Articles with geographical names

Unit 3.Step3. Trains. Part2. Article “the” with geographical names.

9-th grade

Do you like travelling?

What kind of places would

you like to visit? Why?

Video

Watch the video.Complete the sentences. Find out mistakes.

Dialogue:

Akmaral : No __Africa, no __South America. They’re very hot.

Regina: Akmaral, 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.

Dialogue:

Akmaral : No __Africa, no __South America. They’re very hot.

Regina: Akmaral, 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.

Sights of London

Buckingham Palace

Big Ben

The Houses of Parliament

Tower Bridge

the Statue of Liberty

Definite article THE

The is used to refer to specific or particular nouns ;

For example, if I say, " Let's read the bo ok," 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.

• Article “the” with geographical names

• Some specific rules for using the

with geographical nouns

Don’t use the before:

1. names of continents

(Asia, Europe)

But : The Antarctic

• South

America

I come from the South America.

Don’t use the before:

2. names of cities, towns

or states

(Seoul, Manitoba,Miami)

London

I live in the London

Don’t use the before:

3. names of single mountains: Mount Everest, Mount Fuji

Mount Aspiring

It’s the Aspiring . The Ben-Nevis

Don’t use the before:

4. names of lakes and bays: Lake Balkhash, Lake Alakol

The Loch Ness

Don’t use the before:

5. names of most countries/ territories: Italy, Mexico, Bolivia

Argentina

I live in the Argentina.

Don’t use the before:

6 . names of islands (Easter Island, Maui, Key West)

Staten Island

Don’t use the before:

6 . names of streets: Washington Street, Baimukhanov Str.

Use the before :

1. names of rivers, oceans and seas: the Nile, the Pacific Ocean, the Ural, The Caspian Sea.

TheAtlantic Ocean

Use the before :

2. with ranges of mountains like the Andes, the Rockies or unusual names like the Matterhorn

The Alps

Use the before :

3. deserts: the Sahara

The Sahara Desert

Do use the before :

4 . island chains like

the Aleutians, the Hebrides,

or the Canary Islands

The Hawaii

Use the before :

5. a group of lakes like the Great Lakes

The Great Lakes

Use the before :

6. the names of countries where you can find the words: federation, kingdom, state.

( the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland )

The USA

Use the before :

7. the names of countries in plural form.

The Netherlands

Use the before :

8. geographical areas:

the Middle East, the West

Use the before :

9. forests, gulfs, and peninsulas: the Persian Gulf,

the Black Forest, the Iberian Peninsula

Use the before :

9. points on the globe:

the Equator, the North Pole

Ex7,p88 . Read these sentences carefully. Some are correct, but some 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.-

Read the words. Group them into two.

Great Britain, Caucasus, Caspian Sea, Thames, Indian Ocean, Africa, Russia, Urals, Antarctic, Italy, Baikal, Crimea, Asia, Europe, Venezuela, Atyrau, British Isles, Russian Federation.

With “the”

Without “the”

Test

• _ Milan is in _ north of __ Italy.

• -, 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

Ex8,p88. Study these activities.

Standing in crowded buses

Wasting time

Chatting on the telephone

Sunbathing

Borrowing money

Arguing about money

Looking after children

Making new friends

Getting up early

Waiting at the doctor’s

Watching horror films

Doing examinations

Sleeping late

Writing tests

Smoking

Ex9,p89. Make sentences about yourself.

• You usually try to avoid. I 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 ______________________________

Ex10,p89. Interview a partner.

What do you like to do?

What don’t you like to do?

For example:

Omar: The person I interviewed enjoys watching horror films.

But he dislikes writing tests and doing examinations.

• Home task:

• Ex11,13 p90-91