The use of articles with other proper names

		Zero Article	Definite Article
1	Buildings, bridges	Waterloo Bridge Westminster Abbey	traditional use the Tower (of London) the White House the Old Bailey (the Crown Court in the UK)
2	Airports, railway and bus stations,	Heathrow Airport Victoria Station
3	Hotels, clubs, restaurants, cafes, pubs		the Hilton; the Green Hotel the National Tennis Club the Restaurant Bretagne the Café de la Paix the Headless Woman
4	Museums, picture galleries, monuments		the National Gallery the British Museum the Washington Monument
5	Concert halls, theatres, cinemas		the Albert Hall the Old Vic Theatre the Odeon Cinema
6	Ships and boats		The Titanic The Seagull
7	Newspapers and magazines		The Daily Mirror The Financial Times The Teens; The Vogue
8	Names of historical events		the Paris Commune the Russian Revolution the Industrial Revolution the Napoleonic Wars the gold rush
9	Parties and organizations		the Conservative Party The League of nations the NATO the European Union

Exercise 9. Fill in a, an, the or – (nothing).

1. She spent the summer on … adventure holiday in the heart of Africa.

2. Although it was deep night, he could find his way through … woods.

3. I’m sure I’m doing … right thing.

4. My office is on … third floor of … old building.

5. A career in this field can be … hard work but it’s rewarding.

6. … most trains start badly on cold mornings.

7. Traffic jams are almost unavoidable in … morning rush hour.

8. I had … sandwich in … school canteen for … lunch today.

9. … company wants us to pay for … goods in … advance.

10. Mary lives in … large town in … middle of London but she wants to live in … country.

11. The Department of Linguistics at West Point is located on the west bank of … Hudson River, north of California.

12. … Sahara, the world’s largest desert, extends over eight million square kilometers.

13. … Pacific Ocean keeps … San Francisco cool.

Exercise 10. Fill in the articles in the proverbs if necessary.

1. … apple … day keeps … doctor away.

2. … appetite comes with eating.

3. … good beginning makes … good ending.

4. … bird in … hand is worth two in … bush.

5. Among … blind … one-eyed man is king.

6. … brevity is … soul of wit.

7. … cat has nine lives.

8. … charity begins at … home.

9. … clothes make … man.

10. … curiosity killed … cat.

Exercise 11. A, an, the or – (nothing)?

1. _____diplomat is _______person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to_____ trip.

2. _____dog is _____only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.

3. _____Americans like ______fat books and _____thin women.

4. _____optimist is someone who thinks _____future is uncertain.

5. _____equality is ____lie - _____women are better.

6. _____birds do it; _____bees do it; even _____educated fleas do it. Let’s do it. Let’s fall in ____love.

7. I always pass on _____good advice. It is ______only thing to do with it. It is never any use to oneself.

8. Remember that as _____teenager you are at _____last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that _____phone is for you.

9. Save _____water, shower with _____friend.

10. When I was _____boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have _____old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years.

11. When I was born, I was so surprised that I couldn’t talk for _____year and _____half.

12. California is ______great place – if you happen to be ______orange.

Exercise 12. Translate the following sentences:

1. Цього ранку я купив газету і журнал. Газета в моєму портфелі, але я не знаю, куди я поклав журнал.

2. На вулиці припарковані дві машини: синя і сіра. Синя належить моїм сусідам; я не знаю, хто власник сірої.

3. - Ви часто ходите в кіно? - Ні, не дуже часто. Але я дивлюся багато фільмів по телевізору.

4. - Що Ви їли на сніданок сьогодні вранці? - Нічого. Я ніколи не снідаю.

5. - Ми витратили всі наші гроші, бо ми зупинилися в найдорожчому готелі міста. - Чому ви не зупинилися у більш дешевому готелі?

6. Це був дуже жаркий день. Він був найспекотнішим днем у році.