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Упражнение 2. Заполните пропуски предлогами in, on и at.

1.We spent the whole holiday _______ the beach.

2.I read about the Pop festival _______ a magazine.

3.My parents‟ flat is _______ the fifth floor.

4.Melanie was holding a small bird _______ her hands.

5.I‟ll meet you _______ the airport.

6.Natasha now lives _______ 32 Brooklyn Avenue.

7.I was standing _______the counter in the shop, waiting to be served.

8.There weren‟t many books _______the shelves.

9.The passengers had to stand _______ a queue.

10.The woman sitting next to me left the train _______ Chesterfield.

11.You‟ll find details of TV programs _______ page seven.

12.When you leave the hotel, please leave your key at reception.

Сравните употребление предлогов in, on, at в сочетаниях:

гами to, from.

1. We‟re flying _______ Paris _______ Madrid tomorrow.

2.The traffic police got _______ the place two hours after.

3.The robber jumped _______ the wall into someone‟s garden and ran away.

4.I usually go _______ work at a half past eight and return ________ it at seven o‟clock.

5.He went _______ the post office to send some letters.

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6.On their way back _______ theater my parents met some friends.

7.Please, come _______ my house at once with your car. As fast as you can – it‟s really urgent. And come _______ the back door.

8.Tom has some trouble with police. He‟s at the police station now. It‟s not far _______ here, the second street on your left.

§12. Предлоги времени in, on, at

Предлоги in, on, at не употребляются перед словами every, last, next, this, tomorrow, yesterday.

Предлог in перед словами, обозначающими период времени, переводится «через»: in five minutes – через пять ми-

нут; in a week – через неделю; и т.д.

“In time” означает «вовремя», “on time” – «по расписанию»; «точно в указанное время».

Упражнение 1. Закончите предложения предлогами in, on или at в сочетании со словами и датами: the middle ages, 1492, a week, the 1920s, Christmas,

October, Sundays, New Year’s Eve, the same time, 21 July 1969.

1.In Britain people send each other cards _______.

2.The first man walked on the moon _______.

3.Many of Europe‟s great cathedrals were built _______.

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4.It is difficult to listen if everyone is speaking _______.

5.Columbus made his voyage from Europe to America _______.

6.In Britain many people do not work _______.

7.Jazz became popular in the United States _______.

8.Jack has gone away. He‟ll be back _______.

9.The price of electricity is going up _______.

10.There are usually a lot of parties _______.

Упражнение 2. Заполните пропуски предлогами in, on или at.

1.You only bought that book _______ Saturday. Have you finished it already? – I read it _______ about three hours yesterday evening.

2.Will the bank be opened _______ half past nine? – Yes, it always opens absolutely _______ time.

3.We are leaving _______ half past eight, and you haven‟t even changed.

–It‟s OK. I can easily shower and change _______ ten minutes.

4.Your mother‟s birthday is _______ Monday, isn‟t it? – Yes, I just hope this card gets there _______ time.

5.If we ever go camping, it is going to be _______ summer, not autumn.

–Never mind. We‟ll be home _______ two days, and then we‟ll be dry again.

6._______ Saturday night I went to bed _______ 11 o‟clock.

7.The course begins _______ 12 January and ends sometime _______

April.

Упражнение 3. Заполните пропуски сочетаниями in time или on time.

1.If the plane is late, we won‟t get to Paris _______ for our connecting flight.

2.We were up very early, _______ to see the sun rise.

3.How can the buses possibly run _______ with all these traffic jams?

4.The post goes at five. I‟m hoping to get this letter written _______.

5. The coach will be here at 12.30 if it‟s _______.

6.The film was supposed to start at 8.30 but it didn‟t begin _______.

7.I nearly forgot that it was Joe‟s birthday. Fortunately I remembered

_______.

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§ 13. Предлоги времени from, till, during, for, past, to

2) с десяти до двенадцати часов; с половины восьмого до без четверти девять; с утра до полудня; с января до марта;

3)во время урока; во время отпуска; во время лекции; во время встречи;

4)в течение часа; в течение сорока пяти минут; в течение месяца; в течение нескольких лет.

