1、 冠词冠词 The definite article,Indefinite article and zero article 冠词的定义冠词的定义 冠词是置于名词之前、说明名词所表冠词是置于名词之前、说明名词所表示的人或事物的一种虚词。冠词也可以示的人或事物的一种虚词。冠词也可以说是名词的一种标志，它不能离开名词说是名词的一种标志，它不能离开名词而单独存在。而单独存在。冠词有三冠词有三种种:定冠词定冠词(definite article)、不定冠词不定冠词(indefinite article)和零冠和零冠(zero article)3不定冠词有两个形式不定冠词有两个形式,一个是一个是a,另一
2、个另一个是是an。a 用在辅音用在辅音(指的是音标不是指指的是音标不是指字母字母)开头的词前开头的词前,an 用在以元音开头用在以元音开头的词前。的词前。a university,an umbrella,a European,an example,a one-act play,an hour an honest man4Mrs.Taylor has _ 8-year-old daughter who has _ gift for painting-she has won two national prizes.A.a;a B.an;theC.an;a D.the;a5不定冠词的基本用法不定冠词
3、的基本用法 1.泛指某一类人或事物的一个泛指某一类人或事物的一个 A boy is waiting for you.A Mr Smith is coming here。2.表示某一类人或事物表示某一类人或事物,相当于相当于any,A horse is an animal.A child needs love.A car must be insured(保养保养)。63.用于首次提到的人或物的单数名词前用于首次提到的人或物的单数名词前 面。面。An old cock is sitting in a tall tree.4.4.用于描写自然现象的名词前，表示用于描写自然现象的名词前，表示“一一 阵
4、阵”、“一场一场”、“一种一种”等。例如：等。例如：snow-a snow 一场雪一场雪shower-a shower 一阵暴雨一阵暴雨75.5.用在抽象名词之前表示具体介绍用在抽象名词之前表示具体介绍:是是 什么样的人，是什么样的事物。什么样的人，是什么样的事物。The little girl is a joy to her parents.He is a success.和你一块共事很愉快。和你一块共事很愉快。It is a pleasure to work with you.He did me a great kindness.What a great surprise you gave
5、 me.86.用于某些固定的词组。用于某些固定的词组。a lot of/a great deal of 很多很多 a few 有些有些 a little 一些一些 a piece of 一张一张 to have a rest 休息一下休息一下 as a matter of face 事实上事实上97.用在序数词前，用在序数词前，“又一，再一又一，再一”；a most =a very.Although he had failed four times,he was determined to try a fifth time.This is a most instructive film.8.用
6、在用在many,half,such 等词后等词后.Many a boy is swimming.The village is half an hours walk from here.9.用在用在 so(as/too/how etc.)+形容词之后形容词之后 1 How interesting a film it is!=How interesting the film is!2 He is not so/as good a driver as you 1010.用用 a/an+物质名词，表示物质名词，表示“一一”eg.a coffee;a tea;a brandy;an ice cream1
7、1.用用a/an表示部分不可数名词，表示表示部分不可数名词，表示“一一 点点”，“一一 些些”等。等。a smile一丝微笑一丝微笑 a rain一场雨一场雨 make a noise 制造一点噪音制造一点噪音 12.与专有名词连用，与专有名词连用，“一个。式的人一个。式的人”；“。的作品。的作品”。eg:a Lei Feng of our class;play a Liszt1113.可以表示量度单位，每40 km an/per hour 每小时40公里twice a/per day 每天两次14.与可数名词连用位于what,such之后，表示感叹，或强调程度What a surprise!
