Read the text about Malaysia’s rainforests and answer the questions

a few minutes. Some/any recipes are long, slow and economical (beans, for example). Some/any require little/a little skill but some/any patience like sour dough bread. Most/much have ingredients which are easily available. Only a few/few have unusual spices such as the Thai kaffir lime leaves or the Indonesian shrimp paste, baluchan, and some/any cook will know how to adapt the recipes. The traditional fat in the countries of origin is given in the recipes because it can contribute to a special flavour. But beware - some/ any cooks believe that if a few/ a little oil does you good, then a lot / much must be better. If only this was true.

Exercise1.

Complete the sentences with a or an, the or no article.

1. How much are_the___leeks?’ ‘They’re 80 pence pound.’

2. I went to_a___wonderful concert by____London Symphony Orchestra.

3. _The__local school is soon to be closed

4. I usually go to___work by___train. 5. Is_the____meat in__the__oven?

6. He's_an__art teacher and she's_an__electrician.

7. A lot of people give___money to__the__charity at this time of year.

8. What_a___beautiful face that child's got!

9. British usually have____butter on their bread.

10. life is very difficult for_the___unemployed these days.

11. __the___Leader of__the___Opposition is in danger of losing her seat at next election.

12. I like to have_a__cup of___tea when I wake up in__the__morning.

13. I saw__a_fox this morning. I think it must have been the___same one that I saw last week.

14. Can I have_an_apple?

15. Have you ever seen___Acropolis in___Athens?

16. ___police have had a lot of support from___general public over this issue.

17. _the___shirts on__the__washing-line should be nearly dry now. 18. _____people don’t like him because of his selfish attitude.

19. I bought my sister_a___ book and_a__bottle of____perfume for her birthday but I don’t think she liked_perfume.

Exercise 2

. Put a or an, the or no article in the gaps in this letter.

Dear Joe and Jane This is___the_p i c t u r e of __the__hotel we’re staying at. We were lucky enough to get one of __the__ rooms overlooking___sea and__the_view is lovely. We had_a__good journey over here and___children quite enjoyed___flight. They’ve got__a__lovely room of their own and they think_the__hotel’s great. In general, we’ve all been having_a__really good time. Unfortunately, Penny got_____very sunburnt back on__the_ first day so she's had to wear T-shirt since then, but apart from that everyone’s been fine. Jeremy’s met _an___English boy of about_the__same age and they get on very well. They went into____town on their own_the___last night and bought themselves_a__meal. And tonight they want to go out to___disco - there are plenty to choose from here. We’ve spent most of our time on _the__beach so far. ___sea is really warm and clear so we’ve done lots of ___swimming. Tomorrow we’re going on____boat trip to one of____ islands and we’re going to have____barbecue on___island. I’m really looking forward to that. Anyway, I’ll give you____ring when we get back and we’ll see you next week.

Best wishes,

Sally and Robin