25.1. Употребите необходимый артикль. 1. Mr. Fox is mobile-phone magnate. 2. He is
professor of linguistics at Oxford. 3. Simon Hope
has biggest vocabulary in London, if not in
country. 4. Will you take dog out for
run? 5. There appeared helicopter in
sky. 6. Let’s have cappuccino at this
cafe. 7. There are big bright stars in sky.
8. She quickly hit stop button on
video remote. 9. I’ve got job as TV
presenter. 10. If you don’t run into kitchen and
have look at dinner, it will get burnt.
11. There is pay phone in coffee shop.
12. young man is rock musician. 13. lam
journalist from financial magazine.
14. There is airbag in my new car. 15. I bought you
new cell phone. 16. There is peephole
in front door. 17. She was right person
at right time. 18. news isn’t just good. It
is fantastic news! 19. He pushed tape
into VCR. 20. She has full-time job.
21. He is computer programmer for
big international company. 22. Paul is fitness
instructor at local club.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
2. He is a professor of linguistics at Oxford.
Explanation: Same as above, we use "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
3. Simon Hope has the biggest vocabulary in London, if not in the country.
Explanation: In this case, we use the definite article "the" before "biggest" because it refers to a specific vocabulary, the one possessed by Simon Hope.
4. Will you take the dog out for a run?
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
5. There appeared a helicopter in the sky.
Explanation: Same as above, we use "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
6. Let's have a cappuccino at this cafe.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
7. There are big bright stars in the sky.
Explanation: In this case, we don't use an article before "big bright stars" because it refers to a general concept of stars in the sky.
8. She quickly hit the stop button on the video remote.
Explanation: We use the definite article "the" before "stop button" because it refers to a specific button on the video remote.
9. I've got a job as a TV presenter.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
10. If you don't run into the kitchen and have a look at the dinner, it will get burnt.
Explanation: We use the definite article "the" before "kitchen" and "dinner" because they refer to specific places or things.
11. There is a pay phone in the coffee shop.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
12. A young man is a rock musician.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
13. I am a journalist from a financial magazine.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
14. There is an airbag in my new car.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "an" before a singular countable noun when it starts with a pronounced vowel sound.
15. I bought you a new cell phone.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
16. There is a peephole in the front door.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
17. She was the right person at the right time.
Explanation: In this case, we use the definite article "the" before "right person" and "right time" because they refer to specific individuals and moments.
18. The news isn't just good. It is fantastic news!
Explanation: We use the definite article "the" before "news" because it refers to specific news that is being mentioned.
19. He pushed the tape into the VCR.
Explanation: We use the definite article "the" before "tape" and "VCR" because they refer to specific objects.
20. She has a full-time job.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
21. He is a computer programmer for a big international company.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.
22. Paul is a fitness instructor at the local club.
Explanation: We use the indefinite article "a" before a singular countable noun when we mention it for the first time.