8、真是让人吃惊。My boss is such a fool!我的老板这么蠢。15.用在形容词最高级前，相当于very。This is a most useful dictionary.这是一本非常有用的字典。1216.用在序数词前面表示“再一次，又一次”。Ten years after the death of her husband,she got married for a second time.在她丈夫去世十年后，她再次结婚了。17.用在many,quite,rather,such,twice,what 等词后面，构成短语。Its quite a problem.这是一个相当难的问题。
9、Ive never seen such an exciting football match before.我以前从来没见过这么精彩的比赛13定冠词的基本用法定冠词的基本用法:1.特指某个或某些人或事物特指某个或某些人或事物,或指谈话或指谈话 双方都知道的人或事物双方都知道的人或事物,或重复上文或重复上文 提到的人或事物。例如：提到的人或事物。例如：How do you like the film?There was a chair by the window.On the chair sat a young woman with a baby in her arms.The baby is
10、very fat.14 2.指世界上独一无二的事物。指世界上独一无二的事物。The earth is biggest than the moon,but smaller than the sun.the sky;the universe;the atmosphere 3.用在单数可数名词之前用在单数可数名词之前,表示某一类表示某一类 人或事物。如：人或事物。如：The lion is more fierce than the wolf.The compass was invented in ancient China.15 4.常用在乐器的名称之前。如：常用在乐器的名称之前。如：play th
11、e violin/piano5.用在某些专有名词前：用在某些专有名词前：the Peoples Republic of China,the Great Wall,the White House;在江河、山脉、海在江河、山脉、海洋、湖泊、群岛的名词之前：洋、湖泊、群岛的名词之前：the Changjiang River;the Yellow River;the Salt Lake166.在姓氏的复数形式前加定冠词在姓氏的复数形式前加定冠词,表示一家人。表示一家人。the Smiths 史密斯一家人史密斯一家人 The Wangs live in the next-door house.7.用在方
12、位名词前或某些表示时间的词组或惯用语中用在方位名词前或某些表示时间的词组或惯用语中.eg.On the left(right)in the west in the end in the morning8.某些形容词前加某些形容词前加 the 表示一类人或物，指人时谓语动词用复数。表示一类人或物，指人时谓语动词用复数。eg.1 The rich become richer,the poor poorer.2 The beautiful is always loved.3 The Chinese are working hard.the British英国人,the rich富人,the youn
13、g年轻人,9、用在序数词前，形容词的最高级前及表示两者之间的比较中、用在序数词前，形容词的最高级前及表示两者之间的比较中.eg.1 the longest river；the third lesson 2 He is the taller of the two.10、表示几十年代的数字之前。、表示几十年代的数字之前。eg.In the 1870s（而表示（而表示“在某人四十多岁在某人四十多岁”时翻译成时翻译成in his forties)11、表示发明物的名词前、表示发明物的名词前.Eg.Alexander Graham Bell invented the phone in 1876.1712
14、.和表示数量的名词连用，表示“以为单位”Eggs are sold by the dozen.鸡蛋按打来卖。He is paid by the hour/the day/week/month.他按小时/天/周/月来付酬。13.与名词连用时，要注意与不定冠词的区别。a/the most interesting非常有趣的/最有趣的 a /the number of 许多/的数量 for a/the moment 片刻，一会儿/暂时，目前 give sb.a/the push 推某人一下/解雇某人 18英语定冠词用法口诀 特指重现用定冠，独一无二把冠添，特指重现用定冠，独一无二把冠添，打球不用戴帽子
15、，演奏乐器衣冠严，打球不用戴帽子，演奏乐器衣冠严，江山河海和峡湾，戴上帽子较安全，江山河海和峡湾，戴上帽子较安全，不戴帽子就吃饭，形容词加不戴帽子就吃饭，形容词加the名词变，名词变，习惯用语冠不冠，入乡随俗记心间习惯用语冠不冠，入乡随俗记心间。19英语定冠词用法口诀 特指、重提和唯一，岛屿，海峡和海湾；特指、重提和唯一，岛屿，海峡和海湾；海洋，党派最高级，沙漠，河流与群山；海洋，党派最高级，沙漠，河流与群山；方位、顺序和乐器，年代，团体与机关；方位、顺序和乐器，年代，团体与机关；船名，建筑和组织，会议，条约与报刊；船名，建筑和组织，会议，条约与报刊；姓氏复数，国全名，请你记住用定冠。姓氏复数
16、，国全名，请你记住用定冠。20不加冠词的情况：不加冠词的情况：1.在大多数专有名词、泛指的抽象名词和物质名词前：在大多数专有名词、泛指的抽象名词和物质名词前：We love science.She is fond of music.2.名词前有物主代词，指示代词，不定代词名词前有物主代词，指示代词，不定代词,名词所有格及名词所有格及 kind of,sort of,type of,piece of 等限制时不加冠词。等限制时不加冠词。This is my book.3.三餐前不加冠词，但有形容词修饰时加三餐前不加冠词，但有形容词修饰时加a 表示一顿。表示一顿。1 What do you usu
17、ally have for lunch?2 We had a really good dinner.4.四季前一般不加四季前一般不加the。但特指必须加。但特指必须加the。1 It was very cold in the winter of 1985.2 Summer comes after spring and before autumn.215.在星期、月份、节假日等名词前：在星期、月份、节假日等名词前：National Day;New Years Day;Womens Day在含有在含有day的节日、假日前，不用冠词的节日、假日前，不用冠词Childrens Day,但但在含有在含有
18、festival的节日前，需加冠词的节日前，需加冠词the Spring Festival;the Mid autumn Festival.6.在表语，宾语补足语，同位语中，表示独一无二的职位或在表语，宾语补足语，同位语中，表示独一无二的职位或 头衔及呼吁前头衔及呼吁前 Whos captain of your team?谁是你们队长？谁是你们队长？He was elected monitor of our class.他被选为班长他被选为班长 George Bush,president of the United States 美国总统布美国总统布 什什Whats wrong with yo
