3.Grammar

The Impersonal it

	Subject	Predicate	Adverbial modifier
	It	is cold	today
	It	is not cold	today
Is	it	cold	today

It

is easy is difficult is impossible

to get there

XI. Practice

Exercise 1. Express your surprise and give short affirmative (negative) answer as in the model.

M

It is windy today.

Is it really windy today?

Yes, it is. No, it is not.

odel:

1. It is rainy in November. 2. It is easy to learn French. 3. Is it warm in the room? 4. It is cold in winter. 5. It is warm in winter in the Crimea. 6. It is necessary to speak English every day. 7. It is bad weather today.

Exercise 2. Object to the sentences. Use the phrases: No, it is not so. I’m afraid you are wrong. I can’t agree with you.

M

It is two o’clock.

No, it is not. It is not 2 o’clock.

It is ten minutes past two.

odel:

1. It is winter now. 2. It is raining now. 3. It is easy to do this. 4. It is 10 below zero. 5. It is dark in the corridor. 6. It is interesting to read this book.

Exercise 3. Translate into English.

1. В кімнаті холодно. 2. Тут темно. 3. Тепло. 4. Цікаво читати цю книгу. 5. Зараз йде дощ. 6. Взимку часто йде сніг. 7. Мені важко перекласти цей текст. 8. Необхідно прочитати цю статтю. 9. Неможливо зрозуміти, що він хоче сказати.

4. Grammar.

Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

Positive degree	Comparative degree	Superlative degree
long big easy	longer bigger (than) easier	the longest the biggest the easiest
beautiful difficult	more beautiful more difficult	the most beautiful the most difficult
good (well) bad (badly) much, many little	better worse more (than) less	the best the worst the most the least

as … as – такий … як (так само … як)

not so … as - не такий … як ,( не так …як)

the more …. the better - чим більше … тим краще

Exercise 1. Translate the following sentences:

1. You are taller than me. 2. We started earlier than you. 3. He was more careful than she. 4. This student is the most attentive in our group. 7. Better late than never. 8. She was not so attractive as her mother. 9. His work is as difficult as mine. 10. The more we learn, the more we know.

Exercise 2. Fill in as…as, so …as or than

1. Our house is not … big … yours. 2. The new cinema is much bigger … the old one. 3. This text is easier … that one. 4. The house I live in is … old … yours. 5. My composition is not … long … hers. 6. Mike is … tall … Peter.