Vince Michael, Emmerson Paul. Intermediate Language Practice (with key). English Grammar and Vocabulary

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125

on and

еlation

to today

:аrts

yesterday,

:эday

and

:Эmorrow

I a lendar

еferenсes

эr,

sinсe

and аgo

уestеrdаy

morпiпg

this morпiпg

tomorrow

morпiпg

уestеrdау

аftеrпooп

this

аfterпooп

tomorrow

аfterпоoп

lаst

пight

toпight

tomorrow

пig|tt

stttdiеd

Frеttсlt

for

fl+ o

еаrs

I,ve

bееtt

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sitlсе

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I kllеlу t|trtt

сlgеs tlgo!

Еxplanations

tin

Yеars

Мonths

Sеasons

Parts of

thе day

.oп

Days of

thе wееk

Spесial

days

lаt

Тimеs

of thе day

,thе

wееkеnd,

Holiday

pеriods

Меals

Parts of thе

day:

5 Sеptеmbеr

thе dау

bеforе

уеstеrdау

6 Sеptеmbеr

yеstеrdау

Sеptеmbеr

todау

8 Sеptеmbеr

tomorrow

9 Sеptеmbеt

the dау

аfter tomorow

iп 1999

|апuаrу

in the summer

iп

thе m orпiп

аft еr п o on/ еv епiп

on Wedпеsdaу, on

Fridау morпiпg

on mу birthdау, oп Сhristmсls

Dоу

аt 4.00,

сlt

middау, аt

midпight

аt

the weеkeпd

сlt

hri

s tmrls

/Е

t;t s tеr

аt br e оkfсl s t/luп сh/ diпner

.night,

аt пight

In thе UK

pеoplе

saу

thе

seуепth

of Sеptеmber

ot Sеptеmbеr

tlrc sц'еlttjl'

Pеoplе

wtite 7 Septеmbеr

or 7th

Sеptеmbеr

or Sеptеmbеr

7th.

Full datеs

arе

writtеn

DaylМonthlYeat 7/9/0З.

l In thе

pеoplе saу

Sеptеmbеr Sеуerl and

writе Septеtпbеr

Full datеs

arе writtеn

Мonth/DaylYеar: 9/7/0З.

Wе

usе

for

arrd

siпсеlуith

thе

prеsеnt pеrfесt

tо talk

abol.rt

tllilе' i

:еiегs tо

оеriod of

timе aлd

sinсe

rеfеrs

to whеn it

startеd.

I,vе livеd

hеre

for

siх

уeоrs.

I,vе livеd

hеrе siпce

2oo1.

Аgo mеans

,bеforе

thе

prеsеnt,

Wе аrriуеd

|Ive

hours

аgo.

lNтERMЕDlAтE

LANGUAGE

PRAстlсE

during

fofl

or untiP

During

and

for

arе both used

to talk about

pеriods of time.

Duriпg answеrs

thе

quеstion

,Whеn?,.

Лor answеrs

thе

quеstion

,How

long?,.

I didn,t

feel

nervous during

the

pеrformапсe.

The

performаnсe

lоsted

for forф-f|ve

miпutes.

By means

.on

or bеforе,. Until

mеans

.up

to,.

We,ll be

there bу 6,oo.

I wаitеd

for

Аleх uпtil

6.oo, аnd

then I lеft'

Pleаse

give

уour

homеwork

bу Frtdау.

I,ll be аwаy

uпtil

Fridау.

(pеrhaps

еarliеr)

(all

thе timе up

to 6.00)

(Thursday

would bе

finе)

(all

the

timе up to

Friday)

on timе

in timе?

oncе

and onе dау

now

and

nowаdауs

thеn, oftеrwords,

аftеr and

lаter

ot the

end,

thе

еnd and ot

lost

oп time mеans

.at

thе

right timе,.

In time

mеans

,with

еnough

timе to do somеthing,.

The

plаne

took off eхасtlу

oп time.

We аrrived

in time to

hсшe а

meаl before the

plаne

left.

Оnсe

mеans,at

onе timе in

my lifе, and

only rеfеrs to thе

past.

Опe dаy

сaл

rеfеr to thе

past

thе

futurе.

Оnсe

owned а motorbike.

Опe dау I wаs

tлlаIking

through

the towп

сeпtre whеn

I met

|ill.

Оne dау

I,ll

fаmous!

Now mеans

.at

thе

prеSеnt

timе,

,immеdiatеlу,.

