unit17-grammar

E N G L I S H

For the 1st year students of all specialties

GRAMMAR

ADJECTIVES

1. Fill the gaps in the sentences.

1. He's only one metre 52. He's quite .. short....
2. Very …………….. people are often good at basketball.
3. Models are usually ……………………………. .
4. Is her skin dark? No it's …………………………………… .
5. She's only 12. She's very ……………………………………... .
6. If I eat too much I'll be ………………………………………. .
7. My grandmother is in this hospital. It's a hospital for …………… people, (don't use 'old')

2. Organise these words into pairs of opposites and put them in the columns below.
mean clever nice lazy relaxed
hard-working tense generous unpleasant stupid

positive | negative
…clever……………………………… …………………… …………………… …………………… | ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ……………………… ………………………

3. Match these words with their opposites.

4. Choose the correct word.

1. Jane is bored / boring because her job is bored / boring.
2. I’m not interested / interesting in my job any more.
3. Julia thinks politics is interested / interesting.
4. It was surprising / surprised that he passed the exam.
5. Everybody was surprising / surprised that he passed the exam.
6. The film was disappointed / disappointing.
7. I was shocked / shocking when I heard the news.
8. The news was shocked / shocking
9. The football match was very exciting / excited.
10. I was really amazing / amazed when I was offered the job.

5. Write sentences for the pictures. Choose from Box A and Box B.

COMPARISON DEGREES OF ADJECTIVES.

1. Write the comparative.

1. old older . 6 good ……………………………………
2. strong …………………………………. 7 large ……………………………………
3. happy …………………………………. 8 serious ………………………………
4. modern …………………………………. 9 pretty …………………………………
5. important ………………………………… 10 crowded ……………………………..

2. Write the opposite.

1. younger older 4 better …………………………………
2. colder …………………......................... 5 nearer ………………………………….
3. cheaper ……………………………………… 6 easier …………………………………..

3. Write sentences about Liz and Ben. Use than.

1. I'm 26.
2. I'm not a very good swimmer.
3. I'm 1 metre 68 tall.
4. I start work at 8 o'clock.
5. I don't work very hard.
6. I haven't got much money.
7. I'm a very good driver.

I'm not very patient

1. I'm not a very good dancer.
2. I'm very intelligent.
3. I speak French very well.
4. I don't go to the cinema very much.

1. I'm 24.
2. I'm a very good swimmer.
3. I'm 1 metre 63 tall.
4. I start work at 8.30.
5. I work very hard.
6. I've got a lot of money.
7. I'm not a very good driver.
8. I'm very patient.
9. I'm a good dancer.
10. I'm not very intelligent.
11. I don't speak French very well.
12. I go to the cinema a lot.

BEN

1. Liz is older than Ben.
2. Ben is better swimmer than Liz.
3. Liz is ………………………………………
4. Liz starts ………………………………. Ben.
5. Ben ………………………………………….
6. Ben has got …………………………………

1. Liz is a…………………………….………
2. Ben……………………………..…………
3. Ben ……………………………..………...
4. Liz ……………………………..…………
5. Ben ……………………………..………...
6. Ben ……………………………..………...

1. Write sentences with comparatives (older etc.) and superlatives (the oldest etc.).

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2

3

4

5

(big / small)
(A / D) A is bigger than D…………………..
(A) A is the biggest……………………..
(B) B is the smallest…………………….
(long / short)
(C / A) C is …………………………………
(D) D is ………………………………….
(B) B …………………………………….
(young / old)
(D / C) D …………………………………….
(B) B …………………………………….
(C) C …………………………………….
(expensive / cheap)
(D / A) ……………………………………….
(C) ……………………………………….
(A) ………………………………………..

(good / bad)
(A / C) ……………………………………….
(A) ……………………………………….
(D) ……………………………………….

5. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (the oldest etc.).

1. This building is very old. It's the oldest building in the town.
2. It was a very happy day. It was ………………………………….. of my life.
3. It's a very good film. It's ……………………………………… I've ever seen.
4. She's a very popular singer. She's ……………………………………… in the country.
5. It was a very bad mistake. It was …………………………………… I've ever made.
6. It's a very pretty village. It's ………………………………………….. I've ever seen.
7. It was a very cold day. It was ………………………………………….. of the year.
8. He's a very boring person. He's ……………………………………………. I've ever met.

6. Write sentences with a superlative (the longest etc.).

1. Sydney is the largest city in Australia.
2. Everest ……………………………………………………………………………………
3. ...................................................................................................................
4. …………………………………………………………………………………………….
5. …………………………………………………………………………………………….
6. …………………………………………………………………………………………….

7. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) or a comparative
(-er or more ...).

1. We stayed at.... the cheapest… hotel in the town, (cheap)
2. Our hotel was..... cheaper.. than all the others in the town, (cheap)
3. The United States is very large, but Canada is …………………………….. (large)
4. What's …………………………….. country in the world? (small)
5. I wasn't feeling well yesterday, but I feel a bit ……………………………. today, (good)
6. It was an awful day. It was ………………………………. day of my life, (bad)
7. What is …………………………………….. sport in your country? (popular)
8. Everest is ………………………….. mountain in the world. It is ………………………….

than any other mountain, (high)

Unit XVII

## Contents

- ВВЕДЕНИЕ
- UNIT I. Introduction.The Verb ‘to be’
- UNIT II. Favourite Things. Articles UNIT III. The Family Tree. Possessive Case of Nouns
- UNIT IV. Family. The Verb ‘to have / have got’
- UNIT V. Numbers (Cardinal,Ordinal)
- UNIT VI. Everyday Things. Present Simple
- UNIT VII. Time, Days, Months. Prepositions of Time
- UNIT VIII. Daily Routine. Personal Pronouns
- UNIT IX. At School and University. Plural of Nouns
- UNIT X. In the living room. Prepositions of Place
- UNIT XI. In the bedroom and bathroom. Construction ‘There is/are’
- UNIT XII. In the kitchen. Modal verb (can)
- UNIT XIII. Food and Drink. Indefinite Pronouns ‘some/any’
- UNIT XIV. Eating Out. Construction ‘Would you like… / I’d like
- UNIT XV. Parts of the Body. Possessive Pronouns
- UNIT XVI. Clothes. Present Continuous
- UNIT XVII. Describing People. Adjectives / Comparison
- UNIT XVIII. Moving. Past Simple
- UNIT XIX. Jobs. Future Simple
- UNIT XX. Weather. Adverbs
- REFERENCES

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