Unit 6 a

I.

1. is

2. were

3. do

4. did

5. was

6. is

7. do

8. are

II.

1.earlier earliest

2. fewer fewest

3. more beautiful most beautiful

4. bigger biggest

5. prettier prettiest

6. more crowed most crowded

7. less least

8. nicer nicest

III.

1. Taganrog is as big as Novocherkassk.

2. Tagnrog is bigger than Novocherkassk.

3. He is as intelligent as his father.

4. He is more intelligent than his father.

5. I live as far from the city centre as you.

6. I live farther from the city centre than you.

7. He has as high points as his friend.

8. He has higher points than his friend.

IV. Self-check.

Examples.

1. Go along 4^th street past the park and the library.

2. Go along 6^th street past the parking, cinemas 1,2, restaurant, cross Elm Street. Go across 6^th Street.

3. Go up Elm Street past the post office across 6^th Street turn left. Go past the drug-stone and the bookstore.

4.Go up Poplar Street, turn across 5^th Street and 6th Street past the department store.

Go across Elm Street, turn right, go past the high school. Turn left

Go alone 6^th Street, past the restaurant, cinema 1, 2 and the parking

Go alone 5^th Street past the high school

Go alone 6^th Street across Elm Street, turn right, go down Elm Street past the post office, turn left. Go along 5^th Street past the high school, turn right

Test 6b

I.

1. is 5. is

2. does 6. was

3. is 7. was

4. does 8. did

II.

1. meaner meanest

2. more powerful most powerful

3. more outgoing most outgoing

4. slower slowest

5. ruder rudest

6. deeper deepest

7. happier happiest

8. more peaceful most peaceful

III.

1.larger 5. the highest

2. the largest 6. pretty

3. tall 7. prettier

4. smaller 8. the most beautiful

IV.

1. out of 4. past 7. up

2. right 5. to 8. past

3. along 6. right

Unit 6 c

I.

1. (a bit) more slowly

2. earlier, more, less ,better

3. the most peaceful, better

4. the most exciting and pleasant

5. the best

II.

1. are as stubborn

is more stubborn than

2. is as crowded as

is more crowded than

3. am as good singer as

am better singer than

4. is as hot as

is hotter than

5. as far from the university as him

farther than him

III.

1. is

2.does

3.is

4.was

5.are

Unit 6 d

I.

1. more quiet/quieter

2. farther

3. further

4. cheaper

5. harder and harder

6. older

7. elder

8. more important

II.

1. The more friends you have, the better it is for you.

2. The more I thought over the plan, the less I liked it.

3. The sooner we start discussing the problem, the sooner we’ll solve it.

4. The sooner, the better.

5. I’m not waiting any longer.

6. You spent more money than me/I did.

7. Ann earns more than me/I do.

Ann’s salary is higher than mine.

Unit 7 a.

I

1. recognized

2. sent

3. lost

4. caught

5.wasted

6. begun

7. taken

8. whispered

9. sold

10. trained

II.

1. I have already eaten my breakfast.

2. He has just put the dishes on the table.

3. They have just had tea.

4. She has just taken dirty plates from the table

5. The students have already written the test.

6. She has already learnt the poem.

7. He has just told them an interesting story.

8. We have just opened the box of chocolates.

III.

1. I haven’t eaten my breakfast yet.

2. Has he put the dishes?

3. Have they had tea yet?

4. She hasn’t taken dirty plates from the table yet.

5. Have the students written the test yet?

6. She hasn’t learnt the poem yet.

7. Has he told them an interesting story?

8. We haven’t opened the box of chocolates yet.

IV.

1. for

2. since

3. since

4. for

5. for

6. since

7. for

8. since.

V.

1. went.

2. has gone

3. saw

4. haven’t seen

5. read

6. have you read

7. has written

8. wrote.