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- 1. A, an a an a doctor, a big car a university a European city an apple, an interesting film an hour ° a house I have a CD player (1st time) It costs ₤ 2 a litre (prices) I drink about three cups of coffee a day (frequency) You’re driving at ninety kilometres an hour (speed) a hundred people, a thousand days, a million pounds a bank manager, an engineer, a doctor (jobs)
- 2. The the The CD player is new (2nd time) May I turn on the TV? (only one) Where’s Mary? - She’s in the kitchen. I play the guitar Jane plays the violin The water is in the fridge (uncountable) The centre/ the station / the airport / the government
- 3. No article No article She speaks Spanish (LANGUAGES) See you at lunchtime! (MEALTIMES) She lives in Amsterdam in Holland (CITIES AND COUNTRIES) I went by taxi from Heathrow airport to Oxford Street I’m working next week Did you have a holyday last summer? But: the USA, the UK!!
- 4. A/ an a doctor a big car a university a house ° an apple an hour an interesting film
- 5. A/ an or the I bought a new TV yesterday. Was the TV expensive? We have a dog What’s the name of the dog?
- 6. A/ an It costs 2€ a litre I drink two cups of cofee a day You’re driving at a hundred Kms an hour! I’m a doctor
- 7. The May I turn on the TV? A: Where’s Mary? B: She’s in the kitchen. I play the gitar. Jane plays the violin.
- 8. The/ no article The water is in the fridge Do you like vegetables? I think education is very important Water is necessary for life. The education of the children is very important