Exercise 19 In pairs. Close the left column and translate the word combinations from Russian into English.
| younger than his friend | моложе своего друга |
| two years older | на два года старше |
| better late than never | лучше поздно, чем никогда |
| sooner or later | рано или поздно |
| more or less | более или менее |
| worse than usual | хуже, чем обычно |
| better than usual a simpler manner | лучше, чем всегда более простая манера |
| the greatest comedian | величайший комик |
| the oldest actor | старейший актёр |
| the worst defect | худший недостаток |
| a more popular actress | более популярная актриса |
| less important facts | менее важные факты |
| a less talented director | менее талантливый режиссёр |
| much earlier | гораздо раньше |
| much stronger | гораздо сильнее |
| much better | гораздо лучше |
| much more | гораздо больше |
| much more interesting | гораздо интереснее |
| much more talented | гораздо талантливее |
| one of the best cameramen | один из лучших операторов |
| the youngest performer | самый молодой исполнитель |
| the most serious test | самое серьёзное испытание |
| the most brilliant talent | самый блестящий талант |
| the sooner, the better | чем скорее, тем лучше |
| the harder, the more interesting | чем труднее, тем интереснее |
| as beautiful as | такой же красивый, как |
| as helpless as a child | беспомощный, как ребёнок |
| not so experienced as | не такой опытный, как |
| not so famous as | не такой знаменитый, как |
Exercise 20. Express the same idea according to the example.
Example A: Brighton isn’t as big as London. => London is bigger than Brighton.
1. Mr Brown isn’t as intelligent as Mr Sweet.
2. Bill isn’t as clever at maths as Gary.
3. There isn’t as much snow in New York as in Helsinki.
4. I can’t edit as well as Steve.
Example B: Brighton isn’t nearly as big as London. => London is much bigger than Brighton.
1. His second film isn’t nearly as interesting as his first one.
2. Maria isn’t nearly as talented as Alice.
3. It isn’t nearly as dry here as in Lima.
4. Diana hasn’t got nearly as many friends as Jill.
Example C: London is bigger than Brighton. => Brighton isn’t as big as London.
1. I live farther from university than you.
2. We have more classes on Thursday than on Saturday.
3. Acting is more difficult than editing.
4. In Australia it’s colder in summer than in winter.
Example D: London is much bigger than Brighton. => Brighton isn’t nearly as big as London.
1. A flight to Cuba costs a lot more than a flight to Madrid.
2. I’m afraid my short is much worse than Don’s.
3. I think Nancy’s much nicer than Fiona.
4. Lasagna is much more delicious than hamburgers.
Exercise 21 Compare using much + a comparative and not nearly as … as …
- Thailand (hot) Ireland
- Mexico Coty (big) Munich
- Greek culture (ancient) Roman culture
- historical novels (interesting) science fiction
- the Statue of Liberty (high) the Nelson Column
- hamburgers (bad) paella
- a holiday in early spring (good) a holiday in late autumn
- bananas (sweet) pears
- leather boots … rubber boots
- children … adults
Exersise 22 Compare two cities or towns using all the comparative patterns.
Talk about:
the streets: clean, dirty, quiet, safe, wide, busy …
the buildings: modern, high, beautiful …
the climate / the weather: warm, cold, rainy, windy …
the people: polite, friendly, hospitable, wealthy, poor, happy, busy …
the city / town in general: big, noisy, polluted, interesting, exciting, noisy …
Exercise 23 1) do the QUIZ
- Which is the highest mountain? A) Everest B) Kilimanjaro C) Mont Blanc
- Which is the longest river? A) the Amazon B) the Mississippi C) the Nile
- Which is the smallest country? A) Lichtenstein B) Vatican City C) Monaco
- Which is the fastest animal? A) ostrich B) antelope C) cheetah
- Which is the most spoken language? A) Chinese B) English C) Russian
- Which is the deepest ocean? A) the Pacific B) the Atlantic C) the Arctic
- Which is the largest lake? A) the Michigan B) the Caspian Sea C) the Baikal
At home make up a similar quiz. Let the other students do it.
Exercise 24 1) put the words in brackets in the superlative degree
1. It’s one of … (good) places to eat in.
2. It’s one of … (big) parks.
3. It’s one of … (old) buildings.
4. It’s one of … (expensive) shops.
5. It’s one of … (bad) areas.
6. It’s one of … (beautiful) streets.
7. It’s one of … (nice) bits.
8. It’s one of … (relaxing) bits.
Think what places in Moscow(or any other city or town) you could describe using
These sentences.