Articolul este partea de vorbire care constituie un mijlok de individualizare a fiintilor, obiectelor si fenomenelor intr-un anumit context.

In limba engleza sunt 2 tipuri de aricole: a. Articolul hotarit: the b. Articolul nehotarit: an (in fata sustantivelor care incep cu o vocala) A (in fata substantivelor care incep cu o consoana) Exemple: Articole nehotarite A book o carte A boy- un baiat An elephant un elefant An apple Articole hotarite The book cartea The boy baiatul The elephant elefantul The apple marul EXCEPTII!!! An inaintea de un h mut: an hour (o ora), an honor (o onoare) A inaintea de u sau eu atunci cind se pronunta ca you: - a European, a unit. Articolul hotarit the se folosesc cu: 1. Articolele hotarite fae referire la un anumit obiect (obiectul e specificat). 3. Denumiri geografice: the Danube, The Sahara, The carpatians, The Alps, the Thames 4. Nume de ziare: The Times, The Guardian (nume de reviste nu au nici un articol: Life, Avantage). 5. Inaintea superlativelor,adjectivelor (first, second si a cuvintului only) The first (week), the best ()day), the only (way) 7. Cu forma de plural a unui nume de familie semnificind familia The Smiths = Mr. and Mrs. Smith (and children) = familia Smith 8. Cu obiecte unice: The moon, the sun Articolul nehotarit a\an se folosesc cu: 2. Inmitee expresiide cantitate: e.g. a lot of, a couple, a great deal of 3. cu anumite numere e.g a hundred , a thousand, a half-holiday, a halfportion

6. In expresii legate de pret, viteza, etc. Four times a day, sixty kilometres an hour 9. In exclamatii: Such a long queue (coada)! What a pretty girl! 10. . poaate fi plasat inainte de Mr\Mrs\Miss + nume A Mr. Smith inseamna a man called Smith si se intelege ca M r. Smith ii este strain vorbitorului. Mr. Smith (without a) inseamna ca vorbitorul il stie pe mr. Smith sau stie de existenta lui.

Articolele an\a\the nu se folosesc in limba engleza : 1. Inaintea substantivelor ce nu au plural: We cant use a \the sugar, a\the milk but a\the can of sugar, a\the bottle of milk 2. Inaintea numelor de mese, cu exceptia celor precedate de un adjective: We have breakfast at eight. He gave us a good breakfast. ATENTIE: A\AN has no plural forms. So the plural of

a dog is dogs, and of an egg is eggs

Countries Countries which are in plural form Individual mouintains Mountain chain (lant de munti) Islands Group of islands Rivers Oceans Seas Gulfs Lakes

Se folosteste articol the No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

exemple France The USA Mount Everest The Carpati Sicily The west Indies The Volga The Pacific The Mediterranean The gulf of Mexico Lake Erie

Exercises: 1. Read the text and translate it paying attention to the article. There is a house. The house is situated on the hill. The house is very big. In the house you can find a lot of rooms, halls, bathrooms, bedrooms, libraries. Outside is a beautiful garden. In the garden you can find a lot of beautiful flowers. So lets try to describe one of those beautiful rooms. The room is very big. In the room you can see a bed, a lamp, a table, a carpet and many other things. On the table there is a map and some other books. The room is situated in the center of the house. The owner of this house is very proud of her house. 2. a. b. c. d. e. f. Write in the article a\an\the My baby is ____________ child. Venice is famous for its tradition and for ___________ reach history. Michael is _________ good student. Roma is _________ capital of Italy. __________ Volga is a long river. Hello John! Hi Henry! I am wondering if this summer you are going in vacation. You know john, I dont know. I am still thinking. I have ______ nice idea. Lets go with us in ______ Carpati. But where is situated? Shame on you, it is situated in Romania. g. I often go to _____ cinema. h. I havent been to ______ theatre for ages. i. ______ Sky is blue.

3. Write if is necessary the wright article. 1. _______ Lake Erie is situated in Great Britain. 2. ________Sicily is in the south of _______ Italy. 3. _______ Sugar is so sweet. 4. John is _____ playing cards. 5. Mary is _________ dancer. 6. Tom likes ______ mice.

7. ______ Cinema. 8. I have been to ____ United States of America. There I have seen _____ lot of beautiful things. 9. Where are you going? I am going to ______ disco. What are you going to do at ____ disco? I am going to sing ______ song. 10. Monkey is ____ wonderful creature. 11. I have seen _____ elephant. 12. ____ Book is very interesting. 13. _____ boy and ____girl are sitting on ___ desk. 14. Marry is playing with _____ ball. 15. I saw ___ elephant at ______ zoo. 16. I have _____ apple. 17. ________ Door was opened by Tom. 18. ________Black Sea is a nice sea.

4. Cititi cu atentie textul, traducetil si subliniati substantivele ce vin cu articol. The American tourist in England Once an American who was in London hired a guide to show him the city. How long did it take to build this house? he asked his guide as they passed a large hotel building. Why, about six months. Six months! exclaimed the American. Why, it wouldnt take us more than six weeks to put up a building like that in New York. They passed an office building which was quite new. And how long did it take to build that? About four weeks, answered the guide. For weeks! said the American. In New York wed built a place like that in four days. Nothing more was said until they approached the House of Parliament. Well, thats not a bad looking place. How long did it take to build it? Well, you may not believe me, answered the guide, but that building wasnt there when I crossed the bridge last night.