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Ex. 3. Complete the sentences: Use a comparative degree

1.Sue's car isn't very big. She wants а …………….....................………..…car.

2.This house isn't very modern. I prefer...... …………………….……..houses.

3.You're not very tall. Your brother is.........................................….....…...……

4.Bill doesn't work very hard. I work..........................................….........….…..

5.My chair isn't very comfortable. Yours is.................................…...................

6.Jill's idea wasn't very good. My idea was.................................…..:.......…......

7.These flowers aren't very nice. The blue ones are....................…..........….….

8.My case isn't very heavy. Your case is.....................................…......……..…

9.I'm not very interested in art. I'm....................................……….…in history.

10.It isn't very warm today. It was.........................................…….….yesterday.

11.These tomatoes don't taste very good. The other ones tasted.........................

12.Britain isn't very big. France is.......................................................................

13.London isn't very beautiful. Paris is...................................…………………

14.This knife isn't very sharp. Have you got a..............................................one?

15.People today aren't very polite. In the past they were....................…….........

Ex. 4. Open the brackets using the necessary adjective from:

1. How do you like Smucker's Sweet Orange Marmalade, Mrs. Johnson? B. I think it's (delicious). It's much (delicious) than the marmalade I usually buy. A. We agree with you, Mrs. Johnson. We think Smucker's Sweet Orange Marmalade is (delicious) marmalade in the world. 2. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 3. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 4. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 5. The English Channel is (wide) than the Straits of Gibraltar. 6 Russia is a very (large) country. 7. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 8. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 9. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 10. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 11. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 12. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world.

Ex. 5. Translate into English

1. Это самая ценная картина в Русском музее. 2. Мой компьютер не такой новый, как компьютер моего друга. 3. Наши экзамены гораздо труднее, чем ваши. 4. Здание Московского университета самое высокое в столице. 5. Наш город не такой большой, как Киев, но он такой же красивый. 6. Невский проспект - одна из самых красивых улиц Санкт-Петербурга. 7. Кто самый младший ученик в нашей группе? - Петров. Но он самый высокий. 8. Грамматика английского языка трудная, но английское

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произношение труднее. 9. Магазины на нашей улице больше, чем магазины на вашей улице. 10. Наш телевизор такой же хороший, как этот. 11. Эта комната светлее той. 12. Погода сегодня хуже, чем вчера. Сегодня холоднее, и идет дождь. 13. Моя комната не такая большая, как комната моей подруги, но она светлее и теплее. 14. Какая из этих книг самая интересная? 15. Ноябрь - не такой холодный месяц, как январь.16. Мой отец - очень занятый человек. 17. Крым - одно из самых лучших мест для отдыха. 18. Сегодня он чувствует себя гораздо лучше.

Ex. 6. Translate adverbs into Russian and form their comparative and superlative degree

а) близко, рано, поздно, мало, скоро, упорно, счастливо, сильно, слабо, медленно, быстро, громко, сердито, тепло; б) хорошо, много, далеко, мало, плохо; в) редко, удобно, красиво

Ex. 7. Answer the questions

1.Do you speak English better now than you did three months ago, or worse?

2.Where do you usually speak slower, in class or at exams?

3.When do we usually ask people to speak louder?

4. Do you work harder at your English now than you did last month?

5.Did the students come to classes yesterday earlier than the teacher did, or later?

6.Which of you can speak English best?

7.Which of you can skate (ski) fastest?

8.Which of the new films did you like best?

9.Do you read more now than you did in your childhood, or less?

10.Do you get home earlier on Thursday than on other week-days?

Ex. 8. Translate into English

1.Говорите, пожалуйста, громче, я вас плохо слышу.

2.Вы написали контрольную работу хуже всех.

3.Давайте пойдем завтра в библиотеку немного раньше, хорошо? Там не будет так много народа.

4.Завтра мы встанем раньше, чтобы приехать к вам вовремя.

5.Меня спросили, какой из московских театров мне больше всего понравился.

6.В следующий раз будьте осторожнее.

7.Я пою гораздо хуже его, но играю на гитаре немного лучше, чем он.

8.Вы могли бы прийти завтра немного раньше, чем обычно?

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9.Чем больше я слушаю эту музыку, тем лучше я ее понимаю.

10.Чем дольше я работаю с ним, тем больше он мне нравится.

Ex. 9. Complete the sentences using as…as

1.I'm quite tall but you are taller. I'm not ……………………………… you..

2.My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn't …….……….………

3.You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don't ................…..........

5.I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don't................…

6.They've lived here for quite a long time but we've lived here longer.

They haven't ...................................……. .

7.I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I'm a lot more nervous. I wasn't................................…………………………………………………

Ex. 10. Say that you don't agree with the following statements

e.g. - Mike's translation is as good as Peter's.

-No, Mike's translation is much better than Peter's.

I. Exercise 20 is as easy as exercises 26 and 27. 2. Jack makes as many mistakes as Peter. 3. This coat is as cheap as that one. 4. January is as cold as March. 5. Our room is as dark as yours. 6. Mr. Brown is as old as Mr. Robinson. 7. Roger is as tall as his father. 8. This record player is as good as that one. 9. Finland is as large as India. 10. The airport is as far as the railway station.

e.g. - Mary is as beautiful as her sister.

-No, her sister is much more beautiful.

1.Today's programme is as exciting as yesterday's, 2. Mr. Jackson's report is as interesting as Mr. Baxter's 3. Betty is as sociable as Susan. 4. Text 5 is as difficult as Text 6. 5. The suit is as expensive as the raincoat. 6. Your office is as comfortable as mine.

Ex. 11. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences . Use much / a bit etc. + a comparative from. Use than where necessary

1.Her illness was much more serious than we thought at first. (much / serious)

2.This bag is too small. I need something………………… …...... . (much / big)

3.I'm afraid the problem is…………………...….it seems. (much / complicated)

4.You looked depressed this morning but you look……….. now. (a bit / happy)

5.I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was.......….. I expected. (far / interesting)

6.You're driving too fast. Could you drive ………….................? ( a bit / slowly)

7.It's ... to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. (a lot / easy)

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8 I thought she was younger than me but in tact she's................... (slightly / old)

Ex. 12. Choose the correct words

1.This tea tastes a bit … . (strange/strangely)

2.I always feel … when the sun is shining. (happy/happily)

3.The children were playing … in the garden. (happy/happily)

4.The man became … when the manager of the restaurant asked him to leave happy/happily) (violent/violently)

5.You look …! Are you all right? (terrible/terribly)

6.There's no point in doing a job if you don't do it … . (proper/properly)

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