Articles with geographical names

like to visit? Why?

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what are you doing? Have you decided what kind of

places would you like to visit?
Akmaral: Well, I’m thinking of going to__ England next month. I’m really looking forward to it.
Regina: Oh, fine! You’ll enjoy it.
Akmaral: Yes, I think. If I go in summer, I should have nice weather. Mm. What places would you recommend me to visit?
Regina: Mm.., I think, you’d like _London. That’s the biggest city. And _ Manchester’s nice, too. Then I’d try to see as much of the countryside as possible..
Akmaral: Yes, of course. It’s a small country but there are a lot of mountains, beaches, lakes and everything. I’d like to see _ Thames, _Loch Ness (I want to see Nessie), _Ben Nevis.
I’ll see some beautiful places of London: _Buckingham Palace, _Houses of Parliament, _British Museum…
Regina: .. __ Hyde Park, __ St. Paul’s Cathedral. E-e-e. Where would you like to stay? Hotels are very expensive.
Akmaral: At my brother’s home. But I dream about __ “Hilton». And you? Which country would you like to go?
Regina: Me? Mm, I’m going to fly to _USA. I want to see _Rockies and __
Los Angeles.

what are you doing? Have you decided what kind of

places would you like to visit?
Akmaral: Well, I’m thinking of going to__ England next month. I’m really looking forward to it.
Regina: Oh, fine! You’ll enjoy it.
Akmaral: Yes, I think. If I go in summer, I should have nice weather. Mm. What places would you recommend me to visit?
Regina: Mm.., I think, you’d like _London. That’s the biggest city. And _ Manchester’s nice, too. Then I’d try to see as much of the countryside as possible..
Akmaral: Yes, of course. It’s a small country but there are a lot of mountains, beaches, lakes and everything. I’d like to see the Thames, the Loch Ness (I want to see Nessie), the Ben Nevis.
I’ll see some beautiful places of _London:_ Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament, the British Museum…
Regina: .. __ Hyde Park, __ St. Paul’s Cathedral. E-e-e. Where would you like to stay? Hotels are very expensive.
Akmaral: At my brother’s home. But I dream about the “Hilton». And you? Which country would you like to go?
Regina: Me? Mm, I’m going to fly to the USA. I want to see the_ Rockies and __
Los Angeles.

used to refer to specific or particular nouns;
For example, if

I say, "Let's read the book," I mean a specific book.
If I say, "Let's read a book," I mean any book rather than a specific book.
Here's another way to explain it: The is used to refer to
a specific or particular member of a group.
For example, "I just saw the most popular movie of the year."
There are many movies, but only one particular movie is the most popular. Therefore, we use the.

Definite Article: the
The

definite article is used before singular and plural nouns when the noun is specific or particular. The signals that the noun is definite, that it refers to a particular member of a group.
For example:
"The dog that bit me ran away." Here, we're talking about a specific dog, the dog that bit me.
"I was happy to see the policeman who saved my cat!" Here, we're talking about a particular policeman. Even if we don't know the policeman's name, it's still a particular policeman because it is the one who saved the cat.
"I saw the elephant at the zoo." Here, we're talking about a specific noun. Probably there is only one elephant at the zoo.

with geographical nouns
Don’t use the before:


1. names of continents

(Asia, Europe)
But: The Antarctic

states
(Seoul, Manitoba,Miami)

Mount Fuji

Balkhash, Lake Alakol

Mexico, Bolivia

Key West)

Baimukhanov Str.

Nile, the Pacific Ocean, the Ural, The Caspian Sea.

the Rockies or unusual names like the Matterhorn

the Hebrides,
or the Canary Islands

Lakes

find the words: federation, kingdom, state.
( the Russian Federation, the

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

the Black Forest, the Iberian Peninsula

the Equator, the North Pole

need “the”. Correct the sentences where necessary.
We visited __Canada and

__United States-wrong.
The United States.
2.__- Africa is much larger than ___Europe.- correct.
3. ___South of _____England is warmer than ___north-
4. Tom has visited most countries in __western ___Europe.-
5. In ___Spain we swam in ____Mediterranean.-
6. My friend used to work as a reporter in____ Middle East.-
7. Next year we are going skiing in ___Swiss Alps.-
8. ___Malta has been a republic since 1974.-
9. __Nile is the longest river in ___Africa.-
10. The UK consists of __Great Britain and __Northern Ireland.-

Sea, Thames, Indian Ocean, Africa, Russia, Urals, Antarctic, Italy, Baikal,

Crimea, Asia, Europe, Venezuela, Atyrau, British Isles, Russian Federation.

the, the B) -,-, the C) -,

the, -
2. __Africa is much larger than __ Europe.
the, the B) -, the C)-,-
3. Last year I visited _ Mexico and _ United States.
the, the B) -,- C) -, the
4. _ south of _ England is warmer than _ north.
the, -, the B) -,-,- C) -, the,the
5. _ highest mountain in _ Africa is _ Kilimanjaro.
the, the, the B) the,-,- C) -,- the
6. _ United Kingdom consists of _ Great Britain and _ Northern Ireland.
the, the, the B) the, -,- C) the,-, the
7. _ Ural flows into __ Caspian Sea.
A) the, - B) -,the C) the, the

money
Looking after children
Getting up early
Watching horror films
Writing tests

Wasting time
Sunbathing
Arguing about

money
Making new friends
Waiting at the doctor’s
Doing examinations
Sleeping late
Smoking

usually try to avoid standing in crowded buses.
You dislike_____________________________________
You enjoy______________________________________.
You

often feel like ________________________________.
You would like to give up__________________________.
You don’t mind ___________________________________.
You often try to put off______________________________
You don’t like to risk ______________________________

interviewed enjoys watching horror films.
But he dislikes writing tests and

doing examinations.

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