Exercise 8. Translate the following sentences paying attention to the words in bold types

Exercise 6. Open the brackets, using the necessary form of the adjective

Exercise 4. Translate the sentences

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 are. 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 is. 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.

Exercise 5. Put as…as, so…as or 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. This song is more beautiful … that one. 7. My composition is not … long … yours.

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. 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 (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 23. This nice-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.

Exercise 7. Translate the sentences paying attention to the construction the…the…

1. The shorter the half-life period of an element, the greater is its radioactivity. 2. The bigger the turbine-and-generator unit, the more economical it is for the power generating industry. 3. The greater the force applied and the distance moved the more work has been performed. 4. The faster the object moves, the greater is air resistance.

1. The higher the temperature of a metal, the higher is its resistance. 2. The more you read, the more you learn. 3. The larger the water-pipe, the more water passes through it. 4. The faster the molecules of a substance move, the higher is the temperature of the substance. 5. The shorter the wire, the less is its resistance to current flow. 6. The greater the number of free electrons in a substance, the better that substance conducts electricity.

Exercise 9. Say what you don’t have to do in each case. Use the words prompted. Follow the model

Model: - I’m much better today. (to stay in bed)

- I’m much better today, so I don’t have to stay in bed.

I found my old dictionary. (to buy a new one)

I believe he’ll be able to do this work himself. (to help him)

The secretary looked through the mail. (to do it)

Saturday is my day-off. (to go to work)

John rang me up last night. (to visit him)

Exercise 10. Compare the size or quantity of the object below:

Model: - The film, the book and the play (interesting)

- The film is interesting, the play is more interesting than the film, and the book is the most interesting of them all.

Chinese, English, German (difficult)

Ann’s house, Helen’s house, your house (large)

The hotel “Kharkiv”, the hotel “Yalta”, The hotel “Mir” (expensive)

Spring, winter, summer (pleasant)

The tape recorder, the TV set and the radio-set (expensive)

Exercise 11. Say what you don’t have to do in each case. Use the words prompted. Follow the model

Model: - I’m much better today. (to stay in bed)

- I’m much better today, so I don’t have to stay in bed.

My classes begin at 10 tomorrow. (to get up early)

Mary is a punctual woman. (to wait for)

They lived quite near the station. (to take a taxi)

My wife usually does shopping. (to go shopping)

My friends promised to give me a lift to the airport. (to take a bus)

Exercise 12. Compare the size or quality of the objects below:

Model: - Your garden and your friend’s garden. (large)

- My garden is larger than yours.

Your kitchen and your neighbour’s kitchen. (small)

Your flat and your friend’s flat. (good)

Your job and your wife’s job. (bad)

The central avenue and Park Road. (long)

Moscow and St. Petersburg. (old)

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