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 — warm er — 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....'.

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