1-a) .....profits are increasing across every division of the company. (-) généralité : profits
b)......profits we made last year were up in comparison to the year before. (the). spécificité : the profits
2-a)........information in your report will be very useful to us. (-)
the information
b)......information about the Kazakh market is hard to find.the)
information
3-a).....visitors should sign their name in the book at reception. (-)
visitors
b) .......visitors from Germany will be arriving at ten.(the)
the visitors
4-a) this magazine article gives.....adviCe about which stoCks to buy.(the).
advice
b)Thank you for.....advice you gave me last week. (-)
the advice
5-a)........bonds I have are all long-term invesments.(-)
the bonds
b)..........bonds are a safe investment when interest rates are falling. (the)
bonds
6-a).........French exports to the rest of Europe are up 4% this year.(the)
French exports
b).........French are world leaders in the luxury goods market.(-).
the French
7-a).............management is an art, not science.(the)
management
b).........management are blaming the unions for the breakdown in negotiations.(-).
Moi perso, je répondrai sans l'article, mais j'imagine que ton/ta prof veut voir l'article.
Complete the following texts with either the or dash (-) to show no article.
A '1'.........Argentina is one of '2'.........most deregulated markets in '3'......... world.
Argentina is one of the most deregulated markets in the world.
'4'.......privatisation process started in '5'..... 1990s.and has included sectors such as '6'........telecommunications, '7'.........utilities and '8'............financial services.
The privatisation process started in the 1990s and has included sectors such as telecommunications, utilities, and financial servies.
'9'.......Argentine telecoms market was fully deregulated-in '10'..........Novembre 2000 and there are now '11'............five million cellular lines and six million homes with '12'......cable television services.
The Argentine telecoms market was fully deregulated in November 2000, and there are now five million cellular lines and six million homes with cable television services.
'13'.........water was decentralised before being privatised.
Water was decentralised before being privatised.
'14'.....Aguas Argentinas, '15'........local water supply company for '16'......city of Buenos Aires and all'17'.......municipalities in '18'........ Greater Buenos Aires, is '19'.........largest privatised water utility in '20' world.
Aguas argentinas, the local supply company for the city of Buenos Aires and all the municipalities in Greater Buenos Aires, is the largest privatised water utility in the world.
B Imagine a country that continues for 4 200 Km from '21' .......dry deserts in '22'......north, through '23'.....industrial and argricultural heartland in '24'.....centre, to '25'....lakes and forestry plantations in '26'.....south, and finally to '27'.....ends of '28'...earth in '29'....Ptagonia and Antarctica.
Imagine a country that continues for 4200 km from the dry deserts in the north, through the industrial and agricultural heartland in the centre, to the lakes and forestry plantations in the south, and finally to the ends of the earth in Patagonia and Antarctica.
Welcome to '30'...... Chile ! It's a very diverse country, with '31'.....Pacific Ocean to one side and '32'... Andes to '33'....other you can swim in '34'.... sea and ski in '35'....mountains all in '36'....same day.
Welcome to Chile! It's a very diverse country, with the Pacific Ocean to one side and the Andes to the other where you can swim in the sea and ski in the mountains all in the same day.
There are '37'....business opportunities in many areas and '38'.... financial services sectorials '39'....most sophisticated in (40'....Latin America.
There are business opportunities in many areas and the financial services sectorials are the most sophisticated in Latin America.