Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (sometimes more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary.
1 Everest was first climbed in 1953.
2 Milan is in north of Italy. 3 Africa is much larger than Europe. 4 Last year I visited Mexico and United States. 5 South of England is warmer than north. 6 Portugal is in western Europe. 7 France and Britain are separated by Channel. 8 Jim has travelled a lot in Middle East. 9 Chicago is on Lake Michigan. 10 Next year we're going skiing in Swiss Alps. 11 UK consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. 12 Seychelles are a group of islands in Indian Ocean. 13 Africa's highest mountain is Kilimanjaro (5895 meters). 14 River Volga flows into Caspian Sea. |
Choose the correct form, with or without the.
1 Have you ever been (to British Museum/ the British Museum)?
2 (Hyde Park / The Hide Park) is a very large park in central London. 3 Another park in central London is (St James’s Park / the St James’s Park). 4 (Grand Hotel / The Grand Hotel)is in (Baker Street / the Baker Street). 5 (Dublin Airport / The Dublin Airport) s situated about 12 kilometers from the city center. 6 Frank is a student at (Liverpool University / the Liverpool University). 7 If you're looking fora department store, I would recommend (Harriman / the Harrison's) 8 If you're looking for a place to have lunch, I would recommend (Shipp Inn/the Shipp Inn) 9 (Statue of Liberty / The Statue of Liberty) is at the entrance to (New York Harbour / the New York Harbour.) 10 You should go to (Science Museum/ the Science Museum.) It's very interesting. 11 John works for (IBM/the IBM) now. He used to work for (British Telecom / the British Telecom.) 12 `Which cinema are you going to this evening?' ('Classic / The Classic.') 13 I'd like logo to China and see (Great Wall / the Great Wall.) 14 'Which newspaper do you read?' ('Herald /The Herald.’) |
Put in a/an or the where necessary. Leave the space empty if the sentence is already complete.
1 _________ tennis is my favourite sport. I play once or twice_________ week if I can, but I'm not _________very good player.
2 I won't be home for _________dinner this evening. I'm meeting some friends after_________ work and we're going to _________ cinema. 3 _________ unemployment is increasing at the moment and it's getting difficult for_________ people to find _________work. 4 There was _________ accident as I was going_________ home last night. Two people were taken to _________ hospital. I think_________ most accidents are caused by _________ people driving too fast. 5 Carol is _________ economist. She used to work in_________ investment department of _________ Lloyds Bank. Now she works for_________ American bank in_________ United States. 6 A: What's name of _________ hotel where you're staying? B: It's in_________ Queen Street in _________ city centre. It's near _________ station. 7 I have two brothers. _________ older one is training to be _________ pilot with_________ British Airways. _________ younger one is still at_________ school. When he leaves _________ school, he wants to go to_________ university to study_________ law. |
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