The tasks are designed to train the material on definite and indefinite articles for beginners. Exercises are given with answers to test your knowledge.

Exercise 1

Put the article x / a / an

1._ girl
2._ house
3._apple
4._ice-cream
5._rose
6._ boy
7._milk
8._egg
9._tree
10._eye

11._orange
12._elephant
13._table
14._umbrella
15._vitamin
16._door
17._doll
18._fish
19._cow
20._tea

Correct answers for exercise #1

1. girl
2. a house
3. an apple
4. an ice-cream
5. a rose
6. boy
7. (x)milk
8. an egg
9. a tree
10. an eye

11. an orange
12. an elephant
13. a table
14. an umbrella
15. a vitamin
16. a door
17. a doll
18. fish
19. a cow
20. (x) tea

Exercise 2

Put the articles where they are needed.

1. Sasha wants … bicycle.
2. I saw…bears.
3. … My car is red.
4. Anna has … cat.
5. I like … sweets.
6. I need ... blue pen.
7. My father is ... teacher.
8. We live in … Moscow.
9. They have … house.
10. This is … orange.

Correct answers for exercise # 2

1. Sasha wants a bicycle.
2. I saw bears.
3. My car is red.
4. Anna has a cat.
5. I like sweets.
6. I need a blue pen.
7. My father is a teacher.
8. We live in Moscow.
9. They have a house.
10. This is an orange.

Exercise #3

Look for mistakes.

1. ball
2.an dolls
3. house
4. a school
5. a TV
6. water
7. a coffee
8. the Russia.
9. a teacher
10.an advice.

Correct answers for exercise # 3

1. ball
2. (x) dolls
3. a house
4. (x) school
5. (x) TV
6. (x) water
7. (x) coffee
8. (x) Russia.
9. (x) teachers
10. (x) advice.

Exercise #4

Choose the correct sentences - where the articles are placed correctly.

a) The car is nice.
b) We saw the Eiffel Tower.
c) He is a Russian gymnast.
d) Dan worked all a Saturday.
e) I don't watch TV.
f) I sent Anna an email.
g) There are six new people.
h) Do you have a pencil?
i) Weather is good today.

Correct answers for exercise # 4

Correct sentences: c; e; g;

Sentences with correctly placed articles:
a) Your car is nice.
b) We saw the Eiffel Tower.
c) He is a Russian gymnast.
d) Dan worked all Saturday.
e) I don't watch TV.
f) I sent Anna an email.
g) There are six new people.
h) Do you have a pencil?
i) The weather is good today.

Exercise #5

Articles in context.
Place the articles where necessary.

1. I planted ... tree in ... my garden ... last year. … tree has now grown big.
2. … Today I saw … my doctor. … doctor said that I should stay … at home for … week.
3. She has … very beautiful daughter. …daughter is 16.
4. I viewed … your video. … video is interesting.
5. I have … cat. … cat is black.
6. What did Kate buy? She bought … new dress.
7. I have … grandmother. … her name is Maria. She likes … flowers very much.
8. There is ... pencil on ... table. Give me … pencil, please.
9. He told ... interesting story. … story was interesting.
10. I live in … Toronto. It' … my favorite city.

Correct answers for exercise # 5

1. I planted a tree in my garden last year. The tree has now grown big.
2. Today I saw my doctor. The doctor said that I should stay at home for a week.
3. She has a very beautiful daughter. The daughter is 16.
4. I viewed your video. The video is interesting.
5. I have a cat. The cat is black.
6. What did Kate buy? She bought a new dress.
7. I have a grandmother. Her name is Maria. She likes flowers very much.
8. There is a pencil on the table. Give me the pencil, please.
9. He told an interesting story. The story was interesting.
10. I live in Toronto. It's my favorite city.

• Nouns and adjectives do not decline, do not change by gender.
• The form of the verb changes slightly when conjugated in any of the tenses.
• When conjugating verbs at different times, an important role is played by "auxiliary verbs" "to have", "to be", forms of the participle of the verb (more in a special section).

English verb

We will very soon get acquainted with, in which there are many forms of verbs, but so far we are only interested in one form of the English verb: the (simple) present tense. The table below the verb like changes the ending only in the third person singular. hours:

English noun

Nouns do not decline(that is, do not change the endings). Sister, sister, sister, sister etc. - in English it is written and sounds the same: sister. A very unusual feature for beginners to learn the language, but it does not take much time to get used to it. Simplified, this fact can be explained as follows: unlike the Russian language, noun role in English depends on its position in the sentence, so there is no need to change the ending.

