Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ======Definite, indefinite and zero articles====== =====Introduction===== <html><P><IMG style="WIDTH: 135px" id=48 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/48_43a169fdf313129ea6969017722fd28a.jpg" height=198> <STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-US>Mary is <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</SPAN> scientist. She studied <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Ø</SPAN> biology at <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> University of Manchester.</SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-US></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; ; " lang=EN-US></SPAN> </P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></SPAN></B> </P></html> =====Definition===== <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>We use articles before nouns to help define them.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Indefinite article: <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</SPAN> or <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I have <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</SPAN> banana and <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</SPAN> orange.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Definite article:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">The</SPAN> meal we had last night was delicious.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB>Zero article:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Neither <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a/an </SPAN>nor <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>People often drink </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB>coffee after </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US> </SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB>dinner.</SPAN></B><BR></P> <P> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B> </P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>Note that</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>Sometimes an article is not necessary but we always need one with a singular countable noun.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt" border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 Table> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white" lang=EN-US>Singular countable nouns</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white" lang=EN-US>Plural countable nouns</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white" lang=EN-US>Uncountable nouns</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>a</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> - for nouns that begin with a consonant</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 29px" id=39 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=87><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 28px" id=40 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" height=114><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 28px" id=40 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" height=114><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>an</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> - for nouns that begin with a vowel</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 29px" id=39 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=87><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 28px" id=40 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" height=114><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 28px" id=40 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" height=114><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc" lang=EN-US>the</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 29px" id=39 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=87><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 29px" id=39 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=87><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 29px" id=39 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=87><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US>zero article</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 28px" id=40 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/40_457126aaf23a65c1331eea83d27fb7c4.jpg" height=114><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 29px" id=39 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=87><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 116.1pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=155> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <IMG style="WIDTH: 26px; HEIGHT: 29px" id=39 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/39_db7196aad25f86da510b9bb08610a187.jpg" height=87><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red" lang=EN-US></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></P><BR><BR></html> =====Indefinite article===== <html><p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">a </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">is used: </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <ul type="disc" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm"> <li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">before consonants: <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a </span>doctor, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> mechanic, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> dog, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> big car, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> happy person</span></b></li> <li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">before vowels that sound like the consonant /j/: <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> university, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> European person</span></b></li></ul> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc">an </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">is used:</span></b></p> <ul type="disc" style="MARGIN-TOP: 0cm"> <li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">before vowels: <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</span> architect, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</span> umbrella, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</span> easy exercise, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</span> important meeting</span></b></li> <li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">before 'h' when it is silent: <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an </span>hour, <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</span> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">honourable</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> person</span></b></li> <li style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><b>before consonants that sound like vowels: </b><span style="COLOR: #0000cc"><b>an</b></span><b> FBI agent</b><b>, </b><span style="COLOR: #0000cc"><b>an <font color="#000000">SNCF employee</font></b></span></span></li></ul> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></b> </p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></span></b> </p> <table style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white">Rules for 'a/an'</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white"></span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white">Examples</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white"></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To define something </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Tennis is <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a </span>sport.</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Manchester is <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> city in England.</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To describe someone or something</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">She's <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> lovely person.</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">He's <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an</span> optimist.<span style="COLOR: red"></span></span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">It's <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a </span>lovely day today.</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red"> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">To talk about jobs</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">He's<span style="COLOR: #0000cc"> a</span> lawyer and his wife is <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an </span>electrician.</span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">When we mention something or someone for the first time</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">I have <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> dog and <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a </span>cat.</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">There's <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">an </span>angry man in reception!</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">She has <span style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</span> new car.</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">When we mean one of many - it doesn't matter or we don't know which one</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 232.2pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm"> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Can you open<span style="COLOR: #0000cc"> a</span> window, please?</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'">She works in<span style="COLOR: #0000cc"> an </span>office.</span></b></p> <p style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><br></html> =====Definite article===== <html><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> is used before singular and plural countable nouns and before uncountable nouns.