Exercise 1
Put in the where necessary. Leave the space empty if the sentence is already complete.
1) Who is ________ Doctor Johnson?
2) I was ill, so I went to see ________ doctor.
3) The most powerful person in ________ United States is ________ president.
4) _____ President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.
5) Do you know ________ Wilsons? They're a very nice couple.
6) I'm looking for ________ Professor Brown. Do you know where she is?
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1)
1 –
2 the
3 the … the
4 – (President Kennedy was assassinated in 1963.)
5 the
6 – (I'm looking for Professor Brown.)
Exercise 2
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) James 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) The highest mountain in Africa is Kilimanjaro. ________
14) River Volga flows into Caspian Sea. ________
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2)
1 OK
2 in the north of Italy
3 OK
4 the United States
5 The south of England … the north
6 OK
7 the Channel
8 the Middle East
9 OK
10 the Swiss Alps
11 The UK
12 The Seychelles … the Indian Ocean
13 OK
14 The river Volga … the Caspian Sea
Exercise 3
Here are some geography questions. Choose the right answer from one of the boxes and write the if necessary. You do not need all the names in the boxes. Use an atlas if necessary.
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continents Africa Asia Australia Europe North America South America |
countries Canada Denmark Indonesia Sweden Thailand United States |
oceans and seas Atlantic Indian Ocean Pacific Black Sea Mediterranean Red Sea |
mountains Alps Andes Himalayas Rockies Urals |
rivers and canals Amazon Danube Nile Suez Canal Panama Canal Rhine Thames Volga |
1) What do you have to cross to travel from Europe to America? ________
2) Where is Argentina? ________
3) Which is the longest river in Africa? ________
4) Of which country is Stockholm the capital? ________
5) Of which country is Washington the capital? ________
6) What is the name of the mountain range in the west of North America? ________
7) What is the name of the sea between Africa and Europe? ________
8) Which is the smallest continent in the world? ________
9) What is the name of the ocean between North America and Asia? ________
10) What is the name of the ocean between Africa and Australia? ________
11) Which river flows through London? ________
12) Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade? ________
13) Of which country is Bangkok the capital? ________
14) What joins the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans? ________
15) Which is the longest river in South America? ________
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3)
1 the Atlantic
2 (in) South America
3 the Nile
4 Sweden
5 the United States
6 the Rockies
7 the Mediterranean
8 Australia
9 the Pacific
10 the Indian Ocean
11 the Thames
12 the Danube
13 Thailand
14 the Panama Canal
15 the Amazon
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