Fill in the correct article. №11. "Is this your ... friend?” — "No, it isn’t my ... friend, it is my sister”. 2. I have ... sister. My ... sister is ... teacher. My sister’s ... husband is ... pilot. 3. I have no ... car. 4. She has got ... terrible … headache. 5. They have ... dog and two ... cats. 6. My ... cousin says he is going to be ... manager one ... day. 7. Would you like ... apple? 8. This is ... tree. ... tree is green. 9. I can see three ... children. ... children are playing in … yard. 10. I have ... car. ... car is white. My ... friend has no ... car. №23. Fill in the articles in the proverbs if necessary. 1. … apple … day keeps … doctor away. 2. … appetite comes with eating. 3. … good beginning makes … good ending. 4. … bird in … hand is worth two in … bush. 5. Among … blind … one-eyed man is king. 6. … brevity is … soul of wit. 7. … cat has nine lives. 8. … charity begins at … home. 9. … clothes make … man. 10. … curiosity killed … cat.

№11

1. “Is this your friend?” — “No, it isn’t my friend, it is my sister.”
   После притяжательных местоимений your, my артикль не ставится.

2. I have a sister. My sister is a teacher. My sister’s husband is a pilot.
   a sister / a teacher / a pilot — говорим о человеке впервые, профессия в единственном числе требует a/an.
   После my, my sister’s артикль не нужен.

3. I have no car.
   После no артикль обычно не ставится.

4. She has got a terrible headache.
   Устойчивое выражение: to have a headache.

5. They have a dog and two cats.
   a dog — одно животное, упоминается впервые.
   two cats — после числительного артикль не ставится.

6. My cousin says he is going to be a manager one day.
   My cousin — без артикля после my.
   a manager — профессия в единственном числе.
   one day — устойчивое выражение, без артикля.

7. Would you like an apple?
   an ставится перед словом, начинающимся с гласного звука: apple.

8. This is a tree. The tree is green.
   Сначала предмет упоминается впервые — a tree.
   Потом он уже известен — the tree.

9. I can see three children. The children are playing in the yard.
   После three артикль не нужен.
   The children — эти дети уже упомянуты.
   in the yard — имеется в виду определённый двор.

10. I have a car. The car is white. My friend has no car.
    a car — машина упоминается впервые.
    the car — эта машина уже известна.
    my friend — после my артикль не ставится.
    no car — после no артикль не нужен.

№23

1. An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

2. Appetite comes with eating.

3. A good beginning makes a good ending.

4. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

5. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king.

6. Brevity is the soul of wit.

7. A cat has nine lives.

8. Charity begins at home.

9. Clothes make the man.

10. Curiosity killed the cat.