7. Complete the short conversations with the comparative forms of Example: a) Life in the country is slower than the city life. (slow)
adjectives.
Osh. (big)
1) a) Bishkek is
Bishkek. (small)
b) Yes, that's true. Osh is
Bishkek. (expensive)
2) a) Moscow is
in
b) I agree with you. In Bishkek life is much
Moscow. (cheap).
3) a) Bishkek is
Osh. (old)
b) No, it isn't. Bishkek is
Osh. (modern)
4) a) The river Talas is
the river Naryn. (long)
b) You aren't right. The Talas is
the Naryn. (short
)
5) a) Ala-Too square is
at night
day. (dangerous)
b) Yes, it's much
in the daytime. (safe)
6) a) Lebedinovka is
to Bishkek
Pokrovka. (near)
b) Yes, Pokrovka is
Lebedinovka. (far)
7) a) Summers in Kyrgyzstan are
b) And they are also
winters. (hot)
during the
winters. (dry)
a)
b)
1. It hasn't snowed this week.
2. Did you see the news on television last night?
3. Mike left school in 1999.
4. I don’t know where my brother is. Have you seen him?
5. “Where is your key?” – “I don’t know. I've lost it.”
6. We visited the local museum the other day.
7. Ann is on holiday. She has gone to France.
8. When did the last train leave?
9. “Would you like something to eat?” – “No, thanks. I've just had lunch.”
10. Was the weather good when you were on holiday?
11. We haven’t seen each other for a long time.
12. It’s the most interesting book I have ever read.
13. He has drunk too much coffee today.
14. What did you do at the weekend?
15. John is hungry. He hasn’t eaten anything since breakfast.
16. She didn’t go to the library three days ago.
17. How long have you known Bill?
18. Olga always wanted to visit Great Britain.
19. Have you heard from Jack recently?
20. Mark Twain lived in the state of Missouri.
Ex.4
1. I bought a sandwich and a piece of cake. The sandwich was all right but cake was horrible. 2. A woman and two men were here a few minutes ago. I think the woman wanted to see you. 3. they've got a dog and a cat, a rabbit and some goldfish but the children like the dog best. 4. He sent me two letters and a postcard two days ago, The postcard didn't say much but the letters were very interesting. 5. You can have an apple or an orange. The apples are nice and sweet. 6. There's a plum tree and a peach tree in our garden. The peach tree doesn't produce many peaches but the plum tree produces lots of plums every year. 7. There's a theatre and two cinemas in town but one of the cinemas is closing down. 8 . There's a train at 2.00 nd one at 3.30 The 2.00 train takes two hours and the 3.30 train takes an hour and a half.
ex.5
1. any
2. some
3. a
4. a, an
5. some, any
6. a
7. some, any
8. some, any
9. a
10. any