Английский язык

Задание 1. Read and translate.

long — longer — the longest

small — smaller — the smallest

young — younger — the youngest

late — later — the latest

easy — easier — the easiest

big — bigger — the biggest

old — older — the oldest old — elder — the eldest (speaking about family members)

far — farther — the farthest (distance)

far — further — the furthest (time)

beautiful — more beautiful — the most beautiful

interesting — more interesting — the most interesting difficult — more difficult — the most difficult

Задание 2. Use the adjectives given in brackets in the comparative or superlative form. Translate into Russian.

1. Two heads are ... than one. (good) 2. This is ... book I have ever read. (interesting) 3. Concorde is ... plane in the world, (fast) 4. Mike is ... than Nick, (tall) 5. Harrods is ... shop in London, (expensive) 6. This is ... hotel in our city, (cheap) 7. We discuss ... news, (late) 8. My ... brother is five years my senior, (old) 9. The first exercise is ... than the second, (difficult) 10. The weather has become ... . It looks like raining, (bad).

Задание 3. Translate into Russian.

1. She is as pretty as a rose. 2. He is as clever as an owl. 3. My brother is not so strong as my father. 4. He is not so busy as me. 5. This girl is more attractive than that one. 6. The student is as clever as his teacher. 7. My car is not so new as your car.