Презентация "The use of articles with geographical names" 5-7 класс

The use of articles with geographical names Выполнила: учитель английского языка МБОУ СОШ № 1 Аксайского района Иванова В.Г. With geographical names we use the definite article 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

With the names of cities

• Paris
• Rome
• Moscow
• Madrid
• London
• Berlin
BUT: the Hague (Гаага)

With the names of lakes

• Lake Michigan
• Lake Baikal
• Lake Superior
• Lake Ontario
• Lake Geneva
• Lake Erie

With the names of mountain peaks and separate islands

• Everest
• Kilimanjaro
• Mount Fuji
• Mont Blanc
• Borneo
• Sicily
• Java
• Sumatra

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 Seine
• The Don
• The Red Sea

With the names of mountain chains and groups of islands

• The Alps
• The Urals
• The Himalayas
• The Andes
• The British Isles
• the Apennines 
• the Bahamas
• the Azores

REMEMBER: ARTICLES ARE NOT USED ON MAPS!