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p> <table style="border: currentColor; border-collapse: collapse; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt;" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" table=""> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt medium medium 1pt; border-style: solid none none solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Rules for 'the'</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="background: rgb(79, 129, 189); border-width: 1pt 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid solid none none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Examples</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: white; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 1;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>When we talk about something specific - we know which one(s)</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>What is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> name of your company? </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Here are <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> parts that you ordered.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> children are on holiday this week. </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>When we talk about something previously mentioned</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>We have a cat and a<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> </span>dog. <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">The </span>cat is very old but <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the </span>dog loves playing with <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> children.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 3;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>When there is only one</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Paris is <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the </span>capital city of France.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> sun</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Queen of England</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 4;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 12pt 0cm 2.25pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Countries which are plural or which include the kind of country in the name - kingdom, republic etc.</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> UK</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> United States </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Netherlands </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Republic of Ireland</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 5;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 19.2pt;"><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Plural </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>names</span></b><b><span style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> of places</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Alps </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Maldives </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Midlands</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(42, 51, 51); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8pt;'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 6;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Regions and points on the globe </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Far East </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Mid-West [U.S.]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> North </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> North Pole</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Manchester is in <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> north-west of England.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 7;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Geographical features: oceans, seas, rivers, forests,<span style="color: red;"> </span>gulfs, peninsulas and deserts<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>(but not lakes)</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Pacific </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Irish Sea </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Rhone</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Sahara</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Black Forest</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Gulf of Mexico<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 8;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>W</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>hen talking generally about the population of some countries </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Spanish start work later and finish later than other Europeans.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Japanese are often quiet during meetings.</span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 9;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>As an alternative to the plural when discussing facts relating to animals or objects generally </span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>And, similarly, when talking about musical instruments</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> elephant is found in Africa and Asia. [Elephants are...]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>The</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> CD was invented in 1965. [CDs were...]</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Do you play <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> piano?</span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; ;'>I love listening to <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> violin.</span></b></p><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><br></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; ;'><br></span></b></p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman"> <br></font></p></span><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'><br></span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 10;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Buildings</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> National Gallery</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Louvre</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Ritz Hotel</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 11;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Some </span></b><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>organisations</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> and institutions</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> police</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> Army, the Navy, the Royal Air Force</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> BBC</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Internet</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 12;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Some expressions relating to position or time<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>on <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> top</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>in <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> middle </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>at <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> bottom </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'></span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>on <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> left/right</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>at <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> moment </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>in <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> end</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>at<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> the</span> beginning</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>at <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> weekend</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>in <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> morning/afternoon/evening </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 13;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With 'same'<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It's<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> the</span> same as this one.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 14;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>With some adjectives to refer to a group of people</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> poor = poor people generally</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> rich</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> young</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> homeless</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 15;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Before superlative adjectives and adverbs </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>biggest<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>most beautiful<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"></span></span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>least expensive</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> best/worst</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> most carefully</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 16;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none none solid; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Before some adjectives, </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>often in promotional literature<span style="color: red;"></span></span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: medium 1pt medium medium; border-style: none solid none none; border-color: rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> necessary = what is necessary</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Have a look at these recommendations and do </span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> necessary.