Сравнительные степени прилагательных Degrees of comparison of adjectives
Большинство прилагательных имеют сравнительную и превосходную степени сравнения. Как правило, односложные прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень с помощью суффикса -ег, а превосходную — с помощью суффикса -est. Например:
warm — warmer — warmest
Многосложные прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень с помощью слова more, а превосходную — с помощью слова most. Например:
serious — more serious — most serious
Некоторые прилагательные образуют степени сравнения не по правилам. Например:
good — better — best little — less — least
Bad — worse — worst much — more — most
4. Write as in the examples:
| • Example | short short — shorter — shortest |
| long | |
| cheap | |
| strange | |
| near | |
| poor |
| • Example | popular popular—more popular—most popular |
| practical | beneficial |
| expensive | sophisticated |
| curious |
| • Example | short reply a shorter reply the shorter reply shorter replies the shortest reply |
| long story | |
| big city | |
| large university | |
| high chaige |
| • Example | important event a more important event the more important event more important events the most important event |
| curious custom | |
| sophisticated device | |
| expensive tour | |
| difficult language | |
| marketable goods | |
| mteiesting piogiamme |
6. Find English equivalents in the text:
Английские газеты можно разделить на две группы.
Эти две группы можно легко отличить друг от друга
Английские газеты часто ассоциируют с Флит стрит
Радио Англии контролирует Би-Би-Си.
7. Translate as in the example:
| • Example | a paper delivered to their home газета, доставляемая на дом |
| Fleet Street located in Westminstel City | |
| the private companies controlled by the 1BA | |
| the talks resumed after lunch | |
| the point mentioned in the letter | |
| the goods shipped | |
| the letters of credit opened with the bank | |
| all the problems settled | |
| the news broadcast over the radio | |
| the news televised |
8. Complete as much as you remember:
• The British are a nation...
Many of them have ... delivered.
British newspapers can be divided...
Quality newspapers .. while popular newspapers
These two groups... distmgished... British newspapers are often associated...
Fleet Stieet was the home...
But not long ago. . Docklands
Only... Fleet Street.
However... to mean 'the press'.
• Watching .. pastimes
Broadcasting... the ВВС and... the IBA
The ВВС receives... but... advertising .
The ВВС... channels.
• National radio is controlled... and... four...
There are many local... private... theВВС.
Their programmes consist...
9. Translate into Russian the sentence starting with:
'The IBA is rlesponsible....'.