MO T (Articles)
I. Định nghĩa
Mo t là t dùng trước danh t và cho biết danh t y đề cp đến mt đối tượng xác định hay không xác định.
II. Phân loi
Mo t xác định (Definite article): the
Ma t bt định (Indefinite article): a, an
III. Cách dùng
1. Mo t bt định (Indefinite articles): a, an
- Dùng trước danh t đếm được (s ít) - khi danh t đó chưa được xác định (bt định). "an" dùng cho danh t bt đầu
bng nguyên âm (nhưng ph thuc vào cách phát âm). Còn li là dùng “a”.
Ví d: a book, a table
an apple, an orange
- Đặc bit mt s t "h" được đọc như nguyên âm nên dùng "an"
Ví d: an hour, an honest man
2. Mo t xác định (Definite article)
2.1. Cách đọc:
- "the" được đọc là [di] khi đứng trước danh t bt đầu bng nguyên âm (a, e, i, o, u)
Eg: The egg, the chair
- “the” được đọc là [dơ] khi đứng trước danh t bt đầu bng ph âm:
Eg. The umbrella, the book
- "The" được đọc là [dơ] khi đứng trước danh t có cách viết bt đầu bng nguyên âm nhưng có cách đọc bng mt
ph âm + nguyên âm: /ju:/ và /w^n/ như:
The United Stated
The Europeans
The one-eyed man
The university
- "The" được đọc là [di] khi đứng trước danh t có “h” không đọc:
The [di] hour
The [di] honest man
2.2. Mt s nguyên tc chung:
1/ “The” được dùng trước danh t ch người , vt đã được xác định
Mo t xác định "the" được dùng trước danh t để din t mt (hoc nhiu) người , vt, s vt nào đó đã được xác
định ri, nghĩa là c người nói và người nghe đều biết đối tượng được đề cp ti.
Ví d: Khi nói "Mother is in the garden" (M đang trong vườn), c người nói ln người nghe đều biết khu vườn đang
được đề cp ti là vườn nào, đâu.
I often have dinner early. (ba ti nói chung)
The dinner we had at that restaurant was awful. (Ba ăn ti chúng tôi đã ăn nhà hàng đó tht ti)
Butter is made from cream. (Bơ được làm t kem) - bơ nói chung
He likes the butter of France. ( Anh ta thích bơ ca Pháp) - butter được xác định bi t France
2/ Dùng “the” trước danh t để ch s duy nht
Ví d:
The earth goes around the sun.
The sun rises in the East.
3/ Khi mt vt dùng tượng trưng cho c loài
Ví d:
The horse is a noble animal
The dog is a faithful animal
4/ So sánh hơn nht
Ví d:
She is the most beautiful girl in this class
Paris is the biggest city in France
5/ Trước 1 tính t được dùng làm danh t để ch 1 lp người và thường có nghĩa s nhiu
Ví d:
The one-eyed man is the King of the blind.
The poor depend upon the rich.
6/ Dùng trong thành ng: BY THE (theo tng)
Ví d:
Beer is sold by the bottle.
Eggs are sold by the dozen.
7/ Trước danh t riêng (proper noun) s nhiu để ch v chng hay c h ( c gia đình[/u[u]])
Ví d:
The Smiths always go fishing in the country on Sundays.
Do you know the Browns?
8/ Trước tên: rng núi, sông, qun đảo, vnh, bin, đại dương , tên sách và báo chí, và tên các chiếc tàu.
Ví d:
The Red river; the Philippines, the NewYorkTimes
9/ Trước danh t v dân tc
Ví d:
The Chinese, the Americans and the French were at war with the Germans
The Swiss; the Dutch
The Catholics and the Protestants believe in Christ
10/ Trước danh t ch nhc c
Eg: The guitar, the piano, the violin
I could play the guitar when I was 6.
Complete the story about the theft of a river barge. Put in a, an, one or the.
