THE USE OF THE DEFFINITE ARTICLE ( THE)

THE USE OF THE DEFFINITE ARTICLE ( THE)

Выполнила учитель английского языка МОУ Большееланской СОШ,

Горохова Юлия Сергеевна

THE USE OF ARTICLRS WITH PROPER NOUNS 1.1 GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES

• Geographical
• names

No article

1. Continents, countries, cities/towns, villages

The Definite article The

A) as a rule: Africa, Asia, France, London

B) when modified by a personal attribute: Latin America, Central Asia

2. Oceans, rivers, seas, channels, canals, deserts

Notes

• When having a particularizing attribute:
• In his book W.Scott described the England of the Middle Ages.

3. Lakes

• The word groups are always used with THE:
• The United States
• The Crimea

• The Black Sea
• The Neva, the Sahara, the Suez Canal

• Lake Baikal
• Lake Ontario

4. Mountains

• Peaks:
• Elbrus, Everest

• The Baikal
• The Ontario

5. Islands

• A single island:
• Madagascar, Sicily

• Mountain chains:
• The Urals, the Alps

6. Regions

• Islands groups:
• The Bermudas, the Bahamas

North America, Latin America, Central Asia

7.For cardinal points of the compass

• the Far East,
• The north of England, the South of France

• But: western Canada,
• Southern Spain

The South, the North, the East, the West

But: from East to West from North to South

NAMES OF PERSONS

NAMES OF PERSONS

NO ARTICLE

1. NAMES OF PERSONS

The Definite Article THE

• As a rule no article is used

2.Nouns of relationship

• Followed by a proper name:

The Indefinite Article A/An

There was a letter from Susan inviting me to a party

• With a name in the plural to indicate the whole family:

• If people’s relations are meant: The son was as clever as father.
• Mind the expressions:

Uncle Jolyon, aunt Polly

• One member of a family:

He is very different from the rest of the Kents

I have often wondered if Tim was really a Burton.

b) When names of persons become countable nouns indicating typical features of a well- known name:

She felt like an Alice in Wonderland.

Lomonosov was the son of a fisherman.

3. Nouns denoting ranks, titles, profession followed by a proper name

Academician, professor, doctor,lord, Mr/Mrs

Nouns denoting profession followed by a proper name:

The painter Warhol left many pictures.

NAMES OF PLACES, SOME BUILDINGS, PUBLUC ORGANIZATIONS

NAMES OF PLACES, SOME BUILDINGS, PUBLUC ORGANIZATIONS

The Definite Article THE

Historical events

NO ARTICLE

The French Revolution

Public/Political Organization

The Senate, the United Nations

Parties

NATO, Congress, Parliament

The Labor party, the Tory

Public/historical buildings, Churches

The Bank of England, the Winter Palace, the Tower of London

Names of newspapers, periodicals

Ships, trains, spacecrafts

Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace

The Times, the Washington Post

The Titanic, the Orient Express

Pravda

Theatres, cinemas, museums, parks

The British Museum, the Globe, the Arbat, the Hermitage

Restaurants/hotels

The Hilton

Hyde Park, St. James’s Park

Stations/Airports

Brown’s

Sheremetyevo

Exercise №1

• Вставьте подходящий артикль в предложения.
• ___ Europe is bordered towards the north by ____ Arctic Ocean, towards ___ south by ___ Mediterranean Sea and ___ Black Sea, towards ___ west by ___ Atlantic Ocean and ___ east by ___ Asia.
• The largest fresh water lake in ___ Europe is ___ Lake Ladoga in ___ north-western Russia.
• We've booked a holiday for three weeks in ___ Canary Islands.
• Located to _____ east of ___ Mariana Islands in ___ western Pacific Ocean, ___ Mariana Trench is the deepest known area.
• ___ Astrachan is located on ___Caspian Sea.
• Once I went for my holidays to ___ Lake Baikal. It was great!
• In ___North of ___ Britain there are higher lands and mountains.
• ___ Pennines is a chain of mountains which is known as the backbone of ___England.
• The longest river in ___United States is ___Mississippi.
• ___ Urals divide ___Asia and ___Europe.
• ___ Appalachian mountains in ___United States are very old.
• Which is longer:  ___ Volga or ___Danube?
• Is ___ Everest the  highest mountain in world?
• Is ___ Amsterdam in ___ United States or in ___ Netherlands?
• ___ Loch Ness is a lake in ___ Scotland.
• I went to ___ France last year, but I haven’t been to ___ Netherlands yet
• ___ USA is the fourth largest country in the world after ___ Russia, ___ Canada and ___Republic of _-- China.
• ___ English Channel is between ___ Great Britain and ___ France.
• ___ Thames flows through ___ London.
• ___ United Kingdom includes ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland

Exercise №2

• 1. Кордильеры находятся в Северной Америке.
• 2. Берега Рейна очень живописны.
• 3. Эльбрус удивительно красивая гора.
• 4. Они купили дом в Марлоу, который выходил окнами на Темзу.
• 5. Ливингстон погиб в Центральной Африке.
• 6. Они любят гулять в Гайд- парке.
• 7. Вас ждет какой-то Медников.
• 8. Константиновы поселились здесь два года назад.
• 9. Вам нравится эта картина? Это Шемякин.
• 10. Крым и Кавказ расположены на берегу Черного моря.