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Exercises 72
72.1 Put in a/an or the.
1 This morning I bought a book and magazine. book is in my bag,
but I can’t remember where I put magazine.
2 I saw accident this morning. car crashed into tree.
driver of car wasn’t hurt, but car was badly damaged.
3 There are two cars parked outside: blue one and grey one. blue
one belongs to my neighbours. I don’t know who owner of grey one is.
4 My friends live in old house in small village. There is beautiful
garden behind house. I would like to have garden like that.

72.2 Put in a/an or the.

1 a This house is very nice. Does it have garden?
b It’s a beautiful day. Let’s sit in garden.
c I like living in this house, but it’s a shame that garden is so small.
2 a Can you recommend good restaurant?
b We had dinner in very nice restaurant.
c We had dinner in best restaurant in town.
3 a What’s name of that man we met yesterday?
b We stayed at a very nice hotel – I can’t remember name now.
c My neighbour has French name, but in fact she’s English, not French.
4 a Did Paula get job she applied for?
b It’s not easy to get job at the moment.
c Do you enjoy your work? Is it interesting job?
5 a ‘Are you going away next week?’ ‘No, week a er next.’
b I’m going away for week in September.
c Gary has a part-time job. He works three mornings week.

72.3 Put in a/an or the where necessary.

1 Would you like apple? Would you like an apple?
2 How o en do you go to dentist?
3 Can you close door, please?
4 I have problem. I need your help.
5 How far is it from here to station?
6 I’m going to post o ice. I won’t be long.
7 Paul plays tennis. He’s very good player.
8 There isn’t airport near where I live.
9 Nearest airport is 70 miles away.
10 There were no chairs, so we sat on floor.
11 Have you finished with book I lent you?
12 Chris has just got job in bank in Zurich.
13 We live in small apartment in city centre.
14 There’s shop at end of street I live in.

72.4 Answer these questions. Where possible, use once a week / three times a day etc.
1 How o en do you go to the cinema? Three or four times a year.
2 How o en do you go to the dentist?
3 How o en do you go away on holiday?
4 How long do you usually sleep?
5 How o en do you go out in the evening?
6 How many hours of TV do you watch (on average)?
7 What’s the usual speed limit in towns in your country?

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73 the 1
A We use the when there is only one of something:
Have you ever crossed the equator?
(there is only one equator)
Our apartment is on the tenth floor.
Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina. THE EQUATOR
I’m going away at the end of this month.
We use the + superlative (best, oldest etc.):
What’s the longest river in Europe?
Compare the and a/an (see also Units 71–72):
The sun is a star. (= one of many stars)
The hotel where we stayed was a very old hotel.
We live in an apartment on the tenth floor.
What’s the best way to learn a language?

B We say ‘the same’:

Your sweater is the same colour as mine. (not is same colour)
‘Are these keys the same?’ ‘No, they’re di erent.’

C We say: the world the universe the sun the moon the earth
the sky the sea the ground the country (= not a town)
I love to look at the stars in the sky. (not in sky)
Do you live in a town or in the country?
The earth goes round the sun, and the moon goes round the earth.
We also use Earth (without the) when we think of it as a planet in space (like Mars, Jupiter etc.).
Which is the planet nearest Earth?
We say space (without the) when we mean ‘space in the universe’. Compare:
There are millions of stars in space. (not in the space)
I tried to park my car, but the space was too small.

D We say:
(go to) the cinema, the theatre
I go to the cinema a lot, but I haven’t been to the theatre for ages.
TV / television (without the), but the radio
I watch TV a lot, but I don’t listen to the radio much.
but Can you turn o the television, please? (the television = the TV set)
the internet
The internet has changed the way we live.

E We usually say breakfast/lunch/dinner (without the):

What did you have for breakfast?
We had lunch in a very nice restaurant.
But we say ‘a big lunch’, ‘a wonderful dinner’, ‘an early breakfast’ etc.
We had a very nice lunch. (not We had very nice lunch)

F We say: size 43, platform 5 etc. (without the)

Our train leaves from platform 5. (not the platform 5)
Do you have these shoes in size 43? (not the size 43)
In the same way, we say: room 126, page 29, vitamin A, section B etc.

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Exercises 73
73.1 Put in the or a where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty.
1 : Our apartment is on the tenth floor.
: Is it? I hope there’s li .
2 : Did you have nice holiday?
: Yes, it was best holiday I’ve ever had.
3 : Where’s nearest shop?
: There’s one at end of this street.
4 : It’s lovely day, isn’t it?
: Yes, there isn’t cloud in sky.
5 : We spent all our money because we stayed at most expensive hotel in town.
: Why didn’t you stay at cheaper hotel?
6 : Would you like to travel in space?
: Yes, I’d love to go to moon.
7 : What did you think of movie last night?
: It was OK, but I thought ending was a bit strange.
8 : What’s Jupiter? Is it star?
: No, it’s planet. It’s largest planet in solar system.

