Let me introduce myself. My name is Stepan. I’m 15 years old and I study at the 9th form of the local high school. I’m a sociable and outgoing person by nature. I like all kinds of parties and celebrations. I’m always full of new ideas and people call me a party animal. I’m rather good at planning and organizing different events and I like being in the center of attention. One of the recent parties I have arranged was my cousin Peter’s birthday. He is two years younger than me and his family has just moved to our town. He doesn’t have many friends yet, so I’ve decided to help him with party arrangement. He agreed to invite some of my best friends, because the more people, the merrier the party. The flat, where he lives, is rather large. There are three bedrooms and one living-room. We chose to decorate the living-room. Peter’s mum prepared some delicious salads and ordered three pizzas. At the nearest supermarket we bought several boxes of fruit juice and two large bottles of Cola. We thought that should be enough for everyone. It was going to be a mixed party, so not only boys, but some girls were also invited. While Peter was helping his mum with cooking, I decorated the living-room with colorful balloons and wrapped his present. I also thought over some party games. When the guests arrived, we together sat at the table and had a quick bite of different goodies. After that, one of my friends played the guitar and we sang a song to congratulate my cousin. Then, we played a round of “Mafia”, as everyone liked this game. After that, we turned on the music and danced. Luckily, the room was quite large, so we had lots of space. I could see that Peter was having a great time and that made me happy.
Правило: артикль the не употребляется с: названиями штатов, городов, улиц, парков, площадей, большинства стран (за исключением The USA, The UK и ряда других), горных вершин (это важно, т.к. когда речь идет о горных цепях, например, об Альпах, the употребляется), островов, озер, континентов. Артикль the употребляется: c названиями сторон света, морей, океанов, каналов, рек, (НО НЕ ОЗЕР!), названиями планет, пустынь.
1) California 2) Hyde Park 3) The Urals 4) the Adriatic Sea 5) Oxford Street 6) Rome 7) the Caucasus 8) Wall Street 9) the Hague 10) Elbrus 11) the Netherlands 12) Madagascar 13) Lake Ontario 14) the English Channel 15) the Arctic Ocean 16) Old England 17) the Black Sea 18) the USA 19) Niagara Falls 20) Everest 21) East Asia 22) the Sahara 23) the Panama Canal 24) the Kara-Kum 25) the Volga 26) the Crimea 27) the Mississippi 28) the Lake District 29) the Alps 30) Central America
Правило: артикль the не употребляется с: названиями штатов, городов, улиц, парков, площадей, большинства стран (за исключением The USA, The UK и ряда других), горных вершин (это важно, т.к. когда речь идет о горных цепях, например, об Альпах, the употребляется), островов, озер, континентов.
1) CaliforniaАртикль the употребляется: c названиями сторон света, морей, океанов, каналов, рек, (НО НЕ ОЗЕР!), названиями планет, пустынь.
2) Hyde Park
3) The Urals
4) the Adriatic Sea
5) Oxford Street
6) Rome
7) the Caucasus
8) Wall Street
9) the Hague
10) Elbrus
11) the Netherlands
12) Madagascar
13) Lake Ontario
14) the English Channel
15) the Arctic Ocean
16) Old England
17) the Black Sea
18) the USA
19) Niagara Falls
20) Everest
21) East Asia
22) the Sahara
23) the Panama Canal
24) the Kara-Kum
25) the Volga
26) the Crimea
27) the Mississippi
28) the Lake District
29) the Alps
30) Central America