1、定冠词与零冠词定冠词定冠词thethe的用法的用法the Internet the World Wide Web the head teacher the universe the world the sun the official language the moon the president the capitalWhy do you think“the is necessary?定冠词定冠词thethe的用法的用法1.1.特指某特指某(些些)人或某人或某(些些)事物事物The guy in the back row is my close friend.3.3.指上文已出现过或者说话者
2、刚刚谈及的人或事物指上文已出现过或者说话者刚刚谈及的人或事物An old man lived in a small house near a forest.One day the old man left the house and went into the forest to gather wood.2.2.表示世界上独一无二的事物表示世界上独一无二的事物The sun is bigger than the moon.4.4.用于单数可数名词或形容词前用于单数可数名词或形容词前,表示一类人或事物的整体表示一类人或事物的整体.Take care of the wounded and the
3、dying.(.(救死扶伤救死扶伤)6.可以和某些集合名词连用,表示整个民族、阶层等:The English have a wonderful sense of humor.The Chinese people are the greatest in the world.7.用于江,河,海洋,山脉,群岛,海峡,海湾等专有名称前:the Yellow River,the English channel,the Taiwan Straits,the Indian Ocean,the Philippines5.用于姓的复数前,指全家或全家一些人:the Zhangs,the Smiths8.由普通名
4、词构成的专有名词(某些国名,政治组织,机构,建筑,报刊杂志等)很多要加定冠词.the United States,the United Nationsthe British Museum,the Summer Palacethe Times,the Washington Post,the Peoples Daily零冠词的用法零冠词的用法1.一些专有名词前如国名,人名前通常不用定冠词:England,Mary,China2.泛指的复数名词，表示一类人或事物时，可不 用定冠词Women live longer than men in most countries.They are teacher
5、s.3.抽象名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词Failure is the mother of success.失败乃成功之母。Life is short;art is long.生命短暂,艺术长存.4.物质名词表示一般概念时，通常不加冠词Man cannot live without water.5.在季节、月份、节日、假日、日期、星期等表示时间的名词之前，不加冠词；We go to school from Monday to Friday.Leaves turn yellow in autumn.6.在称呼,身份,职业,或表示官衔,职位的名词前不加冠词；Mr Liu,principal of
6、 Chengdu No.7 is accessible.You cant mix oil with water.is monitor of our class.7.在三餐、球类运动和娱乐运动的名称前，不加冠词What would you like for breakfast,sir?8.当by 与火车,轮船,飞机等交通工具连用，表示一种方式时 eg:by bus，by train 9.有些抽象化的个体名词前一般不用冠词；如：school,college,prison,sea,hospital,bed,table,class,town,church,university 等个体名词，直接置于介词
7、后，表示该名词的深层含义go to hospital去医院看病go to the hospital去医院(不是去看病,而是有其他目的)He has been in prison for five years.10.在daybreak,dawn,noon,midnight,night,sunset,sunrise这类时间名词前都不加冠词.He used to wake up at daybreak every day.11.下面这类名词前通常不加冠词:大多数街名,广场名(Times Square),车站,机场,公园,桥梁名(London Bridge),大学名(Yale University),
8、节日名(National Day,New Years Day12.很多情况下,是否要加冠词,常常是一个习惯用法问题,特别是在一些固定的词组中,有时是说不出的道理in town in the city 在城里在城里catch cold have a cold 感冒了感冒了at a distance 在一定距离外 in the distance 在远处Conclusion:用法例子用在表示宇宙间独一无二的名词前在含有名词的专有名词（国名、组织机构名、建筑物名）前在单数名词前，表示类别在某些形容词前，表示“一类人”Zero articlescategoryexamplesContinentsCountries and citiesPlural and uncountable nouns in general statementsPractice Work in pairs.Do exercises 3 and 4 on P55.3.ANSWER 4.ANSWERHOMEWORK Do Exercise 3 on P97 Read the part“Grammar in your reference book and finish the exercises.
