Ex. 5. Translate the sentences using the model.

Model: The earlier we leave, the sooner we'll arrive. Чем раньше мы выедем, тем скорее мы приедем.

1. Чем дольше он ждал, тем больше он терял терпение, (become impatient).

2. Чем больше я его узнаю (get to know), тем больше он мне нравится.

3. Чем больше ты упражняешься в английском, тем быстрее ты изучишь его.

4. Чем дольше ты говоришь по телефону, тем больше ты должен платить.

5. Чем больше товаров вы продаете, тем больше доход, (make profit).

Ex. 6. Use a bit/a little/much/a lot/far before comparatives.

Example: You're driving too fast, (a bit/slowly). Can you drive a bit more slowly?

1. His songs are .........than his operas, (much/famous).

2. It is ...................... in February than in March, (a bit/windy).

3. I found the museum .............than I had expected, (far/interesting).

4. I am .....................................today than I was yesterday, (a lot/tired).

5. I prefer this armchair. It's .......... the other one. (much/comfortable).

6. This flat is too small for me. I need something ........... (much/big).

Ex. 7. Translate the words in brackets.

1. This is (самая интересная книга) I have ever read on this subject.

2. Swimming is (крайне популярный) summer sport.

3. Shakespeare is (самый выдающийся) English poet and playwright of all the ages.

4. Coal is (крайне важный) important natural resource.

5. He is (весьма умный) man.

Ex. 8. Make sentences with "the same ... as".

Example: (your hair/the same colour/mine) Your hair is the same colour as mine.

1. (this suit / same size / that one)

2. (I arrived here /the same time / you)

3. (we/the same house/yours)

Ex. 9. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

1.Health and happiness are (important) than money. 2. I prefer this armchair. It's (comfortable) than the other one. 3. The hotel was surprisingly cheap. I expected it to be much (expensive). 4. She is a very intelligent student. She is (intelligent) student in our school. 5. This hat is too small for me. I need a (big) size. 6. The station wasn't as (near) as I had expected. 7. Her illness was (serious) than we at first thought. 8. It's (funny) story I've ever heard. 9. My salary isn't so (high) as yours. 10. This furniture is too expensive for me. I would like to buy (cheap) furniture. 11. It's too noisy here. Can we go somewhere (quiet). 12. He is (famous) singer in the country. 13. A big car is (expensive) to run than a small car. 14. I'm getting too old. This job is for a (young) man. 15. Children nowadays seem to be much (smart) than they used to be. 16. You certainly look (happy) than you did yesterday. 17. When the children get a bit older they will need a (big) house. 18. I know the exams are (difficult) time of the year for students. 19. He was much the same as I had remembered him, though he had grown (heavy) and (thickset). But his hair was even (dark) and he had a (pleasant) expression. 20. They were suspicious of us at first but eventually they became (friendly) and (relaxed).

Ex. 10. Put in the right forms.

THE CHAMP (победитель)

The two men were sitting at the bar. The one (near) to me was the (big) and (strong) man I have ever seen. The one (far) from me was the (small) and (weak). They were having the (violent) argument I had ever heard. Suddenly the little man said, “It’s a case of the (small) brain in the world fitted into a (big) head!” They were his (late) words. The little man didn’t know what hit him as he fell to the floor. “When Shortie wakes up, tell him that was my (good) Karate chop,” the big man told the barman as he left. The next evening, King Karate was at the bar as usual when Shortie crept in quietly, swung his arm and the champ fell to the floor. “When Karate wakes up,” Shortie said, “tell him it was my (old) Land Rover starting handle.”

Ex. 11. Use the required form of the adjective in the following sentences.

a) 1. The sound grew (faint) and (faint). 2. He's a far (intelligent) person than my brother. 3. She was the (practical) of the family. 4. He thought how much (advanced) and broad-minded the (young) generation was. 5. I wanted to ask you both what you thought of my (late) film if you saw it. 6. The first edition of the dictionary is (good), the new one is still (good). 7. He turned out to be (angry) than I had expected. 8. Today I'm no (wise) than yesterday. 9. The (much) we go into the matter, the much (complex) it becomes. 10. Jack is the (clever) of the three brothers. 11. They are (good) people, far (good) than you. 12. He felt (bad) yesterday than the day before. 13. The (near) house is three miles away. 14. He was the (last) man to come. 15. The (long) the night, the (short) the day. 16. He is the (tall) of the two. 17. She is (amusing) in a small company. 18. My brother is much (young) than myself.