Article Expressions
Time, place, landmarks, geography, events, countries
The Buckingham Palace
The – time and place
PREP PHRASES of Time: |
in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening Expressions of Time |
of Place: |
in the corner, in the street, in the parking lot, in the yard, in the back, in between, in the middle, in the front Expressions of Place
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The – structures and landmarks
STRUCTURES Buildings |
The Hilton Hotel, The White House, The Capitol, The MoMA, The Duomo, The Alhambra, The Taj Maha,The Rose Bowl, The Alcazar BUT NOT: Burj Khalifa , Buckingham Palace, Hearst Castle, Notre Dame de Paris, Wembley Stadium, Old Trafford Review of Buildings and Landmarks |
Landmarks: |
The Statue of Liberty, The Eiffel Tower, The Egyptian Pyramids, The Colosseum, The Great Wall of China, The Parthenon, The Great Sphinx of Egypt |
The – natural features
NATURAL FEATURES Rivers: |
The Mississippi - The Colorado - The Nile - The Amazon |
Mountain Ranges: |
The Rocky Mountains - The Himalayas - The Alps - The Andes (chains, not single 'mounts' Mount St. Helens, or 'hills' Bunker Hill) |
Deserts: |
The Mojave - The Sahara - The Kalahari |
Oceans / Seas: |
The Pacific Ocean -The Indian Ocean- The Mediterranean Sea (but not lakes: Lake Tahoe - Lake Placid- Lake Como - ) |
Canals / Channels |
The Panama Canal - The Suez Canal - The English Channel |
Forests: |
The Redwood Forest - The Black Forest - (but not Sherwood Forest) |
Islands: |
The Hawaiian Islands, The Philippine Islands, The British Isles |
Poles: |
The North Pole - The South Pole |
Regions |
The West Coast - The East Coast - The South - The Northwest |
Areas: |
The Bay Area - The Coastal Area - The Peninsula Area |
Miscellaneous: |
The Marianas Trench - The Continental Divide - The Great Basin The San Fernando Valley - (but not Silicon Valley or Death Valley) Review of Geographical Features
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The – events
EVENTS Wars: |
The Second World War, The Vietnam War, The War in Iraq BUT NOT: World War I, World War II
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Periods: |
The Seventeenth Century, The Space Age, The Millennium, The Renaissance
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The – countries
SOME COUNTRIES System of X |
The Republic of X, The United X of X; The Commonwealth of X; The Kingdom of X; The Union of X Wikipedia list BUT NOT: Germany, England, France, Spain, Urkraine, and most other countries Review of Countries
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Isles, Islands |
The Philippine Islands, The British Isles, The Netherlands, The Canary Islands, The Barbados, The Maldives
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The – dates and holidays
DATES Holidays |
The Fourth of July, The first of January - The Ides of March BUT NOT: Most holidays— Memorial Day, Easter, Christmas, Ramadan, Labor Day , Holloween, May Day, Mother's Day, etc
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Practice 1
Geographical Features
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Practice 2
Countries & Features
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Practice 1
The United States is a very large country. From the East Coast to West Coast , it is about 3000 miles wide. The Atlantic Ocean lies in the East and the Pacific Ocean lies in the West. Canada is the country to the north and Mexico is the country to the south. The Rio Grande River is the boundary in the South. In the central area is the Great Plains a huge, flat, grassy area. In the western-central area is the Great Divide , the highest ridge of the Rocky Mountain chain . From this point, rainfall either flows east or west. In the South is the Grand Canyon, a huge deep canyon; however, it is not the lowest point - Death Valley is. In the west is the San Fernando Valley where much of the country's fruit and vegetables are grown. In the Northwest, is the Redwood Forest. The two newest states are Alaska and Hawaii.
Practice 2
France is a republic on the continent of Europe. The country borders the English Channel, the Atlantic Ocean, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea Italy, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Belgium. The capital city is Paris. The most important rivers are the Loire, the Seine, and the Rhone. The major mountain ranges are the Pyrenees and the Alps. French is the common language.