1.+ To independently find the characteristics of the SCIENTIFIC style of speech (which words, which constructions prevail, etc.) and try to LOGICALLY connect these characteristics of the scientific style of speech with the characteristics of SCIENCE. 2.Are risks always justified in science? Should a scientist think about the consequences of his experiments or should he always be on the lookout? Give examples

This man is (taller) than that one.

2. Russia is a very (large) country.

3. Which is (larger): the United States or Canada?

4. Which building is the (highest) in Moscow?

5. Mary is a (better) student than Lucy.

6. The Alps are (higher) than the Urals.

7. This garden is the (most beautiful) in our town.

8. She speaks Italian (better) than English.

9. Is the word «newspaper» (longer) than the word «book»?

10. The Thames is (shorter) than the Volga.

11. The Arctic Ocean is (colder) than the Indian Ocean.

12. Chinese is (more difficult) than English.

13. Spanish is (easier) than German.

14. She is not so (busy) as I am.

15. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday.

16. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is.

17. Today the weather is (colder) than it was yesterday.

18. This book is (the most interesting) of all I have read this year.

19. January is the (coldest) month of the year.

20. My sister speaks English (worse) than I do.

21. Which is the (hottest) month of the year?

22. Which is the (most beautiful) place in this part of the country?

23. This nice-looking girl is the (best) student in our group.

1. He (went) to a conference last month.

2. She (did not understand) the question.

3. University lecturers (met) first year students yesterday.

4. Language training for business (became) very important.

5. We (did not know) what to say.

6. The secretary (told) us about the meeting.

7. The teacher (selected) grammar exercises suitable for the students' linguistic aptitude.

8. He (planned) to practise pronunciation at the language laboratory.

9. The Greeks (gave) us the first of the true comedies.

10.We (put forward) some new proposals.

V.Прочитайте предложения и напишите свои, используя the Past Simple Тense.

1. I often see Julia at the University. Yesterday I didn't see her.

2. We always meet on Sundays. Last month we met on Saturdays.

3. Dan usually walks to his office. Yesterday he took a bus because it was raining heavily.

4. He usually has a sandwich for lunch. Yesterday he had eggs and bacon for lunch.

5. They usually watch TV in the evening. Yesterday evening they watched DVD.

6. I usually sleep very well. Last night I didn't sleep well.

7. He does morning exercises every day. Yesterday he didn't do morning exercises as he woke up later than usual.

8. She often loses things. Two days ago she lost her mobile phone.

9. She often brings flowers from the country. Last Sunday she brought a lot of beautiful flowers, too.

10. This woman sells vegetables every day. On Saturday she didn't sell vegetables as it was her day off.