Упр. 17. Вставьте артикль, где необходимо. 1. My brother is ... pupil. He goes to ... school.He goes to ... school in ... morning. He has five or six ... lessons every day. In ... afternoon he goes ... home. At ... home he does his ... homework. In ... evening he reads ... books. He usually goes to ... bed at ... half past ten. At ... night he sleeps. 2. My father goes to ... work in ... morning andcomes ... home in ... evening. 3. I get up at ... half past seven in ... morning and go to ... bed at ... quarter to eleven in ... evening. 4. When does your mother leave ... home for ... work? — She leaves ... home for ... work at ... quarter past eight. 5. When do you leave ... home for ... school? — I leave ... home for ... school at... half past... eight.

Вот как заполняются артикли и устойчивые выражения:

1. My brother is a pupil. He goes to Ø school. He goes to Ø school in the morning. He has five or six Ø lessons every day. In the afternoon he goes Ø home. At Ø home he does his Ø homework. In the evening he reads Ø books. He usually goes to Ø bed at Ø half past ten. At Ø night he sleeps.

2. My father goes to Ø work in the morning and comes Ø home in the evening.

3. I get up at Ø half past seven in the morning and go to Ø bed at a quarter to eleven in the evening.

4. When does your mother leave Ø home for Ø work? — She leaves Ø home for Ø work at a quarter past eight.

5. When do you leave Ø home for Ø school? — I leave Ø home for Ø school at Ø half past eight.

Коротко почему так:

• a перед исчисляемым существительным в ед. числе при первом упоминании: a pupil.

• Ø (ноль артикля) в устойчивых выражениях и при «социальных» местах/занятиях: go to school/work, go home, at home, go to bed, do homework; также с множественным числом в общем смысле: lessons, books; и в точном времени: at half past eight/ten.

• the в устойчивых временных оборотах: in the morning/afternoon/evening.

• a в выражениях четвертей часов: at a quarter past/to….