Compare two phrases in Russian: "Dad often calls mom." and “Mom often calls dad.”. The meaning of the phrases is the same, and whether the noun is used as a subject (dad) or an object (mum) is easily determined using endings, regardless of the word order in the sentence.

In English word order matters: the noun at the beginning of the sentence plays the role of the subject, after the verb - the object. Therefore phrases "Dad often calls mom." and "Mom often calls dad." have different meanings.

In plural nouns usually have an ending -s. We will get acquainted with some features of this rule in the next lesson (see Plural).

Lessons will help beginners to learn English to see these elements and combine them correctly.

Leave any fear of grammar, read the lessons and boldly do the exercises!

In exercise:

• in the first block write in missing pronoun(to check, you can press ENTER);
• in the second block translate phrases from Russian into English;
• in the third block listen and choose the option that exactly matches the voiced phrase.

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First English words

Simplified transcription ( you can hear the phrases in the exercises):

• a large vowel indicates stress;
• a double letter or colon denotes the length of the sound.

1. actor (subject pronouns)

   I	[ai]	I- always capitalized
   you	[yu]	you, you- in English there is no distinction between " you" and " you"
   we	[wee]	we- advice to beginners: in order to correctly pronounce such sounds (w + vowel) - it is necessary to prepare the organs of speech for pronouncing the sound [ y ], and then quickly move on to pronouncing the next vowel sound, in Russian transcription we will most often write the Russian letter "u "+ vowel. Do not confuse this sound with the sound [in]
   they	[Zey]	they- here the English sound "z" is interdental, i.e. the tip of the tongue falls into a narrow gap between the teeth, and the sound breaks through between the tongue and the teeth, we will denote it with a capital letter [З]



2. action(Verbs)


3. action objects (nouns-objects)

   sister	[siste]	sister
   friend	[friend]	friend
   house	[house]	house
   respect	[picture]	respect
   coffee	[coffee]	coffee
   tea	[ty:]	tea
   book	[ beech ]	book



4. pronouns-adjectives(denoting belonging of the subject )

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The aim of the first lesson:

• get acquainted with official words;
• learn to understand the structure of an English sentence.

What does English grammar look like by levels?

In this post, we will discuss in detail what grammar is taught at different levels of learning English - from beginner to advanced. Let's see examples of this grammar and do a little test.

Just in case, let me remind you that grammar is just one aspect of learning a language. Necessary, useful, yes. But far from the only one.

And how good it would be - I learned grammar and, consider, mastered English))

English grammar by levels

You will see that often the same grammar is repeated at different levels. Read more about why this happens in. Briefly:

• not all grammatical constructions are learned the first time (repetition is the mother of learning)))
• at lower levels, phenomena are considered separately from each other, and at more high levels- compare with each other
• as the level of English improves, it turns out that each grammatical construction has nuances and subtleties, about which insidious teachers are silent for the time being, so as not to create confusion

English grammar by levels - in different textbooks - looks about the same. Therefore, I will take as a basis one of the most popular textbooks - English File.

By the way, this English grammar by levels can be a kind of test. Take a look at any section and see if you understand sentences with grammar examples? But - more importantly - do you use such constructions in speech? If not, it might not be your level yet. If yes, go to the next level and do the same.

English grammar by levels - a short way to the desired section:

Grammar level Beginner / Starter

At the Beginner level, the basics of the basics go through - the simplest constructions. At the same time - and the most important, because all the complex grammar of higher levels will be based on them.

At this level, a lot of attention is paid to forms - again, to achieve a certain automatism in simple things like I am, you are, he is. Grammar constructions at the Beginner level are mostly treated separately from each other to avoid confusion of comparisons and nuances.

Elementary Grammar

The Elementary level is very similar to the previous level. I will say more, often instead of Beginner, my students and I take on Elementary right away, we just go through it a little more carefully.

Grammar Elementary almost one to one repeats the grammar of the previous level.

Pre-intermediate grammar

At the Pre-intermediate level, they are already starting to compare different designs with each other and find out the nuances. Why is somewhere better to say I study economics, and somewhere I'm studying economics.

Grammar at the Intermediate level

On the Intermediate level they also compare already familiar phenomena with each other and, of course, study new ones.

Upper-intermediate grammar

By the advanced level of Upper-intermediate, the basics of the basics are usually enlightened. It remains to repeat them a little and proceed to the interesting and subtleties of grammar.

Advanced Grammar

That's all English grammar by levels.