19、u,Uncle?22This is Comrade Yang,chairman of the Students Union.He reported this to Mr Black headmaster of the school.7.在三餐饭和球类运动、棋类运动的名在三餐饭和球类运动、棋类运动的名词前：词前：I like rice for supper.Lets go and watch them play chess.238.国名、人名前面，一般不加定冠词。国名、人名前面，一般不加定冠词。China,Japan,England,Mary,Henry 等。但有的国名例外，如等。但有的国名例外
20、，如:the United States,the Philippines,the Peoples Republic of China。249.表示独一无二头衔或职位的名词在句中做宾补，表语表示独一无二头衔或职位的名词在句中做宾补，表语 以及同位语时，大都用零冠词。以及同位语时，大都用零冠词。He was made monitor only yesterday.10.当当bike，car，taxi，bus，train，foot，ship等与介词等与介词by连用，表示一种连用，表示一种交通手段时，不用交通手段时，不用the。Did you come back by plane or by trai
21、n?还有还有by water，by land，by sea，by air，on foot，On horse back 以以及及 by telephone，by telegraph但但take a bus，on the bike，in a boat等需加冠词。等需加冠词。11表示语言的名词前一般不用冠词。如：表示语言的名词前一般不用冠词。如：Chinese，English,French,但用但用language时需加时需加the 如如:the Chinese language12.turn 作作“变成，成为变成，成为”，后边的名词不带冠词。，后边的名词不带冠词。turn engineer=bec
22、ome an engineer.13.用于家庭成员或用于家庭成员或nurse,cook,teacher 等具有等具有our nurse(cook,teacher)等意义时：等意义时：Teacher was very pleased with our work.Mother was being made up looking like the ideal,middle-aged housewife.2514.在独立结构中 The hunter entered the forest,gun in hand.猎人手拿着枪，走进了森林。15.在as引导的让步状语从句 中。Child as he is,
23、he knows a lot about the history of China.他虽然是个孩子，却对中国历史了解很多16.用在某些习惯用语中 go to school(college,hospital,class,church,bed)by bike,(bus,train,car,boat,ship,plane,air)at sunrise,(sunset,noon,night,midnight)2617.在下列表示行为、状态、特征、原因以及说明方在下列表示行为、状态、特征、原因以及说明方式、目的等的固定习语中。式、目的等的固定习语中。at breakfast（吃早饭时吃早饭时）/at t
24、able（吃饭吃饭）/at dinner（吃饭吃饭）/in class（在课堂上在课堂上）/in court（出出庭作证庭作证）/in debt（欠债欠债）/in danger（处境危险处境危险）/in good(poor)health身体健康身体健康（不健康）（不健康）/in good condition（状态好状态好）/in great demand/in great need/in motion（在运动在运动中）/in time of danger/in office（就职）（就职）/in trouble(difficulty)/in surprise/in honour of/in f
25、avor of/with anger/in colour/in general/in size/in length/in character（在性格上在性格上）/in sight/in(out of)order/in fact/on business/on holiday/on leave（休假休假）/on strike/on watch/on fire/on time.2718.在某些词组中，用不用冠词，所表示的含在某些词组中，用不用冠词，所表示的含义不同。义不同。如如 go to school (上学上学)go to the school(到学校去到学校去)in hospital (住院住
26、院)in the hospital (在医院里面在医院里面)in front of (在在前面前面)in the front of (在在前部前部)of age 成年成年 of an age 同龄同龄 die of cold 冻死冻死 die of a cold 感冒而死感冒而死 at table 用餐用餐 at a table 在桌子旁在桌子旁 in word 口头上口头上 in a word 总而言之总而言之 at sea 茫然不知所措茫然不知所措 at the sea 在海上在海上 In charge of 负责。负责。In the charge of 有谁负责有谁负责 two of u
27、s 我们中的两人我们中的两人 the two of us 就我们两人就我们两人2819.有定冠词与无定冠词的区别有定冠词与无定冠词的区别吃饭吃饭坐在桌旁坐在桌旁在海边在海边乘船乘船负责负责由由负责负责,在在掌管之下掌管之下在白天在白天按日计算按日计算发生发生代替代替拥有拥有为为所拥有所拥有能看见能看见据据的见解的见解代替代替在在的地方的地方成年成年同龄同龄 sit at table sit at the table by the sea by sea be in charge of be in the charge of by day by the day take place take th
28、e place of in possession of in the possession of in sight of in the sight of in place of in the place of be of age be of an age2920.有定冠词与无定冠词的区别有定冠词与无定冠词的区别 征求意见征求意见 听从劝告听从劝告 他仍在执政他仍在执政 他仍在办公室他仍在办公室 那是毫无疑问的那是毫无疑问的.那是根本不可能的那是根本不可能的.take advice take the advice He is still in office.He is still in the
