3.冠词-中考英语专题复习

Language: Using the1. We use a or an before nouns when we

mention them for the first time. We use the when we mention them again. e.g. A man and a woman got on a bus.

The man was short and the woman was tall.

Make similar sentences :1.boy, girl, tram, thin, fat

2. European, Indian, plane, smiling, laughing 1. A boy and a girl got on a tram. The boy was thin and the girl was fat.

2. A European and an Indian got on a plane. The European was smiling and the Indian was laughing.

A: Holiday shopping 1. Danny bought a pair of sunglasses and a sunhat. The sunglasses cost ¥50 and the sunhat cost ¥28. 2. Daisy bought a pair of goggles and a towel. The goggles cost ¥72 and the towel cost ¥54. 3. Tommy bought a roll of film and an umbrella. The film cost ¥30 and the umbrella cost ¥50. 4. Rita bought a camera and a tennis racket. The camera cost ¥219 and the tennis racket cost ¥295.

2. We use the before nouns when it is

clear what we are talking about. For example, at the airport, Judy and MissLu have this conversation.

Judy: Excuse me. Where is the bank? Miss Lu: It’s over there by the post office.

B1: At the airport:

1. S1: Where is the gift shop?S2: It’s over there by the toilets/ money changer. 2. S1: Where is the check-in counter?

S2: It’s over there by the immigration counter. 3. S1: Where is the snack bar?S2: It’s over there by the sweet shop.

4. S1: Where is the police reporting center S2: It’s over there by the manager’s office. 5. S1: Where is the lift?

S2: It’s over there by the toilets.6. S1: Where is the post office? S2: It’s over there by the bank. 7. S1: Where is the information counter?

S2: This is it. / Here.

3. We often use the before things and

people when there is only one of them. Examples: Paris is the capital of France. It has many landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower. Give more examples:the wind the rain the ground the Pacific the South the Equator the shy the moon the sun Ocean the Atlantic Ocean Pole the North Pole

4. After the verb play, we usually put the

before the names of musical instruments. We do not put the before the names of games. Examples: Amy plays the piano. She also plays basketball.

1. Peter plays the guitar. He also plays footb

2. Mary plays the flute. She also plays squas

3. Mimi plays the drums. She also plays tenni

4. Joe plays the violin. He also plays badmint

5. Linda plays the piano. She also plays baske

5. We often use the before the ordinal

numbers and the superlative degrees of adjectives. Examples:

1.Look at the third picture from the left. It is wonderful. 2. Shanghai is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. Give more examples:

6. We often use the in other ways:

1)the Whites; the Lis;

2)the rich = rich people; the young= young people 3) in the morning; at the moment;4)the Great Wall; the Forbidden City

定冠词基本用法归纳： 1。指特定的人或物：“这个，那个； 这些， 那些”。 Eg. Do you li

ke the books? 2。前面提到的人或物，或与其相关的事物。 Eg. It’s my room. The room is bright and clean. 3。双方都知道的人或物。 Eg. Would you mind I open the window?

4。世上独一无二的事物及自然想象。 Eg. We have landed on the moon. 5。用于单数可数名词前表示“类别”。 Eg. The horse is a useful animal. 6。用于序数词前。 Eg. September is the ninth month of the year.

7。形容词或副词最高级前(副词前常常省 略)。 Eg. This is the best book I have ever read. 8。形容词比较级前，(常常在两者比较中 表示“较。。。的一个”时使用)。 Eg. The larger of the two islands is Britain. 9。形容词前表示一类人。 Eg. In that country the blind have special jobs.

10。用于被限定的词，短语，从句修饰的 名词前。 Eg. The milk on the table is hers. This is the place where I once lived. 11。用于集体名词或复数可数名词前表示 整体。 Eg. The police are trying to get help from her neighbours and friend. 12。用于play 加乐器的名词前。 Eg. I’d like to learn to play the guitar.

13。方位名词前。 Eg. On the left, in the south 14。用于河， 洋，湖，海，运河，山脉， 沙漠名词前。 Eg. the Yangtze River the Panama Canal the Pacific Ocean