Exercise 19 Give the comparative and superlative degrees of comparison and translate the adjectives.
Model: old – older – the oldest
Expensive, sunny, comfortable, noisy, cheap, dangerous, far, long, nice, little,
much, sweet, good, fresh, bad, important, safe, young, near.
Exercise 20 Use the adjective or adverb in brackets either in the
comparative or superlative degree. Write a similar true story about
yourself.
I am in my first year at the Academy and I think it is one of (important) periods
in my life. Of course, it is (difficult) to study at the Academy than at school. I
spend (much) of my time at the Academy and have (little) free time for rest or
entertainment. But Alex who is one of my (good) friends is even (busy). He lives
(far) from the Academy than I do, and has (little) free time. Anyway he finds
time to go in for sports, to visit theatres and to read a lot. And at seminars he is
always (brilliant).
Exercise 21 Fill in the gaps with the conjunctions as or than.
1. Athens is older ... Rome. 2. I don’t watch television as much ... you. 3. You
get up earlier ... I do. 4. Your friend isn’t as clever ... he thinks. 5. France is
smaller ... Germany. 6. Mexico isn’t as big ... Canada. 7. He can’t wait longer ...
an hour. 8. He knows physics better ... you

1. He (studied) better than his father (had done). 2. They (spent) their vacation last year at the same village where they (had lived) many years before. 3. When we ( came) she had already ( sent) the children away and (was free) to speak to us. 4. Yesterday I (bought) a new watch as I (had lost) my old one. 5. He (took) the boy to the door by which he himself (had entered) the room. 6. He ( opened) his eyes, then ( looked) around and (thoght) for some time, trying to remember what (had happened) to him. 7. After they (had travelled) in the Caucasus they (decided) to make a sea voyage. 8. After they (had gone) at last I (went) to bed. 9. He (ate) all the cakes after we (had told) him not to do it. 10. The day after the party he ( asked) why we (had left) so early.

Computers offer wonderful opportunities for everybody. Many teenagers enjoy using their computers. They make new friends and chat with them on the Internet.

But on the other hand, children who spend a lot of time at the computer, spend little time in the open air, they have virtually no real communication with peers. Many teachers in schools note the limited knowledge of children, lack of interest in reading books. Children sit in front of their PC or laptop (notebook) for hours and it’s bad for their eyes! They can’t stop playing cruel and silly games and become nervous and tired. The computer is sometimes a mere waste of time. Parents are concerned that the children using the Internet are not protected from negative information, which can be found on many sites. Computers are dangerous and addictive.

But besides many disadvantages in using the computer by children, there are of course some advantages too.

Regarding the education of children on the Internet, children can find all the necessary information that is not given even in the textbooks. The main condition - to be able to properly use the Internet resources, then the child will only benefit from the computer. Then the Internet helps greatly in children’s studies. They find the necessary information and ideas on the net and use them in their work. The computer helps them both to relax and to get a lot of new interesting information.      

To my mind, it’s a useful gadget.