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Unit 6.1 · B2 Grammar

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Choose a/an by sound and distinguish first from later mention; Use the for identifiable, unique and classified proper names; Use no article for general meaning and most place names.

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  1. 1. Which phrase has the correct indefinite article?

    Multiple Choice20s
    Aa European university✓
    Ban European university
    Ca hour-long lecture
    Dan useful reference

    💡 European and university begin with the consonant sound /j/, so they take a.

  2. 2. The choice between a and an depends on the sound that follows, not simply the first written letter.

    True / False20s
    True ✓
    False

    💡 Use a before consonant sounds and an before vowel sounds.

  3. 3. We visited a new exhibition yesterday. _____ exhibition focused on climate design.

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    The

    💡 After first mention with a, the identifies the now-known exhibition.

  4. 4. Which sentence refers to a plural noun in general?

    Multiple Choice20s
    AMuseums can make history accessible.✓
    BThe museums we visited were free.
    CA museums can make history accessible.
    DThe museum are generally accessible.

    💡 A general plural noun takes no article.

  5. 5. Match each place name to the correct article pattern.

    Matching30s
    river→the Danube
    single mountain→Mount Fuji
    mountain range→the Himalayas
    city→Delhi

    💡 Rivers and ranges take the; single mountains and cities normally take no article.

  6. 6. The consultation lasted for _____ hour and a half.

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    an

    💡 Hour begins with a vowel sound because h is silent.

  7. 7. Put the chunks in order to show first and later mention.

    Put in Order30s
    1. 1.I read
    2. 2.an article,
    3. 3.and
    4. 4.the article
    5. 5.was fascinating.

    💡 A introduces the article; the refers back to the same identified item.

  8. 8. Which institutional name is correctly written?

    Multiple Choice20s
    Athe British Museum✓
    BBritish Museum
    Ca British Museum
    Dan British Museum

    💡 Names of many museums, theatres, cinemas, hotels and galleries take the.

  9. 9. Most city and street names require the definite article.

    True / False20s
    True
    False ✓

    💡 Say Paris, Manhattan and Fifth Avenue in the ordinary patterns.

  10. 10. For a general statement, complete with an article word or symbol: _____ information travels quickly online.

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    Ø · no article · zero article

    💡 Information is uncountable and general here, so no article is used.

  11. 11. Which phrase correctly uses the with a superlative?

    Multiple Choice20s
    Athe most effective solution✓
    Bthe more effective solution
    Cmost effective solution
    Dthe most solution effective

    💡 Superlative noun phrases normally take the definite article.

  12. 12. Match each context to its correct noun phrase.

    Matching30s
    One non-specific item→a dictionary app
    A unique object in our solar system→the sun
    An uncountable idea in general→music
    A group of islands→the Bahamas

    💡 Specificity, uniqueness, general meaning and name class determine the article.

  13. 13. We crossed _____ Gobi Desert by jeep.

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    the

    💡 Desert names take the definite article.

  14. 14. Lake Superior and Mount Etna normally appear without an article.

    True / False20s
    True ✓
    False

    💡 Individual lakes and mountains belong to the no-article place-name groups.

  15. 15. Which sentence has the correct article pattern?

    Multiple Choice20s
    AThey moved from Germany to the Netherlands.✓
    BThey moved from the Germany to Netherlands.
    CThey moved from a Germany to a Netherlands.
    DThey moved from Germany to Netherlands the.

    💡 Most countries take no article, but plural country names such as the Netherlands take the.

  16. 16. Put the chunks in order to make a sentence about a specific museum.

    Put in Order30s
    1. 1.We visited
    2. 2.the Guggenheim Museum
    3. 3.in Bilbao
    4. 4.on
    5. 5.our final day.

    💡 The museum name takes the, while Bilbao has no article.

  17. 17. She downloaded _____ useful app before the journey.

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    a

    💡 Useful begins with the consonant sound /j/, so it takes a.

  18. 18. Which fixed transport expression is correct?

    Multiple Choice20s
    AWe travelled by car.✓
    BWe travelled by the car.
    CWe travelled by a car.
    DWe travelled with car.

    💡 The fixed expression by + means of transport uses no article.

  19. 19. Because umbrella begins with the written letter u, it must take a rather than an.

    True / False20s
    True
    False ✓

    💡 Sound, not the letter itself, determines a/an.

  20. 20. From the terrace, we had a clear view of _____ Nile.

    Fill the Gap20s
    Accepted
    the

    💡 Names of rivers take the definite article.