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XII. Answer the following questions:

  1. In what countries is English the official language?

  2. For how many people in the world is English the native language?

  3. Is it possible to make any career in business without good knowledge of a foreign language?

  4. In what professional and general activities will you need English in your future life and career?

  5. How long have you been learning English?

  6. How many hours of English per week do you have at the Institute?

  7. What do you study at your English classes?

  8. What areas of the language do you find most difficult to study? (grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation)

  9. Which language skill is your weak point? (speaking, listening, writing, reading)

  10. Do you work at English systematically or from time to time?

  11. What is the most boring aspect of English for you?

  12. How can you improve your knowledge of English?

  13. Why do you think some people don’t want to learn foreign languages?

  14. What language(s) would you like to study besides English? Why?

  15. Would you like your children to study any foreign language? What language? Why?

XIII. Speak about:

1. The reasons of great popularity of the English language in the world.

2. The necessity to study English.

3. Spheres of modern life in which we can’t do without English.

Grammar exercises Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs

Ex. 1. Give the comparative and superlative degrees:

cosy, hot, long, short, serious, great, thin, thick, small, comfortable, bright, high, weak, dry, clean, dirty, bad, important, cheap, big, stupid, narrow, popular, simple, merry, regular, expensive, deep, sad, lazy, old, tiny, pretty, clever, little, good, difficult, much, heavy, dark, beautiful, modern, famous, active, dear.

Ex 2. Give the antonyms:

the best, the latest, the strongest, the oldest, the most difficult, the tallest, the most unhappy, the best-known, the most comfortable, the worst.

Ex. 3. Complete the sentences using a comparative form:

  1. It’s so noisy here. Can we go somewhere…?

  2. The hotel was very big. I expeсted it to be ….

  3. The weather is too cold in this country. I’d like to live somewhere …

  4. I was surprised how easy it was to use the computer. I thought it would be …

  5. Your work is not very good. I’m sure you can do it …

  6. Don’t worry. The situation is not so bad. It could be …

  7. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look … today.

Ex. 4. Open the brackets:

1. My sister is the (tall) girl in the class. 2. Who is the (good) student in your group? 3. It is autumn. Every day the air becomes (cold), the leaves (yellow). 4. This is the (beautiful) view I have ever seen in my life. 5. Oil is (light) than water. 6. He worked (hard) and (hard) as the end of the term came nearer. 7. That was the (bad) film of all. 8. Bill is the (old) in his family. 9. Are you (young) than me? 10. This boy is as (tall) as her son. 11. My sister speaks English (well) than I do. 12. This student works at her English (little) than that one. 13. It was (good) meal I’ve ever had. 14. Tokyo is one of (large) cities in the world. 15. The exam was (easy) than we expected. 16. I think good health is (important) thing in life.

Ex. 5. Insert as… as, so … as, than:

1. Your sister is … young … his. 2. The living room is much bigger … the kitchen. 3. My brother is older … I am, but he is younger … my sister. 4. This English book is not … difficult … that one. 5. Ann is … old … Nina. 6. You are not … nice … people think. 7. Today’s weather is not … warm … it was yesterday. 8. This watch is less expensive … that one.

Ex. 6. Translate into English:

1. Граматика англійської мови важка, але англійська вимова важча. 2. Наші іспити набагато важчі, ніж ваші. 3. Наше місто не таке велике як Київ, але воно таке ж гарне. 4. Хто наймолодший учень в нашій групі? 5. Погода сьогодні гірша, ніж учора. 6. Моя кімната не така велика, як кімната моєї подруги, але вона світліша і тепліша. 7. Яка з цих книг найцікавіша? 8. Листопад не такій холодний місяць, як січень. 9. Сьогодні він почуває себе краще. 10. Його бабуся молодша за дідуся. 11. Олег не такий високий, як Сергій. 12. Дніпро не такий довгий, як Волга. 13. Ця робота така ж цікава, як і твоя.