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow: 17;"> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt medium 1pt 1pt; border-style: solid none solid solid; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>Before some adjectives to make a noun [only in literary or poetic language or in certain expressions]</span></b></p></td> <td width="310" valign="top" style="border-width: 1pt 1pt 1pt medium; border-style: solid solid solid none; border-color: rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(79, 129, 189) rgb(240, 240, 240); padding: 0cm 5.4pt; width: 232.2pt; background-color: transparent;"> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> deep = <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> sea</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='color: rgb(0, 0, 204); font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>the</span></b><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> blue =<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);"> the</span> sky</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'>It was like a bolt from <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);">the</span> blue = It came as a complete surprise to me.</span></b></p> <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style='font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";'> </span></b></p></td></tr></tbody></table><br><br><br></html> =====Zero article===== <html><P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>We don't always need to use <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a/an </SPAN>or <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> before a noun. We sometimes call this zero article or you may see it as </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-US>.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <TABLE style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; mso-padding-alt: 0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-alt: solid #4F81BD 1.0pt" Table border=1 cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0> <TBODY> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 0; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; ">Rules for zero article</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white"></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; ">Examples</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white"></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BACKGROUND: #4f81bd; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white; ">Exceptions</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: white"></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 1"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>All continents and most countries</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Japan is in </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Asia and has more than 6,000 islands.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>The north coast of </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> France faces the south coast of </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> England.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Names of countries which include republic, kingdom etc. or plurals:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Czech Republic</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> UK</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Philippines</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ">the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Netherlands</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style=""> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Islands</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "></SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Ibiza, </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Corsica and </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Sicily are all islands in<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN>the Mediterranean.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; COLOR: #2a3333; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Names which include the word isle(s) or plurals:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Channel Islands</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Isle of Wight</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ">the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> Scilly Isles</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 3"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Cities and towns</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Birmingham is the second largest city in England.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ">the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> Hague</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 4"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Mountains & lakes</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Lake Gwynant is 3km from<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Mount Snowdon in North Wales.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>When we don't include 'Mount': </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Matterhorn</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Jungfrau </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Groups of lakes:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Great Lakes</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 5"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Names of streets </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Oxford Street in London has 548 shops. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> High Street</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>[Street signs usually show High Street but we always say <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> High Street.]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 6"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Names of shops</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Sainsbury's is England's oldest supermarket and </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Tesco is the biggest.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>A particular shop:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>The </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Sainsbury's in<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> the</SPAN> High Street is open on Sundays.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 7"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Languages </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; "> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Swiss people speak </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> German, </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> French, </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Italian or </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Romansh.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Sometimes,<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>instead of 'English', (or any other language) we say:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>The</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> English<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN><U>language</U><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN>is spoken as a native or foreign language by about 900 million people.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>The meaning is the same but this is more formal.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 8"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Places such as school, prison, hospital, church etc. when we think of them generally, not as specific buildings</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Christians go to </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> church on Sundays.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>My son's going to </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> university in September and my daughter left </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> college last year - she's at </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> work now.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>He takes his children to </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> school every morning.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>She's in </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> hospital. [staying as a patient for more than a day]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>We took him to </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> hospital when he broke his leg.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>He's in </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> prison. He went to </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> prison 5 years ago for murder.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>'<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">The</SPAN> church' means the Christian Church as an institution, not a place.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>the</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> synagogue, <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> temple, <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> mosque, etc.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Compare:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>She works in <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</SPAN> hospital. [It doesn't matter which one.]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I went to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> hospital yesterday. [as a visitor - and we know which one.]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 9"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Names of stations, airports etc.