29、office.It is out of question.(=beyond question)It is out of the question(=impossible)in future /in the future;in front of/in the front of30 in bed/church/prison/town睡觉/做礼拜/蹲监狱/进城 in the bed/church/prison/town在床上/在教堂/在监狱里/在城里 go to class/hospital/school/college 上课/住院/上学/上大学 go to the class/hospital/s
30、chool/college 到课堂/医院/学校/大学去31不用冠词的集中情况不用冠词的集中情况 下列情况应免冠，代词限定名词前；下列情况应免冠，代词限定名词前；专有名词不可数，学科球类三餐饭；专有名词不可数，学科球类三餐饭；复数名词表泛指，两节星期月份前；复数名词表泛指，两节星期月份前；颜色语种和国名，称呼习语及头衔颜色语种和国名，称呼习语及头衔。32Finish activity 1 on students books.Because they are all uniquethere is only one of them.We usually use the definite articl
31、e(the)with them.Why do you think this is necessary?33The Internet/the World Wide Web/the head teacher/the universethe world/the sun/the official language/the moon/the president the capital34Finish activity 2.Continents:Asia,Europe,Oceania;America,AntarcticaCountries:China,Argentina,Australia,India,F
32、rance(exceptions:The Netherlands,The Netherlands,The Lebanon)35Cities:Beijing,London,New York,Sydney,Shanghai(exceptions:The Hague)Plural and uncountable nouns in general statements:Snow is cold.Guns are dangerous.36 Is there(a/the)computer at your school?Do you have(a/the)lesson in the computer roo
33、m?_Finish activity 3.Choose the correct article to complete each question.373.Can you access(an/the)Internet at school?4.Have you got(a/the)phone at home?5.Have you got(a/the)computer at home?_1.Does _ headmaster know how to use a computer?2.Are_ computers important?3.Can you access _ Internet at sc
34、hool?the/theComplete the sentences with the definite article if necessary.4.You need _ software to use a computer?5._ World Wide Web is full of _ websites./The/401.-Have you seen _pen?I left it here this morning.-Is it _black one?I think I saw some where.A.a;the B.the;the C.the;a D.a;a 412.Summers i
35、n _ south of France are for _most part dry and sunny.A./;a B.the;/C./;/D.the;the 423.Jumping out of _airplane at ten thousand feet is quite _exciting experience.A./;the B./;an C.an;an D.the;the434.I dont like talking on _ telephone;I prefer writing _letters.A.a;the B.the;不填不填 C.the;the D.was killing
36、 445.-I dont like_New York at all.-But this isnt_ New York you remember.A.the;the B./;the C.the;/D./;aEXX.1.In Hangzhou Mr Green was so struck by_ beauty of _ nature that he stayed or another night.A./;/B./;the C.the;/D.the;the 2.Many people are still in _habit of writing silly things in _ public pl
37、aces.A.the;the B./;/C.the;/D./;the 3.Five years ago her brother was _ university student of _physics.A.a;the B.an;the C.an;/D.a;/4.-Have you seen _ pen?I left it here this morning.-Is it _ black one?I think I saw it somewhere.A.a;the B.the;the C.the;a D.a;a5.I love _ history because it give us _ kno
38、wledge of past events.A.the,a B./;a C./;/D.a;the 6.Most animals have little connection with_ animals of _ different kind unless they kill them for food.A.the;a B./;a C.the;the D./;the7.Many people agree that _ knowledge of English is a must in _ international trade today.A.a;/B.the;an C.the;the D./;the8._ is the largest of the continents of the world.A.Asia B.An Asia C.A Asia D.The Asia9.I go to _ school on foot because my home is near_ school.A.the;the B.the;/C./;the D./;/10.We elected him _ head of the workshop.A./B.one C.the D.a