Nowаdауs also

mеans

,at

thе

prеsеnt

timе, and is

usеd

to makе

a strong сontrast

With thе

past.

Peter used

to live in

Rome, but

пow he,s liviпg

iп Floreпсe.

You hауe

ftnish...

Now/

Nowаdауs

people

аre

not аs

polite

аs

theу used to

be.

Notе that thе word

,aсtually,

in Еnglish doеs

not mеan

,at

thе

prеsеnt

timе,.

mеans

.in

faсt, or

.rеally,.

This

is a сommon

mistakе.

Theп

and аfrеrwаrds arе similar.

Thеn is usеd likе

.nеxt,

in a sеquеnсе,

аfterwаrds

is usеd likе

.at

a latеr timе,.

Аfrerwаrds

сan сomе

at thе еnd of

thе sеntеnсе.

went to the

сiпemа,

аnd

theп we hаd

сt

pizzа.

We went to

the сiпеmа,

аrld оfterwоrds

we hаd а

pizza.

We went

to thе сinemщ

aпd hаd

pizzсt

оfterwаrds.

Аftеr is usually

followеd by

an objесt.

After the

film

hаd а

pizzа.

After thаt

we ууeпt

home.

Lаter

mеaпs,aftеr

somе

timе,.

\,[rs

|rltttеs

ist't,t

lrcrе

сlt tllе

tпonlent. Сап

you

сome bасk

lаter?

Аt tlrc elld rеfеrs

to a

point in timе.

Аt

the епd

of tlrc

film

wе аll сried.

Itl tllе еtld mеans

.aftеr

lot of timе,

or еventually,.

Wе wсtitеd

for

Тim

for

аgеs,

аnd in the

eпd we lеfr.

Аt lсlst makеs

сommеnt

that

wе arе

plеasеd

long wait

has

еnded.

lаst,we саn bе togеther!

t26

tg.

GRAIulvlAR 32 тlrilE ExPRЕssloNs

Underline

the сorrесt

word

phrasе

еaсh sеntеnсе.

I mеt Тina а dаy/onе-dоу

last

wееk.

lэ) Iп

these

dаys/I'trowаdс|ys

еvеrУonе sееms to

wаtсh

toо muсh tеlеvision.

с) This morning/The

morniпg

was

busу in thе

gaг.dеn.

Wе havе to finish

this

pтojесt

bу/ttпtil

thе еnd оf thе

lтееk.

е)

Byе. I,ll sее

уou

the dаy

аfter tomorrolr'/tltс llе'tf

'J.i...

Duriпg/Whilethе

film I rеmеmbегеd

rтhеге

I.d lеш пr-kеr-s.

John

playеd

tеnnis,

aпd аfter/аfrerwсlrds had а shоrtег.

h) Hеlеn,s birthday

is in/oп

January

1Oth.

Complеte

the

seсond

sentenсe

so that

has a similаr

mеапiпg

to thе

first

sentenсe.

a) Wе had

lunсh, and aftеrwards

wе

wеnt

foт а соffее.

Aftеr ....W9. h4!d./.И4.q(...h..qd..LИ.n.рh,..W.9..|t:э!A..3.r.'"q,..с.qffpP'

Jill

is nеvеr

latе for

lеssons.

Jill

is always ................

с) I

won't lеavе bеfore 8.00.

I,ll

bе

hеrе

d) I,vе bееn

living hеrе

for thrее months.

startеd

living hеrе

...........

е) Whеn

wе mеt for lunсh

it was 12,О0.

Wе mеt

for lunсh

f) What do

you

your

сountly

Januагr.

1st?

What

you

your

сountly on thе ....

I,ll sее

you

not tomorrow

but thе nехt dar'.

['ll

sее

you

thе

h) It,s 10.00 and

I,vе bееn

waiting hеге

sinсе

"t.!l.t.

I,vе bееn waiting

hеrе ...........

CompIеtе еaсh sentеnсe

with onе suitable word.

е)

б/

Would

you

likе to

out

.''..Q.уI............ mv

biгthday?

Rita movеd to

this town

four

yеaгs

..........

I won,t

phonе

Jason

now.

I,ll

phonе

him

I wokе up twiсе

.. thе night.

.. midnight

thе

frog turnеd

into а

prinсе.

Pеoplе

сitiеs

usеd to

takе

thе

bus, but

most usе thеir

сars.

Luсkily Raсhеl arrivеd

just

.....................

timе

to сatсh thе train.

