Семинарское занятие 3

3.1. The following table gives the ages of five children:

Child's Name	Age (years)
Ruth
Angela
Tom
May
Joe

Write sentences comparing the ages of the children in each of the pairs indicated below. Use expressions such as twice, three times, four times, five times, one-half, one-third and one-quarter. For example:
Ruth and Tom
Ruth is three times as old as Tom.

Angela and Tom
Angela is twice as old as Tom

May and Angela
May is one-quarter as old as Angela.

1. Angela and May
2. Tom and May
3. Tom and Angela
4. Ruth and May
5. Tom and Ruth
6. Tom and Joe
7. May and Tom
8. Angela and Joe
9. Joe and May
10. May and Joe

3.2. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the comparative forms of the irregular adjectives given in brackets. For example: Pam is a ______ student than Roger. (good) - Pam is a better student than Roger.

1. I have ___________ eggs than I need. (many)

2. The bread tastes even ___________ than the rolls. (good)

3. She does not want to travel ____________ than necessary. (far)

4. Alice drinks ___________ coffee than Jerry does. (little)

5. We have ___________ honey than we need. (much)

6. Things may be ___________ than you think. (bad)

7. Business is ____________ this year than it was last year. (good)

8. Alan has ___________ money than Ben. (little)

9. She has ___________ self-confidence than I do. (much)

10. The weather was ___________ yesterday than it is today. (bad)

7. The following table gives the ages and heights of five children:

3.3. Child's Name Age (years) Height (centimeters)

Nancy 16 150

Dick 15 160

Lorne 12 140

Sara 8 110

Barbara 7 115

Following the model of the examples, write sentences comparing the age or height of the children in each of the following pairs. For example: Dick and Lorne (age) Dick is older than Lorne. Lorne and Dick. (height) - Lorne is shorter than Dick. Sara and Dick (age) - Sara is younger than Dick. Dick and Sara (height) - Dick is taller than Sara.

1. Nancy and Dick (age)

2. Dick and Nancy (height)

3. Nancy and Lorne (age)

4. Lorne and Nancy (height)

5. Sara and Lorne (age)

6. Lorne and Sara (height)

7. Sara and Barbara (age)

8. Sara and Barbara (height)

9. Barbara and Sara (age)

10. Barbara and Sara (height)

3.4. Complete the following sentences by filling in the blanks with the superlative forms of the irregular adjectives shown in brackets. For example: Pam is the ____ student in the class. (good) - Pam is the best student in the class.

1. This is the ____________ we have ever traveled in one day. (far)

2. Their farm has produced the _____________ tomatoes. (many)

3. Our strawberries have the _____________ flavor. (good)

4. He ate the _____________ jam. (little)

5. That is the _____________ news I have heard yet. (bad)

6. She has the ______________ cheese. (much)

7. They have eaten the _____________ pancakes. (many)

8. That is the ____________ thing that could happen. (bad)

9. We have used the _____________ honey. (much)

10. That is the _____________ suggestion we have heard yet. (good)

11. This is the _____________ stretch of road. (bad)

12. They produced the _____________ butter this year. (little)

3.5. The following table gives the age, height, and weight of each child in a group of eight children, together with the amount of money possessed by each child. The highest and lowest numbers in each column have been underlined.

Child's Name Age (years) Height (cm) Weight (kg) Money (dollars)

Denise 12 140 40 90

Ted 11 154 43 70

Ray 10 135 45 25

Bev 9 130 42 100

Carl 8 125 35 10

Amber 7 115 28 30

Victor 6 110 32 20

Sally 5 112 29 15

Following the model of the examples, complete the rest of the sentences, indicating which is the youngest, shortest, heaviest, lightest, richest, and poorest child in the group. For example: Denise is the oldest child in the group. Ted is the tallest child in the group.

1. Ray is

2. Bev is

3. Sally is

4. Victor is

5. Amber is

6. Carl is

3.6. Paying attention to which adjectives form the comparative with the adverb more and which form the comparative with the ending er, fill in the blanks with the comparative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets. For example:

The clothes are _____ than I had expected. (dry) - The clothes are drier than I had expected.

