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ACCORD 9

Degrees of Comparison + Weather and Shopping for Food

Level 1

Complete using the correct form

1We had to put off our shopping trip because the weather was getting

______(bad) and ______(bad).

2Though this dress is ______(good) on you than that one, but it is

______(expensive). I am afraid, you can’t afford it.

3Bread is the ______ (tasteful) when it is ______ (fresh).

4______ (long) you go window shopping, ______ (little) you want to

buy.

5Nowadays this department store looks much ______ (beautiful) than 5 years ago.

6What can be ______ (sweet) than honey.

7This coat is too ______ (small). I need a ______ (large) size.

8The suede skirt was surprisingly ______ (cheep). We expected it to be much ______(expensive).

9The weather is not so ______ (unpleasant) as it was two days ago.

1010. This piece of meat looks ______ (much/big) than the one on the scales. Besides, it is ______ (fresh) of all. It is a real bargain.

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

- How do you like Smucker’s Sweet Orange Marmalade, Mrs. Johnson? – I think it’s (1)_______. It’s much (2)________ than the marmalade I usually buy. – We agree with you, Mrs. Johnson. We think Smucker’s Sweet

Orange Marmalade is (3)__________marmalade in the world. And I always buy it in the (4)_______ shop. But when I went shopping yesterday, everything went from bad to (5)______. I was fed up with staying in a queue. I was not waiting any (6) ______. (7)_______ I waited, (8)

_________I became. My bags seemed to become (9)________ and

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(10)_________ as I carried them. I bet, it was my (11) _______visit to that supermarket, though they sell (12)________ marmalade in the world.

Level 3

Translate the following sentences from Russian into English

1Цены на продукты становятся всѐ выше и выше. Чем больше получаешь, тем больше тратишь на покупки.

2Этот костюм почти на 1000 рублей дороже того, который я купил на прошлой неделе, но он ничуть не лучше.

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3Не понимаю, почему это некоторые не любят овощи и фрукты. Они и полезнее, и дешевле мяса.

4Нет ничего приятнее, чем искупаться в реке в жаркий летний день.

5Как ты думаешь, в феврале будет так же холодно, как и в январе?

– Думаю, ещѐ холоднее. Зато февраль – самый короткий месяц в году.

6Какой из этих двух сортов вин лучше? – Каждый по-своему хорош, один не хуже другого.

7Хэрродс – самый известный магазин Лондона. По-моему, он также самый престижный.

8Согласна ли ты, что самый худший швейцарский шоколад всѐ равно лучше, чем самый лучший российский?

9Не забудь взять вещи потеплее, когда приедешь. В этом году у нас намного холоднее, чем в прошлом, и две недели без перерыва идѐт дождь.

10Кэйт купила себе новое платье, туфли на высоком каблуке, подстриглась и выглядит в два раза моложе, чем раньше.

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

Yesterday the weather was so colder and the nasty that I can’t remember such most dreadful day in my life. It was three times so colder as it had been two days before yesterday. As the day went on, the weather got worse and worst. Fortunately, today the weather has turned to gooder. As for me, I like places with moderate climate. The wormer the weather, the best I feel. I also prefer to live in the countryside because it’s much peaceful than living in town.

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ACCORD 10

Articles with Geographical Names + Travelling and Geography

Level 1

Complete using the correct article

1How long does the flight from _____ Hague to _____City of Rome

take?

2_____Taimyr peninsular is a very cold place.

3_____ Lake District is the most picturesque region in _____ Great Britain, visited by lots of tourists.

4We couldn’t choose what place to visit during our holiday, but in the end we decided on _____ Haiti.

5Nowadays ecologists try to preserve the purity and the beauty of

_____Baikal.

6We had a long journey by train from _____ west of our country to

_____ Far East.

7_____ Hudson Bay was named after Henry Hudson, who explored the bay in 1610 on his ship the Discovery.

8_____ Covent Garden in London is like _____ Arbat in Moscow – always busy and full of different people, street musicians and shops of various kinds.

9I’m planning to go through _____ Sahara on a motorbike.

10_____ Kilimanjaro in _____ eastern Tanzania is the highest African summit, also called the rooftop of _____Africa.

Level 2

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My sister studies at (1) _____London University. As I’ve never been to

London, last summer she invited me to come to her place and see the famous capital with my own eyes.

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I remember flying over (2) _____Strait of Dover. My seat in the plane was by the window. As (3) _____ result, I greatly enjoyed the view during the flight.

