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 We use the seasons of the year (spring, summer, autumn, winter) with or without the definite article.  E.g.: in summer or in the summer

 The American English word for autumn >fall< is always used with the definite article.  In the fall of 2011, Lily and Marshall received a surprising gift from Lily’s grandparents.

 Sometimes we use the article and sometimes we do not. It often depends on the context. Watch the following example:  The student goes to school.  In the first sentence we do not use the definite article before «school».  Because the student goes to school for its primary purpose, so we do not use the article.

 The mother goes to the school.  In this sentence, we use the definite article before «school».  Because the mother might talk to a teacher, for example. She visits the school for a different reason.

 A) I´m going to buy ______ stamp she needs because she is helping ______ old lady who is sick.  B) ______ Peter´s house is closer than ______ mine.  C) ______ Atlantic Ocean separates ______ Europe from ______ America.  D) ______ last year we went to ______ Paris and we visited ______ Eiffel Tower.  E) ______ poor people need help from ______ everybody.  F) ______ Port Wine is known all over the world.  G) ______ America is ______ richest country in ______ world.  H) ______ Switzerland is one of ______ nicest countries in ______ Europe.  I) Can you turn off ______ television, please?  J) I really love ______ music.  K) The last time I was in London I went on a boat ______ Thames.  L) Mark likes playing ______ football at weekends.  M) We lived in ______ Morton Street when we first came to town.  N) ______ food in this restaurant is very expensive.  O) ______ dinner we had at ______ Gold Restaurant was simply fabulous.

 A) I´m going to buy the stamp she needs because she is helping the old lady who is sick.  B) Peter´s house is closer than mine.  C) The Atlantic Ocean separates Europe from America.  D) Last year we went to Paris and we visited the Eiffel Tower.  E) Poor people need help from everybody.  F) The Port Wine is known all over the world.  G) America is the richest country in the world.  H) Switzerland is one of the nicest countries in Europe.  I) Can you turn off the television, please?  J) I really love music.  K) The last time I was in London I went on a boat the Thames.  L) Mark likes playing football at weekends.  M) We lived in Morton Street when we first came to town.  N) The food in this restaurant is very expensive.  O) The dinner we had at the Gold Restaurant was simply fabulous.