The or not The – ANSWERS
Exercise 1
- Les vins sont qualifiés en général suivant plusieurs éléments : le terroir, … = Wines are usually defined according to several elements : the ‘terroir’, etc.
- Les vins d’Alsace = The wines of (the) Alsace (region)
- 1200 fiches sur les vins du monde entier = 1200 cards on the wines of the whole world (OR wines from around the world)
- Les vins produits sur ‘l’ile de beauté’ sont généralement savoureux = The wines (which are) produced in Corsica are generally full flavoured
- La contrefaçon a causé de grosses pertes pour les vins européens = Counterfeiting has caused heavy losses in sales of European wines
- Apprendre et connaitre le vin = Learn to be knowledegeable about wine
- Le Champagne est le vin pétillant le plus connu au monde = Champagne is the world’s most famous sparkling wine
- Le bon vin de France vient de… = Good French wine comes from…
- La région Bourgogne produit deux des vinsles plus populaires en France: le Beaujolais et le Chablis = The Burgundy region produces two of the most popular wines in France : Beaujolais and Chablis
10. Les vins du Sud Ouest ont souvent été confondus et mêlés aux vins du Bordelais = The wines of the South-West have often been confused and mixed with the wines of Bordeaux
Exercise 2
Place names: Yes or No? (The or Not)
| Oceans, seas and riversYes | The Pacific (The Pacific Ocean)The Mediterranean
The Mississippi |
| Mountains and lakesNo | Mount EverestLake Michigan
(This is why English speakers will often say, « Je suis allé à Mont St Michel ») |
| Mountain rangesYes | The HimalayasThe Andes
The Massif Central |
| PlanetsNo
Notez que notre planète s’appelle ‘The Earth’ avec ‘The Sun’ & ‘The Moon’ (notre petit système terrocentrique) mais simplement ‘Earth’ (‘Terra’ dans les histoires de science-fiction) dans la liste des planètes.
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| Countries and continentsNo
Groupings & plural names Yes |
EnglandFrance
Canada Asia The Philippines The USA The Americas (North & South) |
| LanguagesNo
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DutchSanskrit
Arabic |
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But we sometimes say |
The English language |
| National groupsYes
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The FrenchThe Swiss
The Vietnamese The Irish The Germans The Pakistanis The Russians The Canadians |
| Hotels, cinemas, museums, pubs, etcYes
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The George VThe Zénith
The Jardin des Plantes The Red Lion |
| Parks, stations and roadsNo
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Central ParkVictoria coach station
State Street Sunset Boulevard |
| Honorific titlesNo | Queen ElizabethPresident Mitterrand
Bishop Desmond Tutu |