This is () a true story about (1) ................... man who chose (2) .....................worst possible time for his
crime. It happened in London in (3) ................ summer of 1972. (4) .............. man stole a barge on
(5)... .. River Thames (in case you don't know, (6)…………….. barge is a river boat used for
carrying goods). (7).................... owner of ( ........... …….. barge soon discovered that it was missing and
immediately informed (9) .................... police so that they could look for it. Normally (10)…………… river
is quite (11).................... busy place, and it would be difficult to find what you were looking for. On this day,
however, there was (12)..................... dock strike, and so there was only (13)……………. barge on
(14) ................... river. (15) ..................... thief was quickly found and arrested.
(1)x space is difficult to imagine and yet (2)a man has been to (3)the Moon and sent (4)x machines to
(5)the Mars and far futher.
There is no (6) x air between us and the stars and yet light and X-rays and radio waves reach us here on
(7)the earth.
We are seeking (8)the information, trying to find planets with (9)x air and (10)x water and (11)x valuable
materials such as (12)the minerals that we need.
Perhaps we will find (13)the world like ours with (14)x oxygen that we can breathe.
Of course, (15)the real romance would be to find other living species, to communicate with them and
share (16)the knowledge of the universe.
At night ()x trees release (17)x carbon dioxide. In the day they make (18)xoxygen. We need (19)the trees
to live.
I love (20)the trees. They give us (21)x colour and (22)x shade.
They stop (23)a noise from (24)x traffic where we live.
There was (25)a beautiful tree behind my house for years.
Then someone cut (26)the tree down so now all you can see is (27)the buildings.
So I'm going to sell (28)the house because looking into (29)the other people's windows is no fun.
I preferred looking at (30)the tree and (31)the colour it had.
Và đây là phn thc hành, các bn cùng làm nha, mình ch ly trên mng ch chưa có đáp án đâu
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1. Salem doesn’t like .................. talkative people.
A. × B. the C. many D. a
2. It’s true that................ rich lead a different life from the poor.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
3. Mary lives in .................Canada near Lake Ontario.
A. the B. × C. a D. an
4. The explorer crossed ...............Pacific Ocean in a canoe.
A. an B. a C. the D. no article
5. She has been playing ..............flute for ten years.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
6. For breakfast we usually have ................... coffee and toast.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
7. What time do you start ................ work in the morning?
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
8 Barbara hopes to go to ................ university next year.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
9. They went on a cruise down .................Nile and saw the Pyramids.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
10. Sarah thinks .................. life is more difficult in a foreign country.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
11. The judge sentenced the thief to six months in ................... prison.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
12. I’ve noticed that ..................Spanish eat a lot of vegetables.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
13. A volcano has erupted in .............Philippines recently.
A. an B. a C. the D. many
14. ................ examinations always make him nervous.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
15. We went to ............... cinema twice a month.
A. an B. a C. the D. some
Exercise 2: Supply a suitable article
1. This is …easy question
2. Please speak …little louder
3. May I have your…phone number?
4. May I ask you …question?
5. A man decided to rob __________bank in the town where he lived. He walked into ___________bank
and handed ___note to one of ________cashiers._______cashier read_________note which told her to
give _________man some money. Afraid that he might have_________gun, she did as she was
told__________man then walked out of ________building, leaving__ note behind. However, he had no
time to spend ………money because he was arrested …..same day. He had made ……..mistake. He had
written ……… note on back of …… envelope. And on … other side of ….envelope was his name and
address. This clue was quite enough for …… detective on the case.
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Exercise 1: Choose the best answer:
1. Salem doesn’t like ...D............... talkative people.
A. × B. the C. many D. a
2. It’s true that.....C........... rich lead a different life from the poor.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
3. Mary lives in .........B........Canada near Lake Ontario.
A. the B. × C. a D. an
4. The explorer crossed ...C............Pacific Ocean in a canoe.
A. an B. a C. the D. no article
5. She has been playing ....C..........flute for ten years.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
6. For breakfast we usually have .....D.............. coffee and toast.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
7. What time do you start .......D........ work in the morning?
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
8 Barbara hopes to go to .........C....... university next year.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×
9. They went on a cruise down ......C...........Nile and saw the Pyramids.
A. an B. a C. the D. ×