Put the verb into the correct form, present perfect or past simple.

1. I don't know where Amy is. Have you seen (you/see) her?

2. When I --- (get) home last night, I --- (be) very tired and I ---(go) straight to bed. 3. Your car looks very clean --- (you/wash) it? 4. George --- (not/be) very well last week. 5. Mr Clark --- (work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he gave it up. 6. Molly lives in Dublin. She --- (live) there all her life. 7 --- (you/go) to the cinema last night?' 'Yes, but it --- (be) amistake. The film (be) awful. 8. My grandfather --- (die) 30 years ago. I --- (never/meet) him. 9. I don't know Carol's husband. I --- (never/meet/him). 10. A: Is your father at home? B: No, I'm afraid he --- (go) out. A: When exactly --- (he/go) out? B: About ten minutes ago. 11. A: Where do you live? B: In Boston. A: How long --- (you/live) there? B: Five years. A: Where --- (you/live) before that? B: In Chicago. A: And how long --- (you/live) in Chicago? B: Two years.

Write sentences about yourself using the ideas in brackets.

1. (something you haven't done today)I haven't eaten any fruit today. 2. (something you haven't done today) 3. (something you didn't do yesterday) 4. (something you did yesterday evening) 5. (something you haven't done recently) 6. (something you've done a lot recently)

UNIT IV

Names with and without the (1)

A. We do not normally use 'the' with names of places.

For example:

continents: Africa (not 'the Africa'), Europe, South America

countries: France (not 'the France'), Japan, Switzerland

states, regions etc.: Texas, Cornwall, Tuscany, Central Europe

islands: Corsica, Sicily, Bermuda

cities, towns etc.: Cairo, New York, Madrid

mountains: Everest, Etna, Kilimanjaro.

But we use the in names with 'Republic', 'Kingdom', 'States' etc.: the United States of America (the USA)the United Kingdom (the UK)the Dominican Republic

Compare: We visited Canada and the United States.

B. We use mount (= mountain) and lake without 'the'):

Mount Everest (not 'the...') Mount Etna Lake Superior Lake Constance.

They live near the lake. but They live near Lake Constance. (without 'the')

C. We use ‘the’ with the names of oceans, seas, rivers and canals

the Atlantic (Ocean)

the Mediterranean (Sea)

the Red Sea

the Indian Ocean

the Channel (between France and Britain)

the Suez Canal

the (River) Amazon

the (River) Thames

the Nile

the Rhine

D. We use the with plural names of places:

countries: the Netherlands, the Philippines, the United States

groups of islands: the Canaries/the Canary Islands, the Bahamas, the British Isles

mountain ranges: the Rocky Mountains/the Rockies, the Andes, the Alps

The highest mountain in the Alps is Mont Blanc. (not 'the MontBlanc')

E. North/northern etc.

We say: the north (of France) but northern France (without 'the')the south-east (of Spain) but south-eastern Spain

Compare: Sweden is in northern Europe; Spain is in the south.

Also: the Middle East the Far East. You can also use north/south etc. + a place name (without 'the'): North America West Africa South-East Spain

Note that on maps, the is not usually included in the name.

EXERCISES

4.1. Some of these sentences are correct, but some need the (perhaps more than once). Correct the sentences where necessary. Put 'RIGHT' if the sentence is already correct.

1. Everest was first climbed in 1953. RIGHT

2. Milan is in north of Italy. the 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. The highest mountain in Africa is Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters).

11. Next year we are going skiing in Swiss Alps.

12. United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

13. Seychelles are a group of islands in Indian Ocean.

14. River Volga flows into Caspian Sea.

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