The American president lives in ________ White House.. The highest mountain in New Zealand is ________ Mount Cook.. The tallest building in New York is ________ Empire State Building.. H
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Fill in: x / THE
1 I went skiing in Alps
2 There is a tunnel under English Channel
3 Buckingham Palace is one of the Queen's many residences
4 He went to study at Harvard University
5 The ship disappeared somewhere in Pacific
6 They had a small cabin near Lake Winnipeg
7 The American president lives in White House
8 There was a rock concert in Hyde Park
9 I'd like to go on holiday to Australia
10 The highest mountain in New Zealand is Mount Cook
11 I'd like to go on holiday to Australia
12 The river flows into Mediterranean
13 Hawaii is an American state
14 The tallest building in New York is Empire State Building
15 There are many theaters in Broadway
16 The story took place in Southern France
17 The capital of United Kingdom is London
18 Mark Twain wrote about Mississippi River
19 The lowest place in the USA is Death Valley
20 The plane crashed somewhere in Sahara
21 They went on honeymoon to Niagara Falls
Fill in: x / A / AN / THE
1 Oh yes, he's O'Brian, no doubt about that He's just like his father and his father's father
2 There was an interview with famous Bono Vox
3 I first met Steven Ford when I was living in Paris
4 His name's Dan Brown, but not Dan Brown who wrote The Da Vinci Code
5 Oh, look at the painting! It's Picasso
6 Smiths are a nice and friendly family
7 I'm trying to learn to sing but I think I'll never be Michael Stipe
8 There's Mrs Plath on the phone and she wants to talk to you
9 A friend of mine was at a party where he met writer Kurt Vonnegut
10 I read an interesting book about President Bush
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Key:
Place names
1 I went skiing in _the _ Alps (the - mountain range, deserts, group of islands)
2 There is a tunnel under the English Channel (the – bay, gulf, canal, channel)
3 x Buckingham Palace is one of the Queen's many residences (x - building beginning with proper name)
4 He went to study at _x _ Harvard University (x- universities)
5 The ship disappeared somewhere in _the _ Pacific (the – seas, oceans, rivers)
6 They had a small cabin near _x _ Lake Winnipeg (x - individual islands, waterfalls, lakes, individual mountains)
7 The American president lives in _the _ White House.
8 There was a rock concert in x Hyde Park (x – towns, cities, streets, squares, quarters, part of the town)
9 I'd like to go on holiday to x Australia (x- continents, countries)
10 The highest mountain in New Zealand is _x _ Mount Cook.
11 I'd like to go on holiday to _x _ Australia.
12 The river flows into _the _ Mediterranean.
13 x Hawaii is an American state.
14 The tallest building in New York is the Empire State Building.
15 There are many theaters in _x _ Broadway.
16 The story took place in x Southern France
17 The capital of _the _ United Kingdom is London.
18 Mark Twain wrote about _the _ Mississippi River.
19 The lowest place in the USA is _x _ Death Valley.
20 The plane crashed somewhere in _the _ Sahara.
21 They went on honeymoon to x Niagara Falls.
People’s name
1 Oh yes, he's _an _ O'Brian, no doubt about that He's just like his father and his father's father (an – one of the family line)
2 There was an interview with _the _ famous Bono Vox (the if adjective precedes)
3 I first met x Steven Ford when I was living in Paris
4 His name's Dan Brown, but not _the _ Dan Brown who wrote The Da Vinci Code (one particular person)
5 Oh, look at the painting! It's _a _ Picasso (meaning of a picture)
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7 I'm trying to learn to sing but I think I'll never be a Michael Stipe
8 There's a Mrs Plath on the phone and she wants to talk to you (we don´t know the person, usually with there´s …)
9 A friend of mine was at a party where he met the writer Kurt Vonnegut.
10 I read an interesting book about _x _ President Bush.
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