Ôn tập: Mạo từ – P5: On Friday, for lunch, etc

Phần mở đầu

A- Giới thiệu

Các cụm từ chỉ thời gian thường không có a/an hoặc the.

We’re meeting on Friday for lunch.

Tuy nhiên chúng ta dùng a/an hoặc the nếu có một cụm từ hoặc mệnh đề sau Friday, lunch,…

It was the Friday before she went to Australia.

Chúng ta thường dùng a/an hoặc the nếu có một tính từ.

We had a good lunch.

 B- Năm, mùa và tháng

I was born in 1974.

We play cricket in summer / in the summer.

Winter always depresses me.

I start the course in September.

That was the year I was bom.

It was the winter of 1995 when things started to go wrong for the company.

C- Những thời điểm đặc biệt

We go away at Christmas.

Easter is early this year.

I’ll be home for Thanksgiving.

We had a wonderful Christmas.

I started work here the Easter before last.

D – Những ngày trong tuần

Yes, Thursday will be convenient.

I’ll see you on Tuesday evening.

The storm was on the Thursday of that week.

We went surfing at the weekend.

E – Những phần của ngày và đêm

I can’t sleep at night.

I prefer to travel by day / by night.

I must get to bed before midnight.

We were on the beach at sunset.

I hope to get there before dark.

It’s warmer in / during the day.

Someone got up in / during the night. We’re meeting in the morning.

They arrived at the hotel in the evening.

It was a beautiful sunset.

I couldn’t see in the dark.

F – Các bữa ăn

I’ll see you at breakfast.

We have supper at about eight.

I’m going out after lunch.

We had a quick breakfast.

The supper David cooked was excellent.

The meal was very nice.

We’ll need an evening meal.