9.1 Articles
1 Put the words in the box into the correct group.
in … morning sweets taxi Thailand
city centre have lunch airport tour guide King of Sweden
a/an
the
no article
2 Complete the text with words from Exercise 1.
We usually use no article with plural nouns like 1, cities or countries like 2 and in phrases like 3 .
Jobs and singular nouns, for example 4 and 5 usually take a, or
an when the word begins with a vowel like 6 . We usually use the before unique nouns, for example the 7 and in certain phrases like 8 and the 9.
3 Complete the sentences. Use a/an, the or – (no article).
1.__airships were built in __late nineteenth century.
2. They were __very popular form of transport in __Germany and were called Zeppelins.
3. __big problem was that they contained __gas which exploded easily.
4. In 1937, __Hindenburg caught fire and __airships weren’t used for __passengers again.
5. Today, __airships are much safer and are used for __sightseeing tours in__ Switzerland.
