I. Degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs

Ex.1 Write the comparative and the superlative degrees of comparison of the following adjectives (adverbs):

great, successful, precious, large, hot, common, attractive, deep, beauti­ful, impressive, clear, informative, powerful, pure, perspective.

Ex.2 Use the comparative degree of the adjective (adverb) in brackets in the structure the ... the; translate the sentences (the first is done for you):

1. The thicker a book, the more informative it seems to be.

2. The (smart) a person, the (successful) he will be in life.

3. The (much) we learn, the (much) we know, The (much) we know, the (much) we forget, The (much) we forget, the (little) we know, The (little) we know, the (little) we forget, The (little) we forget, the (much) we know.

4. The (old) she gets, the (bad) her temper becomes.

5. The (rich) he became, the (greedy) it made him.

6. The (well) they studied the project, the (prospective) it appeared to be.

7. The (long) he worked, the (boring) the job seemed to be.

8. The (nervous) he gets, the (bad) he speaks and the (difficult) it be­ comes for us to understand him.

Ex.3 Make up sentences using the comparative structure as ... as or not so ... as or ... than, as in the example: Example: Mike / tall / Pete

a) Mike is taller than Pete.

or b) Mike is as tall as Pete.

or c) Mike is not so tall as Pete.

1. The Angara / long / the Irkut

2. The Irkutsk region / large / the Krasnoyarsk region

3. oil industry / profitable / timber industry

4. my friend / young /1 (me)

5. gold / expensive / platinum

6. the climate in the Far East / severe / the climate in Eastern Siberia

7. my friend / know English / well /1 do

8. cheetah / run / fast / leopard

9. Baikal water / pure / the Angara water

10. English / difficult / Japanese

Ex.4 Translate the sentences paying attention to the comparative struc­tures as ... as, not so...as, ...than;

1. Местная природа не такая красивая, как байкальская.

2. Эта отрасль промышленности более перспективна, чем та.

3. Озеро Байкал глубже, чем озеро Иссык-Куль.

4. Эта книга так же информативна, как и та.

5. Лето здесь не такое жаркое, как на юге.

6. Иркутская область более привлекательна для иностранных ин­весторов, чем многие другие регионы.

7. Мое предприятие столь же успешно, как и твое.

8. Вода в Ангаре не такая чистая, как вода в Байкале.

9. В Красноярском крае больше лесных ресурсов, чем в Иркут­ской области.

10. Промышленность на Дальнем Востоке менее развита, чем про­мышленность Иркутской области.

Ex. 5 Use the superlative with or without the.

1. This building is (old) in the city.

2. Lake Baikal is (big) fresh water lake on the planet.

3. Lake Baikal is (beautiful) in the fall.

4. He is (interesting) person I've ever talked to.

5. Yesterday he made his (good) speech.

6. His speech was (good) of all the others.

7. This is (comfortable) room in the hotel.

8. The weather here is (cold) in January.

9. What is (deep) point of the lake?

10. Wolves are (dangerous) in winter.

11. Tiger is one of (dangerous) animals.