Choose the correct options to complete the sentences Definite or zero articles "The" is used before: nouns which are unique (e.g. the Moon); names of places (theatres, cinemas, hotels, restaurants, museums and picture galleries); names of newspapers and some magazines; names of geographic objects (rivers, seas and oceans, mountain ranges, groups of islands, deserts); names of musical instruments in the phrases like "to play the flute/piano"; names of families; nouns such as "the President" or "the Prince of Wales" when they mean people (positions of jobs); substantivised adjectives denoting categories of people used as plural nouns (e.g. the blind, the poor); historical references/events (e.g. the Second World War). No article is used before: proper names; names of sports, games, activities, days, months, holidays, colours, drinks, meals and languages (not followed by the word "language"); names of geographical objects like countries, cities, streets, parks, individual mountains, individual islands, continents, lakes; names of pubs, restaurants, shops, banks and hotels which have the name of their founder and end in -s or -'s (e.g. Jim's Café); names of churches, colleges, courts, hospitals, prisons, schools, universities when we refer to the purpose for which they exist. I like astronomy: it's interesting to learn about Moon, stars and planets. My favourite planet is Saturn because of its size. My mum works in hospital as a doctor. When she fell over the ladder and twisted her ankle, it was a little funny to go to hospital to put a plaster on her ankle. My grandad likes to listen to radio and read Times every day. He knows about everything that is going on in the world. On Monday I usually play basketball with friends, and at weekend I play piano. Our new neighbours, Smiths are really interesting people. John Smith, the father, is a great musician. I love listening to him playing guitar. And Mrs Smith is a virtuous chef; she cooks fantastic dinners and also she promised to teach me cooking. In my free time I like to learn Chinese language and play board games. My dream is to see Pacific ocean and Lake Baikal. For now I have only seen Indian ocean, Neva and Moscow river.

Задание

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences
Definite or zero articles
"The" is used before:

nouns which are unique (e.g. the Moon);
names of places (theatres, cinemas, hotels, restaurants, museums and picture galleries);
names of newspapers and some magazines;
names of geographic objects (rivers, seas and oceans, mountain ranges, groups of islands, deserts);
names of musical instruments in the phrases like "to play the flute/piano";
names of families;
nouns such as "the President" or "the Prince of Wales" when they mean people (positions of jobs);
substantivised adjectives denoting categories of people used as plural nouns (e.g. the blind, the poor);
historical references/events (e.g. the Second World War).

No article is used before:

proper names;
names of sports, games, activities, days, months, holidays, colours, drinks, meals and languages (not followed by the word "language");
names of geographical objects like countries, cities, streets, parks, individual mountains, individual islands, continents, lakes;
names of pubs, restaurants, shops, banks and hotels which have the name of their founder and end in -s or -'s (e.g. Jim's Café);
names of churches, colleges, courts, hospitals, prisons, schools, universities when we refer to the purpose for which they exist.

I like astronomy: it's interesting to learn about
[the|] Moon, [the|] stars and planets. My favourite planet is [the|] Saturn because of its size.
My mum works in [the|] hospital as a doctor. When she fell over the ladder and twisted her ankle, it was a little funny to go to [the|] hospital to put a plaster on her ankle.
My grandad likes to listen to [the|] radio and read [the|] Times every day. He knows about everything that is going on in the world.
On [the|] Monday I usually play [the|] basketball with friends, and at [the|] weekend I play [the|] piano.
Our new neighbours, [the|] Smiths are really interesting people. [The|] John Smith, the father, is a great musician. I love listening to him playing [the|] guitar. And Mrs Smith is a virtuous chef; she cooks [the|] fantastic dinners and also she promised to teach me cooking.
In my free time I like to learn [the|] Chinese language and play [the|] board games.
My dream is to see [the|] Pacific ocean and [|the] Lake Baikal. For now I have only seen [the|] Indian ocean, [the|] Neva and [the|] Moscow river.