МОУ «Гимназия 3» г.Воркута 2010 г.. -able (capable of being) – manageable -ful (full of) – boastful -ic – energetic -ive (capable of being) – attractive. - презентация

1 МОУ «Гимназия 3» г.Воркута 2010 г.

2 -able (capable of being) – manageable -ful (full of) – boastful -ic – energetic -ive (capable of being) – attractive -ant – hesitant -ible (like -able) – permissible -(i)an (historical period, etc.) – Victorian -ish (having the quantity of) – foolish, reddish -ly (having this quantity) - friendly -ous – humorous -al – occasional -less (lack of) - careless Suffixes

3 un- - uncooked, unimaginable in- - inhuman, incapable il- - illegal, illegibale im- - immoral, impractical dis- - dishonest, disagreeable ir- - irresponsible, irregular Prefixes & Compound Adjectives Compound adjectives as a rule refer to: age – a three-year-old building volume – a two-litre car length – a twelve-inch ruler price – a $50 dress (a fifty-dollar dress) weight – a five-kilo bag area – a fifty-acre farm duration – a four-hour meeting depth – a six-foot hole time/distance – a ten-minute walk

4 Supply the right adjective forms for the italicized words. 2. manageable7. boastful 3. hesitant8. permissible 4. energetic9. humorous 5. Victorian 6. reddish 1.Im attracted by this scheme. I find it very attractive. 2.A class of forty can be managed. Its just about _________. 3.I know I hesitated before agreeing. I couldnt help being _________. 4.I dont know where you find all that energy. Youre tremendously ______. 5.This piece of furniture was made in the reign of Victoria. Its __________. 6.I dont know how to describe the colour of the sky. Its almost red, sort of _______. 7.Ive never met anyone who boasts as he does. Hes extremely ________. 8.What level of radiation can be permitted? How much radiation is ______. 9.The story is full of humour. Ive rarely read anything thats so _________.

5 adjectivescomparativesuperlative One syllable & some two syllable words ending in: -y, -er, - ow, -le hot large narrow simple … + -erthe … + est hotter, larger, narrower, simpler the hottest, the largest, the narrowest, the simplest Two- or more syllable words beautiful interesting more + …the most + … more beautiful, more interesting the most beautiful, the most interesting adjectivescomparativesuperlative Irregular forms goodbetterthe best badworsethe worst littlelessthe least many much morethe most oldolder elder the oldest The eldest farfarther further the farthest the furthest latelaterthe latest the last

6 Give the comparative and superlative of the following adjectives 1. Polite, happy, glad, complete, grey, honourable, shy, dry, just, free, recent, merry, uncomfortable, joyful, hot, thin, accurate, narrow, real, sweet, right, wicked, yellow, cozy, merciful, bad, fat, cheap, big, clumsy, stupid; 2. far, miserable, narrow, virtuous, simple, regular, expensive, low, deep, sad, significant, bitter, intimate, lazy, old, serious, tiny, clever, little, considerate, good, much, dark, beautiful, dear, fit.

7 Choose the right form in these sentences. In some sentences both forms are right. 1. Is your house much (further/farther)? 2. Who is the (oldest/eldest) in the class? 3. Your driving is (worse/worst) than mine. 4. Its the (less/lesser) of two evils. 5. Have you heard the (last/latest) news? 6. We have no (further/farther) information. 7. Jane Sommers writes (good/well). 8. His (latest/last) words were: The end. 9. This is the towns (oldest/eldest) house. 10. My flat is (littler/smaller) than yours.

8 Choose the right form in these sentences. In some sentences both forms are right. 11. Ive got (less/lesser) than you. 12. Jane is (older/elder) than I am. 13. This is the (more/most) expensive. 14. His English is (best/better) than mine. 15. Its the (better/best) in the shop. 16. Its the (furthest/farthest) point west. 17. Its the (oldest/eldest) tree in the country. 18. Shes my (older/elder) sister. 19. Ive got the (least/less)! 20. Youve got the (more/most)!

9 Complete the sentences with the words from the box using the proper degree. 1. She is easy to deal with. I think she is ___ than her sister. 2. I suppose the works of this artist are ___ abroad than in his country. 3. This armchair is ___ of all. 4. He knows a lot. He is ___ than his schoolmates. 5. Lets take this path. Its ___. 6. The street you live in is ___ than mine. 7. Days are getting ___ in July. 8. He made ___ mistakes in his class. busy few famous convenient well-read kind- hearted straight hot 1. more kind-hearted (kinder-hearted) 2. more famous 3. the most convenient 4. better-read (more well-read) 5. straighter /the straightest 6. busier 7. hotter 8. the fewest

10 as… as - так(ой)же… как not so/as… as – не такой… как twice/three times as… as – в два/три раза больше Sorry, Im late. I got here as fast as I could. He is not so/as tall as his father. Petrol is twice as expensive as it was two years ago.

11 Make up sentences using as… as and the words given. Model: This book is as interesting as that one. 1. Jane, Ann, charming. 2. He, I, tall. 3. Michael, his brother, strong. 4. The sitting room, the dining room, large. 5. The ice-ream, the cake, delicious. 6. This report, your report, interesting. 7. Our car, their car, good. 8. His stories, his jokes, funny. 9. Your job, his, essential. 10. Her new hat, her skirt, trendy.

12 Make up sentences using not so… as and the words given. Model: My mother is not so tall as my father. 1. The bus, the train, fast. 2. My flat, her flat, big. 3. His voice, Carusos, brilliant. 4. The pond, the river, deep. 5. Your typing, hers, fast. 6. This lecture, that lecture, interesting. 7. This garden, that garden, new. 8. His article, her article, long. 9. Today, yesterday, warm. 10. My cat, yours, naughty.

