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25.08.2020 09:10 •  Английский язык

Unit 4 Progress

1. Complete the comparative sentences so that they are true. Use the correct form of the adjectives in brackets and add any other necessary words.
1 An elephant is much (big) a mouse.
2 Winter is (warm) autumn in the UK.
3 Midday is (early) than midnight.
4 A worm is (long) a snake.
5 At 3,776 m, Mount Fuji is (high) Mount Ararat, which is 5,137 m.
6 A cup of coffee is much (hot) an ice cream.
7 A car is (cheap) a bicycle. Mark: ___ / 7

2. Read the fact file and complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives below. There is one extra adjective.
FACT FILE: Did you know?
 The summit of Mount Everest: 8,848 m above sea level
 Vatican City: area 0.44 km2
 The city of San Pedro Sula in Honduras: 3 murders per day
 The Pink Star diamond: sold for £51.7 million in 2014
 The cheetah: runs at speeds of 70–75 mph
 Jeanne Calment: aged 122 in 1997
 Plateau Station, Antarctica: average annual temperature ˗56.7°C
cold, dangerous, expensive, fast, high, old, powerful, small.
1 Mount Everest is mountain in the world.
2 Vatican City is country in the world.
3 San Pedro Sula is city in the world.
4 The Pink Star diamond is diamond in the world.
5 The cheetah is animal on the planet.
6 Jeanne Calment is person on record.
7 The Plateau Station in Antarctica is place in the world. Mark: ___ / 7
3. Complete the text with the adjectives given in brackets in the correct form.
I have a lot of friends and three of them are even (0) __closer (close) to me than my brothers. Tom is a very good student, certainly (1) (good) than all the other boys in my class. He also plays basketball very well because he is (2) (tall) boy in our school team. Mark doesn’t do any sports at all but I like him because he is (3) (intelligent) person I know. He can tell you a lot about insects and other animals. He is not so good at numbers because for him maths is just (4) (interesting) than zoology. George, my third friend, is (5) (bad) pupil in our school. He fails all tests and exams and our teacher says he is (6) (lazy) student she has ever had. But I think George is (7) (clever) than my other classmates, he just doesn’t have time to study. He helps his mother a lot with the housework and takes care of his two (8) (young) sisters. He is also (9) (kind) of all my friends. I think life is much (10) (easy) if you have some good friends around. Mark:/10

4 Use the correct form of the adjective in brackets to complete the sentences.
0 This is the least attractive restaurant in the town. (attractive)
1 La Lanterna is than it was when I visited it last year. (big)
2 The décor is than at Giuseppe’s and it is cleaner. (attractive)
3 First of all I had soup I have ever eaten. (tasty)
4 The pasta arrabbiata was than it was at Giuseppe’s. (spicy)
5 Unfortunately, the steak was rather tough and not as I like. (juicy)
6 I ended my meal with chocolate mousse I’ve found in Tiverton. (sweet)
7 The waiters are than the waiters at Giuseppe’s but they are very friendly and helpful. (old)
8 La Lanterna is not restaurant in the town. (spacious)
9 La Lanterna is Giuseppe’s so take a lot of money with you! (expensive)
10 La Lanterna is Italian restaurant in Tiverton. (good)