Lesson VU: The Defining Shortcut THE

New pattern - THE with countries and waters (rivers, seas, oceans & channels): … Object Expression … … THE … … She lives in THE UNITED States. THE Soviet UNION collapsed by the end of 20 th century. THE Dominican REPUBLIC lies in the Caribbean Sea. THE United KINGDOM includes England, Scotland and Wales. THE DANUBE is the second largest European river. THE AMAZON is the largest river in the world. THE RED SEA divides Africa from Asia. THE PACIFIC OCEAN is west of the US. New pattern - THE with the group of lakes and mountain ranges: … Object Expression … … THE … … THE GREAT LAKES are Michigan, Huron and Ontario . Lake VICTORIA lies on the Canadian border. THE HIMALAYAN mountain range is in Asia. MOUNT EVEREST is its highest peak . New pattern - THE omitted if pointing to the label of the class: … Object Expression … … THE … … STUDENTS are usually intelligent . COFFEE is a good drink . I like MUSIC. We discuss PHILOSOPHY. We speak ENGLISH. SPANISH is an important language . EGIPT is largely in Africa. ARGENTINA is near Brazil. NEW YORK is in the US. BELGRADE is in Serbia. We ’ ll see DR. BROWN. MR. SMITH is a teacher . MARY is a student . New pattern - THE omitted with streets, avenues, boulevards & time expressions: … Object Expression … … THE … … She lives ON STATE STREET. Donald lives ON PENSILVANIA AVENUE. I go to class AT 8 O’CLOCK.