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Unit 3
Many tourists visit the Seychelles. Some of the
best beaches are found there.
Port Louis is the capital of the Republic of Mauritius.
The rst country I visited is the United States of America.
The Moka Range is not as high as the Himalayas.
We use ‘the’:
• When we talk about someone or something
that has already been mentioned
• When we talk about a person, place or thing
that is unique
• When we talk about geographical areas such
as a group of islands, rivers, mountain ranges,
and oceans
• When we talk about countries with ‘republic’,
‘united’, or ‘states’ in their name
• Before an adjective in the superlative form
• Before an ordinal number