ARTICLES I Write a or an in the spaces. 1. ____ unreasonable decision 2. ____ unit of work 3. ____ honourable man 4.
____ UFO 5. ____ happy girl 6. ____ elephant 7. ____ BBC programme 8. ____ 9. ____ 10.____ 11.____ 12.____ 13.____ 14.____ universal problem eucalyptus tree X-ray T-shirt H-bomb hospital UNESCO worker
II Correct the sentences if necessary, or put. In which sentences are both one and a/an possible? 1. I teach four days one week. 2. Jenny's baby is only one week old. 3. Have you got one match, please? 4. You won't believe this, but it cost over one thousand pounds. 5. One summer, we must visit Sweden again. 6. They cost $10 one kilo. 7. I've known him for one year or so. 8. She's already written one novel since she retired. 9. Help! There's one mouse in the cupboard! [Link]'s one cousin of the king's. [Link] you get to my age, you just take one day at a time. [Link]-country skiing is easy. Just put one foot in front of the other. [Link] I have one little more rice? [Link] large quantity of petrol escaped from the tank. [Link] hadn't got one baseball bat, so we had to use one tennis racket. 16.I had one last look around the house, locked the door, and left. III Which is correct or more likely, a/an or one? If both a/an and one are possible, write them both. 1. It weighs over ____ hundred kilos. 2. I only asked for ____ pizza - I didn't want three of them. 3. I wouldn't allow ____ child of mine to be treated in that way. 4. It only took us ____ week to drive to Greece. 5. I've always wanted to own silver ____ -coloured car. 6. ____ sandwich isn't enough. I usually eat four or five. 7. Policies differ from ____ state to another. 8. Less than three quarters of ____ hour later, she was home. 9. All of the competitors completed the race, with just ____ exception. [Link] left home late ____ morning and hasn't been seen since. [Link] best way to learn ____ musical instrument is to find ____ enthusiastic teacher. [Link] in the distance, ____ bell rang. IV If necessary, correct these sentences. 1. Sri Lanka has the wonderful climate. 2. The organisation's aim is to educate the public about the dangers of smoking. 3. We need an environment free from pollution. 4. She has worked in a fashion industry since she left school. 5. The wind is blowing dust all the way from Africa. 6. We can look forward to a warm southerly wind this weekend.
7. The USA is a country with the high level of immigration. 8. How can we combine economic growth and respect for an environment? 9. Car exhaust emissions are having a major effect on a world's climate. [Link]'s Terry - he's the third person on the right. [Link] has become the important figure in Norwegian politics. [Link]'s a most important issue and we need to discuss it in detail. V Decide if the most appropriate articles (a/an and the,) are used in each of these texts. 1. Dan was playing outside in a street when he saw a red car go past driven by the teacher from his school. 2. A University has announced proposals to build a new library, to replace an existing one by the year 2005. 3. A: The car's been stolen from outside a house! B: Oh, no. I left my wallet and the camera in it. 4. I must buy the tin opener. I keep having to borrow one from a woman next door. 5. A: Jane bought a fridge and a washing machine for her house, but the washing machine wouldn't go through a kitchen door so she had to send it back. B: What did a shop say? A: They offered to sell her a smaller one. 6. Now, when I start pushing a car, take your foot off the clutch. If it doesn't start then, I'll have to phone the garage. 7. We went out to the excellent restaurant last night. The food was delicious and the service was first class. 8. A: Where's a tea pot? B: It's in the cupboard on the right. A: I thought you had a blue one. B: Yes, but it broke so I had to get the new one. 9. A: I've no idea what to get Mark for his birthday. B: What about a new jumper? A: Well...it's not the very interesting present. B: Why don't you buy him a set of golf clubs he's always wanted? A: What a great idea. [Link] Pike has developed a way to teach musical theory. A method is designed for children over five. 11.A: Who's a woman in red? B: She's a journalist, I think. She works for a local newspaper. [Link], when I won the competition, I had to choose between a holiday in Disneyland and a Volvo. I chose a car, of course.
