a) Complete the table. (Заполни таблицу.)
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| great | greater | greatest |
| ___ | ___ | most famous |
| ___ | funnier | ___ |
| ___ | ___ | cleverest |
| attractive | ___ | ___ |
| ___ | noisier | ___ |
| short | ___ | ___ |
| ___ | more intelligent | ___ |
| ___ | ___ | richest |
| loud | ___ | ___ |
| well | ___ | ___ |
| ___ | more quietly | ___ |
| ___ | ___ | most beautifully |
| badly | ___ | ___ |
b) Use adjectives and adverbs from the table, in the correct form, to complete the letter. (Используй прилагательные и наречия из таблицы в нужной форме, чтобы закончить письмо.)
Dear Sandra,
I hope you're 1) ........... . I'm in Hollywood! Everywhere I go I see actors that I recognise because this is where many of the 2) ................... stars live. I saw Julia Roberts this morning. She is 3) ............... than I imagined; in fact she's not as tall as me. But she is very beautiful, and I think she's even 4) ................... in real life than in her films.
Hollywood is an expensive place, though. Can you believe I paid 4forabottleofwater?Ithinkthepeopleheremustbealot5)...................thanpeoplebackhome.Yesterdaywepaid30 to see a comedy show, but I have to say the comedian was the 6) ................... I've ever seen.
I love Hollywood. I think it's the 7) ................... place on earth. I don't want to leave, but we're returning on Sunday evening. So, see you soon.
Love,
Adele
a) Правила: у коротких прилагательных (
famous → more famous → most famous; funny → funnier → funniest; clever → cleverer → cleverest; noisy → noisier → noisiest; intelligent → more intelligent → most intelligent; rich → richer → richest; loud → louder → loudest; quietly → more quietly → most quietly; beautifully → more beautifully → most beautifully.
b) Выбираем слово по смыслу и по форме:
- I hope you're well — «надеюсь, у тебя всё хорошо» (well после to be — «здоров»).
- many of the most famous stars — «многие из самых знаменитых звёзд» (the → превосходная).
- She is shorter than I imagined — «ниже, чем я представляла» (есть than; дальше сказано, что она не такого высокого роста).
- even more attractive in real life than in her films — «ещё привлекательнее в жизни, чем в фильмах» (есть than, even + сравнительная степень).
- a lot richer than people back home — «намного богаче, чем люди дома» (деньги за воду большие).
- the funniest comedian I've ever seen — «самый смешной комик» (the + превосходная).
- the greatest place on earth — «самое замечательное место на земле» (the + превосходная от great).
a)
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| great | greater | greatest |
| famous | more famous | most famous |
| funny | funnier | funniest |
| clever | cleverer | cleverest |
| attractive | more attractive | most attractive |
| noisy | noisier | noisiest |
| short | shorter | shortest |
| intelligent | more intelligent | most intelligent |
| rich | richer | richest |
| loud | louder | loudest |
| well | better | best |
| quietly | more quietly | most quietly |
| beautifully | more beautifully | most beautifully |
| badly | worse | worst |
b)
Перевод письма: «Дорогая Сандра, надеюсь, у тебя всё хорошо. Я в Голливуде! Куда ни пойду, везде вижу актёров, которых узнаю, потому что здесь живут многие из самых знаменитых звёзд…»
