VI. Finish the following sentences.

1. I consider her to be a good specialist, but I _____.

2. He asked me to check the facts, but she _____.

3. She saw him yesterday, but we _____.

4. We shall go to the meeting, but he _____.

5. I may go home, but you _____.   

6. He can speak English better than she _____.

7. I speak three foreign languages, but my friend _____.

СТЕПЕНИ СРАВНЕНИЯ ПРИЛАГАТЕЛЬНЫХ И НАРЕЧИЙ.

1. Односложные и некоторые двусложные прилагательные и наречия образуют степени сравнения при помощи суффиксов: (сравнительная) –er; (превосходная) – est.

Перед прилагательным в превосходной степени обычно стоит определенный артикль the.

High – higher – the highest

Высокий – более высокий – самый высокий

2. Многосложные прилагательные образуют степени сравнения при помощи наречий

More(сравнительная степень) и most(превосходная степень)

Important – more important – the most important

Важный – более важный – самый (наиболее) важный

3. Некоторые прилагательные образуют степени сравнения от других корней:

Good – better – the best

 (хороший - лучше -наилучший)

Bad – worse – the worst 

(плохой – хуже – самый плохой)

Little – less – the least   

 (маленький – меньше – самый маленький)

Much – more – the most  

Many – more – the most

 (много – больше -большинство)

            более

Far – farther – the farthest

   (further – the furthest)

(дальний – более отдаленный – самый отдаленный)

4. Сравнительные союзы:

as … as – так(ой) … как и

not so …as – не так(ой) … как и

as well as – также как и

as well – также

Если после сочетания as …as … стоит числительное, то это сочетание обычно не переводится.

The speed of this plane is as high as 1.200 kilometres per hour.

Скорость этого самолёта 1.200 километров вчас.

Сочетания типа: five metres high, three metres long переводятся на русский язык: высотой в пять метров, длиной в три метра.

5. Сравнительный оборот:

The (more) … the (better) …

                                             Чем … тем …

The higher the temperaturethe more rapidis the motion ofthe molecules.

Чем выше температура, тем быстрее движение молекул.

Exercises:

I. Give the comparative and superlative of the following.

A  hot, long, short, clever, heavy, weak, interesting, good, small, happy, beautiful, bad, dirty, wide, far, careful, light, attentive.

B   a short story, a high building, much snow, an easy question, a late news, a difficult exercise, little time, many cars, a comfortable flat, a thick dictionary, few mistakes.

II. Complete the sentences. Use a comparative.

1. My job isn’t very interesting. I want to do something _____.

2. David doesn’t work very hard. I work _____.

3. Your plan isn’t very good. My plan is _____.

4. I’m not very interested in art. I’m _____ in history.

5. Britain isn’t very big. France is _____.

6. People today aren’t very polite. In the past they were _____.

7. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be_____.

8. You’re talking very loudly. Can you speak a bit _____.

9. You hardly ever phone me. Why don’t you phone me _____.

10. You were a bit depressed yesterday but you look _____ today.

III. Use a superlative.

A  1. It’s a very valuable painting. It _____ the gallery.

2. She is a very intelligent student. She _____ the class.

3. It was a very happy day. It was _____ my life.

B  1. We stayed at _____ hotel in the town. (cheap)

2. What’s _____ river in the world? (long)

3. That was _____ meal I’ve had for a long time. (delicious)

IV. Answer the following questions.

1. Which is the most difficult subject for you?

2. Which is the easiest subject for you?

3. Is mathematics more difficult for you than English?

4. Is chemistry as difficult for you as physics?

5. Which is the largest city in the world?

6. Who is the most famous singer now?

7. Have you less or more free time now than you had last year?

V. Use the words in brackets to complete the sentences. Use “much/a bit etc. +

a comparative form”. Use “than” where necessary.

1. I’m afraid, the problem is __________________ it seems. (much/complicated)

2. I enjoyed our visit to the museum. It was ________________ I expected. (far/interesting)

3. It’s __________ to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. (a lot/easy)

4. Let’s go by car. It’s ________________. (much/cheap)

5. Don’t go by train. It’s a ________________. (lot/expensive)

6. This bag is _________________ the other one. (slightly/heavy)

VI. Translate the following sentences into Russian.

A  1. Scientists today know much more about the properties of solids than they did 40 years ago.                     

2. The distance from the Sun to the Earth is much longer than that from the Moon.

3. The new method of converting mechanical energy into electrical one is much more effective.                     

4. The lowest temperature on the Earth is -80^oC. There are far lower temperatures on other planets.

B 1. The younger you are, the easier it is to learn.

  2. The more I thought about the plan, the less I liked it.

  3. The bigger the mass, the bigger the weight of the body.

  4. The stronger the magnet, the greater the distance through which it acts.

C   1. Venus is nearly as big as the Earth.

  2. No planet is as hot as the Sun.

  3. He answered all the questions as well as his comrades did.

  4. The speed at which the Earth revolves round the Sun is nearly as high as

         that of Venus.  

D   1. Mars as well as Venus is a planet where no life exists.

  2. A solid has length as well as width.

  3. The ocean of air as well as the ocean of water is material.

  4. Metals as well as minerals are of great importance in industry.                     

VII. Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form.

1. Mount Everest is (high) mountain in the world.

2. Greece is (near) to the equator than Denmark.

3. Tokyo is (big) city in the world.

4. I think English is (easy) than French.

5. This is (funny) joke I know.

6. I find French (interesting) than history.

7. The new hotel is (modern) building in our town.

8. Good health is (good) than money.

9. This is (wonderful) place for a holiday.

10. Moscow is (large) than Kiev.

11. This is (beautiful) house in the city.

12. The Assembly Hall is (large) room in the Institute.

13. Their house in the country is (little) comfortable than their flat in the town.

VIII. Find the mistakes and correct them.

1. I’m cleverest than my brother.

2. New York is moderner than London.

3. They are busyer than we are.

4. Please, be quieter!

5. This exercise is more easy than that one.

6. This machine is the simplest than the others.

7. Can you come more early next time?

8. The weather in Spain is driest than in Britain.