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4 The influence of Picasso on 8 a teachers ('the teachers' 7 / (If we say 'the university,
modern art has been would suggest a particular we assume that the hearer
substantial. group of teachers rather than knows which particular
or The influence on modern art 'all teachers'); b Teachers university we are talking
of Picasso has been substantial. about; perhaps it is the local
60.2
5 The importance of Crogan's university. With zero article -
1 The white rhinoceros
discovery should not be which seems more likely here
2 The bicycle / A bicycle
underestimated. - we mean something like 'she
3 The development of the
6 The completion of the bridge is studying French at
railway
was delayed by the bad university level'.)
4 The fridge / A fridge
weather. 8 the school
5 a letter
9 / ('the theatre' is also
6 the ball-point pen possible, but less likely here)
7 The experienced test pilot / An
UNIT 59 10 the hospital
experienced test pilot
11 /
59.1 8 The Jumbo Jet 12 / ('the prison' would be
(
1 some : (/sAm/) 9 The credit card / A credit card referring to a particular
: (/ssm/)
2 some I 60.3 prison known to the hearer)
3 - The most likely answers are
: (/sam/)
4 some I given. 61.3
5 some I A camera is a piece of equipment 1 Karl Marx (although other
: (/SAm/)
6 - used for taking photographs. The answers are possible)
7 - camera lets in light (or the light) 2 John F. Kennedy
8 some I (/sam/) from an image in front of it and 3 Elvis Presley (although other
9 - ; - directs the light onto answers are possible)
10 some photographic film. The light has
11 some (/SAm/) an effect on the chemicals (or on
12 - chemicals) which cover the film UNIT 62
and forms a picture on it. When
59.2 62.1
the film is developed it is washed
1 / l a - ; b a; c the/ - (If we
2 Some medicines in chemicals which make the use zero article here, we mean
3 / picture permanent. It is then 'last Monday', and the accident
4 / possible to print the picture onto occurred at some time between
photographic paper.
5 / then and now.)
6 / 2 a the; b a; c -
7 some water 3 a - ; b the; c a
8 some people UNIT 61 4 a a; b the; c the/-
9 Some books 5 a the/-; b a; c the
61.1
59.3 1 the 2 the 3 a 62.2
1 same 4 the 5 the 6 - The answers given here are as
2 different 7 the 8 a or -; the 9 a they appeared in the original
3 same 10 a or — (If we use - we mean texts. Possible alternatives are
4 different that he likes to imagine that given.
5 different he is the footballer, Paul 1 a night ('the night' is also
Gascoigne. With a we mean possible: 'a night' = one night;
that he likes to think that he 'the night' = a particular
UNIT 60 has the same footballing night)
qualities as Paul Gascoigne.) 2 the morning
60.1 11 the 3 at night
b the 4 in the afternoon
magazines 61 .2 5 On Saturday morning ('The
2 a Music; b the music 2 the theatre Saturday morning is also
3 a the French; b French 3 / possible = a particular
4 a the advice; b advice 4 / Saturday morning)
5 a the food; b The food 5 S ('the hospital' would be 6 used at night
6 a history; b the history referring to a particular 7 during the afternoon
7 a coffee; b The coffee hospital known to the hearer) 8 at night
6 the church
9 it was an evening
10 during the night
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