Раскройте скобки и употребите прилагательное в нужной степени сравнения.

1. The central regions of the country are (industrialized) than northern parts.

2. Living conditions in some Latin American countries are (bad) than in developing Asian countries.

3. It was (easy) to make a decision than economists thought.

4. This is (important) stage in the processing of the product.

5. Nowadays mining plants use (modern) machines than ten years ago.

6. Bananas require (hot) climate for growth than potatoes.

7. Consumers were interested in (cheap) goods of (high) quality.

8. Sometimes the work of a farmer is (difficult) than that of an industrial worker.

9. Food, clothes and a house are (necessary) things for man's life.

10. Angola is known as a (little) developed country.

11. The new production process should be as (profitable) as the old one.

12. This enterprise is one of (good) in the market.

13. Today the share price is (bad) than it was yesterday.

14. Coca-Cola is (big) soft drinks manufacturer in the world.

 

5. Вставьте пропущенное слово: than, as … as, not so … as, the, most, the … the.

1. The London Stock Exchange is … oldest on the security market.

2. He is one of the … difficult producers our firm has ever dealt with.

3. This restaurant is … expensive … that one.

4. The first round of negotiations was easier … the second one.

5. … bigger the company, … greater its profits.

6. The budget of our company is … … big … our competitors’ budgets.

 

Раздел III

Числительные (The Numerals)

Числа от 0 до 19

Numbers Числа	Cardinals Количественные	Ordinals Порядковые	Numbers Числа	Cardinals Количественные	Ordinals Порядковые
	nought	-		ten	tenth
	one	first		eleven	eleventh
	two	second		twelve	twelfth
	three	third		thirteen	thirteenth
	four	fourth		fourteen	fourteenth
	five	fifth		fifteen	fifteenth
	six	sixth		sixteen	sixteenth
	seven	seventh		seventeen	seventeenth
	eight	eighth		eighteen	eighteenth
	nine	ninth		nineteen	nineteenth

 

Десятки от 20 до 90

Numbers Числа	Cardinals Количественные	Ordinals Порядковые	Numbers Числа	Cardinals Количественные	Ordinals Порядковые
	twenty	twentieth		sixty	sixtieth
	thirty	thirtieth		seventy	seventieth
	forty	fortieth		eighty	eightieth
	fifty	fiftieth		ninety	ninetieth

Дроби

Простые дроби	Десятичные дроби
1/2	one-second (a second)	1.25	one point twenty-five
5/7	five- sevenths	70. 11	seventy point eleven
	three hundred and forty-six
	seven hundred and seven
5,829	five thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine
82,345,971	eighty-two million three hundred and forty-five thousand nine hundred and seventy-one

Цифры, обозначающие даты и годы

	eighteen twelve/ eighteen hundred and twelve
	eighteen hundred
	two thousand and two
25th December, 2011	the twenty-fifth of December, twenty eleven
December 25th, 2011	December the twenty-fifth, twenty eleven

Упражнения

1. Произнесите по-английски следующие числитель­ные:

13; 43; 39; 789; 205; 4,500; 6,130; 88,239; 105,111; 723,984; 412,701; 2,641,333; 11,168,558; 20,279,113.

2. Произнесите по-английски:

The 8th month, the 365th day, the 11th book, the 1st house, the 1,023rd model.

3. а) Произнесите по-английски следующие количественные числительные:

22; 643; 2,980; 334,100; 71,325; 1,434,516; 9,154,603; 970,000.

Б) Сделайте эти числительные порядковыми.

4. Произнесите по-английски следующие даты:

1998; 1834; 2001; 1960; 1972; 1805; 1799; в 70-е годы, в 40-е годы; в 30-е годы XX века; в 90-е годы XIX века

Прочитайте и переведите следующие предложения на русский язык.

1. Unemployment in Northern Ireland has decreased substantially in recent years, and is now roughly at 14.5%, down from a peak of 17.2% in 1986.

2. As of December 2008 the public sector in Northern Ireland accounted for 30.8% of the total workforce.

3. In 1992 the public sector accounted for 37% of the workforce.

4. Northern Ireland has a total of 24,820 km (15,420 mi) of roads, or 1 km for each 68 people (1 mi for each 109 people), which is considerably more than in the United Kingdom as a whole (1 km per 162 people).

5. The Port of Belfast is one of the chief ports of the UK, handling 17 million tonnes (16.7 million long tons) of goods in 2005, equivalent to 2/3 of Northern Ireland’s seaborne trade.

6. The economy reached bottom in the winter of 1932-33, then came four years of very rapid growth until 1937, when the Recession of 1937 brought back 1934 levels of unemployment.

7. Between 1933 and 1939 federal expenditures tripled, but the national debt remained about level at 405 of GDP.

8. By 1943 during World War II all of the relief programs had ended with the exception of Social Security.

Раздел IV