Exercise 20 Give the comparative and superlative degrees of comparison and translate the adjectives.

Model: old – older – the oldest

Expensive, sunny, comfortable, noisy, cheap, dangerous, far, enormous, long, nice, little, much, sweet, good, fresh, bad, important, safe, young, near.

Exercise 21 Use the adjective or adverb in brackets either in the comparative or superlative degree. Write a similar true story about yourself.

I am in my first year at the Academy and I think it is one of (important) periods in my life. Of course, it is (difficult) to study at the Academy than at school. I spend (much) of my time at the Academy and have (little) free time for rest or entertainment. But Alex who is one of my (good) friends is even (busy). He lives (far) from the Academy than I do, and has (little) free time. Anyway he finds time to go in for sports, to visit theatres and to read a lot. And at seminars he is always (brilliant).

Exercise 22 Fill in the gaps with the conjunctions as or than.

1. Athens is older... Rome. 2. I don’t watch television as much... you. 3. You get up earlier... I do. 4. Your friend isn’t as clever... he thinks. 5. France is smaller... Germany. 6. Mexico isn’t as big... Canada. 7. He can’t wait longer... an hour. 8. He knows physics better... you.

Exercise 23 Compare the two persons using as... as or not so (as)... as according to the model.

Model: Bruce was born in 1991. Kevin was also born in 1991. – Kevin is as old as Bruce.

Paul is handsome. Andrew isn’t very handsome. – Andrew is not ashandsome as Paul.

1. Sally is 17. Jane is 17 too. Sally.... 2. This summer is unusually hot. Last summer was just warm. Last summer.... 3. This text is hard to translate. That text was simpler. This text.... 4. Tom and Diane have just married. They are both happy. Tom.... 5. Ann is very pretty. So is Nancy. Nancy.... 6. Gary’s jokes are smart. So are Dan’s. Dan’s jokes... 7. My room is bigger than yours. Your room isn’t.... 8. She got up at 6 a.m. today. I got up at 6.30 a.m. I.... 9. It is warm today. Tomorrow it will be warm too. Tomorrow it....

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