1. The pears are _______________ than the plums. (hard)

2. The roses are ______________ than the nasturtiums. (beautiful)

3. The tomatoes are _______________ than the apples. (expensive)

4. My bicycle is _______________ than yours. (new)

5. Cold lemonade is _______________ than water. (refreshing)

6. The front yard is _______________ than the back yard. (big)

7. This map is _______________ than that one. (good)

8. Spinach is ______________ than Swiss chard. (delicate)

9. His room is _______________ than yours. (tidy)

10. Her report is _______________ than ours. (accurate)

3.7.Paying attention to which adjectives form the superlative with the adverb most and which form the superlative with the ending est, fill in the blanks with the superlative forms of the adjectives indicated in brackets. For example:

The first question is the ______________. (difficult) - The first question is the most difficult.

1. Sarah is the ________________ girl in the class. (intelligent)

2. He is the _______________ boy in the school. (lucky)

3. This is the _________________ book I have ever read. (good)

4. That is the _________________ painting in the museum. (valuable)

5. Yesterday was the ________________ day of the year. (hot)

6. She is the _______________ student in the school. (new)

7. This movie is the _________________. (entertaining)

8. He is the _______________ man in the village. (brave)

9. Summer is usually the _________________ time of the year. (dry)

10. He is the _________________ player on the team. (talented)

11. This is the ________________ route into town. (direct)

12. The library is the _________________ building on the street. (old)

3.8. Paying attention to whether the noun to be modified is countable or uncountable, complete each of the following sentences by filling in the blank with the correct adjective chosen from the pair given in brackets. For example:
____ schools were closed because of the snowstorm. (many, much)
Many schools were closed because of the snowstorm.

____ time could have been saved. (many, much)
Much time could have been saved.

1. There are __________ ducks in the park. (many, much)
2. __________ water is left in the pond. (few, little)
3. __________ authors are as famous as Shakespeare. (few, little)
4. How __________ rice do you have? (many, much)
5. There are __________ books on the subject which she has not read. (few, little)
6. __________ attention has been paid to the importance of the mass media. (many, much)
7. _________ people prefer soccer to football. (many, much)
8. There are ___________ stores downtown than there are in the suburbs. (fewer, less)
9. __________ information was available. (few, little)
10. _________ sports are as fast-paced as hockey. (few, little)
11. She made the ____________ mistakes of all the children in the class. (fewest, least)
12. __________ work remains to be done. (few, little)
13. There is often __________ wind in the evening than there is at midday. (fewer, less)
14. He does not have _________ money. (many, much)
15. He did the __________ work of all the boys in the class. (fewest, least)
16. She told __________ stories to amuse the children. (many, much)

3.9. The following table shows the number of books and amount of money possessed by each of eight children.

Child's Name	Number of Books	Amount of Money ($)
Debbie
Penny
Alex
Tim
Chris
Lisa
Terry
Helen

Following the model of the examples, use the adjectives much and many to write sentences comparing the number of books or the amount of money possessed by the children in each of the following pairs. For example:
Debbie and Penny (books)
Debbie has twice as many books as Penny.

1. Penny and Alex (money)
2. Chris and Terry (books)
3. Penny and Lisa (books)
4. Debbie and Tim (money)
5. Tim and Alex (money)
6. Penny and Tim (books)
7. Terry and Helen (money)
8. Terry and Helen (books)
9. Tim and Chris (books)
10. Penny and Tim (money)

3.10. Put in my/our/your/his/her/their/its.

1 I like........... job.

2 Do you like......... job?

3 Does your father like...... job?

4 Sally is married.......... husband works in a bank.

5 I know Mr Watson but I don't know... wife.

6 Put on......... coat when you go out. It's very cold.

7............. favourite sport is tennis. I play a lot in summer.

8 My sister plays tennis too but.... favourite sport is athletics.

9 We're staying at a very nice hotel........ room is very comfortable.

10Mr and Mrs Baker live in London but..... son lives in Australia.

11 Thank you for........ letter. It was good to hear from you again.

12We are going to Invite all......... friends to the party.

13 John is a teacher but.......... sister is a nurse.

14Do you think that most people are happy in jobs?

151 gave the money to my mother and she put it in bag.

16I often see that man but I don't know... name.

17 They've got two children butI don't remember.. names.

18The company hasoffices in many places but head office is in New York.

3.11. Finish the sentences. Use I/me/we/us/you/he/him/she/her/they/them.

1 I want to see her but She.. doesn't want to see.

2 I want to see him but............ doesn't want to see............

3 They want to see me but........... don't want to see.............

4 We want to see them but........... don't want to see ............

5 She wants to see him but........... doesn't want to see............

6 They want to see her but.......... doesn't want to see............

7 I want to see them but........... don't want to see.............

8 He wants to see us but.......... don't want to see.............

9 You want to see her but.......... doesn't want to see............

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