europe. 3.Russia,Latvia, Denmark and a
• number of other countries are washed by
• Baltic Sea. 4.Andes are inUSA. 5. There
• are a lot ofonMadagascar.
• Choose the correct version 1.The/a whale is
• Very clever. 2.Have you read a/the book I gave
• you? 3.-/the dogs never leave their masters.
• 4.How often should the/- kittens be fed? 5.Can
• you give me a/the pen?