Лекция: Exercise 4.7

Read the dialogue and write a/an or the where necessary. If no article is necessary, leave an empty space.

¾ Do you happen to know (1) … Mitchells? They are (2) … very interesting family.

¾ I think yes. Is Mr Mitchell (3) … travel-writer?

¾ He is. He has written (4) … books about (5) … Japan and (6) … Japanese people. (7) … Last year he published (8) … article in (9) … Times.

¾ What does his wife do?

¾ She’s (10) … journalist and interviews (11) … famous people. She has talked to (12) … Queen of England and (13) … President Clinton. Now she is writing (14) … articles about (15) … English people and their traditions.

¾ Do they have (16) … children?

¾ Yes, their son Matt works in (17) … USA. He earns (18) … good money and visits (19) … home four times (20) … year.

¾ How do you know all that?

¾ Their younger son, Josh, plays (21) … drums in (22) … rock band. And my daughter, Violet, sings in (23) … same band. Josh and Violet are getting married (24) … next month.

¾ Good news! Are you going to see (25) … whole family at (26) … wedding?

¾ I hope so. They are going to have it in (27) … small village on (28) … River Tyne. (29) … Village has (30) … church which is one of (31) … oldest in (32) … region.

¾ Do you know what to give as (33) … present?

¾ (34) … Couple are travelling to (35) … south of Greece after (36) … wedding. So I’m going to give them (37) … camera. I’d love to see (38) … photos from their holiday. I’m not bad at taking (39) … photos myself and I love views of (40) … sea!

Part V