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Level 4 Unit 9b(1)

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J.R.R. Tolkein was a professor at Oxford

University. He wrote a children’s book called The
Hobbit in 1937. Since then, the book has been
translated into more than 30 languages and sold
millions of copies worldwide. The book begins at
the home of a hobbit called Bilbo Baggins …
n a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.
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Indefinite article a/an • to say that a person or thing is the only one in that
Use the indefinite article a/an: context:
• to talk about one person or one thing in a general Tom was waiting by the entrance to the museum.
way (when it doesn’t matter which one): (there is only one entrance)
She lived in a house in Manchester.
Zero article
• to talk about something or someone for the first time Use no article to talk about:
(we don’t know which one):
• uncountable or plural nouns in a general way:
In a hole in the ground …
The hobbit was fond of visitors.
• to say that a person or thing is one of many:
Houses in England often have gardens.
He was a professor at Oxford University. (There is
more than one professor.) some
Note that some isn’t an article but it can replace a/an
Definite article the
or zero article when you talk about plural countable
Use the definite article the: nouns, or uncountable nouns.
• to talk about a specific person or thing: There’s a chair in the hall. → There are some chairs in
J.R.R. Tolkien was the author of The Hobbit. the hall.
• to add a description of the specific thing or person: There’s furniture in the hall. → There’s some furniture in
The hole had a round door. the hall.
• to refer back to the same thing or person: We often use some to say a number of … rather than
talking about people/things in general:
The hole had a round door. The door opened on to a I like books about fantasy. (= all books)
hall. I like some books about fantasy. (= a number of books,
but not all)
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Exercises
Exercises
1 Read the text. o ne of the options in italics (1–6) is not possible. Circle the incorrect option.
Last weekend we visited 1a / the / – castle near my
home. It has 2an / some / – ancient statues at the
entrance. The main door opens on to 3an / some /
the entrance hall, and the first painting you see is
a portrait of 4 a / – / the previous owner. All the
rooms have 5a / some / – beautiful furniture. The
disappointing thing was that I wanted 6– / an /
some information about its history but no one
there seemed to know anything about it.
2 Read this description of a room from a play called A Doll’s House. Complete it
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using a, an, or the. Then listen and check.
ACT I Scene 1
The audience sees 1................ comfortable room. At the back of 2................ stage, there
are two doors. There is 3................ piano between 4................ two doors. One door leads
to 5................ entrance hall and 6................ other door, which is partly open, leads to a
study. We can see part of a desk in 7................ study. On the left-hand wall of the main
room, there is 8................ window and there are two armchairs near it. On the right-hand
side, there is another window and, in front of it, 9
................ stove and 10................
rocking chair. There’s 11................ small table between 12................ stove and
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................ rocking chair. There are pictures on 14................ walls and a small bookcase
with some books. A fire burns in 15................ stove.
3 Read the sets of three sentences. Write one indefinite article, one definite article, and one zero
article (–) in A, B, and C.
1 A Henrik Ibsen was author of the B Here are your keys. room is on the
play A Doll’s House. second floor.
B Henrik Ibsen was playwright from C Do you have room for two, please?
Norway. 4 A They live in house in the center of Rome.
C Henrik wrote plays in the B Some people still live in houses made
19th century. of straw.
2 A I like watching comedy shows on TV. C They live in same house that
B There’s episode of that new TV Shakespeare once lived in.
show on this evening. 5 A Would you like piece of chocolate?
C Have you seen new detective show B In my opinion chocolate they make in
on Channel 5? It’s great! Mexico is the best in the world.
3 A We have accommodations for 30 C I’m very fond of chocolate.
guests.
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Level 4 Unit 9b(1)

J.R.R. Tolkein was a professor at Oxford

n a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit.

1 © National Geographic Learning

using a, an, or the. Then listen and check.

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