Прилагательные в сравнительной степени

• Упражнение 2. Вставьте подходящее прилагательное в нужной
степени.
A train is ___________ than a bus.
This text is the ___________ of all.
I was ill last week but today I am________
Park Street is _______ than Market Street.
This jacket is small for me. Show me a ________ one.
What is the __________ thing in life?
A crocodile is _________ than a water snake.
Helen is the ________ girl in our class.

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• Упражнение 3. Упражнение Раскройте скобки, поставив предложенное
прилагательное в нужной степени.
Jill’s a far________ (intelligent) person than my brother.
Kate was the_________ (practical) of the family.
Greg felt __________ (bad) yesterday than the day before.
This wine is the ____________ (good) I’ve ever tasted.
Jack was the________ (tall) of the two.
Jack is the__________ (clever) of the three brothers.
If you need any ___________ (far) information, please contact our head office.
The sinking of Titanic is one of _____________ (famous) shipwreck stories of all
time.

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• Please, send the books back without_________ (far) delay.
• The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the __________ (rich) in the
world.
• Could you come a bit _______ (early) tomorrow?
• I like this song _________ (well) than the previous one.
• Which of these two performances did you enjoy ________ (much)?
• The fire was put out _________ (quickly) than we expected.

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• Упражнение 6. Прочитайте предложения. Выберите один из предложенных вариантов ответа.
• 1. Mike found himself а _______ job somewhere out of town.
• a) safer
• b) more safe
• c) more safer
• d) safest

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• 2. We prefer the Palm Beach though it is _______ from the center.
• a) the farther
• b) farthest
• c) the farthest
• d) furthest

7.

• 3. This detailed map is ________ the atlas.
• a) more useful as
• b) more useful like
• c) more useful than
• d) usefuller as

8.

• 5. This computer is ________ advanced than the old model.
• a) farther
• b) far most
• c) far
• d) far more

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• 6. They talked about ____________ developments in agriculture.
• a) the least
• b) the latter
• c) the latest
• d) the late

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• The task II. Дополните предложения по модели, употребив прилагательные в
сравнительной степени.
1. A: Life in the country is slower than the city life. (slow)
B: Yes, the city's faster.
2. A: The country is......the city. (cheap)
B: Yes, that's true. The city is ... (expensive).
3. A: Moscow is......London. (safe)
B: No, it isn't. Moscow is... (dangerous).
4. A: New York is......than Boston. (noisy)
B: Yes, that's true. Boston is ... (quiet).
5. A: The houses in the country are......in the city. (old)
B: Yes, that's right. The houses in the city are ... (modern).
6. A: The roads in the city are......than in the country. (good)
B: Yes, that's true. The roads in the country are ... (bad).

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• The task III. Употребите прилагательные в превосходной степени.
1. Who is the ... (rich) person in the United States of America?
2. What is the ... (long) river in Russia?
3. Where is the ... (old) theatre in Europe?
4. What is the ... (beautiful) building in Moscow?
5. Who is the ... (young) in your class?
6. Who is the ... (popular) actor in Britain?
7. Who is the ... (intelligent) pupil in your group?
8. Where is the ... (hot) climate in the world?

12. Present Continuous & Present Simple

Present Continuous & Present Simple
• Упражнение 1. Вставьте подходящие глаголы в форме Present Simple или Present Continuous.
• teach have (2) drive leave
• It’s 7.30am. Suzanne Wells is in her kitchen at home. She (1) ________ breakfast. She (2) _______
breakfast at this time every morning. She (3) ___________ home at 8.30am every day and (4)
__________ to work. Suzanne is a teacher. She (5) ___________at a school in Canberra.
• Spend come teach (2) not speak
• It's 10.00 am now and Suzanne is at school. At the moment she (6) ________her class of 8-yearold children. All the children in her class (7) ________ from Canberra. Many of the children (8)
______ English at home. So Suzanne (9) ______ a lot of time teaching English. She (10)
_________English to the class now.

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• Упражнение 4. Используйте глаголы в скобках в форме Present Continuous или
Present Simple
I __________English exercises twice a week. (to write)
My friend ________ his homework in the afternoon as a rule. (to do)
My sister __________ her homework now. (to do)
Don’t shout! The baby _________ . (to sleep)
The baby always___________ after dinner. (to sleep)
What_______ you _________ now? (to read)
What books_______ you_______for your literature lessons? (to read)
What _________your mother usually________ for lunch? (to cook)
________ she __________a cake now? (to cook)
— _____________ (You, to see) that man over there? — Which man? The man in the
brown jacket? — No, I___________ (to talk) about the man who __________(to wear)
the blue shirt. — Oh, that man!— ____________ (You, to know) him? — No, I
_____________( not to think) so. — I ___________(to know, not) him either.

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• Упражнениe 5. Используйте глаголы в скобках в форме Present Continuous или
Present Simple
• My wife normally __________ (work) at home, but she __________ (spend) this month
in Italy.
• Most days, Tom usually__________ (cycle) to work.
• When________ the lesson __________ (start) today?
• What’s your brother doing? He __________ (do) the crossword in the newspaper He
__________ (do) it every day.
• I’m afraid I’ll lose this game of chess. I__________ (play) very badly. I usually
______much better (play).
• What’s she doing? — She __________ (mend) her husband’s socks. She
always__________ them. (mend)
• Yes, you can borrow my dictionary. I __________ (use) it a lot, but I __________ (not /
use) it now.
• We __________ (not travel) by train very often.
• She ______________ (be) particularly generous this week.
• It _____________ (snow) right now. It’s beautiful! I ____________ (like) this weather.

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• The task IV. Раскройте скобки и поставьте прилагательные в нужную
степень.
• 1. Не is the (strong) boy in the whole school. 2. Of the two sisters Mary is
the (beautiful). 3. Kate is the (young) of my five sisters. 4. Bob is the (old) of
all my friends. 5. This is the (good) song I have ever heard. 6. Which do you
like (good), orange juice or lemon juice? 7. Iron is the (useful) of all metals.
8. The Nile is the (large) river in Africa. 9. Which of the two men is (tall)?
10. Sam is (bad) than his brother. 11. Who is (happy) man in the world? 12.
Let's go by car. It's (cheap) than by train. 13. Hunger is the (good) cook. 14.
How can I get to the (near) post-office? 15. Here is the (late) news. 16. Mr.
Everest is (high) than Mr. Blanc. 17. Thailand is (sunny) than Norway. 18. A
car is (expensive) than a bicycle. 19. Albert is (intelligent) than Arthur.

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• Упражнениe 6. Используйте глаголы в скобках в форме Present Continuous
или Present Simple
The river___________ (flow) very fast today — faster than usual.
You ___________ (always to complain) that waiters are rude!
I ___________ (walk) to school every day. I ___________ (take, not) the bus.
You ___________ (always to borrow) money!
That’s worrying because the number of people without job___________
(increase).
Robert is a vegetarian. He ___________ (eat, not) meat.
___________ (you, cook) your own dinner every day?
Holidays abroad ___________ (become) increasingly popular.
Are you in a hurry? — No, I ___________ (walk) quickly because I’m cold.
Where’s your father? — He ___________ (be) in the bathroom. He ___________
(shave).
The neighbours forever___________ (slam) doors and___________ (shout)
during the night.
My sister ___________ (to take) part in the competitions almost every weekend.

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