Имена собственные

Christmas [ˈkrɪsməs] – Рождество

Активный словарь

a season [ə ˈsiːzn] – время года

spring [sprɪŋ] – весна

summer [ˈsʌmə] – лето

autumn [ˈɔːtəm] – осень

winter [ˈwɪntə] – зима

a field [ə ˈfi:ld] – поле

the country [ðə ˈkʌntri] – деревня, сельская местность

ground [graund] – земля

Ответьте на вопросы по тексту.

1. What’s the weather like in spring?

2. Why is spring a hard time for those who live in the country?

3. How does the weather in summer differ from the weather in spring?

4. How long are the days in summer?

5. What is the longest day in summer?

6. Is there less work in the fields in summer than in spring?

7. What season comes after summer?

8. Are the days in autumn longer than they are in summer?

9. What is the weather like in autumn?

10. What is the coldest month in autumn?

11. What is the coldest season in the year?

12. What is the weather like in winter?

13. When is it pleasant to walk in winter?

14. What are the best holidays in winter?

Грамматические пояснения

§14. Степени сравнения прилагательных. Исключения.

Запомните особые случаи образования степеней сравнения.

good – хороший	better – лучше	best – самый лучший, наилучший
bad – плохой	worse – хуже	worst – самый плохой, наихудший
little – маленький	less – меньше	least – самый маленький, наименьший
many, much – много	more – больше	most – больше всего

Упражнения

I. Ответьте на вопросы, следуя образцу, и запишите их. Which is longer: a mile or a kilometer? a mile is. A mile is longer than a kilometer.

1. Which is longer: an hour or a minute?

2. Which is higher: a mountain or a hill?

3. Which is bigger: a ship or a bus?

4. Which is longer: a sea or a river?

5. Which is more difficult: to go on foot or to go by train?

6. Which is more convenient: to ride a horse or to go by Cadillac?

7. Which do you like better: fish or meat?

8. What do you like better: summer or winter?

9. Which do you like better: tea or coffee?

10. Which of the seasons do you like best of all?

11. Which of the school subjects do you like best of all?

12. Which of the fruits do you like best?

II.Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного.

1. Mike is (tall) than Pete. 2. Kate is (beautiful) than Ann. 3. My room is (light) than this one. 4. This book is (thin) than that one. 5. Sergei is (old) than Michael. 6. She is (young) than Tom's brother. 7. This woman is (good) than that one. 8. Nick's English is (bad) than his friend's. 9. I am (tall) than Pete. 10. This man is (clever) than that one. 11. I am (strong) than you. 12. Kate is (lazy) than her brother. 13. This child is (small) than that one. 14. Asia is (large) than Australia. 15. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 16. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 17. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 18. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 19. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 20. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 21. Is the word "newspaper" (long) than the word "book"? 22. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 23. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 24. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 25. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 26. This book is (interesting) of all I read last year. 27. January is the (cold) month of the year. 28. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 29. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 30. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 31. This nice-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.