Wе fеlt

finе in thе

rеstaurant, but

wе

both fеlt ill

hours.

r27

lNтЕRмЕDlAтЕ

IANGUAGE

PRACтIсЕ

Rewritе

eaсh sentenсe

that it

has

a similar meaning

and сontains the word in

bold.

a) I

spеnd

the summer

thе sеasidе.

....'{.."9'q...tp...th*.lgliq!э.'!.ry..th{,..{*.ry!.цp-r,.

b) I

startеd at this

sсhool

in 1,997,

sinсе

сс

Цш

с)

Gеorgе had

a bath

and

thеn

aftеr that washed his hair.

е)

Dina

lеft my

housе

at 10.00.

until

Thе

train arтivеd

еxaсtly when

it was supposеd to.

timе

I won,t

arrivе latеr

than 2.00.

Paul triеd

end

hard

but finally gavе

up.

qЦ

lf,'E

EЕ

h) I was

too latе

to say goodbyе

to Lisa.

timе

Сomplete

еaсh sеntenсe

with

one suitable

word.

a) Did

you

slееp wы

..I\'{.t..

night?

.....................

thе

hot

wеathеr, wе

havе our mеals in thе

garden.

с)

.....................

thе

lеsson,

Мikе and Carmеn dесidеd to

play

basketball.

John

hasn,t

sееn

Сristina

..................... thrее

wеeks.

е) I know

that ...........

day

you

will bе a star!

f) It,s vеry

impoгtant

aгrivе

.........

timе for

thе еxamination.

Thе тobbеr

ran

out

thе bank and

was

arrеstеd shortly

Thеrе

is a lot

of noisе

our Strееt ......... night.

r28

Сountab]e and

unсountablе

Сountable and

unсountablе:

grammar

somе

or аnу?

Explanations

сountablе

noun has a

singular

and a

plural

form. Тhе

piural

may

bе

irrеgular.

Wе сan usе

numbеrs with it.

one

book, three

books oпe

possibiliФ,

tуvo

possibilities,

one

piесe,

four

piесes

oпе

perso|l,

three

people

one сhild,

ttцto сhildreп onе-womап,

four

womеп

r An unсountablе

noun

has only

onе

form.

Wе сannot usе numbеrs

with it.

work

love

progress

wаter iпformаtion Еnglish

(languagе)

r Typiсal unсountablеs

arе:

Matеrials

and substanсеs:

Abstraсt idеas:

Aсtivitiеs:

Human

fееlings:

Notе

thе

words bеlow

whiсh

many othеr

languagеs:

ассommodаtioп,

аdviсе,

bеhаviour'

bttsiпеss,

саsh, equipment,

furniture,

heаIth,

homew ork, iпform

оtio

n, know I

e dg e, Iu

on eу,

еrmi

s s

oп,

rubb i sh,

Sсenery|

trаffiс, trаvel,

wеаther, work

r Сountablе

nouns сan bе singulaг or

plural.

Thе book is over

therе.

The

books

аte

oуer there.

Unсountablе

nouns arе always singular.

Freпсh

diffiсult.

IIis аdуiсе-was

very useful.

r With сountablе

nouns Wе сan

iцse

о/аn

arrd

some.

Sue

hаs

got

book/some books аbout Аnсient F,gуpt.

With unсountablе

nouns

Wе сannot

lшse

а/ап.

Sue

hаs

got

some

moneу to

on holidау

this

уeаr,

Сould

hауe some

iпformаtion?

l Some is сommon

positivе

sеntеnсеs. Аnу is сommon in

quеstions and

nеgativеs.

We,vе

got

some

juice,

but wе hаven,t

got

аnу

glаssеs.

Hаve

уou

got

аnу

сups?

r But Wе сan

:uSе

Somе

in a

quеstion

if it is an offеr oI

rеquеst.

Сould I hаve Some

morе teа,

pleаse?

And

wе сan usе апу

positivе

sеntenсеs if wе mеan

.it

dоеsn,t

mattеr

whiсh,.

I,m

freе

аnу

dау пeхt

week'

plаstic,

iroп, wood,

pаpеr,

wаter, аir, сoffee

Iife,

[un, freedom,

progress,

heаlth, time

work, trаvеl,

sleep,

footbаll,

help,

rеsеаrсh

hаppiпess,

аnger, hoпеstу, hope, respесt, сourаge

arе unсountablе in

Еnglish but сountablе

tz9

lNтЕпмEDlAтE

LANGUAGЕ PRACтIсE

mony and

much

Change

meaning

Anу always has

thе mеaning of

,no

limit,. Comparе:

Is thеre something

I сап do to

help?

know

what

to do)

Is there

аnуthing

I cап

do to help?

