Контрольная работа: Reculiarites of Teaching English

a) we have mentioned it/them before

She’s got two children: a boy and a girl. The boy’s fourteen and the girl’s eight.

“So what did you do then?” “Gave the money straight back to the policeman.”

The speaker uses the because the listener has already heard about the money and the policeman.

b) we say which one(s) we mean

Could you close the door? (Only one door is open).

Ann’s in the kitchen.

Did you enjoy the party?

What’s the time? [12:55]

Basic uses of “the”

When using the, we must always bear in mind two basic facts:

1. The normally has a definite reference(a person or the thing referred to is assumed to be known to the speaker or reader).

2. The can combine with singular countable, plural countable and uncountable nouns (which are always singular).

These two facts underlie all uses of the. Some of the most important of these uses are discussed in the sections that follow.

· The use of “the” in time sequences

e.g. the beginning, the middle, the end, the first, the last, the next, the present, the past, the future.

· The use of “the” with parts of the day

e.g. in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, etc.

· The use of “the” with the seasons

(the)spring/summer/autumn/winter.

· The use of “the” in fixed time expressions

All the while, at the moment, for the time being, in the end, etc.

· We often use “the” with “unique items”

- Historical events: the French Revolution, the Victorian age.

- Ships: the Canberra, the Titanic.

- Political parties: the Conservative Party, the Labour Party.

- Public bodies: the Army, the Police.

- Beliefs: the angels, the saints, the gods.

· We usually use the with superlatives because there is normally only one best, biggest etc individual or group. For the same reason, we usually use the with first, next, last, same and only.