Материал по английскому языку «Использования артиклей с географическими названиями и именами собственными» (7–11 класс)

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1. parts of the world (The North, The South, The West, The east)

1. bay, gulf (Hudson Bay, the Gulf of Mexico)

2. poles (the North Pole, the South Pole, the Arctic )

2. islands (Great Britain, Cuba)

3. regions (the Far East, the north of England)

3. waterfalls (Niagara Falls)

4. oceans, sea, lakes, rivers, straits, canals (the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the Mississippi, the Baikal, the Strait of Magellan, the Panama Canal)

4. If there is word “Lake” (Lake Michigan)

5. a group of isles (the British Isles)

5. continents (Europe, South Africa)

6. chain of mountains (the Andes, the Rockies)

6. cities, countries, villages (China, Washington, Oxford, Borodino )

7. deserts (the Karakum, the Sahara)

7. province, states (Texas, California)

8. if there is a word “Peninsula” (the Kola Peninsula)

8. peninsula (Kamchatka)

9. if there is such words as “States, Emirates, Federation, Union, Republic, Kingdom” (the United Arab Emirates, the Russian Federation, the Netherlands, the Philippines)

Exceptions:

the Ukraine, the Argentine, the Congo, the Caucasus, the Crimea, the Hague (Гаага),

10. unique constructions (the Great Wall of China, the Ostankino Television Tower, the Kremlin, the Tower)

9. streets, squares (Wall Street, Trafalgar Square)

11. theatres, cinema, galleries, museums (the Royal Opera House, the Bolshoy Theatre, the British Museum, the Hermitage)

10. bridges, parks, ports, airports (Westminster Bridge, Hyde Park, London Port, Paddington Station)

12. hotels, restaurants (the Metropole, the Hilton)

11. educational institutions (Columbia University, Oxford)

13. ships, musical bands (the Titanic, the Beatle)

Exceptions:

Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, London Zoo, Edinburgh Castle

the Arbat, the Garden Ring, the Via Manzoni (улица Манзони в Милане); the Gorki Park