Structural patterns Articles with geographic names

No Article	The Definite Article
Names of continents Europe, Asia, America NOTE: No article is used when they are modified by such attributes as: northern, southern, western, eastern, central, minor etc North America, Central Africa	Exception: the Arctic, The Antarctic (meaning the sea and the land round the North and South Poles)
Names of countries, states, provinces, cities towns and villages France, Great Britain Moscow, Rome, Delhi NOTE: No article is used when they are modified by such attributes as: northern, southern, western, eastern, central, old, new etc Old England, Ancient Greece, Southern France	Exception: Countries: the USA, the UK, the Netherlands, the Argentine (but Argentina) Provinces: the Crimea, the Caucasus, the Riviera Cities: the Hague
Exception: when names of lakes are preceded by the noun lake, no article is used Lake Baikal, Lake Ontario	Names of oceans, seas, straits, channels, canals, rivers, lakes The Pacific Ocean, the Atlantic The Mediterranean, the Black Sea The Bering Strait, the English Channel The Volga, the Thames, The Baikal, The Leman
Names of bays Hudson Bay, Baffin Bay
Names of peninsulas Indo-China, Kamchatka	Exception: when noun Peninsula is used The Balkan Peninsula
	Names of deserts The Sahara, the Gobi
Names of separate mountain peaks and separate islands Elbrus, Everest Cuba, Haiti, Cyprus	Names of mountain chains and groups of islands The Andes, the Alps, the Urals The Canaries, the Bermudas, the Bahamas
Names of waterfalls Niagara Falls
	Names of mountain passes The Saint Gotthard Pass
	Names of territories consisting of a word combination The Lake District, the Yorkshire Forests, the Virgin Lands
Exception: (the) Parliament, Congress, NATO	Names of state institutions, organizations, political parties The Liberal Party, the NSA,

Exercise 5. Read the sentences explain the use of articles. Translate the sentences from English into Russian

1. The USA is situated in North America and borders on Mexico and Canada.

2. The Dnieper is one of the longest rivers in Russia.

3. This country is situated in eastern Europe.

4. If you want to get from France to England you cross the English Channel.

5. My family spent their vacation in the Alps.

6. The Netherlands border on Germany and Belgium.

7. The climate in California is very hot.

8. Have you ever climbed Elbrus? Yes, and I have also climbed the Andes.

9. The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

10. The Gibraltar separates Europe from Africa.

11. Newcastle is a large city in the north-east of England.

12. What ocean separates America from Asia?

13. The Balkans is a group of islands.

14. The Alps is a mountain range.

15. Italy is a beautiful country.

16. Corsica and Crete are islands.

17. His family settled down in Washington.

18. Let's go to South America in May.

19. Have you ever been in the Philippines?

20. She is going to Germany.

21. When he returned twenty years later, he found a new America.

22. Kamchatka is famous for its geysers.

23. The Taimyr peninsular is a very cold place.

24. They visited a village in the Andes.

25. They went to the Philippines on their honeymoon.

26. The Republic of Korea is near Japan and China.

27. Have you ever seen Mount Fuji?

28. The Azores are a group of islands in the Atlantic.

29. She went to the United Kingdom to study English.

30. They drove round Corsica.

31. Australia is a really enormous place.

32. What countries share a border with Norway?

33. Greece gets very, very hot in the summer.

34. Baffin Island is part of Canada.

35. I've never been to the United States.

36. We went to the Republic of Ireland and stayed in Dublin.

37. She comes from the Netherlands.

38. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.

39. She always loved skiing in the Alps.

40. He used to work in India.

41. I often go on holiday to the Canary Islands.

42. Does England have many big cities?

43. They loved visiting Serbia.

Exercise 6. Complete the gaps with the definite article if needed.

1. _________ Asia Minor is a part of _________ Asia between _________ Black Sea and _________ Mediterranean Sea.

2. We stayed in _________ Venice for fortnight.

3. The firm made loans to _________ Argentina and _________ Brazil.

3. Her ship nearly sank in _________ Pacific.

4. Where is _________ Belgium situated?

5. My brother has a wonderful house in _________ Greece.

6. They both stood for some time, comparing _________ Thames with _________ Seine.

7. _________ Everest is _________ highest mountain in the world.

8. He lives in _________ Buenos Aires.

9. She was a well-known mountaineer scaling _________ Andes.

10. They showed me pictures taken in _________ Swiss Alps.

11. On which continent is _________ Canada situated?

12. Walter Scott described _________ England of the Middle Ages.

13. _________ Sahara is a well- known desert.

14. Which river flows through _________ USA?

15. _________ Pacific is much larger than _________ Arctic or _________ Indian ocean.

16. Is _________ Mississippi longer or shorter than _________ Rhine?

17. _________ Portugal is a small country in _________ West of Europe.

18. _________ Mont Blanc is the highest peak in _________ Alps.

19. Who was the first to reach _________ North Pole?

20. Have you ever heard about _________ NATO?

21. Greece is situated in _________ South of _________ Eastern Europe on coast of _________ Mediterranean.

22. I like _________ Lake Ontario very much.

23. _________ City of _________ London stands on _________ river Thames.

24. The official name of _________ Holland is the state of _________ Netherlands or just _________ Netherlands.

25. We were on _________ Bermudas last month.

26. _________ Sahara is the biggest desert in _________ North Africa.

27. In what country of _________ Northern Europe is _________ Hague situated?

28. Last year I visited _________ Niagara falls.

29. He was born in _________ Kamchatka.

30. My mum likes _________ Virgin islands very much.

Exercise 7. Make up your own sentences, name the places you want to visit.

Exercise 8. Translate the sentences from Russian into English

1. Гаага - это город, в котором заседает голландский парламент.

2. Вы знаете, где расположены Пиренеи?

3. Пиренеи расположены в западной части Испании.

4. Египет расположен в северо-восточной Африке.

5. Эверест - высочайший пик в Гималаях.

6. Какой океан самый большой в мире? Тихий океан или Индийский океан?

7. Филлипины расположены в юго-восточной Азии.

8. Какие страны входят в состав НАТО?

9. Амазонка - самая крупная река в Южной Америке.

10. Какой штат самый большой в Америке?

11. На Камчатке мы можем попробовать очень вкусных крабов.

12. Где расположена Греция?

13. Ниагарский водопад расположен в Канаде.

14. Вы когда-нибудь отдыхали на Черном море?

15. В Великобритании правит королева.

16. Озеро Байкал - самое глубокое в мире.

17. Черногория мне нравится меньше нежели Хорватия.

18. Леса в Сибири - непроходимые.

19. Самый главный суд в мире находится в Гааге.

20. Лондон стоит на реке Темза.

21. Как называется столица Аргентины?

22. Если вы когда-нибудь поедите в Италию, то обязательно посетите Венецию.