Not so…as – не такой…как

1. Mike is…tall…Pete. 2. Kate is not…nice…Ann. 3. My room is…light…this one. 4. This book is not…thin…that one. 5. Sergei is…old…Michael. 6. She is…young…Tom’s brother. 7. This woman is…good…that one. 8. Nick’s English is not…good…his friend’s. 9. I am not…tall…Pete. 10. This woman is…young…that one. 11. I am…thin…you. 12. Kate is…lazy…her brother. 13. This child is not…small…that one.

XXV. Переведите следующие предложения на русский язык:

1. What is your height? You are taller than me. 2. She felt as strong as her brother. 3. We started earlier than you. 4. He was more careful than I. 5. This student is the most attentive in our group. 6. I need a warmer coat. 7. He is as tired as you. 8. He was one of the most experienced workers at the factory. 9. Better late than never. 10. She was not so attractive as her mother. 11. His work is not so difficult as mine. 12. He was the eldest in the family. 13. It is easier to swim in the sea than in the river. 14. This is the smallest room in our flat.

XXVI. Вставьте as…as, so…as или than:

1. Our house is not…big…yours.
2. The new cinema in our district is much bigger…the old one.
3. We are…proud of our district…you are of yours.
4. The house I live in is…old…the one my sister lives in.
5. Exercise № 2 is easier…Exercise № 3.
6. Nevsky Prospect is more beautiful…our street.

7. My composition is not…long…yours.

XXVII. Раскройте скобки, употребляя нужную форму прилагательного:

1. This man is (tall) than that one. 2. Asia is (large) than Australia. 3. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 4. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 5. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 6. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 7. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 8. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 9. Is the word “newspaper” (long) than the word “book”? 10. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 11. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 12. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 13. Spanish is (easy) than German. 14. She is not so (busy) as I am. 15. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 16. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 17. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 18. This book is (interesting) of all I have read this year. 19. January is the (cold) month of the year. 20. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 21. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 22. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 23. This nice-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.

XXVIII. Скажите по-английски:

1. Я знаю интересную историю.

Он знает более интересную историю.
Она знает самую интересную историю.

2. Это длинный путь.

Это более длинный путь.
Это самый длинный путь.

3. Её работа очень важна.

Его работа важнее.
Моя работа самая важная.

4. Это плохая песня.

Это ещё более плохая песня.
Это самая плохая песня.

5. Он хороший инженер.

Он более хороший инженер.
Он самый лучший инженер.

6. Он принёс ей красивый цветок.

Он принёс ей более красивый цветок.
Он принёс ей самый красивый цветок.

XXIX. Закончите предложения. Употребите прилагательные в превосходной степени.

1. This building is very old. It’s _____ in the town.

2. It was a very happy day. It was _______ of my life.

3. It’s a very good film. It’s ________I’ve ever seen.

4. She’s a very popular singer. She’s _______ in our country.

5. It’s a very bad mistake. It was _______ I’ve ever made.

6. It’s a very cold day. It was _______ of the year.

7. He’s a very interesting person. He’s ______ I’ve ever met.

XXX. Ответьте на следующие вопросы:

Which profession (hobby, sports) do you think is:

1. the most dangerous? 2. the most difficult? 3. the easiest? 4. the most exciting? 5. the most boring? 6. the most expensive? 7. the cheapest? 8. the most interesting?

XXXI. Посмотрите на оценки и скажите, что у Боба получается лучше (хуже), чем у Мэри:

	Math’s	Reading	Essays	Cooking	Swimming	Running	Chess	Tennis
Bob
Mary

XXXII. Образуйте порядковые числительные:

one	eighteen	one hundred
two	twenty-four	nine hundred and nine
three	fifty-five	two thousand
six	seventy-one	twenty-three

XXXIII. Прочитайте по-английски:

a. numbers: 6; 73; 38; 17; 13; 12; 0; 101; 152; 1, 045; 6, 671; 9, 854; 87, 432; 80, 400; 329, 645; 110, 536; 13, 614, 200;

b. dates: June 1, 1905; May 9, 1945; July 2, 1800; March 30, 2000; 300 AD; 45 BC;

c. time: 3: 10; 4: 15; 5: 45; 12: 00; 1: 30; 7: 40; 2: 05; 8: 15; 4: 00;

d. titles: Henry VII, Elizabeth II, James I, Charles V, Louis XII, Edward VII, Peter I, Catherine II;

e. telephone numbers: 213-66-01; 421-57-83; 221-00-74; 971-24-50; 426-11-44; 157-18-20; 322-35-04;

f. phrases: exercise 5, page 312, bus 102, room 203, text 6, tram 17, lecture room 9, chapter 12, line 13, box 481.

XXXIV. Прочитайте даты и назовите соответствующий век:

Образец: 1147 – the twelfth century;

56 BC, 844 AD, 1066, 1156, 1342, 1560, 1748, 1812, 1917, 2015.

XXXV. Переведите:

1. В этой школе 700 учеников. 2. В спортивных соревнованиях приняли участие сотни учащихся. 3. Тысячи людей пришли на митинг. 4. На этом предприятии работает 2000 рабочих. 5. Эту программу смотрели миллионы телезрителей. 6. Население Москвы – более десяти миллионов человек. 7. Георг V был двоюродным братом Николая II. 8. Ты можешь позвонить мне о телефону 246-00-17 с десяти до пяти. 9. Платье стоит 245 рублей. 10. Дом был построен в XIX веке.

XXXVI. Познакомьтесь с некоторыми интересными фактами. Прочитайте их вслух своему товарищу:

Here are some interesting facts about the world’s