Методическая разработка по английскому языку на тему: "Употребление артикля с географическими названиями"

Article with geographical names

артикль НЕ УПОТРЕБЛЯЕТСЯ с названиями:

·        континентов (South America)

·        городов (New York)

·        отдельных горных вершин (Mt. Everest)

·        островов (Jamaica)

·        озёр (Lake Union)

·        большинства стран (France, Russia)    

НО:       the Ukraine

the Crimea

the Congo

артикль УПОТРЕБЛЯЕТСЯ с названиями:

·        горных цепей (the Alps)

·        групп островов (the Hawaiian Islands)

·        групп озёр (the Great Lakes)

·        рек, каналов, заливов, проливов (the Volga, the Panama Canal, the Gulf of Mexico, the Straits of Gibraltar)

·        пустынь (the Gobi Desert)

·        океанов и морей (the Atlantic Ocean? The Caspian Sea)

·        регионов (the Midwest)

·        стран, в которые входят слова союз, федерация, королевство, штат (the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, the Russian Federation)

·        стран, имеющих форму множественного числа (the Netherlands)

устойчивые словосочетания:

in the north / to the north

in the south / to the south

in the east / to the east

in the west / to the west

Употребление артикля с географическими названиями

Exercise 1.

___ Moscow is situated on ___ Moscow River. ___ Moscow is a river that moves very slowly. There is ___ canal called ___ Moscow-Volga Canal which joins ___ Moscow to ___ Volga. ___ Volga runs into Caspian Sea.

Exercise 2.

Several rivers run into ___ sea at ___ New York. ___ most important is ___ Hudson River which empties into ___ Atlantic Ocean. Besides ___ Hudson there are ___ two other rivers: ___ East River and ___ Harlem River.

Exercise 3.

1. In ___ Siberia there are many long rivers: ___ Ob, ___ Irtysh, ___ Yenissei, ___ Lena and ___ Amur.  2. ___ Altai Mountains are ___ higher than ___ Urals.  3. There is ___ splendid ___ view of ___ Lake Geneva from this hotel.  4. This year my friends are going to fly ___ to Canary Islands.  5. Which river flows through ___ London? – ___ Thames.  6. Of which country is ___ Washington the capital? – ___ United States.  7. ___ United Kingdom consists of ___ Great Britain and ___ Northern Ireland.  8. Chicago is on ___ Lake Michigan.

Exercise 4.

1. ___ Thames is ___ short river.  2. ___ Russia is washed by ___ Arctic Ocean in ___ north.  3. Kiev is to ___ south of ___ Moscow.  4. ___ Europe is ___ continent.  5. ___ Moscow is the capital of ___ Russia.  6. Is ___ Asia ___ island or ___ continent?  7. ___ Black Sea is in ___ south of our country.  8. ___ White Sea is in ___ north of our country.  9. ___ Philippines are situated to ___ southeast of ___ Asia.

Exercise 5.

1. ___ Neva flows into ___ Gulf of ___ Finland.  2. ___ Pacific Ocean is very deep.  3. ___ Urals are not very high.  4. ___ Kazbek is ___ highest peak of ___ Caucasus.  5. ___ Alps are covered with ___ snow.  6. ___ Crimea is washed by ___ Black Sea.  7. ___ Lake Baikal is ___ deepest lake in ___ world.  8. ___ Paris is the capital of ___ France.  9. ___ Europe and America are separated by ___ Atlantic Ocean.  10. Gogol was born in ___ Ukraine in 1809.

Exercise 6.

1. ___ Russia occupies ___ eastern half of ___ Europe and ___ northern third of ___ Asia. 2. It is warm in ___ Crimea and ___ Caucasus.  3. ___ Washington is the capital of ___ United States of America.  4. I want to go to ___ New York some day.  5. ___ Red Sea is between ___ Africa and ___ Asia.  6. ___ St Petersburg is one of ___ largest cities in ___ Russia.  7. Three men came to ___ New York.  8. ___ Caucasus separates ___ Black Sea from ___ Caspian Sea.  9. ___ North Sea separates ___ British Isles from ___ Europe.  10. ___ Baltic Sea is stormy in winter.  11. There are many small islands in ___ Pacific Ocean.