1. выберите в скобках правильную степень прилагательного:
1. nick is (happier, the happiest) boy that i know.
2. of the six cars, i like the silver one (better, best).
3. jane’s notebook is (cheaper, the cheapest) than mine.
4. this is (more delicious, the most delicious) cheese-cake i have ever had!
5. this bookcase is (more beautiful, the most beautiful) than that one.
6. do you feel (better, the best) today than yesterday?
7. i think my cat is (prettier, the prettiest) of all the cats in the world.
8. steve jobs is (more famous, famouser) than stephen wozniak.
9. this week the weather is (hotter, more hot) than last week.
10. our new house is (more expensive, expensiver) than the old one.
2. дайте степени сравнения прилагательных
1. big 2. clever 3. good 4. wise 5. poor 6. wet 7. funny 8. important 9. sunny 10.comfortable
3. образуйте инфинитив и герундий
1. when i’m tired, i enjoy television. it’s relaxing. (watch)
2. it was a nice day, so we decided for a walk. (go)
3. it’s a nice day. does anyone for a walk? (go)
4. make him … (speak) louder.
5. ben likes … (play) chess.
6. i’d (cook) something special when guests come.
7. let me … (help) you with your work.
8. i (wait) in queues. it really annoys me.
9. you had better … (go) there at once.
10. i’m still looking for a job but i hope something soon. (find)
4. раскройте скобки, употребляя глаголы в форме present simple или present continuous.
1. he (to work) in the city centre.
2. i (to write) an essay now.
3. when the lesson (start) today?
4. we (not to dance) every day.
5. they (to play) in the hall now?
6. where he (to live)? – he (to live) in a village.
7. he (to sleep) now?
8. they (to read) many books.
9. the children (to go) to the cinema tonight.
10. he (to help) his mother every day.
11. you (to play) the piano well?
12. look! michael (to dance) now.
One day, about a year after Tom had retired, when I stayed/was staying (оба варианта верны) with Tom's brother, he said: “Let's go and see old Tom I haven't seen him for a long time. He will be happy to see us”. When we came up to his place. Tom was sitting outside the oldcarriage which he had got as a present on his retirement, smoking his pipe in the heavy rain “Why on earth you are sitting there? Why don't you go inside the carriage out of the rain?" "But it's a non-smoking carriage,” he answered.
Plato was a Greek philosopher, who wrote about an island, on the Atlantic Ocean.
2 When did the myth of Atlantis start?
The myth of Atlantis started in 355 BC.
3 Who was Poseidon?
Poseidon was the Greek god of the sea.
4 What did the capital city look like?
In the city centre, there was a temple dedicated to Poseidon.
5 What was inside the temple?
Inside the temple, stood a gold statue of Poseidon, driving six horses.
6 What did the Atlanteans do?
The people were mostly sailors and traders. They had large ships, and sailed all around the world.
Some people were farmers who worked in the fields. They also raised cows and sheep.
7 Where did the kings live?
The kings who ruled the island lived in beautiful palaces.
8 How did Atlantis disappear?
A terrible earthquake happened, and the Island disappeared into the ocean.
9 Where could Atlantis be?
There are many theories about where Atlantis was. It was either near the Azores, or in the Mediterranean Sea near Sardinia, Crete, Malta, or Santorini.
10 Why is Santorini the most probable location of Atlantis?
Santorini is the most probable location of Atlantis because many people believe the earthquake that destroyed Santorini was the same earthquake that destroyed Atlantis