• • • • • The is used before singular and plural nouns, both countable and uncountable when we are talking about something specific or when the noun is mentioned for a second time We use the with the words cinema, theatre, radio, countryside, seaside, beach, … We use the before a singular countable noun to represent a class of people, animals or things The is also used before: nouns which are unique names of cinemas, hotels, theatres, museums, newspapers, ships names of rivers, seas, groups of islands, states, mountain ranges, deserts, oceans, and names with…of musical instruments names of people, families, nationalities in the plural titles without proper names adjectives used as proper nouns and the superlative degree of adjectives or adverbs The is omitted before: proper nouns names of sports, activities, colours, substances and meals names of countries, cities, streets, parks, mountains, islands, lakes, continents titles with proper names bed, school, church, hospital, prison, when they are used for the reason they exist BUT: His sister went to the prison to visit him last month EXERCISE Fill in the where necessary 1-Is _ London _ capital of _ United Kingdom? 2-Is _ Italy in _ Mediterranean? 3-Is Rome in United States of America or in _ Italy? 4-Where is Hyde Park? 5-What is _ biggest island in _ Azores? 6-What is capital of Northern Ireland? 7-Is Pacific Ocean bigger than _ Indian Ocean? 8-Is _ Everest highest mountain in _ world? 9- _Thames is _ most famous river in _England 10-When I went to London, I stayed at _ Hilton Hotel 11-Does Amazon run through Africa or _South America? 12- Browns live near _ hospital 13-Last night I went to theatre but my sister went to _ cinema 14- I am going to Odeon in _Regent Street tomorrow night