Focus on nominals: practice grammar book for intermediate learners of English. Бочарова М.В - 61 стр.

TASK 87. Use THE, A/AN or – (no article) to fill in the gaps.
________1. Larkins are______2. very interesting family. Mr. Larkin is
____3. travel-writer who has been all over____4. world and has writ-
ten_____5. books about ____6. China and____7. Chinese. He has also pub-
lished_____8. articles in newspapers such as ____9. Times and_____10. Observer.
His wife Sylvia, is_____11. journalist who has interviewed people like
______12. Prince of Wales and _____13. President Reagan. At ______14. moment
she’s writing____15. article about______16. homeless. Their son Jack, is
______17. professional footballer who plays in_____18. USA. He has been play-
ing____19. football since he was_____20. child. Jack met his wife, Sally,
at______21. Chicago Airport ______22. morning after he had left ______23. home
to live in______24. States. She is_____25. musician who plays______26. drums in
______27. rock band. In 28. ____ summer the whole family meet at 29. ____
Maxim’s in 30. ____ Paris, then travel by 31. ____ car around 32. ____ Europe for
34. ____ month. Last year they spent 35. ____ whole month of July in 36. ____ Por-
tugal before going back to 37. ____ work.


TASK 88. Supply appropriate articles where necessary.
1.   David Franklin was riding his motorbike through ______Canadian moun-
     tains.
2.   The firemen rescued ____man who was trapped in ______burning building.
3.   He skidded on _____banana skin and broke his arm.
4.   On ______fourth day of its voyage _____Titanic crashed into ______huge
     iceberg.
5.   Were ______traffic lights on _____ corner red or green?
6.   Where did ____event happen?
7.   Thomas Edison invented _____light bulb.
8.   John Mills is preparing_____expedition to ___North Pole.
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