O’zbekiston respublikasi oliy va o’rta maxsus ta’lim vazirligi guliston davlat universiteti hamdamov U. E ingliz tili fanidan o’quv-uslubiy majmua Guliston -2017 Annotation

In expressions with a number of places there is no article after a preposition.
These places include: to/at school, to/at university/college, to/in church, to/in/out of prison, to/in hospital, to/in/out of bed, to/at work, at home.
NOTE: While we say ‘go to school’ and ‘go to work’ etc, the expression ‘go home’ has neither ‘the’ nor ‘to’.


Transport
I go to work by bus but I go home on foot.
I hate travelling by train.
Modes of transport (by bus, by train, by car, by plane, by bicycle) don’t have an article.
Notice that on foot is different.
Geography
No article – continents (Africa, Asia etc.) countries (France, Germany, Slovakia etc - but the Slovak Republic, the United States, the United Kingdom) towns & cities (Bratislava, London etc.) lakes (Lake Victoria, Lake Balaton etc.) universities (Oxford University, Nitra University etc.)


With ‘the’ – seas & oceans (the Atlantic, the Mediterranean etc.) mountain ranges (the Himalayas, the Tatras) rivers (the Amazon, the Danube etc.)


Other expressions
I don’t watch television very often but I listen to the radio all the time.
I’ve got a headache.
I’ve got a stomach-ache
I’ve got a cold.


BUT
I’ve got ‘flu.
I’ve got earache.
I’ve got toothache.
Other illnesses have no article.


Activity 1
The two words that are written after each sentence sound alike, but
have different meanings and spellings (they are called homophones).
Fill in the blanks with the correct words to complete each sentence.

1. The _____________spent the _____________in the castle.

A) knight B) night
2. Be sure to _____________ your surname on the_____________ line.
A) write B) right
3. Have you heard the fairy_____________ about the cat with no __________?
A) tale B) tail
4. It is not___________ if some people do not pay their bus___________
A) fair B) fare
5. The coach announced which__________ of the teams__________ the game.
A) won B) one
6. We brought a___________ of cool water to the___________ traveler.
A) pail B) pale
7. Do you always___________ the skin off a___________ before you eat it?
A) pare B) pear
8. The Indians wrote the___________ treaty on a___________ of bark.
A) piece B) peace
9. After his illness John felt___________ for a__________.
A) week B) weak
10. The boat sailed___________ through the___________.
A) straight B) strait