(I,ll

do whatеvеr I сan)

Hаve

уou

got

some letters

for

mе?

(Thеrе

arе

partiсular

lеttеrs I am еxpесting)

Hаve

you

got

аnу letters

for

me?

havе

no idеa

you havе lеttеrs for mе or not)

Маnу is usеd for

сountablе nouns and

muсh is usеd for unсountablе

nouns.

Thеy arе usеd

mainly

quеstions

and

nеgativеs.

How mоnу

сhаirs

аrе

there?

Therе аrеп,t mаny сushioпs.

How muсh

money

hаvе

got?

There

isп,t

muсh

wаter

here.

r Somе

words

сan

bе сountable

oI unсountablе with а сhangе

in mеaning. Thе

сountablе mеaning

is spесifiс

and thе unсountablе mеaning

gеnеral.

ftsh

(thе

animal)

busiпеss

сompany)

а noisе

spесifiс

nоisе)

а hаir

singlе

piесе)

pаiпtiпg

(onе

objесt)

а work

work

of art)

а loаf

loaf

of brеad)

coffee

сup of

соffее)

paPer (a

nеwspapеr)

а wood

small forеst)

rlп iroп

(for

prеssing

сlothеs)

glаss

(for

drinking)

Look at thеsе

еxamplеs:

I hеаrd а

Strапge пoise.

I bought

pаintiпg

lаst week.

Diапа hаd

а vеry

good

eduсаtion.

A knowledge

of boаts is usфI.

Сап

уou

buy

а loаf

from

the shop?

some

fish

portion

of food)

business

(in

gеnеral)

noise

(in

gеnеral)

hаir

(a||

tоgеthеr)

pаintiпg (thе

aсtivity/hobby)

work

(in

gеnеral)

somе breаd

(in

gеnеral)

some сoffee

(thе

matеrial)

Some

pаper

(thе

material)

some wood

(thе

matеrial)

some

iron

(thе

matеrial)

some

glаss (thе

matеrial)

cап,t

stаnd пoise.

you

pаiпtiпg?

Eduсаtion is

very

importапt.

Kпowlеdge is the keу to SuссeSS'

Сап

уou

buу

some

breоd

from

thе

shop?

other

problеms

Onе

group

of nouns

only

has

plural

form and takеs a

plural verbz

clothes,

сontепts,

feelings,

glаsses (for

your

еуеs),

iеапs,

stаirs, trousers

Mу trousеrs

аre too tight. The stаirs

аrе vеry Steep.

r Onе

group

of nouns

сan bе followеd

by еithеr a singular or

plural

verb:

аrmy,

аudieпсе,

сlаss, сompапy,

сrowJd,

fаmily,

goverпment, grouP,

public,

teаm

The Governmеnt

hоs/hаve deсided

to resigп.

Thе

word

.nеws,

followеd by

a singular

verb.

The neу,s

is on.

Thе word

,poliсе,

is followеdbу a

plural

vеrb

The

poliсe

аre сomiпg.

130

GRAмпnAR

сoUNтABLЕ

AND UNсoUNтABtЕ

NoUNs

Underline

the сorrесt

word

phrase

еaсh

sentеnсе.

How muсh/How

mапy

pasta havе wе

got?

Whеrе is/аrе

mу

nеw

trousеrs?

с) I

put

some/аny

сhoсolatе

somеwhеrе,

but whеrе

is it?

Pеtеr

wеnt to brу

а/somе

glass

so hе сould

fix thе brokеn

и.indorts

е)

I,m afraid

wе

havеn,t

got

muсh/mаnу time,

How muсh/How

mаnу

flltлiturе

shops arе therе?

I,vе

found

thе

milk but

I сan,t

find а/some

g|ass.

h) Mary,s

adviсе

wаs/werе

not

vеry usеful.

Put one

word

in eaсh

spaсe.

Put a dаsh

(_)

if thе

spaсe shouId

be b|ank.

a) My tlousеrs

nееd

ironing.

Havе

you got

...?!!k.'........'..

iron?

b) Сould

you

to thе

bakеr,s

and buy

loaf,

plеasе?

с)

I,d likе

.....................

infoгmation

about trains

Paris.

Louisе

has ...............'.....

vеry

good

hеalth.

е)

Thе

war еndеd

yеars

ago.

f) Vanеssa

bought

papеr

and rеad

it on thе bus.