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Упражнение 2. Заполните пропуски предлогами from, till, during, for, past, to.

1.I studied English _______ five years at school.

2.Every day I work _______ six hours _______ 9 o‟clock _______

5o‟clock.

3._______ our last English classes we answered the teacher‟s questions and made various grammar exercises.

4.We‟ve known about it _______ two days.

5.You‟ll have to keep silence _______ his speech.

6.Meet us at the station at a half _______ six. (6.30)

7.The train arrives at five minutes _______ seven. (6.55)

8.The robbery happened _______ the night, while they were asleep.

9._______ two weeks I was on holiday in Spain.

10.Some people talked in the cinema _______ the film.

Сравните употребление предлогов времени в сочетаниях:

§14. Степени сравнения прилагательных

инаречий

Односложные прилагательные и наречия, а также двусложные прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на -y, -er, -ow, -ble, образуют сравнительную степень путем прибавления к форме прилагательного

в положительной степени суффикса -er, который произносится [ə]. Превосходная степень образуется путем прибавления суффикса

-est, который произносится [ist].

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Большинство двусложных прилагательных, а также прилагательные, состоящие из трех и более слогов, образуют сравнительную степень при помощи слова more, а превосходную - most. Эти слова ставятся перед прилагательными в форме положительной степени. По этому же способу образуются степени сравнения наречий, состоящих из двух или более слогов и образованных от прилагательных при помощи суффикса -ly.

most dangerous – самый опасный most accurate – самый точный

most correctly – правильнее всего/всех most cautiously – осторожнее всего/всех

Существительное, определяемое прилагательным в превосход-ной степени, употребляется с определенным артиклем. Артикль сохраняется и в том случае, когда существительное не упомянуто.

This is the most important article in the newspaper.

Это самая важная статья в газете.

This motorway is the longest in our city.

Эта магистраль самая большая в нашем городе.

Для выражения меньшей или самой низкой степени качества в предмете по сравнению с другими предметами употребляются соот-

ветственно слова less – менее и least – наименее, которые ставятся перед прилагательными в форме положительной степени:

less dangerous crime – менее опасное преступление least dangerous crime – наименее опасное преступление

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Упражнение 1. Переведите следующие словосочетания:

1) an important problem – a more important problem – the most important problem – a much more important problem;

2)a short way – a shorter way – the shortest way – a still shorter way;

3)dangerous traffic – less dangerous traffic – the least dangerous traffic – far less dangerous traffic;

4)an expensive hotel – a less expensive hotel – the least expensive hotel – a far less expensive hotel;

5)a free society – a freer society – the freest society – a much freer society;

6)a long distance – a longer distance – the longest distance – a far longer distance;

7)good experience – better experience – the best experience – a much more better experience;

8)a happy man – a happier man – the happiest man – a still happier man;

9)an intelligent student – a more intelligent student – the most intelligent student – a much more intelligent student;

10)few problems – less problems – the least problems – still less problems.

Упражнение 2. Закончите предложения, используя сравнительную степень прилагательных difficult, quiet, fast, bad, cheap, hard, high, small, good, interesting.

1.It‟s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere _______?

2.The hall is surprisingly big. I thought it was a little _______ .

3.My job is to answer visitors‟ questions. I want to do something ______.

4.Don‟t worry. The situation isn‟t so bad. It could be _______ .

5.I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be _______.

6.Your work isn‟t very good. I‟m sure you can do it _______ .

7.This room is too expensive. Can you show me anything _______ ?

8.It‟s becoming _______ and _______ to find a job.

9.I‟m sorry I‟m a bit late but I couldn‟t get here any _______ than anyone else.

10.This shop isn‟t expensive. The prices are no _______ than anywhere else.

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Present Simple: am, is, are

Past Simple: was, were