Articles (geography)
Do we use the definite article (the) with a name of a city?
The Paris/ Paris.
No.
Paris
This famous tower in Paris was originally built for the 1889 World’s Fair.
Eiffel Tower
Able to learn, think, and understand quickly and easily.
intelligent / bright / clever
This English playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.
William Shakespeare
The group of actors who appear in a film.
Cast
Do we use the definite article (the) with the name of a lake?
The lake Victoria/ Lake Victoria.
No.
Lake Victoria
One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, located in Egypt.
The Great Pyramid of Giza
Very giving, as if born with plenty of money.
Generous
The author of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
J. K. Rowling
The sequence of events in a movie or story.
Plot
Do we use the definite article (the) with the ranges of mountains?
The Alps/ Alps.
Yes.
The Alps
An architectural style known for pointed arches and stained-glass windows (the Church of St. Anne)
Gothic architecture
Determined to be successful, rich, powerful, etc.
ambitious
The epic poem attributed to Homer that tells the story of Odysseus’ journey home.
The Odyssey
A biographical movie about a real person’s life.
biopic
Do we use the definite article (the) with a name of an individual mountain.
The Mountain Everest/ Mountain Everest
No.
Mountain Everest
This skyscraper in Dubai is the tallest building in the world, standing over 828 meters tall.
Burj Khalifa
Feeling sure about your own ability to do things and be successful.
(Self-)confident/ self-assured
This term refers to a long fictional narrative, usually written in prose.
Novel/ Fiction
An adjective describing a movie that makes you think deeply about its ideas or message.
thought-provoking
Do we use the definite article before "Check Republic"?
The Check Republic/ Check Republic?
Yes.
The Check Republic
A vertical structural element commonly used in classical architecture to support buildings.
Column
Can be trusted or believed because he, she, or it works or behaves well in the way you expect.
trustworthy / reliable
A book by George Orwell set in a dark future with constant surveillance.
1984
A film that was expected to be great but ended up disappointing.
A let down / did not live up to the hype