1. E N G L I S H
Teacher Fábio Gutterres Fernandes
AULA #3: ARTIGO DEFINIDO “THE”
⇛ Em português, THE é traduzido como “o, a, os, as”.
⇛ É usado
⇒ Para substantivos no masculino, feminino, singular ou plural.
Ex: the bank, the banana, the elephants, the houses
⇒ Quando ficar claro do que ou de quem estamos falando, ou diante de um substantivo
mencionado anteriormente.
→ Veja a diferença: Andressa has a telephone. ≠ Andressa is talking on the phone.
We bought a car last month. The car is very comfortable.
⇒ Antes de nomes de populações ou povos como um todo: the English, the Italians
⇒ Antes de sobrenomes no plural: the Flintstones, the Simpsons
⇒ Para mencionar habilidade com instrumentos musicais: He plays the piano.
⇒ Antes de um superlativo: This is the highest building that I know.
⇒ Antes de nomes de países no plural e também daqueles que incluem as palavras federation,
kingdom ou republic.
Ex: The United States of America, The Russian Federation, The United Kingdom,
The Dominican Republic
⇒ Quando seguido de adjetivo para indicar um grupo de pessoas.
Ex: the young (os jovens), the poor (os pobres)
⇒ Antes de nomes de locais públicos como bibliotecas, cinemas, clubes, galerias de arte, hotéis,
museus, restaurantes e teatros.
Ex: There’s a good film at the Odeon Cinema.
Where is the Plaza Hotel?
The Renascença Theatre is near here.
⇒ Antes de nomes de rios, mares, oceanos, arquipélagos, cordilheiras e desertos.
Ex: Tahiti is is the Pacific Ocean.
Paris is on the River Seine.
The Mediterranean Sea, The Alps, The Canary Islands, The Sahara
⇒ Antes de nomes com ...of…
Ex: I’m a student at the University of Chicago.
How old is the Tower of London?
* Atenção! Lembre-se de NÃO usar o artigo antes de
⇀ Nomes de pessoas: João is my brother.
⇀ Dias da semana: Today is Monday.
⇀ Meses: My birthday is in July.
⇀ Línguas ou idiomas: Spanish is a beautiful language.
⇀ Países e continentes: What is the capital of Italy?
India is in Asia.
⇀ Cidades: Tokyo is a big city.
⇀ Ruas: My office is on Wall Street.
⇀ Prédios que tem o nome da cidade: I’m a student at Chicago University.
⇀ Nomes de ilhas, lagos e montanhas: Mount Everest
2. EXERCÍCIOS
1 ↣ Complete com o artigo THE, quando necessário.
1) ______ Ritz Hotel 11) ______ Australia
2) ______ London University 12) ______ Hudson River
3) ______ University of London 13) ______ Dallas
4) ______ February 14) ______ Astor Cinema
5) ______ West Street 15) ______ Sunday
6) ______ Princess Diana 16) ______ Bank of England
7) ______ President of France 17) ______ Switzerland
8) ______ Brighton Station 18) ______ Shakespeare Theatre
9) ______ United States 19) ______ Madison Avenue
10) ______ Atlantic Ocean 20) ______ Museum of Modern Art
2 ↣ Complete as frases com o artigo THE, quando necessário.
1) We are going to ______ beach ______ next week.
2) They are ______ churchgoers.
3) After ______ accident, Maria was taken to ______ hospital.
4) We went to ______ most expensive restaurant in the city .
5) I’d rather watch ______ TV than listen to ______ radio.
6) We have ______ breakfast at eight.
7) Can you play ______ piano?
8) Do you like ______ olives?
9) I play ______ tennis at ______ club whenever ______ court is free.
10) Do you want to watch ______ television this evening?
11) I wrote my name at ______ top of the page.
12) ______ moon goes around ______ earth every 27 days.
13) The Soviet Union ______ first country to send a man into ______ space.
14) After ______ lunch, we went for a walk by ______ sea.
15) Ana was ______ only person I talked to at the party.
16) Albert lives in a small village in ______ country.
17) Peru is a country in South America. ______ capital is Lima.
18) I never listen to ______ radio. In fact, I don’t have a radio.
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↦ GABARITO ↤
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