Употребление артиклей с географическими названиями

The use of articles with geographical names

Выполнила: учитель английского языка

МБОУ Лицей №27

им. И.Д. Смолькина

Лищенко Я.В.

With geographical names we use the definite article

THE

or no article

We use NO ARTICLE :

• With the names of continents

EUROPE

ASIA

AFRICA

ANTARCTICA

NORTH AMERICA

SOUTH AMERICA

AUSTRALIA

With the names of countries

• Russia
• Spain
• Italy
• China
• France
• Germany
• Japan
• Norway
• Portugal
• Sweden

the Vatican

BUT:

the Congo

With the names of cities

• Paris
• Rome
• Moscow
• Madrid
• London
• Berlin

BUT:

the Hague

With the names of mountain peaks and separate islands

Everest

Kilimanjaro

Cyprus

Madagascar

Jamaica

Java

With the names of streets, road and squares

• Trafalgar Square
• Red Square
• Wall Street
• Regent Street
• Park Lane
• Piccadilly

BUT: the Arbat, the High Street,

the Strand

We use ARTICLE THE :

With the names of countries in plural forms:

• The Netherlands
• The Philippines

With the names of countries that have word “kingdom”, “republic”, “union”, “federation”:

• The United Kingdom
• The Kingdom of Denmark
• the Czech Republic
• the Russian Federation

With the names of oceans, seas and rivers

• The Atlantic Ocean
• The Thames
• The Volga
• The Ob
• The Arctic Ocean
• The Severn
• The Don
• The Red Sea

With the names of lakes

• the Michigan
• the Baikal
• the Superior
• the Ontario
• the Geneva
• the Erie

BUT:

Lake Michigan

Lake Baikal

With the names of mountain chains and groups of islands

the British Isles

the Canary Islands 

the Bahamas

the Maldives

the Alps

the Urals

the Himalayas

the Andes

REMEMBER:

ARTICLES ARE NOT USED ON MAPS!

Lake Geneva

The Lake Geneva

Pacific Ocean

The Pacific ocean

English Channel

The English Channel

Volga

The Volga

Russia

The Russia

USA

The USA

Congo

The Congo

Philippines

The Philippines

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man

Maldives

The Maldives

Cyprys

The Cyprys

Ireland

The Ireland

1. The largest fresh water lake in ___ Europe is ___ Lake Ladoga in ___ north-western Russia.

2. We've booked a holiday for three weeks in _____ Canary Islands.

3. The longest river in _____United States is ______Mississippi.

4. _____ Urals divide ___Asia and ___Europe.

5. Is ___ Amsterdam in _____ United States or in _____ Netherlands?

6. _____ Loch Ness is a lake in ___ Scotland.

7. _____ USA is the fourth largest country in the world after ___ Russia, ___ Canada and _____People’s Republic of China.

8. _____ English Channel is between ___ Great Britain and ___ France.

9. _____ United Kingdom includes ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland.

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Спасибо за внимание!