Possible only for descriptive qualitative adjectives

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and adverbs with the idea of gradation of quality

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Ex. 20. Write the comparative and superlative of these adjectives and read them out:

busy - busier – the busiest difficult -more difficult – the most difficult

wet - interesting-

dry - careful -

hard - beautiful -

good - heavy -

little - sad -

Ex. 21. Write the comparative and superlative of these adverbs and read them out:

fast - faster - fastest often – more often – most often

slow - lonely-

hard - carefully –

low - typically -

early - dramatically-

late.- comically –

Ex. 22. Choose the correct adjective or adverb:

Model: Ann speaks English…./good,well.

Ann speaks English well.

1. Nick performed … at the previous competitions / bad, badly.

2. Pete is quite … at playing tennis / good, well

3. The team played … last game / terrible, terribly.

4. Please, don't walk so …, I'm tired /quick, quickly.

5. One should think … while playing chess / careful, carefully.

6. The players of Manchester United died in a …accident / tragic, tragically.

Ex. 23. a. Compare the size or quality:

Model: Mike and David /tall.

Mike is taller than David.

1. Yours and your friend's training practice /short.

2. The Wembley stadium and the Dynamo stadium / large.

3. Sports life of Belarusian people before and after the war/ active.

4. Football and golf in Belarus /popular.

5. Russian and English /difficult.

6. Sports centres “Raubichi” and “Staiki” /modern.

7. English and Italian football fans /noisy.

b. Disagree with the following statements:

Model: The Indian Ocean is the coldest in the world/ warm.

No, it's the warmest in the world.

1. Our team's performance was the worst /good.

2. Jack is the weakest of my friends / strong.

3. Football is the least popular of all ball games/ much.

4. Ronald is the slowest forward in the team /fast.

5. The Wembley Stadium is the smallest in the world/ large.

6. Nick is the youngest in our team /old.

Ex. 24. Say that the things below are of equal quality:

Model: Russian is difficult. And Belarusian?

Belarusian is as difficult as Russian.

1. Jack is very athletic. And Bob?

2. Football is very popular with Belarusian teenagers. And hockey?

3. Swimming is very popular with the British. And golf?

4. Our team's performance was very successful at the last championship. And your team's?

5. His coach is very qualified. And yours?

6. Jogging is very good for health. And walking?

Ex. 25 Say that the things or people are different:

Model: The USA is large. And Great Britain?

Great Britain is not so large as the USA.

1. Soccer is very popular in Europe. And rugby?

2. Our coach is very qualified. And yours?

3. Skiing is very beneficial (полезный) for health. And bodybuilding?

4. Jack is very good at team games. And John?

5. The Wembley stadium is equipped up-to-date. And the Dynamo stadium?

6. This rehabilitation centre is very expensive. And that one?

Lesson 2. Focus on Reading