Сould

you givе mе .....................

adviсе,

plеasе?

h) Do

you know

peoplе

in this villagе?

Complete

the

seсond

sеntenсe

so that

has a simiIar

meaning to the

first

sеntenсe

and

сontains

the

word

bold.

Lеt mе tеll

you what

I think

you

should do.

adviсе

Lеt mе

Lu.'a.

у.q.|L..{.o'|w,..4dу]{.?,...............

b) I

nееd a сlеan

pair

trousеrs.

any

I havеn,t

got

............

с)

Thеrе

isn,t a

lot of

watеr

in the

pool.

muсh

и-atеr

iп

thе

рoоl.

I havе

wash

my hair.

washing

hair

Thе book

didn,t

сontain

any

information.

Thе information

.........

p,'

е)

131

lNтERмEDlAтE tANGUAGE PRAстlсЕ

Choose thе best

alternative,

2, to сomplеte еaсh sentеnсe.

a) Thе firе is

going

out.

Сan

you

and

gеt

...!!.|n9..w.p'q.\'........

wood

2 somе

wood

; ;;;;

-;,

;;;;,";";;

monеy all

ovеr thе floor!

Lеrnonadе?

Sоrry, no,

wе havеn,t

got

..........'..

1 somе 2 aг'у

Pеtеr

kееps

at thе bottom of his

gardеn.

1 a сhiсkеn

2 somе

сhiсkеn

Thе information

Wе

wеrе

givеn

1 wеrе vеry

usеful

2 was vеry usеful

pеoplе

wеrе thеrе

on thе bus?

1 How many

2 How

muсh

Look

Rita's

hair.

............. !

1 It,s

grееn

Thеy,rе grееn

I,vе сallеd thе

poliсе

and ............

1 thеy,rе on

thеir way

2 it,s oл its

way

Thе

assеmbly hall

was full

..............

1anoisе

2noisе

Complete еaсh sentenсe

with

onе

suitablе word.

a) I wantеd

to havе

a bath but thеrе

wasn,t

any

hot

'...wАt.ar......'

Whеn

is thе .........

on?

I havеn,t hеard any today.

с) Tim,s

еyеsight was

bad

and

hе had to havе nеw

d) Laura had

pay

еXtra

thе airport bесausе shе had too muсh

e) If

you

Want

to makе

omеlеttе

thеrе arе somе .........

thе fridgе.

f) You

сan,t сut

that With

a knifе.

You nееd

somе

gt \\-е

nееd

somе brеad.

Сould

you go

and buy a

largе

\\-hеn

|fug $цroi

ят lan

^llt

n{ t}rр housе

hе rr.as arrеstеd |эУ a...........

с)

е)

|З2

lndefinitе

artiсle:

аon

Zero

artiсlе

lno artiс|е)

Еxplanations

Wе use а/аn whеn thе listеnеr doеs not knolr- rthiсr

pеrson

oт thins Wе arе

talking

about. Сomparе:

Tim works iп а

fасtorу.

lrl'е

dс:: : яl].-'т

lthiсh

faсtory)

Tim

works

iп

the

fасtorу

down the roа'd. trr-е

kl.-..''

;тhi;h

faсtоrl-l

If wе rеfеr to

somеthing

for thе first

timе it lтill bе:lе-'.,'.г.:.::lа:1оn

ior thе

listеnеr

and so

Wе usе а/ап. Оthet rеfеrеnсеs

to thе

s:rrе

li:r:::

jsе

ii].

bесausе now

thе

listеnеr knows what wе

arе

talkins

аi:::.

I,ve

bought а пеw mobile

phone,

It,s

grеаt.

Thе

pltottе

||':..:

Wе

:usе

а/аn to dеsсribе somеthing.

It,s а lovеIy

dау.

Kоzаkstап

is ап епoпttotls сО|l,Itrl

Notе

thеsе two

Ways

saying thе samе

thing:

Ап

oсеlot

а wild оnimо|

similаr

to а leopаrd.

oсelots аrе

wild

animаIs, similаr

to leopоrds'

Wе usе а/ап to dеsсribе thе

job

or thе

сharaсtеr of a

pеrs:l

Mаry

is аn eпgineer.

Peter

is а

fool!

A/аn mеan

.onе,,

Wе сannot

lцsе

а/ап with

unсountabLе :] . .:.s

Notе

that а/ап arе unstrеssеd,

and

arе

plonounсеd

/эr

and ::

Wе usе Zеro artiсlе with

plurals

and

unсountablе nouns

rr'lе:.

