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LESSON 33
THE WEATHER

1. hot

2. cold

3. cloudy

4. thunderstorm

5. snowy

6. foggy

7. rain

8. sunny

9. windy

What’s the weather like in your town or city?

rainy dry warm cloudy cold humid

hot sunny cool windy wet snowy

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Exercise 1: Listen to the weather forecast. Circle the correct weather symbols for each
area.

Exercise 2: Listen to these weather reports and check the weather for each city.

City Weather

1. Beijing cold windy snowy cool

2. Mexico City dry warm cool wet

3. Tokyo humid cloudy windy rainy

4. New York sunny windy wet cold

5. Taipei cloudy cool wet hot

Listen again. Write the temperatures.

City Low High

1 Beijing 0° 6°

2 Mexico City

3 Tokyo

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4 New York

5 Taipei

Exercise 3: These people are asking about the weather. What will they wear or take
with them? Listen and check (✓) the correct answer.

Listen again. Circle the answer that not describe the weather now.
1. 4.
A. It’s raining A. It’s icy
B. It’s windy B. It’s nice
C. It’s cloudy C. It’s raining
2. 5.
A. It’s cloudy A. It’s humid
B. It’s nice B. It’s raining
C. It’s sunny C. It’s hot
3. 6.
A. It’s cold A. It’s snowing
B. It’s warm B. It’s windy
C. It’s snowing C. It’s cold

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Exercise 4: These people are talking about the weather. What is it like now?

1. 5.

A. It’s warm A. It’s cold

B. It’s windy B. It’s really nice

2. 6.

A. It’s windy A. It’s raining

B. It’s getting warmer B. It’s not raining

3. 7.

A. The sky is dark A. It’s getting cooler

B. It’s sunny B. It’s hot

4. 8.

A. It’s windy A. It’s raining

B. It’s sunny B. It’s snowing

Listen again. Is the weather getting better or worse? Check (✓) the correct answer.

BETTER WORSE BETTER WORSE

1 5

2 6

3 7

4 8

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USING THE

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with a, an or the.

1. I have a notebook and________grammar book._________notebook is brown._________grammar book is
red.

2. Right now Pablo is sitting in class. He's sitting between_________woman

and_________man._________woman is Graciela.________man is Mustafa.

3. Susan is wearing________ring and_________necklace._________ring is on her left hand.

4. Tony and Sara are waiting for their plane to depart. Tony is reading_________magazine. Sara is
reading _________newspaper. When Sara finishes_________newspaper and Tony
finishes_________magazine, they will trade (v) trao đổi

5. Linda and Anne live in_________apartment in_________old building. They like_________apartment

because it is big._________building is very old. It was built more than one hundred years ago.

6. I gave my friend_________card and_________flower for her birthday._________card wished her "Happy

Birthday." She liked both_________card and_________flower.

7. We stayed at_________hotel in New York._________hotel was very expensive.

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Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the or a/an.

(1) A: Look at the picture on this page of your grammar book. What do you see?
(2) B: I see_________chair,_________desk,_________window,_________plant.
(3) A: Where is_________chair?

(4) B:_________chair is under_________window.

(5) A: Where is_________plant?

(6) B:_________plant is beside_________chair.

(7) A: Do you see any people?

(8) B: Yes. I see_________man and_________woman._________man is standing._________woman is sitting

down.

(9) A: Do you see any animals?

(10) B: Yes. I see_________dog,_________cat, and_________bird in_________cage.

(11) A: What is_________dog doing?

(12) B: It's sleeping.

(13) A: How about_________cat?

(14) B:_________cat is watching_________bird.

The: definite article

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USING Ø (NO ARTICLE) TO MAKE GENERALIZATIONS

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the or no article

1. Ø sugar is sweet.

2. could you please pass me the sugar?

3. Oranges are orange, and__________bananas are yellow.

4. There was some fruit on the table. I didn't eat__________bananas because they were soft and brown.

5. Everybody needs__________food to live.

6. We ate at a good restaurant last night.__________food was excellent.

7.__________salt tastes salty, and__________pepper tastes hot.

8. Could you please pass me__________salt? Thanks. And could I have__________pepper too?

9. __________coffee is brown.

10. Steven made some coffee and some tea. __________coffee was very good. I didn't taste__________tea.

11. Ilike__________fruit. I also like__________vegetables.

12. There was some food on the table. The children ate__________fruit, but they didn't want
vegetables.

13. __________pages in this book are full of grammar exercises.

14. __________books consist of__________pages.

Exercise 2: Listen to each sentence. Decide if the given noun has a general or a specific
meaning
1. vegetables general specific

2. cats general specific

3. teacher general specific

4. bananas general specific

5. cars general specific

6. car general specific

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7. computers general specific

8. park general specific

Exercise 3: Listen to the sentences and write the words you hear. Use a, an, the
1. A: Do you have a pen?

B: There's one on__________counter in________kitchen.

2. A: Where are__________keys to__________car?

B: I'm not sure. You can use mine.

3. A: Shh. I hear__________noise.

B: It's just__________bird outside, probably__________woodpecker (n) chim gõ kiến. Don't worry.

4. A: Henry Jackson teaches at__________university.

B: I know. He's__________English professor.

A: He's also the head of__________department.

5. A: Hurry! We're late.

B: No, we're not. It's five o'clock, and we have__________hour.

A: No, we don't. It's six! Look at__________clock.

B: Oops. I need__________new battery for my watch.

