The British Empire, the United Kingdom

- перед названиями океанов, морей, рек, заливов: the Pacific Ocean, the Persian Galf, the Volga

- в названиях горных хребтов: the Alps

- перед названиями групп островов: the Bermudas

- перед названиями судов, газет: the “Titanic”, the Daily World

- перед названиями гостиниц, музеев, галерей, театров, кинотеатров: the “Savoy”, the Palace Theatre, the Odeon, the British Museum, the Tate Gallery.

- перед названиями с of: the Bank of England, the University of Salamanca.

- перед названием исторических документов: the Constitution, the Magna Carta.

- перед названием следующих городов, стран, улиц,местностей: the Hague (Гаага), the Netherlands, the Ukraine, the Crimea, the Caucasus, the Transvaal, the Congo, the Argentine, the West Indies, the Reviera, the Lebanon, the High Street, the Mall, the Strand и др.

Если же в названиях есть имя или фамилия человека или название места, то артикль не употребляется (Buckingham Palace, Lloyds Bank, Cambridge University, Westminster Abbey)

Упр. 14. Поставьте артикли a, an и the где необходимо.

a. _____ Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from _____ France to _____ United States.

b. No one in ____ Spanish class knew _____ correct answer to _____ Mrs Perez’s question.

c. ____ Lake Erie is one of _____ five Great Lakes in ____ North America.

d. On our trip to _____ Spain, we crossed ____ Atlantic Ocean.

e. While we were in ____ Alaska, we saw _____ Eskimo village.

f. David attended _____ Princeton University.

g. Harry has been admitted to ____ School of Medicine at ____ midwestern university.

h. ____ Queen Elizabeth II is _____ monarch of _____ Great Britain.

i. ____ Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.

j. ____ Florida State University is smaller than ____ University of Florida.

k. ____ Heathrow is ____ busiest airport in Europe.

l. We arrived in ____ Paris on ____ third of August.

Упр. 15. Поставьте a, an, the или my, his, her, our, your, their, где необходимо.

a. ___ most of ___ stories that ___ people tell about ___ Irish aren’t true.

b. ___ married couple with ___ children often rent ___ cottage by ___ seaside for ___ summer holidays.

c. ___ men hire boats and go for ___ trip along ___ coast; ___ children spend ___ days on ___ beach and ___ poor mothers spend ___ most of ___ time doing ___ cooking and cleaning.

d. When ___ Titanic was crossing ___ Atlantic she struck an iceberg which tore a huge hole in her bow. ___ captain ordered ___ crew to help ___ passengers into ___ boats.

e. Everywhere ___ man has cut down ___ forests in order to cultivate ___ ground, or to use ___ wood as ___ fuel or as ___ building material.

f. But ____ interference with ___ nature often brings ____ disaster. ___ tree-felling sometimes turns ___ fertile land into a dustbowl.

g. ___ people think that ___ lead is ___ heaviest metal, but ___ gold is heavier.

h. You can fool some of ___ people all ___ time, and all ___ people some of ___ time; but you cannot fool all ___ people all ___ time.

i. Why are you standing here with ___ hands in ___ pockets?

j. At most meetings ___ people vote by raising ___ right hands.

k. The bullet struck him in ___ foot.

l. Someone threw ___ egg which struck the speaker on ___ shoulder.

m. He was ___ very tall man with ___ dark hair and ___ small beard, but I couldn’t see ___ eyes because he was wearing ___ dark glasses.

n. She pulled him by ___ sleeve to attract his attention.

o. He is ___ thoroughly selfish man; he wouldn’t lift ___ finger to help anyone.

p. We have a very good train service from here to ___ city centre and most people go to ___ work by train. You can go by ___ bus too, of course, but you can’t get a season ticket on ___ bus.

q. “I’d like to see ___ Mr. Smith please.” “Do you mean ___ Mr Smith who works in ___ box office or ___ other Mr. Smith?”

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