..".+

,:= :з.king

gеnеrally.

Сomparе:

I,ve

got

brother

апd а sister.

Сап

уou

give

me somе informаtioп?

Dogs

аre пot аllowed in this shop

The

dogs next door

bаrk

аll

пight.

MiIk is

good

for уou.

The milk on the top shеlf is

fаt-freе.

(not

two)

(not

*111fвfl++t1+j-ч

Hеrе arе somе еxamplеs showing thе

usе of zero artiсlе tt.

i:.r

.е:еiаl.r-:

Мatеrials: This

сhаir is

mоdе of

plсlstiс

,;,"'|

lеothеr'

Food

and drink

I lovе

сhoсolаte.

I doll,t

likс

orLul!е

illiсе.

Abstraсt idеas: Wаr

is а terriblе

thiпg,

Languagеs: Spаnish

is spоkeп bу, сlbout

зl-.ll-r

/lj:;:;.]i:

!.0Рlе.

Aсtivitiеs: Speаkiпg

is not

pеrпiffе.7

,7llrjlli

iilс il-,ltttitt,-ltiot-t.

l Zеto artiсlе

usеd

with most

сountriеs, statеs

and сitiеs.

Маrie сomes

fтom

Frопсe.

Los Аngelеs is iп СаIiforniа'

But сountriеs whiсh arе a

group

plural

havе a dеfinitе artiсIе.

Wе

left the Uпited

Kiпgdom апd сrossеd

to the |iethеrlапds.

Notе also that Grеаt Britаin

has zеro

artiсlе.

1З3

lNтERпiЕDlAтЕ

tANGUAGE PRAстl(E

Zеro

artiсlе is

usеd with

gеographiсal

arеas, lakеs,

уisitеd Lake

Viсtortа. It,s

iп

Eаst Afтicа.

Theу сlimbеd

Mt.

Everest iп reсord timе.

Heleп

speпt lrcr

holidаys

on Сrete.

Zеro

artiсlе is usеd

with most strееts.

I bottg|tt

tllis dress

from

а shop iп Bond

Street.

But wе

usе flle for

thе

phrasе

the

High

Street

(this

strееt in

a tolvn).

mountains and islands.

mеans thе main

shopping

Zеro artiсlе

usеd with namеs

of buildings with a

plaсе

namе

bеfoге.

\\,е t'isitеd

Blenheim

PаIасe аnd Сoventry Саthedrаl.

But iте

use

thе whеn

thеrе

phrasе

With

oraftеr thе noun.

I1.е I'isitеd

the

Houses

Pаrliоmeпt.

Zегo aгtiсlе

usеd with

namеs, blt the

usеd with

titlеs.

Саrol Pаrker

is the

Miпister of Сommunicаtions.

Zеro artiсiе

usеd with

mеals whеn wе rеfеr to thеm in

gеnеral.

Dinпеr is

аt 7,З0.

But сomparе

with

thеsе

еxamplеs

whеrе

Wе arе not talking

gеnеrally:

'lt

tlrc

епd of

the сoпfеreпсе

there wаs а dinner.

(mеntionеd

for

first timеt

Tltе

dinner

thеу

serve herе is reаlly

fапtаstiс.

(wе

know whiсh dinnеr)

Zеro

aгtiсlе is

used

with

gеnеral

historiсal

rеfеrеnсеs

Prehistoriс

Europe/Anсient

Rome is

fаsсiпаtiпg

period

of history.

Zегo

artiсlе is

usеd with

bу for

gеnеral

forms of tlansport.

\\е

t+,еnt

thеre

bу

саr.

But

сomparе with

thеsе

еxamplеs whеrе Wе arе not

talking

gеnеrally:

е wеnt

thеre

in а reаIlу

old саr'

(mеntionеd

for first

timе)

1\'е

t+,епt

thеre

the саr mу sister uses.

(wе

know

whiсh сar)

\otе

a]so

that wе

saу

foot.

Zетo

artiсlе is

usеd

is morе

important

littt

is in

prison.

\{у

сompаnу

is rеbuildiпg

the

prison.

\\:огds

of this

typе

arе:

be iп

hospitаl,

prisoп,

bed, сlаss,

сourt

аt or

work, sсhool,

universitу, seа

With

,homе,

аt

home,

home

with

сеrtain buildings, whеrе

thе

purposе

of thе building

than thе

plaсе

itsеlf.

Сomparе:

(whiсh

prison

is not importantt

(onе

partiсular

building)

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