Degrees of comparison (Степени сравнения)

(The Positive Degree - The Comparative Degree - The Superlative Degree):

(Положительная, сравнительная и превосходная степени):

1. Односложные прилагательные и двусложные, оканчивающиеся на -у, -er, -ow:

dark темный – darker (than) – (the) darkest simple простой – simpler (than) – (the) simplest (of)

2. Односложные прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на одну согласную:

big большой – bigger (than) – (the) biggest (of) hot горячий – hotter - (the) hottest (of)

3. Прилагательные, оканчивающиеся на -у, стоящую после согласной, перед суффиксами -er, -est: busy занятый - busier (than) – (the) busiest (of), happy счастливый – happier (than) – (the) happiest (of)

4. Перед суффиксами -ег, -est буквосочетание ng читается как [ŋg];

strong сильный-stronger ['stroŋgə ] – (the) strongest ['stroŋgɪst].

5. Все многосложные прилагательные, а также двусложные, не оканчивающиеся на -у, -er, -ow, образуют степени сравнения при помощи служебных слов more (более) - для сравнительной степени и (the) most (наиболее, самый) - для превосходной степени:

useful полезный - more useful - (the) most useful difficult трудный - more difficult - (the) most difficult

This subject is more important for you now. It is the most interesting book I have ever read. 

Exercise 6. Fill in the correct form of the adjective:

1. Spanish is (easy) than German, isn't it? 2. This book is the (interesting) of all. 3. January is the (cold) month of the year. 4. Which is the (hot) month of the year? 5. The (tall) trees in the world grow (расти) in California. 6. It's autumn. The days become (short) and the nights (long). 7. Pskov is one of the (old) towns in Russia. 8. Jack is (old) than Tom. 9. Tom is (big) than Diana. 10. Jill is (tall) than Pooh. 11. Jill is the (beautiful) girl in her class.

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Part 3

Helen: Do you know why they put up their tent on the wrong side? Jack held his map upside down. Let's look at some pictures from our story now. Jack looked at his map. Do you remember what Jill said? – "We're [wɪə] lost." Come and speak with me: We're [wɪə] lost. Here's a picture of Jill with two sleeping bags. "Which is your sleeping bag?" Come and speak with me: Which is your sleeping bag? Jack was hungry. He said, "I'd like a sausage, please". Come and speak with me: I'd like a sausage, please. Do you remember what happened here? What did Jill say? – " You've torn your trousers". Come and speak with me: You've torn your trousers.

Poor Jack and Jill. Everything went wrong on their camping trip. And the animals took away their food too. Look. Which animal is this? – Yes, it's an owl. An owl, It took away the sausage. And which animal is this? – Yes, that's easy. It's a hen. A hen. It took away the bread. And which animal is this? – Yes, it's a squirrel. A squirrel. It took away the nuts. Now let's have another look at our story.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are.

Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky.

Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are!

Helen: A bad start, but a happy ending. Goodbye, children. Till next Playtime.

Words:

upside down – вверх дном: turn the map upside-down – повернуть карту вверх ногами; everything went wrong – всё шло не так; trip – путешествие, поездка, поход, экскурсия; take away – забирать, уносить; food – еда; hen – курица; squirrel – белка; above – над, сверху; a happy ending – счастливый конец; twinkle ['twiŋkl] – мерцать; world – [wɜ:ld] – мир; diamond ['daiəmənd] – бриллиант;

Proverbs: A bad beginning makes a bad ending.

A bad beginning makes a good ending.

Exercise 7. Can you form the degrees of comparison of the following adjectives and adverbs?

Large, big, cold, hot, happy, high, low, short, long, beautiful, wide, easy, difficult, expensive, cheap, clever, soon, few.

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