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Begin each sentence with “I ’m looking for...”.(A, B) Put the adjectives in brackets in thecorrect position.- an attractive modern house1.+(M o d e lp o lis h e d - beautiful - wardrobe - oak antique - French.I ’m looking for a beautiful antique polishedFrench oak wardrobe.1.sports car - well-maintained - second-hand with a low mileage2.leather - Italian - a pair of - shoes - black which I can use for worka young girl (pretty) -2.a handsome man (young) -3.a kitchen cupboard (oak) -3.cottage - stone-built - small - old - country4.brown bag (leather) -4.cotton - shorts - summer - white - for myholiday5.an American film (old) -6.big eyes (blue) -4(В, C) Translate into English.7.a hot bath (nice) -1.новая белая хлопчатобумажная рубашка -8.a new dress (cotton) -2.маленькая черная металлическая коробка -9.a red car (old/little) -3.уродливое зелёное платье -10.
a gold watch (small/antique) -4.красивые светлые длинные волосы -11. a little village (old/lovely) -5.12. an old mansion (stone/English) -6.интересное старое французское полотно(картина) - ........................................................;необычные золотые серьги ручной работы -7.zo(A, B) Make two-word and three-word nouns.8.незабываемое двухдневное путешествие налодке - .............................................................. ;дорогой старый круглый дубовый стул ручнойработы -(^Model:^) a dress made of silk - a silk dress.1.
railings made of iron - ........................................ ;2. a clock used in the kitchen - ............................... ;A J © ke3. a ta b le m ad e o f p la s tic /u s e d in th e kitc h e n -.............................................. ; 4. trousers made ofcotton - .......................................; 5. a sweater madeof wool/worn in winter - .......................................... ;6. a box made of steel - ............................................251Y o ur U ncle Ted is c o m in g to m o rro w .W h e re ’s the expensive new Spanishguitar he gave you for your birthday?I threw it out.But why? It must have cost him afortune!It had a hole in it!THEADJECTIVEUse of Adjectives after VerbsAfter be/look/feel/seem /sm ell/taste/sound we use adjectives:□ Do you feel tired?□ The dinner smells good.□ Tom sounded angry.□ Your friend seems nice.After other verbs we use adverbs (badly/well/carefully) (see “Adverbs” ):□ Drive carefully.□ Susan plays tennis well.□ John behaved badly last night.NB!(look{= seem) + adjective(at) + adverb□□/О(A, B) Write down adjectives or adverbs inthe following sentences.1.2.3.4.6The child’s skin fe e ls......
..................... (smooth/smoothly)Everything w e n t............ ................... (sm ooth/smoothly)You c o o k ........................ .......(good/well)Your cooking is .............. ................ (good/well)The water sm ells............ ................ (bad/badly)The film e n d e d .............. ................ (bad/badly)She lo o k e d ............................... (nice/nicely)He answ ered.................. .............(nice/nicely)(B) Translate the words in brackets.1. What beautiful flowers! They (хорошо пахнут)..................................
too. 2. Jack read his new storyto me. It (звучало интересно)..................................I hope the editor will like it. 3 . 1can’t eat it. It (ужаснона вкус) ................................. and too much salt.4 . 1wasn’t very well yesterday but today I (чувствуюсебя прекрасно)...................................5. Have youbeen out in the rain? You (выглядишь промокшим)................................6. Ann (казалась расстроенной).................................
yesterday. Do you know whathad happened?Tom looked sad when I saw him.Tom looked at me sadly.(B) Translate the sentences.1.Он зло посмотрел на меня, когда я прервал(interrupt) его.......................................................2.Пожалуйста, закрывай дверь тихо, ребёнокспит.......................................................................3.Ты можешь быть хоть минутку спокойным?Я так устала.
Посиди спокойно. - ....................4.Том прекрасно себя ведёт и хорошо готовит5.Мне это не нравится, всё это дело выглядитне безопасным (safe). - ....................................6.Все волнения были позади. Он прибыл живыми здоровым. - ...................................................7.Поторопись! Ты такой медлительный. -8.Суп вкусный (прекрасный на вкус). -9.Веди машину осторожно.
Кажется, дорогаочень скользкая (slippery). - .............................25210. Она была печальна; она печально смотрелана меня. - ............................................................THECOMPARISONOFADJECTIVES3. The C o m p a ris o n o f A d je c tiv e sCommon Com parative and Superlative Forms:We use the comparative when comparing one person or thing with another.We use the superlative when comparing one person or thing with more than one.(ADJECTIVESOne-syllable and sometwo-syllable words endingin -y, -e r, -ow , -leTwo or more syllablewordsIrregular formsCOMPARATIVESUPERLATIVEhotlargenarrowsimple...
+ -e rhotterlargernarrowersimplerth e ... + -e s tthe hottestthe largestthe narrowestthe simplestbeautifulinterestingm o re /le s s + ...more beautifulmore interestingth e m o s t/le a s t + ...the most beautifulthe most interestingbetterworseolderelderfartherfurtherthe bestthe worstthe oldestthe eldestthe farthestthe furthestgoodbadoldfarv^^Spelling Rules1.Adjectives like hot (big, fat, sad, wet) double the consonant:hot - h o tte r - the hottest.2.Adjectives like nice (fine, large, late, safe) add -r, -s t :nice - n icer - the nicest.3.With adjectives like busy we use -/ in place of -y:busy - busier - the busiest.NOTE:Some two-syllable adjectives like happy (clever, common, narrow, pleasant, quiet, simple, stupid) have twocomparative or superlative form s:- either with -e r/-e s t.□ She’s cleverer than you.
She’s the cleverest person I know.- or with m o re /th e m ost:□ She’s more clever than you. She’s the most clever person I know.253THEADJECTIVECom parative and Superlative Forms Often Confused:O lder/E lder1.Further and farther refer to distance:□ London is five miles fu rth e r/fa rth e r.F u rthe r (not “ farther") can mean “ inaddition”:□ There is no fu rth e r information.4.Latest/last:□I bought the latest (i.e.
most recent) editionof today’s paper.□I bought the last (i.e. final) edition of today’spaper.5. The comparative and superlative of little issmaller/smallest:□ a s m a ll/little boy, a s m a lle r/th e sm allestboy.2. We use elder/eldest before a noun only withreference to people in a fam ily:□ my e ld e r b ro th e r/s o n , th e e ld e s t ch ild ,he’s th e e ld e s t (but not “ He is elder thanme.” )We use older/oldest for people and things:□He is o ld e r than I am. This book is o ld er.6.
“In the near future” means «в ближайшембудущем».3. Lesser is formed from less but is not a truecomparative. We cannot use than after it.Lesser means “ not so great” and we use it infixed phrases like the lesser o f two evils.(A) Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives:Polite - .recent joyful - . .narrow cheap - .simple deep - . .lazy - ....clever - .dark - . . .2......... shy - .............................
uncomfortable .., thin - ..................................bad - ...................., far - ....................................... , low - ............., significant - ............, serious - ................... .......good - ............................ ..dear - ................••, h a p p y - .........., merry - ........, h o t - ..................sweet - ......... , big - .............. , expensive . , sad - ............, old - ..................., little - .........., beautiful - .....(A, B) Use the adjectives in the comparative degree.(M o d e l:) His poems are popular, (his novels) - His poems are more popular than his novels.1.
My room ’s cold, (the kitchen) - ...............................................................2. My garden is nice, (schoolgarden) - ...................................................................... 3. Your hair is dark, (your b ro th e r’s hair) ............................................................... 4. John is clever.
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