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names Mary, Africa, the USA

NAMES WITHOUT THE: PEOPLE, LANGUAGES, MOST PLACES

• people:#**^

Mary works for Dr Andrews. (NOT The Mary... the Dr Andrews.)
General Parker Prince Charles Aunt Elizabeth
• languages:#*^

Sorry, I don't speak Russian. (NOT... the Russian.)
• most place-names (for example continents, countries, states, lakes, mountains, towns, streets):

Barry's from Texas. (NOT... the Texas.)
Africa Cuba Queensland Dublin Lake Geneva Mount Everest
Wall Street Piccadilly Circus Hyde Park Times Square

^ Complete the sentences with words from the boxes.

Lake Superior London Oxford Street Peru Queensland/ Spanish Uncle Eric

► .........is in Australia.

1 They speak..................................in ...................................

2 Here's a postcard from ................................... He's been swimming in ..................................

3 ................................... is in the centre o f..................................

Africa France Kilimanjaro Napoleon Switzerland

4 .................................. was a very small man.
5 ................................... is the highest mountain in ..................................

6 .................................. is next to ...................................

NAMES WITH THE: SOME PLACES
• deserts, rivers, seas and oceans (but not lakes!): the

the Sahara Desert the Thames the Rhine the Mediterranean the Atlantic
• plural names: the

the Netherlands the United States / the USA the Alps
• expressions with Republic/Kingdom/etc: the

the Czech Republic the United Kingdom
• large areas of the world: the

the West the Middle East the Far East

^ Circle the correct answers.

1 Ann's just come back from the Himalayas / Mount Everest.

2 My sister works in Netherlands / Denmark.
3 I'd like to learn Japanese / the Japanese.
4 My parents are on holiday in the South Africa / People's Republic of China.
5 Here's a photo of Max in USA / Trafalgar Square.
6 Alan's living in a small town near the Barcelona / Mediterranean.
7 We have friends in Ireland / Republic of Ireland.

8 Wales is the smallest country in the Great Britain / United Kingdom.
9 There are a lot of Spanish-speaking people in the USA / America.

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