Structural patterns Articles with geographic names

No Article	The Definite Article
names of streets and roads Broadway; Fleet Street; Wall street; Piccadilly; Fifth Avenue;	exceptions: The Main Street, The High Street; The Strand;
names of squares Times square; Trafalgar square; exeption: a combination of a few buildings and a square: The Red Square	names of monuments, fountains The Washington monument; the Trevi Fountain
names of parks Central Park; Hyde Park;	names of hotels and restaurants The Sheraton Hotel; The Bombay Restaurant;
names of airports and railway stations London airport; Kennedy airport; Victoria station;	names of theaters and cinemas The Cineplex Odeon; The Shubert Theater;
names of universities and colleges Oxford University; Harvard University;	names of museums and galleries The Metropolitan Museum; The National Gallery
names of magazines and journals National Geographic; Language	names of newspapers The morning star; The Times; The Economist,
names of buildings and bridges Buckingham Palace; Westminster Abbey; St. Paul's Cathedral; Tower Bridge;	exceptions: The White House, The Old Bailey, The Tower; a few building united under the same name the Colosseum, the Pantheon;

Exercise 5. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the articles.

1. Ancient monuments like the Colosseum tower over you.

2. Open your eyes wide as you wander away from Termini station down narrow streets.

3. It's all part of the texture of a city as different from Florence as it is from Bagdad.

4. Where else can you plunge yourself into the Renaissance by taking a short walk that includes the Trevi Fountain, the Piazza Navona, and the Pantheon.

5. The elliptical arena of the Flavio Amphitheatre was formed by wooden board flooring covered of sand.

6. The irregular form of "Piazza di Spagna" opens itself in front of the hill and it is an ideal departure point for the famous and fashionable Via Condotti.

7. The City of the Vatican in Rome is an autonomous State.

8. The State of the Vatican is located on the right shore of the Tevere River, around the Basilica of San Pietro.

9. …..such as the head of the Roman Observer.

10. The structure was transformed in outpost of the Aurelius walls on the right shore of the Tevere.

Exercise 6. Fill in the gaps with the right article if necessary:

1. There is ..... good movie at ......Caro Cinema this week.

2. Usually my dad used to read few articles out of ......" Times" or "Guardian".

3. Soon after that situation he was expelled from .......Harvard University.

4. Mr. Brown arrived at .....London airport from New York.

5. On their way back to ......Savoy Hotel he refused to tell me what would happen there.

6. My aunt was a student at .......London University.

7. ...... liner "Queen Elisabeth" sails at 10 a.m. this morning.

8. My favorite newspaper is ....." Financial Times".

9. ......Sorbonne is the most popular University in France.

10. ......Second World War is the worst period in Russian history.

11. ......Great Pyramid is situated in Egypt.

12. Have you ever seen the magazine ......"Penthouse"?

13. ......Olympic Games take place every four years.

14. ......Spice Girls is my favorite girls band.

15. ......Westminster Abbey is in London.

16. Could you explain me where is .....Vnukovo airport?

17. ......ABBA was the most popular pop group in 80-s.

18. I live in .......High Street in London.

19. When I travel I like to stay in.......Ritz Hotel.

20. He wants to study at ......Moscow University.

21. Did you read this chapter from .......Bible.

22. My daughter sings in .......Grand Opera.

23. I really hate ......Heathrow airport!

24. He likes to do shopping in.......Fifth Avenue.

25. It was my dream to travel on .......Oriental Express.

Exercise 7. Translate the following. Pay attention to the article with groups of proper names and geographic names.

1. Вы когда-либо были в Британском музее?

2. Самый большой парк в Нью-Йорке - Центральный парк.

3. Когда я приезжаю в Лондон, я обязательно прихожу в Сент-Джеймс парк, чтобы просто отдохнуть.

4. Отель Ритц в Париже по праву считается одним из лучших отелей в мире.

5. Немногие знают, что статуя Свободы, которая считается символом Америки, была подарена Францией.

6. Какую газету купить? Индепендент или Таймс?

7. Недавно в Художественной галерее прошла выставка современных художников.

8. Трафальгарская площадь, одна из самых известных площадей в Лондоне, в центре которой возвышается памятник адмиралу Нельсону.

9. Вестминстерское аббатство - это древняя церковь, построенная в 16 веке.

10. Собор святого Павла - архитектурный шедевр, строившийся несколько десятилетий.

11. Белый дом в Вашингтоне построен как официальная резиденция президентов США и служит символом могущества и власти.

12. Московский Кремль с его старинными церквами, дворцами, памятниками – историческое сердце России. Он гостеприимно принимает всех интересующихся его историей.

13. Большой Театр сейчас реконструируют.

14. Ресторан Прага –один из старейших ресторанов столицы.

15. Филевский парк в столице славится тем, что он расположен на берегу Москва реки и давно является излюбленным местом отдыха жителей мегаполиса.

16. По утрам мы с мужем всегда читаем Файненшл Таймс.

17. Он окончил Чикагский университет.

18. Фильм "Зеленая миля" завоевал Оскар и, как мне кажется, не один.

19. Музыкальная группа Квин - одна из величайших групп современности.