Unit 73. The 1

Unit 73; Part A

We use the when there is only one of something:

•    What is the longest river in the world? (there is only one longest river)
•    The earth goes round the sun and the moon goes round the earth.
•    Have you ever crossed the equator?
•    I'm going away at the end of this month.

Don't forget the:
•    Paris is the capital of France. (not Paris is capital of ...)

But we use a /an to say what kind of thing something is (see Unit 71B). Compare the and a:
•    The sun is a star. (= one of many stars)
•    The hotel we stayed at was a very nice hotel.

Unit 73; Part B

We say: the sky, the sea, the ground, the country, the environment.

•    We looked up at all the stars in the sky. (not in sky)
•    Would you like to live in the country? (= not in a town)
•    We must do more to protect the environment. (= the natural world around us)

But we say space (without the) when we mean 'space in the universe'. Compare:
•    There are millions of stars in space. (not in the space)
•    I tried to park my car, but the space was too small.

Unit 73; Part C

We use the before same (the same):

• Your pullover is the same colour as mine. (not is same colour)
• 'Are these keys the same?' 'No, they're different.'

Unit 73; Part D

We say: (go to) the cinema, the theatre.
•    I go to the cinema a lot, but I haven't been to the theatre for ages.

When we say the cinema / the theatre, we do not necessarily mean a specific cinema or theatre.

We usually say the radio, but television (without the). Compare:
•    I listen to the radio a lot.    but    I watch television a lot.
•    We heard the news on the radio.    but    We watched the news on television.

The television = the television set:
•    Can you turn off the television, please?

Unit 73; Part E

Breakfast    lunch    dinner
We do not normally use the with the names of meals (breakfast, lunch etc.):
•    What did you have for breakfast?
•    We had lunch in a very nice restaurant.
•    What time is dinner?

But we use a if there is an adjective before breakfast, lunch etc. :
•    We had a very nice lunch. (not We had very nice lunch)

Unit 73; Part F

Platform 5    Room 126 etc.
We do not use the before noun + number. For example, we say:
•    Our train leaves from Platform 5. (not the Platform 5)
•    (in a shop) Have you got these shoes in size 43? (not the size 43)

In the same way, we say: Room 126 (in a hotel), page 29 (of a book), question 3 (in an exam), Gate 10 (at an airport) etc.

Exercises

1 Put in the or a/an where necessary.

Put in the or a/an where necessary. If no word is necessary, leave the space empty.

1    A: Where did you have - lunch?
     B: We went to a restaurant.
2    A: Did you have _____ nice holiday?
     B: Yes, it was _____ best holiday I've ever had.
3    A: Where's _____ nearest shop?
     B: There's one at _____ end of this street.
4    A: Do you often listen to _____ radio?
     B: No. In fact I haven't got _____ radio. .
5    A: Would you like to travel in _____ space?
     B: Yes. I'd love to go to _____ moon.
6    A: Do you go to _____ cinema very often?
      B: No, not very often. But I watch a lot of films on _____ television.
7   A: It was _____ nice day yesterday, wasn't it?
     B: Yes. it was beautiful. We went for a walk by _____ sea.
8    A: What did you have for _____ breakfast this morning?
     B: Nothing. I never eat _____ breakfast.
9    A: Excuse me, where is _____ Room 25, please?
     B: It's on _____ second floor.
10 A: We spent all our money because we stayed at _____ most expensive hotel in town.
     B: Why didn't you stay at _____ cheaper hotel?

2 Put in the where necessary.

Put in the where necessary. If you don't need the, leave the space empty.

1    I haven't been to    the    cinema for ages.
2    I lay down on _____ ground and looked up at _____ sky.
3    Sarah spends most of her free time watching _____ television.
4    _____ television was on, but nobody was watching it.
5    Lisa and I arrived at _____ same time.
6    Have you had _____ dinner yet?
7    You'll find _____ information you need at _____ top of _____ page 15.
8    What's _____ capital city of Canada?

3 Put in the or a/an where necessary.

Put in the or a/an where necessary. (See Unit 72 for a/an and the if necessary.)

1    Sun is star.    The sun is a star.
2    Paul lives in small village in country. ________________________
3    Moon goes round earth every 27 days. ________________________
4    I'm fed up with doing same thing every day. ________________________
5    It was very hot day. It was hottest day of year. ________________________
6    I don't usually have lunch, but I always eat good breakfast. ________________________
7    If you live in foreign country, you should try and learn language. ________________________
8    We missed our train because we were waiting on wrong platform. ________________________
9    Next train to London leaves from Platform 3. ________________________

4 Complete the sentences using the following.

Complete the sentences using the following. Use the where necessary.

breakfast cinema ~~dinner~~ gate Gate 21 question 8 sea

1    'Are you going out this evening?'    'Yes, after   dinner .'
2    There was no wind, so ___________ was very calm.
3    The test wasn't too difficult, but I couldn't answer ___________.
4    'I'm going to ___________ tonight.'    'Are you? What are you going to see?'
5    I didn't have time for ___________ this morning because I was in a hurry.
6    Oh, ___________ is open. I must have forgotten to shut it.
7    (airport announcement) Flight AB123 to Rome is now boarding at ___________.

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