У односложных и некоторых двусложных прилагательных (заканчивающихся на – r или – y) степени сравнения образуются путем прибавления к положительной форме суффиксов – er для сравнительной формы и – est для превосходной (эта форма используется с артиклем the).
Cheap-cheaper-the cheapest
Happy-happier-the happiest
Правописание:
Удваивается согласная после краткой гласной (чтобы сохранить закрытый слог): big-bigger-the biggest.
Конечная – e опускается: nice-nicer-the nicest.
У большинства двусложных прилагательных, а также прилагательных, состоящих из трех и более слогов, степени сравнения образуются при помощи слов more и the most.
Expensive-more expensive-the most expensive
Useful-more useful-the most useful
Для того, чтобы избежать повторения использования существительного в сравнительных конструкциях, используется «one/that one/this one/the one»:
This house is better than that one.
That flight is more expensive than this one.
This book is more interesting than the one I read last week.
Не забывайте об использовании артиклей перед словосочетанием прилагательное+существительное:
It was a more interesting film than the one we saw yesterday.
He was a cleverer person than Alec.
Исключения, которые необходимо запомнить:
Good-better-the best
Bad-worse-the worst
Little (мало)-less(меньше)-the least (наименее) – c неисчисляемыми существительными:
Little milk, less knowledge, the least interesting book.
Much/many-more-the most
Far-farther-the farthest – дальний, далекий (в отношении расстояния)
Far-further-the furthest – дальнейший (в переносном значении (успех, деятельность)
1. Give the three forms.
2. Answer the questions.
1. Do you prefer the best service on the plane?
2. Which is the most expensive domestic car?
3. Do you intend to buy more expensive clothes?
4. Are you going to come into contact with more people?
5. Will you be able to cook the most delicious pasta dish?
6. Is your trip this year more pleasant than the one last year?
7. Do you know the best restaurant in your area?
8. Who is the most obvious president candidate?
3. Translate into English.
Articles
4. Fill in articles «a/an», «the» where necessary.
1. Where is…… tourist map you bought yesterday? Here is…… map. Take it, please.
2. When I was abroad I met………….man who could speak Russian fluently. …… man was American. He was…… teacher of Russian.
3. ……… child can sort out this simple problem.
4. These are…… tickets that you wanted to offer them.
5. There is…… overhead projector in our office. …… projector is made in Japan.
6. …… person who is learning a foreign language can practise all the time.
5. The nouns in the first column are presented for the first time. They are used with the indefinite article or zero article. Make up the next sentence, defining the meaning of these nouns more precisely and therefore use the definite article.
6. Translate the sentences into English.Pay attention to the use of articles.
READINGAND SPEAKING PRACTICE
1. Read these sentences. Underline the words from the Active Vocabulary. Close your eyes. How many sentences can you recollect?
1. Obviously, he is going to reconfirm his itinerary abroad.
2. I can’t decide where I will check in my luggage.