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.