Degrees of comparison of adjectives
| Однослож. прилаг.; двуслож. прилаг., заканчивающиеся на –y и некот. др. | Суффикс -er | Суффикс -est |
| short big easy simple quiet clever narrow | shorter bigger easier simpler quieter cleverer narrower | (the) shortest (the) biggest (the) easiest (the) simplest (the) quietest (the) cleverest (the0 narrowest |
| Большинство двуслож. прилаг. и многослож. прилаг. | more less | (the) most (the) least |
| beautiful interesting | more beautiful more interesting | (the) most beautiful (the) most interesting |
| Исключения | ||
| good bad old many much little far | better worse older (elder) more less farther (further) | (the) best (the) worst (the) oldest ((the) eldest) (the) most (the) least farthest (furthest) |
Ex. 2. Angela is talking about her cousins -Antonio, Bruno and Simon. Here is a table where they are compared. Write what Angela said about them.
| --- | Antonio | Bruno | Simon | |
| polite | +++ | ++ | + | |
| 2. | lazy | ++ | + | +++ |
| 3. | good | +++ | ++ | + |
| clever | ++ | +++ | + | |
| 5. | friendly | +++ | ++ | + |
| 6. | careful | + | ++ | +++ |
| 7. | funny | ++ | +++ | + |
Example:
1. Bruno is more polite than Simon. Antonio is the most polite of all. Simon is the least polite.
2. Antonio _________________________________
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3. Bruno ___________________________________
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4. Antonio _________________________________
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5. Bruno ___________________________________
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6. Bruno ___________________________________
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7. Antonio _________________________________
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Ex. 3. Write comparative sentences following the example.
Example:
London, Leeds (large, small) - London's larger than Leeds. Leeds is smaller than London. this hotel, that one (expensive) - This hotel's more expensive than that one. That hotel's less expensive than this one.
1. Europe, Asia (small, large). __________________
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2. France, England (big, small). ________________
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3. A journey by car, a journey by train (interesting, boring)._______________________________________
__________________________________________4. A holiday in the country, a holiday in town (pleasant). ______________________________________________
__________________________________________5. A meal in a restaurant, a meal in a cafe (expensive, cheap). ________________________________________
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6. The English language, the Japanese language (difficult, easy). _________________________________
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Ex. 4. Write comparative sentences following the example.
Example:That house is very old. Yes, it's the oldest house in the village.
a. The Ritz is a very expensive hotel.
Yes, __________ in London.
b Hambledon is a very pretty village.
Yes, ___________ _ in England.
c Everest is a very high mountain.
Yes,___________ in the world.
d Meryl Streep is a very popular actress.
Yes,___________ in America.
e Mr Clark is a very funny teacher.
Yes,_______ in our school.
f Maria is a very intelligent student.
Yes,___________ in our class.
g This is a very easy exercise.
Yes, in the book.
Ex. 5. Make superlative sentences following the example. Add articles and prepositions where necessary.
A.
Example:It, fast, plane, world - It's the fastest plane in the world.
1. This, beautiful, monument, Moscow. ______________________________________________
2. The library of the British Museum, rich, England. _______________________________________________
3. The Caspian Sea, large, lake, the world. _______________________________________________
4. Peter, quick, player, the team. ______________________________________________
5. He, good, specialist, the company. ______________________________________________
B.
Example:Tuesday, busy, day, the week - Tuesday's the busiest day of the -week.
1. January, cold, month, the year. ______________________________________________
2. Spring, pleasant, time, the year. ______________________________________________
3. Saturday, good, day, the week. ______________________________________________
4. It was, happy, moment, his life. ______________________________________________
5. It, successful, exhibition, the year. ______________________________________________
THE PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE
| Утвердительная форма | Отрицательная форма | Вопросительная форма |
| I play; he plays I go; he goes | I don’t (do not) play He doesn’t (does not) go | Do you play? Does he go? |
Ex. 6. Fill in the blank spaces with one suitable verb.
Lord Stonebridge is twenty – three years old. He _____________ (1) in London’s West End. He is very rich and he owns a big company. Every morning the young Lord _____________ (2) breakfast in bed and _______________ (3) the newspapers. He ____________ (4) up at ten o’clock every day and usually ____________ (5) for a walk in Hyde Park. He ______________ (6) lunch at his club. He sometimes _____________ (7) the Directors of his company and they _____________ (8) about the company’s plans. In the afternoon Lord Stonebridge and his friends sometimes _____________ (9) golf. After dinner he ____________ (10) to a night club or casino with his girl – friend. They ______________ (11) home at about two in the morning.
Ex. 7. Write a letter to the Find-a-Friend Club. Introduce yourself and say about your hobbies and interests. In your letter also write answers to these questions: Do you... read books? watch a lot of television? play computer games? like music? often visit people? like sport? go swimming?
Example: I get up early and I go to bed late. I don't like music or sport and I don't like playing computer games. I never visit people and I've got no friends. All Hike is working. Would you like to be my pen-pal?
THE PAST SIMPLE TENSE