73.2 Which is right? (For the, see also Unit 72.)

1 I haven’t been to cinema / the cinema for ages. (the cinema is correct)
2 Sarah spends most of her free time watching TV / the TV.
3 Do you ever listen to radio / the radio?
4 Television / The television was on, but nobody was watching it.
5 Have you had dinner / the dinner yet?
6 It’s confusing when two people have same name / the same name.
7 What do you want for breakfast / for the breakfast?
8 Fruit is an important source of vitamin C / the vitamin C.
9 This computer is not connected to internet / the internet.
10 I lay down on ground / the ground and looked up at sky / the sky.
11 Next train / The next train to London leaves from platform 3 / the platform 3.

73.3 Put in the or a where necessary. (For a and the see also Units 71–72.)
1 Sun is star. The sun is a star.
2 I’m fed up with doing same thing every day.
3 Room 25 is on second floor.
4 It was very hot day. It was hottest day of year.
5 We had lunch in nice restaurant by sea.
6 What’s on at cinema this week?
7 I had big breakfast this morning.
8 You’ll find information you need at top of page 15.

73.4 Complete the sentences. Choose from the box and use the where necessary.
breakfast cinema gate Gate 24 lunch question question 3 sea
1 I’m hungry. It’s time for lunch .
2 There was no wind, so was very calm.
3 Most of the questions in the test were OK, but I couldn’t answer .
4 ‘I’m going to tonight.’ ‘Are you? What are you going to see?’
5 I’m sorry, but could you repeat , please?
6 I didn’t have this morning because I was in a hurry.
7 (airport announcement) Flight AB123 to Rome is now boarding at .
8 I forgot to shut . Can you shut it for me?

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74 the 2 (school / the school etc.)
A Compare school and the school:

ELLIE

Ellie is ten years old. Every day she goes to Today Ellie’s mother wants to speak to her
school. She’s at school now. School starts daughter’s teacher. So she has gone to the
at 9 and finishes at 3. school to see her. She’s at the school now.
We say a child goes to school or is at school Ellie’s mother is not a student. She is not ‘at
(as a student). We are not thinking of a specific school’, she doesn’t ‘go to school’. If she
school. We are thinking of school as a general wants to see Ellie’s teacher, she goes to the
idea – children learning in a classroom. school (= Ellie’s school, a specific building).

B We use prison (or jail), hospital, university, college and church in a similar way. We do not use the
when we are thinking of the general idea of these places and what they are used for.
Compare:
When I leave school, I plan to go I went to the university to meet
to university / go to college. Professor Thomas.
(as a student) (as a visitor, not as a student)
Joe had an accident last week. He was Jane has gone to the hospital to visit
taken to hospital. He’s still in hospital Joe. She’s at the hospital now.
now. (as a patient) (as a visitor, not as a patient)
Ken’s brother is in prison for robbery. Ken went to the prison to visit his
(He is a prisoner. We are not thinking brother. (He went as a visitor, not as a
of a specific prison.) prisoner.)
Sarah’s father goes to church every Some workmen went to the church to
Sunday. (for a religious service) repair the roof. (a specific building)

With most other places, you need the. For example, the station, the cinema (see Units 72C and 73D).

C We say go to bed / be in bed etc. (not the bed):

I’m going to bed now. Goodnight.
Do you ever have breakfast in bed?
but
I sat down on the bed. (a specific piece of furniture)
go to work / be at work / start work / finish work etc. (not the work):
Chris didn’t go to work yesterday.
What time do you usually finish work?
go home / come home / arrive home / get home / be (at) home / do something at home etc. :
It’s late. Let’s go home.
I don’t go out to work. I work at home.

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Exercises 74
74.1 Complete the sentences with school or the school.
1 Why aren’t your children at school today? Are they ill?
2 When he was younger, Ben hated , but he enjoys it now.
3 There were some parents waiting outside to meet their children.
4 What time does start in the morning?
5 How do your children get to and from ? Do you take them?
6 What was the name of you attended?
7 What does Emily want to do when she leaves ?
8 My children walk to . isn’t very far.

