. , : a nice girl, a tall boy, one bad car, seven bad cars. : , . -er . :
1) , : big-bigger (-)
2) -i, : easy-easier ( )
3) , r. large-larger ( ).
more: expensive more expensive (-), interesting more interesting ( - ).
- est . the: cheap () the cheapest( ), long the longest ( - ).
the most: beautiful the most beautiful ( ). less the least
cold | colder | the coldest | |
long | longer | the longest | |
hot | hotter | the hottest | |
big | bigger | the biggest | |
narrow | narrow | the narrowest | |
clever | leverer | the cleverest | |
happy | happier | the happiest | |
difficult | more difficult () | the most difficult () | |
beautiful - | less beautiful | the least beautiful |
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good | better | the best |
bad | worse | the worst |
many - | more - | the most |
little | less | the least |
far | farther | the farthest |
further - | the furthest | |
old | older , | the oldest |
elder ( .) | the eldest | |
late | later | the latest |
, : , , , ly.
fast | faster | fastest | |
, | hard | harder | hardest |
slowly | slower | slowest | |
quickly | quicker more quickly | quickest most quickly | |
comfortably | more comfortably | most comfortably | |
wonderfully | more wonderfully | most wonderfully | |
well | better | best | |
badly | worse | worst | |
much | more | most | |
little | less | least |
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than ().
Its cheaper to go by car than by train. ,
The Volga is longer than the Dnieper. .
: much, a lot (), a bit, a little (, ), slightly ():
Lets go by car. Its much cheaper. . .
Dont go by train. Its a lot more expensive. . .
Her illness was far more serious than we thought at first , .
any no
Ive waited long enough. Im not waiting any longer. . .
This hotel is better than the other one and its no more expensive. , .
The the
-What time shall we leave? ?
- The sooner the better. , .
The less luggage you have to carry, the better. , .
Not as (as) ().
Tom isnt as old as he looks. , .
not so.. as
It isnt so cold as yesterday.
As as (-,-) ,
Lets walk. Its just as quick as taking the bus. . , .
Can you send me the money as soon as possible? ?
: twice asas (), three times as as () ..
Petrol is twice as expensive as it was a few years ago
Their house is about three times as big as ours .
Ex. 1 Write the comparative and superlative of these adjectives, like this: . : small-smaller-the smallest; expensive-more expensive-the most expensive.
- cheap 2. efficient 3 heavy 4. wide 5. easy 6. quiet 7. dirty 8. thin 9. big 10. dark 11. tall 12. clean 13. intelligent 14. attractive 15. long 16. noisy
Ex.2. Make eight true sentences from this table about Penelope, Richard and Susan. , , , . E.g. (): Penelope earns less money than Richard.
Penelope Richard Susan | had earns has works | more less fewer longer shorter | holidays training money hours per week | than | Penelope Richard Susan |
Ex.3. . , . . , , :
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Customer: An overdraft is cheaper than a loan.
You: Oh, so the loan is cheaper. , .
Customer: No, the loan isnt as cheap. , .
- The first invoice was higher than the second.
- PDTs goods are more expensive than GLMs.
- BOSs delivery is quicker than PDTs.
- BOSs prices are lower than PDTs.
- Smiths stationery is better than Jones.
The Text
The Guinness Book of Records contains many interesting facts, for example:
Money:
The smallest coins were the Nepalese ¼ dam. Called a Jawa. They were made of silver in about 1740. They weighed about 0.008 g. The heaviest coin was a Swedish 10 daler in 1664. It weighed 19,710 kg.
Typing:
The person who typed for the longest time on an electric typewriter was Gisela Martin of Elgerhausen, Germany. She typed for 216 hrs from 19th to 28 July 1980. Mike Howell, a blind office worker from Manchester, holds the record for typing on a manual typewriter. He typed for 120 hours 15 mins from 25th to 30th November 1969 in Liverpool.
The fastest typists are Margaret Owen from the USA, who typed 170 wpm in one minute on 21st October 1918, and Albert Tangora, also from the USA, who typed at 147 wpm for an hour on 22nd of October 1923. The speeds were on manual typewriters.
Working Week
Young doctors probably have the longest working week. Sometimes they work 139 hours per week which gives them 4 hrs 8½ min sleep per night. The shortest working week is probably three hours. Some university lecturers have a working week of three hours which they work for only 24 weeks per year so they work a 72-hour year.
Ex.4 :
- What is the smallest coin in the world?
- What is the weight of the largest coin?
- What is the longest time of typing on an electric typewriter?
- What is surprising about the fact that Mike Howell from Liverpool holds the record for typing on a manual typewriter?
- Who are the fastest typists?
- Who has the longest working week?
- How long does the shortest working week last?
Ex. 5 . , the the.
: I like warm weather. The warmer the weather, the better I feel. (feel/well). . , .
- If you are in business, you want to make a profit. The more goods you sell, . (high/profit).
- Its hard to concentrate when you are tired. The more tired you are .. (hard/concentrate).
- She had to wait a very long time. The longer she waited. (impatient/become)
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nice , ,
bad
big
expensive
cheap
beautiful
cold
long
hot ,
clever
happy
difficult
soon
quick
to send ,
petrol (.)
wide
easy
quiet ,
dirty
thin
dark
tall
clean
attractive
long
noisy
to earn
training
money
loan
overdraft
invoice -
price
delivery
coin
silver
heavy
electric typewriter
manual typewriter
blind
hold
probably
profit
to be tired
to concentrate
to wait
to become
impatient
tall
nice , ,
bad
big
expensive
cheap
beautiful
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cold
long
hot ,
clever
happy
difficult
soon
quick
to send ,
petrol (.)
wide
easy
quiet ,
dirty
thin
dark
tall
clean
attractive
long
noisy
to earn
training
money
loan
overdraft
invoice -
price
delivery
coin
silver
heavy
electric typewriter
manual typewriter
blind
hold
probably
profit
to be tired
to concentrate
to wait
to become
impatient
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