Does English grammar really end after the Advanced level? No, of course)) If you look at the levels, there is also the Proficiency level, but the lines of conversational courses really end at the Advanced level.

Perhaps this is because:

• even an ambitious English user rarely needs a level higher than Advanced (not to mention the average learner who stops in the Intermediate area)
• at high levels, people already know how to find the necessary authentic materials on their own and organize their own learning
• at high levels, many think about a more practical and targeted use of English - for example, preparing for international exams (IELTS, TOEFL and others) or specialized courses in a profession

And there are still a lot of subtleties even after the Advanced level!

How do you like English grammar by level?

Did you manage to determine your level with it? Share in the comments!

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Beginner level is the basics of the English language

The Beginner level is the initial level of the English language, the first stage of knowledge. If you have never studied English before, then the Beginner course is exactly what you need. The Beginner level has the same letter designation as Elementary - A1. This is no coincidence. If you can build a few simple sentences in English, know the basics of grammar and reading rules, you have a small vocabulary, then you can safely step over the Beginner level and immediately proceed to Elementary.

Sometimes it can be difficult to decide whether to start learning English from this level or go straight to the next one - Elementary. Let's shed some light on this question.

We recommend that you start learning English from the Beginner level if you:

• have never studied foreign languages ​​before;
• previously studied a foreign language, but not English;
• learned English at school/university/courses many years ago and don't remember anything;
• have studied English before, have elementary disparate knowledge, but want to start from scratch in order to systematize them;
• think that you do not have the ability to learn languages ​​and English will never obey you.

If any of the above points concerns you, start learning the language from the initial stage. Learning English "from scratch" will help you "immerse yourself" in the language correctly: simple topics, interesting tasks and clear explanations from the teacher quickly give a positive result.

Knowledge that a person with a Beginner level should have

How to determine at what level you should start learning: Beginner or Elementary? The table will show what knowledge a person with a Beginner level should have.

Even if you own only half of the above material, previously studied English at school or university, but had a solid “troika” in this subject, we recommend starting from the level.

The Beginner level program involves the study of the following topics in the curriculum

How will your knowledge improve in the Beginner course?

At each level of learning a foreign language, you improve four basic skills: speaking, reading, listening and writing. Chief among these will be speaking, and the whole curriculum will be subordinated to the goal of learning to speak fluently and correctly.

At the English Beginner level, you will get acquainted with the English alphabet and the peculiarities of the pronunciation of sounds that have no analogues in our native language, learn to understand English speech and talk about simple topics using commonly used words and phrases.

Speaking Skill starts to develop from the first lesson. The teacher explains the materials to you in Russian so that everything is clear to you, but by the end of the first lesson you will know a few elementary phrases in English. Upon completion of the course, you will be able to independently build simple sentences, answer questions, and you will know the basic phrases for everyday communication. Your speech will be simple and rather slow for now, but at the next levels you will be able to systematically develop your speaking skills, since you will already know the principle of the "work" of the language. The Beginner level helps to lay a certain foundation that will allow you to improve your skills in the next stage of learning English.

In Russian, not all sounds are similar to English, and intonation is radically different, so you will learn to pronounce sounds correctly and get used to intonation that is unusual for your native language. To understand how English "sounds" correctly, you will listen simple audio recordings recorded by native speakers. The topics of the audio materials will correspond to the topic of the lesson, in which you will hear the words and phrases learned in the lesson.

Also, special attention is paid to writing. At the Beginner level, you learn the basics of writing in English. It is very important to understand at the initial stage that in English the principle “what we hear is what we write” does not work: one sound in a letter can be indicated by several letters and vice versa. Therefore, you will practice writing simple texts in English of a few sentences, using the learned words and relying on your knowledge of grammar.

At the end of the Beginner course, your vocabulary (Vocabulary) will be approximately 500-700 words. To make it easy and interesting for you to memorize new expressions and words, visual material is used that activates visual and long-term memory. Various interactive tasks allow you to learn the language while playing.

The training course is structured in such a way that several aspects of the language are fixed simultaneously in one exercise. For example, to consolidate grammar, sentences are compiled on the basis of previously learned words and phrases that are directly related to the topic of the current lesson. Thus, grammar and vocabulary are trained in one task.

Term of study at Beginner level

The duration of the period of learning English at the Beginner level depends on the individual characteristics of the student and the regularity of classes. The average training period for the Beginner course is 2-4 months. It is at this level that the first acquaintance with the English language takes place, which means that your attitude towards it is laid down. How you will be presented with English, how interesting it will be for you to take the first steps in learning it, will generally depend on your desire to learn it.

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