74.2 Which is right?

1 a Where is university / the university? Is it near here? (the university is correct)
b Neil le school and got a job. He didn’t want to go to university / the university.
c In your country, what proportion of the population study at university / the university?
d This is a small town, but university / the university is the biggest in the country.
2 a My brother has always been healthy. He’s never been in hospital / the hospital.
b When my friend was ill, I went to hospital / the hospital to see her.
c When I was visiting my friend, I met Lisa, who is a nurse at hospital / the hospital.
d I saw an accident. A woman was injured and was taken to hospital / the hospital.
3 a Why is she in prison / the prison? What crime did she commit?
b There was a fire at prison / the prison. Firefighters were called to put it out.
c Do you think too many people are sent to prison / the prison?
4 a John’s mother is a regular churchgoer. She goes to church / the church every Sunday.
b John himself doesn’t go to church / the church.
c The village is very nice. You should visit church / the church. It’s interesting.

74.3 Complete the sentences. Choose from the box.

1 How did you get home a er the party? bed
2 How do you usually go in the morning? By bus? the bed
3 Sam likes to go to early and get up early. in bed
4 I don’t have my phone. I le it . home
5 ‘Have you seen my keys?’ ‘Yes, they’re on .’ home
6 Shall we meet tomorrow evening? at home
7 I like to read before going to sleep. like home
8 It was a long tiring journey. We arrived very late. work
9 Tom usually finishes at five o’clock. to work
10 It’s nice to travel around, but there’s no place . a er work

74.4 Complete the sentences. Choose at/in/to + hospital, school etc.

bed home hospital hospital prison school university work
1 Kate’s mother has to have an operation. She’ll be in hospital for a few days.
2 In your country, from what age do children have to go ?
3 Mark didn’t go out last night. He stayed .
4 There is a lot of tra ic in the morning when people are going .
5 When Sophie leaves school, she wants to study psychology .
6 Ben never gets up before 9 o’clock. It’s 8.30 now, so he is still .
7 The accident wasn’t serious. Nobody had to go .
8 If people commit crimes, they may end up .

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75 the 3 (children / the children)
A When we are talking about things or people in general, we do not use the:
I’m afraid of dogs. (not the dogs)
(dogs = dogs in general, not a specific group of dogs)
Doctors are usually paid more than teachers.
Do you know anybody who collects stamps?
Life has changed a lot in the last thirty years.
Do you like classical music / Chinese food / fast cars?
My favourite sport is football/skiing/athletics.
My favourite subject at school was history/physics/English.
We say ‘most people / most shops / most big cities’ etc. (not the most …):
Most shops accept credit cards. (not The most shops)

B We use the when we mean specific things or people.

Compare:
In general (without the) Specific people or things (with the)
Children learn from playing. We took the children to the zoo.
(= children in general) (= a specific group, perhaps the
speaker’s children)
I couldn’t live without music. The film wasn’t very good, but I liked
the music. (= the music in the film)
All cars have wheels. All the cars in this car park belong to
people who work here.
Sugar isn’t very good for you. Can you pass the sugar, please?
(= the sugar on the table)
English people drink a lot of tea. The English people I know drink a lot
(= English people in general) of tea. (= only the English people I
know, not English people in general)

C The di erence between ‘something in general’ and ‘something specific’ is not always very clear.
Compare:
In general (without the) Specific people or things (with the)
I like working with people.
(= people in general)
I like working with people who say I like the people I work with.
what they think. (= a specific group of people)
(not all people, but ‘people who say
what they think’ is still a general idea)
Do you like co ee?
(= co ee in general)
Do you like strong black co ee? The co ee we had a er dinner
(not all co ee, but ‘strong black co ee’ is wasn’t very good. (= specific co ee)
still a general idea)

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Exercises 75
75.1 Choose four of these things and write what you think about them:
bananas boxing cats crowds fast food horror movies
hot weather maths opera snow supermarkets zoos
Use: I like … / I don’t like … I think ... is/are … I don’t mind …
I love … / I hate … I’m (not) interested in …
1 I don’t like hot weather very much.
2
3
4
5

75.2 Which is right?

1 a Apples / The apples are good for you. (Apples is correct)
b Look at apples / the apples on that tree. They’re very big.
2 a Who are people / the people in this picture?
b It annoys me when people / the people throw rubbish on the ground.
3 a My memory isn’t good. I’m not good at remembering names / the names.
b What were names / the names of those people we met last night?
4 a First World War / The First World War began in 1914 and ended in 1918.
b A pacifist is somebody who is against war / the war.
5 a He’s lazy. He doesn’t like hard work / the hard work.
b Did you finish work / the work you were doing yesterday?

