7. b) Study the examples in exercise Ta and complete the rules. 1. We use the zero article (X) with the names of the continents
and regions of the world, countries, and cities.
2. We use the/zero article (X) with the names of countries with the words
states, kingdom, and republic.
3. We use the zero article (X) with the names of oceans, rivers, and seas.
4. We use the zero article (X) with the names of lakes.
5. We use the zero article (X) with most names of buildings.
6. We use the/zero article (X) with the names of languages.
7. We use the/zero article (X) with the names of nationalities that end
in ese, -sh, -ch, -ss.
8. We use the/zero article (X) with the names of nationalities in plural
form.

I think summer is the best season of all because it is warm, the nature is beautiful and we have great opportunities for rest. Summer is a time of holidays. We can go anywhere, spend our time near a river or a lake on fresh, green grass, swim in warm water, or climb mountains, play different games, ride a bicycle and so on.

I spend my summer holidays at my granny’s. There are many things there to do. What I did most of the time - I swam in the sea and sunbathed. Sometimes I made a fire with my friends at the seaside and cooked potatoes there. It was wonderful. We told anecdotes to each other, and did everything we wanted. I also got used to walk alone in the forest.

When August was coming to its end, I went on a small voyage by ship. The ship name was “Sevastopol”.

But this summer wasn’t for me only sugar and honey. I have passed through the graduating exams after school and entering exams in the university. So the bigger part of my summer vacations I spent sitting with the books. Of course, it was not interesting, but I’m glad that I did it because now I’m a student of the best university in our country.

1) Alice does her flat herself. Scarlet has her flat done.
2) Alice makes her own clothes. Scarlet has her clothes made.
3) Alice plants flowers in her garden. Scarlet has her flowers planted.
4) Alice paints her house herself. Scarlet has her house painted.
5) Alice repairs her car herself. Scarlet has her car repaired.
6) Alice cleans the windows herself. Scarlet has her windows cleaned.
7) Alice washes her linen herself. Scarlet has her linen washed.
8) Alice always does her hair herself. Scarlet has her hair done.