Exercise 4: Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the given situation.
Discuss the differences.
1. Mark is at an electronics store. There are five tablets. He buys one.

a. He buys a tablet.

b. He buys the tablet.

2. Pat is at a music store. There is only one guitar on the shelf. She buys it.

a. She buys a guitar.

b. She buys the guitar.

3. Martha is at the library. There is one book about Nelson Mandela.

a. She checks out the book about Nelson Mandela.

b. She checks out a book about Nelson Mandela.

4. Misako walks outside and looks up at the sky.

a. She sees the sun.

b. She sees a sun.

5. Horses are my favorite animals.

a. I love the horses.

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b. I love horses.

6. There are fifty cars in a parking lot. Ten cars are white.

a. The cars in the parking lot are white.

b. Some cars in the parking lot are white.

HOMEWORK
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the or a/an
1. A: I need to go shopping. I need to buy__________coat.

B: I'll go with you. I need to get__________umbrella.

2. A: Hi! Come in!

B: Hi!__________weather is terrible today! It's cold and wet outside.

A: Well, it's warm in here.

B: What should I do with my coat and umbrella?

A: You can put__________coat in that closet. I'll take__________umbrella and put it in__________kitchen
where it can dry.

3. My cousin Jane has__________good job. She works in__________office. She uses__________computer.

4. A: How much longer do you need to use?

B: Why? -__________computer?

A: I need to use it too.

B: Just five more minutes, then you can have it.

5. A: I need__________stamp for this letter. Do you have one?

B: Yes. Here.

A: Thanks.

6. A: Would you like__________egg for breakfast?

B: No thanks. I'll just have__________glass of juice and some toast.

7. A: Do you see my pen? I can't find it.

B: There it is. It's on__________floor.

A: Oh. I see it. Thanks.

8. A: Be sure to look at__________moon tonight.

B: Why?

A:__________moon is full now, and it's beautiful.

9. A: Can I call you tonight?

B: No. I don't have__________telephone in my__________aparment yet. I just moved in yesterday.

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10. A: Could you answer__________telephone? Thanks.

B: Hello?

Exercise 2: Circle the correct word or phrase

0. How much time do you spend on internet / the internet.

1. My brother is at university / the university

2. I love travelling by train / the train

3. We’re going to visit my aunt at weekend / the weekend

4. Let’s stay at home / the home tonight. I don’t want to go out.

5. I love reading novels / the novels

6. Yolanda is best / the best student in our class.

7. I love clear nights when you can see moon / the moon.

8. That’ the man / a man I told you about yesterday.

9. Can you open a door / the door for me, please?

10. He had breakfast / the breakfast late this morning.

Exercise 3: Complete with the or Ø.

0. It’s the longest river in the world.

1. What time do you finish________work?

2. I don’t like________people who talk loudly in the cinema.

3. ________children behaved every badly yesterday.

4. Lorena doesn’t like________dogs.

5. Where do you usually have________lunch during the week?

6. ________sun came out so we went for a walk.

7. Can you pass________salt, please?

8. My brother chose________most expensive ice–cream.

9. Last year we went on holiday by________car.

10. Is James in________office today? He wasn’t in yesterday.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use a, an or the

0. Tom sometimes phones his Uncle Joe in New York in the evening. (the + buổi: morning,
afternoon,...)

1. Tom flew to New York at_________weekend.

2. His mum and dad drove him to_________airport.

3. Tom’s Uncle Joe is_________artist.

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4. His Aunt Julie is_________photographer.

5. In New York Tom bought_________baseball cap and_________T-shirt. _________cap was cheap,

but_________T-shirt cost 20 dollars.

6. Uncle Joe thinks New York is the best city in_________world.

7. When Tom was in New York, _________sun shone everyday. (shine-shone)

8. Tom met two of Uncle Joe’s friends,_________man and_________woman. _________man’s name was Greg
and _________woman’s name was Patsy.

9. In New York Tom stayed at_________hotel. _________hotel was called The New York Tower.

10. On Wednesday, Tom watched_________baseball game. _________game was very exciting.

Exercise 5: Write a, an or the

At the weekend, Trig and Jenny saw a film. (1)_________film was called “An Ugly Monster in Love”.
They arrived at (2)_________cinema at six o’clock in (3)_________evening. Jenny bought (4)_________big
bar of chocolate. She offered (5)_________little piece to Trig but Trig took (6)_________bar a chocolate
and gave (7)_________little piece to Jenny. (8)_________film was about (9)_________ugly monster who
love (10)_________actress. (11)_________actress didn’t like (12)_________ugly monster.

Exercise 6: Complete the sentences using a, an or the

1. This is a a beautiful painiting. Does the artist live near here?
2. I bought a new toothbrush this morning and I can’t find it. I’m sure I put it in the bathroom.
3. Can you get ________ fresh cream cake when you’re out? ________ shop on ________ corner usually sells
them.
4. It’s ________ very nice school and ________ teachers are all really hard-working.
5. “Look! There’s ________ cat in ________ garden.”
6. “there’s ________ man at ________ door. He wants to see you.”
7. We stayed in ________ very nice hotel. ________ room was comfortable and ________ food was excellent.
8. I bought Elliot ________ new jacket last week but yesterday two of ________ buttons came off. I’[m
taking it back to ________ shop.
9. I had ________ bath this morning but ________ water was a bit cold.
10. Hannah was at ________ airport, waiting for ________ friend to arrive.

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