MY HOME TOWN - ARTICLE EXERCISE

MY HOME TOWN – ARTICLES

In the spaces write either A, AN, THE or leave it blank:

VAHE

My home city is ___ capital of ___ Armenia. ___ city, which is called ___ Erevan, has ___ many places of ___ interest, like ___ museums, ___ old churches, ___ theatres, ___ restaurants, and ___ shops. It is surrounded by ___ high mountains, which make ___ deep impression on all ___ visitors and ___ tourists. ___ city’s population is about 1.6 million. ___ city is situated in ___ South West of ___ Armenia. There are ___ three lakes in ___ middle of ___ city and also ___ big forests.

MELIS

I live in ___ city of ___ Istanbul, which is situated in ___ North West of ___ Turkey. ___ population is about 5 million. It is about 250 kilometres from ___ capital city.

Istanbul has ___ beautiful coast and there is ___ bridge, called ___ Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge that joins ___ European and Asian sides. On ___ coast of ___European side there are ___ lots of mosques which are very old and historical. Lots of ___ tourists come to visit these mosques. They are really beautiful.

There are lots of things to see in ___ Istanbul, such as ___ museums or ___ palaces, from which we can learn about our ancestors. These are ___ good places to discover more about ___ Istanbul’s history.

There are lots of ___ really good universities and there are lots of ___ other amenities like ___ restaurants, ___ cinemas, and ___ shopping centres. It’s ___ good place to live.

NADYA

I live in ___ town of Saltka, which is situated in ___ middle of my country, in ___ South of ___ Urals, about 360 kilometres from ___ Ural capital, Ekaterinburg. Saltka has ___ population of about 80,000.

Saltka is situated on ___ edge of ___ small lake, and at ___ foot of ___ Ural mountains. It is located within ___ industrial complex which produces ___ fire-proof material. ___ industrial complex covers ___ whole town and about half of ___ population work there.

My home town is very small and there isn’t ___ lot to see. ___ Satka is not ___ tourist town so there aren’t any ___ tourists.

___ town is divided into___ there parts: ___ old part, new part, and western part. ___ new part is situated in ___ centre of town. It’s ___ nice place to live, but ___ little bit expensive.

We’ve got just one university so there aren’t ___ lot of students. In Satka there are plenty of ___ amenities like ___ restaurants, ___ cinemas, and ___ nightclubs. It’s ___ good place to live.

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