CD2.19 Choose the correct words. Use Check it out
to help you. Then guess which country the family
comes from. Listen and check.
A Are there any / some dairy products in
their diet?
B Yes. They don't eat Pany / some cheese
but there are 3 any / some eggs and
a little / a few milk and yoghurt.
A What about fruit?
B They don't eat much fresh fruit: there aren't
Pany / some oranges, just a watermelon and
a little / a few strawberries.
A How much / many meat and fish do they eat?
B Well, they eat sa few / a lot of seafood.
Some people might think they eat
too much / too many, but fish is good for
you. They don't eat 10 much / any meat, just
some la few beef and pork, but they eat
a lot of /much noodles and rice. Perhaps
there are Btoo much /too many packets and
tins, but there aren't 14 some / many sweet
things, so in general, it's a very healthy diet.
Подробнее об артикле The в английском языке
В отличие от неопределенного, определенный артикль может ставится перед любыми существительными в любом числе. Но когда?
1. Перед предметами, единственными в своем роде.
The president visited the veterans. – Президент навестил ветеранов. (Ведь у каждой страны только один президент).The Earth moves around the Sun. – Земля движется вокруг солнца.
2. Перед предметами из ограниченной группы.
The wheel of the car was missing. – Колеса у машины не было. (Одного из 4-х колес машины не было).
3. Перед предметами, к которым имеется определение.
The boy that has stolen a purse, was caught. – Мальчика, укравшего сумочку, поймали.The leader of this movement was born in Germany. – Лидер этого движения родился в Германии. (Какой лидер? – этого движения).
1. Claire (1) (not/look) not well since she (2) (operate) operate on.
2. Both my children (3) (to be) ___be extremely difficult at the moment. However, I'm hoping this (4) (pass) __pass as they (5) (become) become a little older.
3. The statue was broken while it (6) (move) move to another room in the museum.
4. I look forward to spring (7) (arrive) arrive. Winter seems (8) (be) be with us for months, and I can't stand (9) (get) up when it's still dark outside.
5. I think I (10) (take) ___take an umbrella in case it (11) (rain) rain, though I still doubt if it (12) (rain) rain.
6. I suppose when Chris (13) (come) come home in two years' time, all these old houses (14) (pull down) pull down.
7. I was just about (15) (leave) leave the office when the phone (16) (ring) ring. It was my wife; she wanted me (17) (call) call at the butcher's on the way home as my mother-in-law (18) (expect) expect (19) (pay) pay us a visit at the weekend.
8. Yesterday the Nord Trading Company (20) (take over) take over by an American firm. Nord (21) (lose) lose nearly $70 million over the past few years. A spokesman for the American firm said he (22) (hope) hope that Nord (23) (soon/be) be back in business
9. He (24) (not/write) not to me since he (25) (change) change his address. I hope, when I (26) (hear) hear from him, I (27) (get in touch) ___get in touch with you.
10. The Chairman said the information (28) (study) study carefully as soon as it (29) (deliver) deliver.