Use the adjectives in brackets in appropriate form.

1. – How do you like Smucker’s Sweet Orange Marmalade, Mrs. Johnson? – I think it’s (delicious). It’s (delicious) than the marmalade I usually buy. – We agree with you, Mrs. Johnson. We think Smucker’s Sweet Orange Marmalade is (delicious) marmalade in the world. 2. The rivers in America are (big) than those in England. 3. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 4. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 5. The English Channel is (wide) than the Straits of Gibraltar. 6. Russia is a very (large) country. 7. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 8. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 9. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 10. The London Underground is the (old) in the world. 11. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 12. St Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world.

11. Write in as … as or so … as.

1. Mike is … tall … Pete. 2. Kate is not … nice … Ann. 3. My room is … light … this one. 4. This book is not … thin … that one. 5. Sergei is … old… Michael. 6. She is … young … Tom’s brother. 7. This woman is … good … that one. 8. Nick’s English is not … good … his friend’s. 9. I am not … tall … Pete. 10. This woman is … young … that one. 11. I am … thin … you. 12. Kate is … lazy … her brother. 13. This child is not … small… that one.

 

Use the adjectives in brackets in appropriate form.

1. We should eat (healthy) food. 2. Today the streets aren’t as (clean) as they used to be. 3. It’s (bad) mistake he has ever made. 4. This man is(tall) than that one. 5. Asia is (large) than Australia. 6. The Volga is (short) than the Mississippi. 7. Which building is the (high) in Moscow? 8. Mary is a (good) student than Lucy. 9. The Alps are (high) than the Urals. 10. This garden is the (beautiful) in our town. 11. She speaks Italian (good) than English. 12. Is the word “newspaper” (long) than the word “book”. 13. The Thames is (short) than the Volga. 14. The Arctic Ocean is (cold) than the Indian Ocean. 15. Chinese is (difficult) than English. 16. Spanish is (easy) than German. 17. She is not so (busy) as I am. 18. It is as (cold) today as it was yesterday. 19. She is not so (fond) of sports as my brother is. 20. Today the weather is (cold) than it was yesterday. 21. This book is (interesting) of all have read this year. 22. January is the (cold) month of the year. 23. My sister speaks English (bad) than I do. 24. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 25. Which is the (beautiful) place in this part of the country? 26. This good-looking girl is the (good) student in our group.

Use the adjectives in brackets in appropriate form.

1. Her eyes are (grey) than mine. 2. He was the (fat) man in the village. 3. As he went on, the box became (heavy) and (heavy). 4. My sister is the (tall) girl in her class. 5. Who is the (attentive) student in your group? 6. It is autumn. Every day the air becomes (cold), the leaves (yellow). 7. This is the (beautiful) view I have ever seen in my life. 8. Your handwriting is now (good) than it was last year; but still it is not so (good) as Nick’s handwriting. Nick has a (good) handwriting than you. And of course Nellie has the (good) handwriting of all. 9. Oil is (light) than water. 10. We shall wait for a (dry) day to go on the excursion. 11. A bus is (fast) than a tram. 12. Take some of these sweets: they are very (nice). They are (nice) than the sweets in that box. 13. He clearly did not like the explanation, and as he listened to it, he became (angry) and (angry). 14. He worked (hard) and (hard) as the end of the term came nearer. 15. The (tall) trees in the world grow in California. 16. Please be (careful) next time and don’t spill the milk again. 17. Bobby was a (quiet) child. He was (quiet) than his sister. 18. My pie is (delicious). Everybody says it’s out of this world!

 

 

MODULE 2. HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM

UNIT 1.

THE SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

· SNAPSHOT

 

LEVEL OF EDUCATION IN RUSSIA (ELDER THAN 14 YEARS OLD, 2010, %)

Higher Education --------------------- 23%

Incomplete Higher Education --------5%

Secondary Vocational Education

(colleges, professional schools) ------------------------------------37%

Secondary Education ----------------------18%

General Education ----------------------17%

 

Talk about these questions.

1. What do you think about a level of education in Russia? Is it high or low?

2. Is 23% of higher education enough to consider a country well-educated?

 

· VOCABULARY