Правила употребления артикля с географическими названиями

Определенный артикль употребляется перед на­званиями рек, каналов, морей, заливов, проливов, океанов, архипелагов, горных цепей. Артикль не употребляется перед названиями озер, гор, островов, континентов, городов, стран.

Исключения:

The United States of America

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Netherlands

The Ukraine

The Crimea

The Congo.

Задание 1

Вставьте артикль, где необходимо:

1. _______ Moscow is situated on _______ Moscow River. _______ Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is _______ canal called _______ Moscow-Volga Canal which joins _______ Moscow to _______ Volga. _______ Volga runs into _______ Cas­pian Sea.

2. Several rivers run into _______ sea at _______ New York. _______ most important is _______ Hudson River which empties into _______ Atlantic Ocean. Besides _______ Hudson there are _______ two other rivers: _______ East River and _______ Harlem River.

3. In _______ Siberia there are many long rivers: _______ Ob, _______ Irtysh, _______ Yenissei, _______ Lena and _______ Amur.

4. _______ Altai Mountains are _______ higher than _______ Urals.

5. There is _______ splendid _______ view of _______ Lake Ge­neva from this hotel.

6. My _______ friends have traveled a lot. This _______ year they are going to fly to _______ Canary Islands.

7. Which river flows through _______ London? _______ Thames.

8. Of which country is _______ Washington _______ capital? — _______ United States.

9. _______ United King­dom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

10. Chicago is on _______ Lake Michigan.

Личные и притяжательные местоимения

Nominative Pronouns	Objective Pronouns	Possessive Pronouns	Absolute Forms
I	Me	My	Mine
He	Him	His	His
She	Her	Her	Hers
It	It	Its	-
You	You	Your	Yours
We	Us	Our	Ours
They	Them	Their	Theirs

Задание 1

Употребите нужную форму личных местоимений:

1. I often see __________ (he, him) in the bus.

2. She lives near __________ (we, us).

3. (We, us) __________ always walk to school together.

4. He teaches __________ (we, us) English.

5. He sits near __________ (1, me) during the lesson.

6. I always speak to __________ (he, him) in English.

7. What is the matter with __________ (he, him) today?

8. He explains the lesson to __________ (we, us) each morning.

9. There are some letters here for you and __________ (I, me).

10. I know __________ (she, her) and her sister very well.

Задание 2

Заполните пропуски притяжательными местоимениями, соответствующими личным местоимениям, данным в скобках:

1. __________ (Не) composition is very interesting.

2. __________ (We) son goes to school.

3. __________ (You) sister is young.

4. __________ (They) knowledge of the subject is very poor.

5. __________ (He) name is John.

6. __________ (I) family lives in Kiev.

7. __________ (She) friends often visit her

Задание 3

Употребите нужную форму притяжательных местоимений:

1. Would you like to see same of _______ (her, hers) poems?

2. _______ (Their, theirs) knowledge of the subject is not much superior to _______ (our, ours).

3. You take care of _______ (your, yours) things and I'll take care of _______ (my, mine).

4. All _______ (our, ours) clothes were dirty, and _______ (my, mine) especially so.

5. _______ (Their, theirs) boat was faster than _______ (our, ours).

6. I'm afraid they will take _______ (your, yours) words against _______ (her, hers).

7. _______ (Their, theirs) home is pretty but _______ (our, ours) is prettier.