Unit 6. Articles with Proper Nouns.

Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the where necessary.

Example: The major has never been to … Bolshoi theatre. – The major has never been to the Bolshoi theatre.

1. The witness hasn’t the least idea how many rooms there are in … Savoy (hotel). 2. What’s the victim’s address? – He lives in … Greenwood Road, number 34. 3. The magistrate could never afford to stay at hotels like … Jonson’s or …Hilton. 4. You can’t visit … London without seeing … Buckingham Palace. 5. The countess had an early dinner at … Leonie’s and then went to watch a play at … Globe theatre. 6. Go down … Oxford Street till you come to … Oxford Circus, and then turn right. 7. Do you know the song about … London Bridge? 8. Look at the percentage of lawyers in … Senate. 9. Two famous works of art are recently acquired by … Tate Gallery, … London. 10. He spoke about the role of … Labour Party during the election period. 11. Governmental offices line … Whitehall, and on the right is … Downing Street. 12. He attended … Congress only nine times.

Exercise 2. Use the with geographical names where necessary.

Example: The capital of … United Kingdom of … Great Britain is … London. – The capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain is London.

1. When you are in the sky, you see only snow in … Arctic or … Greenland. You have glimpses of … Andes or Pacific. 2. … Riviera in … Caucasus is the most popular place in summer. 3. … Elbrus is the highest peak in … Europe. 4. … Hague, a city in … Western Netherlands near … North Sea, is the seat of the Dutch Government. 5. … Suez Canal was blocked. 6. … Sahara is the greatest desert in … North Africa, extending from … Atlantic Ocean to … Nile. 7. … Philippines is an archipelago which consists of thousands of islands. 8. … West Indies is a chain of islands between … North and … South America. 9. The surface of … Mediterranean is never as blue as that of … Adriatic. 10. The home ownership rate in … South East of … England is higher than … North. 11. … “Queen Mary” was launched by … Queen Mary in 1938. 12. There was a little sentimentality about … Forsytes.

Exercise 3. Choose the most suitable word in each sentence.

Example: Frank studies law at Liverpool University/the Liverpool University. – Frank studies law at Liverpool University.

1. The British Prime Minister lives in Downing Street/the Downing Street. 2. Mr. Jenkins, our barrister, reads Times/the Times. 3. Tate Gallery/the Tate Gallery was robbed yesterday night. 4. Our local pub is called Prince of Wales/the Prince of Wales. 5. Many years ago there was a prison in Tower of London/the Tower of London. 6. Which hotel did the criminals stay at? – At Sheraton/the Sheraton. 7. Prince Charles and Diana got married in St. Matthew’s Church/the St. Matthew’s Church. 8. St. James Park/the St. James Park is near Buckingham Palace/the Buckingham Palace. 9. If you want to buy a gun, I wouldn’t recommend you Harrison’s/the Harrison’s. 10. The suspects flew from London to Orly Airport/the Orly Airport in Paris. 11. You must visit Science Museum/the Science Museum when you are in London. 12. Did the juveniles see the film at Classic/the Classic (cinema)?

Exercise 4. Correct the mistakes.

Example: The Cyprus is the island in Mediterranean sea. – Cyprus is an island in the Mediterranean sea.

1. Last year the criminals robbed banks in Canada and United States. 2. Africa is much larger than Europe. 3. South of England is warmer than north. 4. The bank robbers went to Spain for their holiday and swam in Mediterranean. 5. Working as an advocate he visited most countries in Western Europe. 6. A friend of mine used to work as a lawyer in Middle East. 7. Next year law students are going skiing in Swiss Alps. 8. Malta has been republic since 1974. 9. Nile is longest river in Africa. 10. United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 11. The Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. 12. The biggest river in the Great Britain is Thames.

Exercise 5. Translate the sentences from Russian into English.

1. После побега из тюрьмы, преступник долгое время скрывался в Кордильерах (в Северной Америке), где он часто бывал в детстве. 2. Берега Рейна очень живописны, они притягивают не только туристов, но и горожан, и бродяг. 3. Эльбрус – очень красивая и высокая гора, многие политики организуют экспедиции на нее для своих предвыборных агитаций. 4. Подсудимый купил дом в Марлоу, который выходил окнами на Темзу. 5. Средиземное море находится между Европой, Азией и Африкой. 6. Венеция расположена на берегу Адриатического моря. 7. Ливингстон погиб в Центральной Африке. 8. Служащие городского суда любили гулять в Гайд-парке. 9. Соседка погибшего юноши показывала следователю фотографию замечательной долины в Баварии. 10. Подозреваемые мистер и миссис Смит поселились здесь два года назад. 11. Москва наших дней – это не Москва XIX века, хотя уровень преступности снизился. 12. Крым и Кавказ расположены на берегу Черного моря.