2. Сравнительная степень:

I got up earlier than she did / than her. Я встал раньше ее.

The snack bar is more crowded than usual. Закусочная более переполнена, чем обычно.

She has more good marks than he has / than him. У нее больше хороших оценок, чем у него.

He has much more free time than I have / than me. У него гораздо больше свободного времени, чем у меня.

Jack is a bit older than I am / than me. Джек немного старше, чем я.

The longer I stay here, the better I like it. Чем дольше я нахожусь здесь, тем больше мне нравится.

3. Превосходная степень:

‘Why did you stay at that hotel?’ – ‘It was the cheapest (that) we could find.’ «Почему вы остановились в той гостинице?» – «Она была самая дешевая, которую мы могли найти».

Tom is the cleverest boy in the class. Том – самый умный парень в классе.

New York is one of the largest cities in the world. Нью-Йорк – один из самых больших городов мира.

She is the prettiest of them all. Она самая хорошенькая из них.

This is the most interesting journey (that) I have ever made. Это самое интересное путешествие, которое я когда-либо совершал.

6. Form comparatives and superlatives of the adjectives.

Cheap, big, good, experienced, hospitable, boring, much, high, hot, amazing, expensive, noisy, tiring, popular, heavy, hardworking, attentive, profitable, friendly, remote, old, enjoyable.

7. Translate the sentences into Russian.

a)

1. Your employees are not as experienced as ours.

2. The restaurant isn’t as cheap as we expected.

3. My task is as difficult as yours.

4. His room isn’t as noisy as mine.

5. The Grand Hotel isn’t as expensive as the Hilton Hotel.

6. This route is twice as long as that one.

7. This PC is three times as expensive as my old one.

8. I have half as much money as you have.

b)

1. The customer wants a bigger room.

2. August is hotter than September.

3. Lester and Graves are more hardworking than the others.

4. This box is heavier than that one.

5. Does she feel better today? – No, she feels worse.

6. Lola is more attentive that the others.

7. This hotel chain is more profitable.

8. The colder the weather, the higher my heating bills are.

9. Exercise 5 is much more difficult than exercise 3.

10. The sooner you do it, the better.

c)

1. She is one of the friendliest people I know.

2. This is the best answer of all.

3. It is the happiest day in my life.

4. What’s the longest river in the world?

5. He is the eldest in the family.

6. It’s the world’s most remote and least visited inhabited island.

7. I think the Irish is the most hospitable nation in the world.

8. This trip is the most tiring.

9. Money isn’t the most important thing in life.

10. Tourism is one of the biggest businesses in the world.

8. Complete the sentences. Use the adjectives in brackets in the correct form.

1. Football is (popular) than basketball.

2. It is (cold) today than it was yesterday.

3. That is (amazing) story I have ever heard.

4. The meal didn’t cost as (much) as we expected.

5. This is (bad) film I have ever seen.

6. Let’s go by train. It’s much (cheap).

7. It’s one of the (old) historical monuments in the world.

8. I am not as (smart) as you.

9. The (much) you study the (good) you pass your exams.

10. I like both of them, but I think Kate is (easy) to talk to.

11. The bars are as (crowded) as I thought.

12. Jill is (young) than he looks.

13. They stayed at (cheap) hotel in the town.

14. Sydney is (large) city in Australia.

15. It was one of (enjoyable) holidays I have ever had.