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f)

There are pieces of paper all over the floor!

litter

There

all over the floor.

g)

Can I park my car here?

allowed

Is

here?

I know

very expensive.

a)

Let me give you a

piece

of advice.

b)

There is an interesting

of news in the paper.

c)

A

of stairs takes you to the top of the house.

d)

Could I have another

of paper, please?

e)

Helen has a lovely

of hair.

f)

Do you want another

of toast?

g)

We bought Mike and Lynn a

of cutlery for a wedding present.

h)

The lightning was followed by a

of thunder.

a)

I can't cut this loaf. Do you have a proper

bread

knife?

b)

I'm afraid that 'neice' is a

mistake.

c)

There's usually a/an

space opposite the cinema.

d) We need a/an

box to keep the money in.

e)

The tourist board have built a/an

centre near the castle.

f)

We decided to put a/an

conductor on the

roof.

g)

Marjorie used to write a/an

column in a magazine.

h)

These suitcases are very heavy. We must find a/an

trolley.

i)

I must rush. I'm going to a/an

lesson.

j)

Julie found her flat through a/an

agency.

Food habits

Breakfast is one of those (1)

B..

that varies from person to person,

and country to country. For some (2)

it means a (3)

of toast and some coffee. In various places I've also been offered

(4)

or fruit. (5)

executives might eat breakfast at the

(6)

, while for many schoolchildren breakfast is a

(7)

of milk at home, and then a long wait (8)

the

first break of the morning, when they eat (9)

or

(10)

chocolate bar. Some families sit down and eat together

(11)

the morning, and listen to (12)

news on the

radio or (13)

early morning television. For other people, the early

morning is a rush (14)

work or school, and there just simply isn't

(15)

1)

A times

B meals

C foods

D plates

2)

A people

B persons

C breakfasts

D us

3)

A sheet

B loaf

C slice

D sandwich

4)

A a cheese

B the cheese

C cheese

D cheeses

5)

A Business

B A business

C Business's

D Businessmen

6)

A train

B street

C morning

D office

7)

A glass

B piece

C warm

D box

8)

A to

B is

C until

D which

9)

A sandwich

B the sandwich

C a sandwiches

D sandwiches

10)

A a

B some

C a piece

D a glass of

11)

A for

B in

C at

D while

12)

A a

B what

C some

D the

13)

A look

B watch

C see

D regard

14)

A to

B from

C at

D and

15)

A there

B it

C enough

D time

Key points

1 Check in a dictionary to be sure that a noun is countable or uncountable.

The meaning of a noun may change depending on whether it is used in a

countable or uncountable sense.

Note that some nouns ending in -5 take a singular verb:

The news is bad today

And that some nouns only have a plural form:

The police are arriving shortly.

SEE ALSO

Indefinite article

• With something we refer to for the first time.

{a/an)

I've just had a great idea.

I'll give you a call next week.

Cairo is a very big city.

It's a beautiful day.

one and a half kilos

a dozen eggs

a hundred envelopes

Definite article

• With nouns we have mentioned previously.

(the)

There is a bedroom and a living room. The bedroom is quite large.

regions.

The Thames flows into the North Sea.

the Arctic

Also with plural countries,

or where the country name contains a noun.

the Netherlands

the

People's Republic of China

This is the best.

You are the first.

This is the only one.

•

With media.

What's on (the) television?

I went to

the cinema.

Zero article

•

With uncountable nouns and plural countable nouns when we are talking

(no article)

generally.

Give peace a chance.

Football is life.

I hate wasps.

All he

talks about is cars.

She works for Lufthansa.

I'll see you in January.

- With names of meals when we are talking generally.

It's time for lunch.

(BUT The lunch I had at Cafe Sol was good value.)

What's for dinner?

(BUT The dinner Sue gave us last night was delicious.)

Sally is in prison.

(she's a prisoner)

Sally is in the prison.

(she's a visitor to that specific building)

Similar are: bed, church,

class, court, hospital, school, university

- With means of transport when we are talking generally.

We went there by car.

(BUT We went there in the car that Alex borrowed.)

a)

We went by

/..

- train to

the

west of England.

b)

people who live in

Netherlands are called

Dutch.

c)

judge sent me to

prison for

ten

years.

d)

Columbus was one of

first people to cross

Atlantic.

e)

As

captain of

ship, I have

complete authority.

f)

David learned to play

violin when he was at

university.

g)

Trafalgar Square is near

Charing Cross Station.

h)

Did you read

book I lent you

last week?

i)

We'll put up

shelves and then go to

cafe for

something to eat.

j)

Is that

present Bill gave you for

Christmas?