75.3 Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary.
(the) basketball (the) grass (the) patience (the) people
(the) questions (the) meat (the) information (the) hotels
(the) biology (the) water (the) spiders (the) lies
1 My favourite sport is basketball .
2 The information we were given wasn’t correct.
3 Some people are afraid of .
4 A vegetarian is somebody who doesn’t eat .
5 The test wasn’t hard. I answered without di iculty.
6 Do you know who live in the flat next to yours?
7 is the study of plants and animals.
8 It’s better to tell the truth. Telling o en causes problems.
9 We couldn’t find anywhere to stay in the town. were all full.
10 Don’t swim in this pool. doesn’t look very clean.
11 Don’t sit on . It’s wet a er the rain.
12 You need to teach young children.

75.4 Which is right?

1 Steve is very good at telling stories / the stories.
2 I can’t sing this song. I don’t know words / the words.
3 Don’t stay in that hotel. It’s noisy and rooms / the rooms are very small.
4 I don’t have a car, so I use public transport / the public transport most of the time.
5 All books / All the books on the top shelf belong to me.
6 Life / The life is strange sometimes. Some very strange things happen.
7 We enjoyed our holiday. Weather / The weather was good.
8 Everybody needs water / the water to live.
9 I don’t like films / the films with unhappy endings.

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76 the 4 (the gira e / the telephone / the old etc.)
A Study these sentences:
The gira e is the tallest of all animals.
The bicycle is an excellent means of transport.
When was the camera invented?
The dollar is the currency of the United States.
In these examples, the … does not mean one specific thing.
The gira e = a specific type of animal, not a specific gira e.
We use the … in this way to talk about a type of animal,
machine etc.
In the same way we use the for musical instruments:
Can you play the guitar?
The piano is my favourite instrument.
Compare a and the:
I’d like to have a piano. but I can’t play the piano.
We saw a gira e at the zoo. but The gira e is my favourite animal.
Note that man (without the) = human beings in general, the human race:
What do you know about the origins of man? (not the man)

B the old, the rich etc.

We use the + adjective (without a noun) to talk about groups of people. For example:
the old the rich the homeless the sick
the elderly the poor the unemployed the injured
the old = old people, the rich = rich people etc. :
Do you think the rich should pay higher taxes?
We need to do more to help the homeless.
Note that we say: the old (not the olds), the poor (not the poors) etc.
The rich, the homeless etc. are plural. For one person, we say:
a rich man (not a rich) a homeless person (not a homeless)

C the French, the Chinese etc.

We use the + a few nationality adjectives that end in -ch or -sh. For example:
the French the Dutch the British the English the Spanish
The meaning is plural – the people of that country.
The French are famous for their food. (not French are …)
We do not say ‘a French’ or ‘an English’ (singular). For example, we say:
I met a French woman / an English guy.
We also use the + nationality words ending in -ese or -ss. For example:
the Chinese the Portuguese the Swiss
These words can also be singular (a Chinese, a Swiss etc.).
With other nationality words, the plural ends in -s (usually without the). For example:
an Italian → Italians a Mexican → Mexicans a Thai → Thais
Italians / Mexicans / Thais are very friendly.
In all cases you can use adjective + people. For example, you can say:
French / Chinese / Mexican people are very friendly.

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Exercises 76
76.1 Answer the questions. Choose the right answer from the box. Don’t forget the.
1 2 3 4
animals birds inventions currencies
tiger elephant eagle penguin telephone wheel dollar peso
rabbit cheetah swan owl telescope laser euro rupee
gira e kangaroo parrot pigeon helicopter typewriter rouble yen

1 a Which of the animals is the tallest? the giraffe

b Which animal can run the fastest?
c Which of these animals is found in Australia?
2 a Which of these birds has a long neck?
b Which of these birds cannot fly?
c Which bird flies at night?
3 a Which of these inventions is the oldest?
b Which one is the most recent?
c Which one was especially important for astronomy?
4 a What is the currency of India?
b What is the currency of Canada?
c And the currency of your country?

76.2 Put in the or a.

1 When was the telephone invented?
2 Can you play musical instrument?
3 Jessica plays violin in an orchestra.
4 There was piano in the corner of the room.
5 I wish I could play piano.
6 Our society is based on family.
7 Martin comes from large family.
8 computer has changed the way we live.
9 When was bicycle invented?
10 Do you have car?

76.3 Complete these sentences. Use the + adjective. Choose from:

elderly injured rich sick unemployed young
1 The young have the future in their hands.
2 Helen is a nurse. She’s spent her life caring for .
3 Life is all right if you have a job, but things are hard for .
4 Ambulances arrived at the scene of the accident and took
to hospital.
5 More and more people are living longer. How are we going to care for ?
6 It’s nice to have lots of money, but have their problems too.

76.4 What do you call the people of these countries?

one person (a/an …) the people in general
1 Canada a Canadian Canadians
2 Germany
3 France
4 Russia
5 Japan
6 Brazil
7 England
8 and your country

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