13 Change the sentences according to the given model. Model: This book costs $4 and that one costs $2. – This book costs twice as much as that one. 1. Nick has 8CDs and I have 24 CDs. 2. This TV model costs $700 and that one $ It took me 40 minutes and her 10 minutes to get there. 4. I earn $2000 and she earns $ This room is 12m 2 and that one is I have three times as many CDs as Nick has. 2. This TV model costs twice as much as that one. 3. It took me four times as long to get there as it took her. 4. I earn twice as much as she does. 5. This room is twice as little as that one.

14 half as much/many – в два раза меньше half the size – в два раза меньше half my age – в два раза моложе half the weight – в два раза легче The room is half the size. He is half my age. My case is half the weight of yours.

15 much - намного far - гораздо a great deal/a lot - значительно a bit/a little - немного The Dniper is much longer than the Thames First book is far more interesting than the second Your room is a great deal better than mine Could you speak a bit/little more slowly?

16 Use a bit/a little/much/a lot/far to complete the sentences. Use than where necessary. 1. Its ___today ___ it was yesterday. (a little/warm) 2. Youre driving too fast. Can you drive ___? (a bit/slowly) 3. I prefer this armchair. Its ___ the other one. (much/comfortable). 4. You looked depressed this morning but you look ___ now. (a bit/happy) 5. This flat is too small for me. I need something ___. (much/big) 6. Its ___ to learn a foreign language in the country where it is spoken. (a lot/easy) 1. … a little warmer today than… 2. … a bit more slowly 3. … far more interesting than… 4. … much more comfortable than… 5. … a bit happier. 6. … much bigger. 7. … a lot easier.

17 Most the most – самый This is the most interesting book… a/0 most (крайне, весьма) This is a most interesting book These are most interesting books Most – большинство, большая часть Most young people are fond of music Most of my friends live in Moscow

18 the more… the better – чем… тем the same… as – такой же… как than/as me - чем The warmer the weather the better. Ann gets the same salary as mine. They have more money than us (we have)

19 Match two parts (A and B) to make sentences withthe… the…. AB the earlier we leavethe faster youll learn the longer he waitedthe more you have to pay the more I got to know himthe sooner well arrive the more you practise Englishthe more profit youll make the longer the telephone callthe more impatient he became the more goods you sellthe more I liked him 1. The earlier we leave, the sooner well arrive. 2. The longer he waited, the more impatient he became. 3. The more I got to know him, the more I liked him. 4. The more you practise English, the faster youll learn. 5. The longer the telephone call, the more you have to pay. 6. The more goods you sell, the more profit youll make.

20 Sometimes we use two or more adjectives together: There was a beautiful large round table in the kitchen. opinionfactnoun A nicesunnyday delicioushotsoup An intelligentyoungman A beautifullarge round wooden table Adjectives like new, large, round, wooden are FACT adjectives. They give objective information about age, size, colour, etc. Adjectives like nice, beautiful are OPINION adjectives. They tell us what someone thinks of something.

21 How big? How old? What colour? Where from? What is it made of? Noun A tallyoung---man big-blue--eyes A small-black-plasticbag A large--Frenchwoodentable -An old-Russian-song Fact adjectives

22 opinion size age shape colour from where made of noun Example: An expensive old round Victorian handmade oak table Summary

23 Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct position 1. an unusual ring (gold) 2. an old lady (nice) 3. a good-looking man (young) 4. a modern house (attractive) 5. black gloves (leather) 6. an American film (old) 7. a large nose (red) 8. a sunny day (lovely) 9. a hot bath (nice) 10. an ugly dress (orange) 11. a red car (old/little) 12. a metal box (black/small) 13. a little village (old/lovely) 14. long hair (fair/beautiful) 15. an old painting (interesting/French) 1. an unusual gold ring 2. a nice old lady 3. a good-looking young man 4. an attractive modern house 5. black leather gloves 6. an old American film 7. a large red nose 8. a lovely sunny day 9. a nice hot bath 10. an ugly orange dress 11. a little old red car 12. a small black metal box 13. a lovely little village 14. beautiful long fair hair 15. an interesting old French painting

24 Put the following adjectives into the correct order 1. suede/Italian/new/red/soft/shoes 2. elderly/tall/Englishman 3. oval/Venetian/ancient/valuable/glass 4. shiny/large/expensive/brown/leather/case 5. square/wooden/old/nice/table 6. modern/stone/large/beautiful/cottage 7. porcelain/tea/blue/thin/old/cup 8. young/blonde/handsome/tall/man 9. old/several/English/beautiful/castles 10. pretty/French/young/a lot of/girls 11. dark blue/best/silk/my/shirt 12. young/many/factory/German/workers 1. new soft red Italian suede shoes 2. a tall elderly Englishman 3. valuable ancient oval Venetian glass 4. an expensive shiny large brown leather case 5. a nice old square wooden table 6. a modern beautiful large stone cottage 7. an old thin blue porcelain tea cup 8. a handsome tall young blonde man 9. several beautiful old English castles 10. a lot of pretty young French girls 11. my best dark blue silk shirt 12. many young German factory workers

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26 Авторская страничка Список источников: English Grammar, Drozdova T., Mailova M., СПб, Триада, 1997 Романова Л., Практическая грамматика английского языка, М., Айрис Пресс, 2008 Картинки: клипарт загружен с