Articles with Geographical Names

1.

Articles
with
Geographical Names

2. Articles

Nouns
A
The
Zero Article

3. The main difference

A
THE
Zero
With
countable
nouns in
singular
form
With
countable
nouns and in
some
phrases
- Any object,
not a
concrete one
- A concrete
object, the
only one
Usually with
names,
uncountable,
abstract
nouns, nouns
in plural
form
Article

4. Articles with geographical names

THE
Zero article
Continents, countries
• 1.Continents,
with the words: republic,
countries: Europe,
union, kingdom,
Russia,North(South)
federation, states,
America
dominion
The USA, the
• 2. States, provinces,
Russian Federation,
cities,
villages:
the UK, the Irish
Moscow, California,
Republic
Quebec, Peredelkino
• In plural
• The Netherlands, The
Philippines,The United
Arab Emirates

5.

• THE
• parts of the world,
poles, regions
• The South,
• The North Pole,
• The Far East
• The Crimea
• The Caucasus
• The Hague

6.

• THE
• Oceans, seas, rivers,
groups of lakes,
gulfs, streams, falls.
• The Atlantic Ocean,
The Red Sea, the
Thames, The Great
Lakes, the Gulf of
Mexico,, The Niagara
Falls.
• ZeroArticle
• Lakes, islands,
mountains,
hills,bays,peninsulas:
Lake Geneva,LakeBaikal,
Java, Mount Elbrus,
Hudson,Cyprus,Haiti,
Kamchatka
But with groups of lakes,
islands, mountains—
the
The Great Lakes, the
British Isles, the Andes

7.

• THE
• Plains, valleys,
deserts.
• The Great Plains,
the Mississippi
Valley,
the Sahara Desert
• Zero Article
• 4.With the words:
north(ern), ancient,
old, central,
medieval, etc.
Central America
• Nothern Africa
• Southern France

8. Articles with streets,squares

• THE
( some streets in
London)
The High Street
The Mall
The Strand
• Zero article
• Tverskaya Street
• Regent Street
• Fifth Avenue
• Trafalgar Square
• Hyde Park

9. Articles with theatres, concert halls, museums, galleries, cinemas, hotels, palaces, restaurants

• THE
• The Bolshoi Theatre
• The Opera House
• The Hermitage,The
Pushkinsky
• The Ritz, The Winter
Palace, The Taj
Mahal,
• Zero article
• Covent Garden
• Grand Opera
• Buckingham Palace
• Maxim’s

10. Articles with unique monuments, pictures, books

• THE
• The Great Pyramid
• The Mona Liza
• The Moonlight Sonata
• The Bible
• The Koran

11. Articles with airports, stations, bridges

• THE
• Zero article
• The Brooklyn Bridge • Heathrow
• The Bridge of Sights • Vnukovo
• Victoria Station
• Taganskaya Station
• Tower Bridge

12. Articles with schools,colleges,universities

• THE
• The Sorbonne (exc)
• Zero article
• Oxford University
• Moscow University
• The University of
London (official
name)
• London University

13. Articles with churches, cathedrals

• Zero article
• St. Paul’s Cathedral
• St. Basil’s Cathedral
• Westminster Abbey

14.

Articles with ships, trains
•THE
• The Titanic
• The Orient Express
• The Victoria

15. Articles with political institutes, organisations, parties,historical events

• THE
• The Senate, The State Duma, The
Cabinet, The Supreme Court,The
Government, The British Council,
The Pentagon, The Second World
War, The Democratic Party
• Parliament, Congress,Whitehall

16. Articles with newspapers

• THE
• The Times
• The Sun
• The Star
• The American
Scientist
• Zero article
(Russian papers)
Arguments and
Facts
Moscow News

17. Articles with sport events

• THE
• The Olympic Games
• The World Cup
• The World Championship
• (Wimbledon)

18. Test “Articles with geographical names”

• Put “the” where necessary.
1. Last year we visited __Canada.
2. __Africa is much larger than __Europe.
3. Do you know what __Hague is?
4. We saw __Silicon Valley.
5. He worked in __Middle East.
6. We will ski in __Swiss Alps.
7. __Malta is a republic.
8. __Nile is a long river.
9. We study the history of__United Kingdom
10.Have you ever been to __Vatican?
11.We live in __Russian Federation.
12.We swam in __Black Sea.
13. It is in __South of England.