<SPAN style="COLOR: red"></SPAN></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>You can get a train to </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Gatwick Airport from </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Victoria Station.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 10"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Sport and education</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I like playing </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> golf at the weekend.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>She's studying </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> archaeology at Manchester University.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 11"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Generalisations - </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>uncountable and plural countable nouns only</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I love </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> coffee but I don't like </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> tea.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>He reads </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> magazines about </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> cars and </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> motorbikes.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> Happiness is more important than </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> money.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Compare: </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I need <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a </SPAN>coffee but <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> coffee at work is horrible!</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>She loves </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> music but she doesn't like<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> the </SPAN>music her son listens to.</SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 12"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Meals</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; "> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>In Spain, they have </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> lunch and </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> dinner much later than in England.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=center><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #f0f0f0; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Compare:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>We had <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</SPAN> nice lunch yesterday.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>The</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> lunch at <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> convention was terrible!</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 13"> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Other expressions</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I go to </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> bed at 11.00 & on Sundays I stay in </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> bed until 10.00.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I go to work by </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> bus or </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> train but never on </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> foot.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>It's on </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> page 36.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>They're on </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> holiday.</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>Compare:</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-GB>The</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> dog's in <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> bed again! [talking about a specific bed]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P></TD></TR> <TR style="mso-yfti-irow: 14; "> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ">Before 'next' and 'last'</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I went to Japan </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> last year. [last = previous]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB>I'll see her at the meeting </SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; " lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> next month.</SPAN></B></P></TD> <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #4f81bd 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: #f0f0f0; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent; PADDING-LEFT: 5.4pt; WIDTH: 154.05pt; PADDING-RIGHT: 5.4pt; BORDER-TOP: #f0f0f0; BORDER-RIGHT: #4f81bd 1pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0cm" vAlign=top width=205> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: red; ; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>Louis Philippe was<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"> <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> </SPAN>last king of France. [last = final]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; ; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>The</SPAN></B><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> last time I went to London, it rained every day! [last = the most recent]</SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; ; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB" lang=EN-GB>I was there first and Jean was <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">the</SPAN> next (person) to arrive. </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B style=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; ; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" ><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; " lang=EN-GB> </SPAN></B></P><BR></html> =====Examples===== <html><P><IMG style="WIDTH: 150px" id=181 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/181_6d780181fbec1bad060bfb951ca68a0e.jpg"> <IMG style="WIDTH: 130px; HEIGHT: 130px" id=180 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/180_592d07a59a9d3b152cae8ac63e632003.jpg" height=144></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><STRONG>Can you open<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> a</SPAN> window, please?</STRONG> <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><STRONG>Can you close <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> window, please?</STRONG></SPAN></SPAN> </P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB></SPAN></B></STRONG></SPAN> </P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><STRONG><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><IMG style="WIDTH: 116px; HEIGHT: 154px" id=186 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/186_9c563c935e7b6644fa783487a313ecc3.jpg" height=156> <IMG style="WIDTH: 173px; HEIGHT: 126px" id=183 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/183_7b8124962c62a291c206cec324f2f215.jpg" height=150></SPAN></B></STRONG></SPAN></P> <P><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><STRONG>My daughter's at <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Ø</SPAN> university, <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>My husband works as <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a</SPAN> lecturer at <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the </SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>[she's a student] but she's </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>on <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>university. [We know which one] </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; COLOR: #0000cc; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>Ø</SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US> holiday at <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">the</SPAN> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US>moment </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang=EN-GB><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA" lang=EN-US><STRONG>with <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">a </SPAN>friend</STRONG>.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P> <P> </P> <P><STRONG> </STRONG></SPAN><IMG style="WIDTH: 116px; HEIGHT: 164px" id=198 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/198_49c61eecfa6c165262419a783e64bf77.jpg" height=181> <IMG style="WIDTH: 191px" id=184 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/184_30685cc7b6ef2014f86864c3a0079b32.jpg" height=141></P> <P><SPAN><STRONG>I love listening to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"><FONT face=Arial>Ø </FONT></SPAN>music...</STRONG><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN><STRONG>...but I don't like going to <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc">Ø</SPAN> concerts;<SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"> </SPAN>the music is too loud.</STRONG></SPAN></P></SPAN></SPAN> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"></SPAN><STRONG> </STRONG></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><IMG style="WIDTH: 195px" id=570 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/570_d3d5edeae17c651124821c97cc526f4d.jpg" height=130> <IMG style="WIDTH: 194px" id=571 alt=Image src="http://www.e-exercises.com/img/bibliotheque/571_ef0fa9f08eecfff82864f73a8942bf61.jpg" height=131></SPAN></B></P> <P style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN><STRONG><SPAN>I need to buy <SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"><FONT face=Arial>a </FONT></SPAN>book.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: #0000cc"><FONT face=Arial>The</FONT></SPAN> book I am looking for is by J. Wright. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US></SPAN></STRONG></P></SPAN> <P> </P></html> [[en:grammar:home|{{ :file_-_back_3_.png?150 }}]]