Задание 4. Cоотнесите тему и статью.
a) Currentaffairs
b) Sport
c) Celebrity
d) Biography
e) Fairytale
1. There lived a king and he had three sons. But the last was a fool.
2. Queen Elizabeth II was born on 21 April 1926. She is the Head of the Commonwealth.
3. The final of this competition takes place every May at the famous Wembley stadium in London.
4. Britney Spears is one of the world’s pop princesses. She has a big house in Beverly Hills and recorded her third album.
5. The International community has banned together to condemn a terrorist attack as 35 people were killed in a bombing inside the airport.
A train is cheaper than a bus.
This text is the biggest of all.
I was ill last week but today I am better.
Park street is longer than Market Street.
This jacket is small for me. Show me a bigger one.
What is the hardest thing in life?
A crocodile is bigger than a water snake.
Helen is the prettiest girl in our class.
3.
Jill is a far more intelligent person than my brother.
Kate was the most practical of the family.
Greg felt worse yesterday than the day before.
This wine is the best I have ever tasted.
Jack was the tallest of the two. Jack is the cleverest of the three brothers.
If you need any further information, please contact our head office.
The sinking of Titanic is one of the most famous shipwreck stories of all time. Please, send the books back without further delay.
The deposits of oil in Russia are by far the richest in the world.
Could you come a bit earlier tomorrow?
I like this song better than the previous one.
Which of this two performances did you enjoy more?
The fire was put out more quickly than we expected.
4. People are more intelligent than monkeys.
Summer holidays are more splendid than winter holidays.
Maths is more important than English.
Books are more interesting than films.
Writing in English is more difficult than speaking.
Parents are less helpful than teachers.
Reading is more useful than watching TV.
Food is less expensive than clothes.
1. the latest
2. late
3. latest
4. latter
5. Last
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7. late
8. later
OLD
1. elder
2. the eldest
3. older
4. elder
5. eldest
6. older
7. older
8. eldest
Правила употребления:
Late — поздний, опоздавший.
Last — последний.
later — более поздний по времени.
latter — последний из упомянутых.
the latest — самый поздний по времени на данный момент, последний.
the last — последний, больше не будет; последний по порядку.
Old — старый, взрослый.
older — старший по времени существования, более старый.
elder — старший (о членах семьи!)
the oldest — самый старый по времени существования.
the eldest — самый старший (о членах семьи!)