In two hours I arrived at (4) _____ Heathrow. In (5) _____fact, it is one of the busiest airports in the world. There my sister and I took (6) _____ taxi and rushed into the heavy traffic of London streets. Unfortunately in (7)

_____King Street we got into the traffic jam.

I was eager to explore every corner of both ancient and modern city. But as there are a lot of places of interest we only managed to see some of them. Our astounding excursion began from (8) _____Tower Bridge and (9)

_____Tower of London. I also remember the huge dome of (10) _____ St.

Paul’s Cathedral and fine buildings of (11) _____Trafalgar square. Along

(12) _____Mall we got straight to (13) _____Buckingham Palace, and from there – to (14) _____ Westminster Abbey and (15) _____Houses of Parliament.

By (16) _____way, my old dream was to see the open spaces of (17)

_____Kensington gardens, which together with (18) _____Hyde Park and

(19) _____Green Park form a “green lung” in the heart of the capital. But it was put off till the following day…

To make my dream complete, in the evening we decided to catch a glimpse of modern London. It proved to be (20) _____Harrods – a large department store in (21) _____ Nights Bridge. And we stepped into that “heaven of shopaholics” to discover its breathtaking rows of boutiques…

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Level 3

Translate into English, paying attention to the articles

1Пассажиры, прилетающие в Нью-Йорк из других стран, прибывают в аэропорт Кеннеди.

2С вокзала Паддингтон в Лондоне мы отправились в поездку в Оксфорд в надежде увидеть старинный Оксфордский университет.

3Бенгальский залив - самый большой залив в мире – по форме напоминает треугольник и омывает берега Индии, Шри-Ланки и Бангладеша.

4После зимних дождей Долина Смерти перестает быть безжизненной пустыней в течение нескольких недель.

5Наиболее выдающимся из всех музеев в Санкт-Петербурге ценители искусств считают Эрмитаж.

6Известно, что самые состоятельные из иностранных туристов останавливаются в Метрополе.

7Суэцкий канал, соединяющий Средиземное и Красное море, является водным путем между Европой и Азией.

8В наши дни многие исследователи и любители экстрима совершают пешие походы по Южному полюсу.

9Через несколько минут объявили посадку на самолет до Дании через выход №5.

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10 Чтобы наше путешествие с Британских островов до Нидерландов было еще более захватывающим, мы решили сначала пересечь Ла-Манш на пароме, а остаток пути до Нидерландов проехать автостопом.

Level 4

Rewrite the text correctly

I like travelling and have friends all around the world. Some of my old friends live in UK. As it’s not very far from me, we often visit each other.

They often come to see me in the Czech Republic and now they know a lot about the Prague, adore its old towers, bridges and museums. And I like to remember our fascinating trip to Isle of Man in the Great Britain.

Sometimes to keep in touch with foreign friends can be very convenient if you have to travel on business a lot. Last year I flew to the Saudi Arabia where I knew nobody and had to stay at a hotel all my free time. But when I was in USA I and my friends managed to go on an excursion to Great Lakes. We were greatly impressed by a Lake Michigan and Niagara Falls.

But travelling for pleasure seems to be much more pleasant. You follow your own plan and don’t have to hurry to an important meeting or a conference in another city. So, the place of my location changes every vacation period.

Once I went to the Canada to visit my relatives in a Quebec. The following summer I enjoyed Caucasus in Russia. If you open my album, you will even see the pictures of the Dardanelles and a Grand Canyon, taken by me. Surprisingly, my desire to discover faraway spots of the globe doesn’t lessen at all. At the moment my dream is to see the bird’s-eye-view of a Vatican! What’s yours?

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ACCORD 11

Complex Object, Complex Subject + At the Doctor’s

Level 2

Choose the correct variant

Good health (1) better than wealth. Perfect health is one of the first duties we

(2)___. If your body suffers from any disorder, so does your mind.

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them. Much is spoken now about problems in professional sport. In one of Sports Council studies of 28,000 people, football (11) for more

than a quarter of 2,000 injuries seen every year. But still professional sport has (12) in.

Moderation in eating and drinking, reasonable hours of labour and study, avoidance of insomnia, regularity in exercise, recreation and rest (13) strong and healthy.

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Level 3

Translate the sentences

1Считается, что ветрянкой болеют один раз в жизни.

2Я рассчитываю, что это дорогое лекарство излечит меня от этого ужасного заболевания.

3Его заставили сделать рентген грудной клетки.

4Хотя Джон точно следовал предписаниям доктора. Но говорят, что у него началось осложнение.

5Она слышала, как тетя Роза рассказывала о своем сердечном приступе и консультации у врача.

6Она такая бледная. Кажется, она вот-вот упадет в обморок.

7Известно, что ученые все еще пытаются найти лекарство от СПИДа.

8Я помню, что врач посмотрел мне горло и послушал легкие.

9Пациент позволил врачу сделать укол, несмотря на то, что сначала испытывал головокружение даже при виде шприца.

10Сначала он сам пытался вылечить грипп. Но очень скоро у него началась лихорадка.

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