Упр. 7. a)Прочтите и переведите текст

Для выражения сравнения существует также ряд конструкций

Конструкция	Значение	Перевод	Пример
As… as	Равная степень качества	Такой же… как	He is as cheerful as his brother.
Not so… as,	Отрицание равного качества	Не такой… как	This table is not so small as that one.
the + сравн.степень,... the + сравн.степень   the warmer…, the better	Зависимость одного от другого	Чем + сравнит. степень, тем + сравнит. степень Чем теплее…, тем лучше	The warmer the weather, the better I feel. (Чем теплее погода, тем лучше я себя чувствую)
much + сравн.степень far much cheaper     far more serious	Значительное превышение качества одного предмета над другим	гораздо (намного) дешевле   гораздо серьезнее	Let’s go by car. It’s much cheaper.   Her illness was far more serious than we at first thought.
a bit + сравн.ст. a little a little warmer	Незначительное превышение	Немножко (чуточку) теплее	It’s a little warmer today than it was yesterday.

Упр. 5. Откройте скобки, употребив нужную степень сравнения, и переведите предложения на русский язык:

1. The United States invests a (small) portion of its GNP (валовой национальный продукт) in education than 6 other industrialized countries. 2. (Many) than 20 percent of all children in the USA are raised in poverty. 3. Nurturing the next generation of children is the (important) function of our society. 4. We must take it (seriously) than we did in the past. 5. Every year (many) and (many) women enter the work force. 6. Child developmentalists can play a (important) role in social policy related to children. 7. Day care children interact (much) with peers ([‘piəz] сверстники), both positively and negatively. 8. These children are socially (competent) and mature, they are (well) adjusted (приспособлены) when they go to school. 9. Children left with sisters do not do as (well) as children enrolled in day-care programs.

Упр. 6. Переведите, обращая внимание на конструкцию типа “the warmer…, the better…”.

1. The nearer the winter, the shorter the days. 2. The longer (is) the night, the shorter (is) the day. 3. The brighter the sun, the warmer the days. 4. The earlier you get up, the more you will do. 5. The more we study, the more we know. 6. The more we know, the more we forget. 7. The more we forget, the less we know. 8. The less you read, the less you know. 9. The sooner you come, the better it is.

A Letter

Dear Jane!

I am very happy in my new job and my new town. In fact I’m much happier than I was before. I like my new job very much. It’s much better than my old one. My boss is more polite than my old boss. My office is larger than the previous one. My co-workers are more friendly than the ones I worked with before. My hours are shorter than the hours at my old job. And my salary is higher than my previous salary. I also like my new town. In general it’s much cleaner, the buildings are nicer, and the weather is warmer and the people are more hospitable. You should visit here. I think you’ll like it a lot. Please write soon.

Yours sincerely, Lucy.

b) Ответьте на вопросы:

1. What does Lucy think of her new job? 2. Does she like her new boss? Why? 3. What does she think about her new co-workers? 4. What else does she like about her new job? 5. What is her impression of her new town?

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