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2. THE ...
3. Part A We use THE when it is clear which thing or person we mean: What is the name of this street? Who is the best player in your team? Can you tell me the time, please? Do you live in the city centre?
4. Part B the same ... We live in the same street. Are these two book different? No, they're the same.
5. Part C We say: the sun / the moon / the sky / the sea / the country
the police / the fire brigade / the army the top / the end / the middle / the left (play) the piano / the guitar / the trumpet the radio
6. Part D We do not use the with: television / breakfast / dinner / lunch / next week, month etc.
I listen to the radio. X I watch television.
The meal I had was great. X I had breakfast very early today.
7. True or false Someone who is as cool as a cucumber doesn't get upset or worried.
If you'd do something at the drop of a hat, you would need to think things over carefully before deciding.
If something takes donkey's years, it won't take very long.
If something has gone down the pan, it has failed.
If you take to something like a duck takes to water, you have a natural talent for it.
If you take the bull by the horns, you deal with a problem directly. True
False
False
True
True
True
8. True or false? If you talk out of your hat, you talk nonsense.
If someone tells you to keep your hair on, they want you to show more emotion.
If you go Dutch when paying a bill, one person pays for everything.
If you work like a dog, you work very hard indeed. True
False
False
True
