Example: a professional shot
It is a shot made by a professional photographer.
1. to catch fire
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2. a cloud on one’s happiness
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3. a case in point
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4. to meet with an accident
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5. to change one’s mind
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6. fortune
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7. neighbour
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8. brakes
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4. Translate into English.
5. Make up the sentences of your own using the following words.
1. unfortunately, neighbour, report
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2. accident, catch, serious
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3. splutter, climb
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4. find out, change my mind
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5. recollect, invitation, drop
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6. towards, burn
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7. memorize, engine
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8. entry, cause
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The Use of Articles
Неопределенный артикль (a/an) употребляется:
Please, give me a cassette.
2. Когда имеется в виду любой (any) представитель данного класса лиц или предметов.
A child should study well.
3. Когда существительное обозначает, кем или чем является лицо или предмет.
My friend is an engineer.
4. Со значением числительного «one».
I have bought an apple today.
Неопределенный артикль не употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными:
Определенный артикль (the) употребляется:
1. Когда указан индивидуальный признак, отличающий лицо или предмет, обозначенный существительным, от всех лиц или предметов того же класса.
Please, give me the book you have bought today.
2. Когда ясно из контекста, какое именно лицо или предмет имеется в виду.
Measure the desk, please.
3. Когда лицо или предмет снова упоминается.
We have just received a telegramme. The telegramme was extremely important.
4. Когда лицо или предмет является единственным в мире или единственным в данных условиях.
The Earth goes round the Sun.
The captain must be on deck.
6. Fill in the correct articles where necessary.
1. We have just received............invitation. .........is rather unexpected.
2. My father is........photographer.
3. .........photographer should use.......professional equipment.
4. Please, give me.......briefcase you have just measured.
5. ........advice you gave me was very important.
6. .......director signs all the important reports.
7. Don’t come close to........fire which is burning there.
8. This month I have bought........mobile phone. .........phone is rather expensive.
9. ........Moon is smaller than .......Earth.
10. Could you give me ........pen, please?
7. Complete the sentences.
Show me the........................................................................................