UNIT 78. Names with and without the 2 ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

UNIT 78. Names with and without the 2

A	Names without the We do not use the with names of most city streets/roads/squares/parks etc. : Union Street (not the ...) Fifth Avenue Hyde Park Queens Road Broadway Times Square Names of important public buildings and institutions (for example, airports, stations, universities) are often two words: Manchester Airport Harvard University The first word is the name of a place ('Manchester,) or a person ('Harvard} These names are usually without the. In the same way, we say: Victoria Station (not the ... ) Canterbury Cathedral Edinburgh Castle Buckingham Palace Cambridge University Sydney Harbour Compare: √ Buckingham Palace (not the ... )         but                the Royal Palace ('Royal' is an adjective- it is not a name like 'Buckingham'.)
B	Most other buildings have names with the. For example: hotels theatres/cinemas museums/galleries other buildings the Sheraton Hotel, the Holiday Inn the Palace Theatre, the Odeon (cinema) the Guggenheim Museum, the National Gallery the Empire State (Building), the White House, the Eiffel Tower We often leave out the noun: the Sheraton (Hotel) the Palace (Theatre) the Guggenheim (Museum) Some names are only the+ noun, for example: the Acropolis the Kremlin the Pentagon
C	Names with of usually have the. For example: the Bank of England the Museum of Modern Art the Great Wall of China the Tower of London Note that we say: √ the University of Cambridge            but            Cambridge University (without the)
D	Many shops, restaurants, hotels, banks etc. are named after people. These names end in -'s or -s. We do not use the with these names: McDonald's (not the ...) Barclays (bank) Joe's Diner (restaurant) Macy's (department store) Churches are often named after saints (St =Saint): St John's Church (not the St Johns Church) St Patrick's Cathedral
E	Most newspapers and many organisations have names with the: Names of companies, airlines etc. are usually without the: Fiat (not the Fiat) Sony Singapore Airlines Kodak IBM Yale University Press

EXERCISES

78.1	Use the map to answer the questions. Write the name of the place and the street it is in. Use the if necessary. (Remember that on maps we do not normally use the.)
78.2	Where are the following? Use the where necessary. Acropolis Broadway Buckingham Palace Eiffel Tower Kremlin White House Gatwick Airport Times Square 1 ______Town Square ________  is in New York. _______________ is in Paris. _______________ is in London. _______________ is in Washington 2 3 4 5 ________________  is in Moscow. ________________ is in New York. ________________ is in Athens. ________________ is near London. 6 7 8
78.3	Choose the correct form, with or without the. 1 Have you ever been to British Museum /the British Museum? (the British Museum is correct) 2 The biggest park in New York is Central Park /the Central Park. My favourite park in London is St James's Park /the St James's Park. Imperial Hotel I The Imperial Hotel is in Baker Street I the Baker Street. 3 4 5 Dublin Airport /The Dublin Airport is situated about 12 kilometres from the city centre. Jack is a student at Liverpool University /the Liverpool University. If you're looking for a department store, I would recommend Harrison's /the Harrison's. 6 7 8 If you're looking for a hotel, I would recommend Park Plaza /the Park Plaza. 9 Statue of Liberty /The Statue of Liberty is at the entrance to New York Harbour /the New York Harbour. 10 You should go to Science Museum /the Science Museum. It's very interesting. Andy works for IBM /the IBM now. He used to work for British Telecom /the British Telecom. 'Which cinema are you going to this evening?' 'Classic /The Classic.' I'd like to go to China and see Great Wall /the Great Wall. 'Which newspaper do you want?' 'Times / The Times.' 11 12 13 14 15 This book is published by Cambridge University Press /the Cambridge University Press. 'What's that building?' 'It's College of Art /the College of Art.' 16

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