How different the world is

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Unit 1
How Different
the World Is!

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Lesson 1.
DIFFERENT LANDSCAPES –
DIFFERENT COUNTRIES

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Vocabulary
extensive

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A forest
A mountain range
An island
A plain
A prairie
A hill
A coast
An ocean
A desert
A wood
A canyon

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A forest

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A mountain range

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An island

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A prairie

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A plain

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A hill

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An ocean

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A coast

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A desert

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A wood

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A canyon

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WHAT LANDSCAPES ARE TYPICAL
OF THESE COUNTRIES?
I think
the UK.
In my opinion
To my mind
is
I believe
I guess
typical of
Australia.
are
I’m sure
I’m not sure
but perhaps
the USA.

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WHAT LANDSCAPES
ARE TYPICAL OF RUSSIA?
?

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Place names with and without the
We do not use “the” with names of people. The same way,
we do not usually use it with names of places:
Continents
Countries
Africa
Russia
Europe
South America
Germany
Switzerland
The Netherlands, the USA, the Philippines (plurals),
Republic (the Irish Republic), kingdom (the United Kingdom),
federation (the Russian Federation), emirates (the Arab Emirates), the Ukraine
States, regions
Alaska
Siberia
Central Africa
The West, the Rivera, the Far East, the Midlands, the South of France
Islands
Cyprus
Majorca
Rhode Island
Plural islands with “the” : the Bermuda Islands, the Canary Islands

20.

Place names with and without the
We do not use “the” with names of people. The same way,
we do not usually use it with names of places:
Cities, towns,
suburbs, villages
Moscow
Helsinki
Los Angeles
The Hague, the Bronx, the West End of London
Mountains, hills
Everest
Etna
North Hill
Hill ranges and mountain ranges have “the”: the Alps, the Rockies
Lakes
Lake Michigan
Coniston Water
Seas, oceans, rivers, canals have “the” (the Atlantic Ocean, the Thames,
the Suez,the Gulf of California, the Strait of Dover, the Great Lakes,
the Great Salt Lake)
Deserts are usually used with “the”: the Great Sandy Desert, the Sahara
Plains are used with “the”: the European Plain, the West Siberian Plain

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USE “THE” WHERE NECESSARY
Great Dividing Range
Coral Sea
Mississippi
Snowdon
Great Lakes
Canada
Great Victoria Desert
Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Highlands
Orkney Islands
Cordilleras

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USE “THE” WHERE NECESSARY
The Coral Sea
The Great Dividing Range
The Great Victoria Desert
The Mississippi
- Canada
The Cordilleras
The Gulf of Mexico
The Highlands
- Snowdon
The Pacific Ocean
The Orkney Islands
The Great Lakes

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AB ex. 1, p. 3-7
These are geographic-relief maps of English-speaking
countries. Usually the geographical names are written
without articles on maps.
Listen to the geographical positions of the countries and write out
the geographical names that are pronounced with article “the”.
Country
a)
b)
c)
Oceans,
rivers,
lakes,
straits
Islands,
groups of
islands
Mountains,
mountain
ranges
Regions
Deserts

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AUSTRALIA

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Listen and write out the geographical names you hear
AB ex. 1, p. 3

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The USA

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Listen and write out the geographical names you hear
AB ex. 1, p. 4

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The UK

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Listen and write out the geographical names you hear
AB ex. 1, p. 5

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Russia

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AB ex. 2, p. 6-7