My Native City

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Grammar Review

LESSON 3

1. Образуйте сравнительную и превосходную степень следующих прилагательных и наречий. Не забудьте употреблять определенный артикль перед превосходной степенью прилагательных:

hot, long, short, clever, great, red, black, thin, thick, fat, nice, warm, cold, merry, small, tall, high, weak, strong, heavy, light, green, dry, clean, dirty, wide, deep, brave, slow;

wonderful, beautiful, difficult, comfortable, interesting, popular, useful, famous, pleasant, necessary, slowly, quickly, clearly.

2. Переведите на английский язык:

Старый, старше, самый старый, самый старший, мой старший брат, мой старый друг, дальше, самый дальний, самый длинный, короче, счастливый, счастливее, самый счастливый, самый лучший, самый черный, длиннее, хуже, лучше, теплее, ее лучший друг, ее младший сын, его старший сын.

3. Раскройте скобки, употребляя требующуюся форму прилагательного:

1. Which is (large): the United States or Canada? 2. What is the name of the (big) port in the United States? 3. Moscow is the (large) city in Russia. 4. The London underground is the (old) in the world. 5. There is a (great) number of cars and buses in the streets of Moscow than in any other city of Russia. 6. St. Petersburg is one of the (beautiful) cities in the world. 7. The rivers in America are much (big) than those in England. 8. The island of Great Britain is (small) than Greenland. 9. What is the name of the (high) mountain in Asia? 10. The English Channel is (wide) than the straits of Gibraltar. 11. Russia is a very (large) country.

4. Вставьте as ... as или not so ... as.

1. Mike is ... tall ... Pete. 2. Kate is not ... nice ... Ann. 3. My room is ... light ... this one. 4. This book is not ... thin ... that one. 5. Sergei is... old ... Michael. 6. She is ... young ... Tom's brother. 7. This woman is ... good ... that one. 8. Nick's English is not ... good ... his friend's. 9. I am not ... tall ... Pete. 10. This woman is ... young ... that one. 12. I am ... thin ... you. 13. Kate is ... lazy ... her brother. 14. This child is not .. . small … that one.

Omsk is my native city. I was born here at the end of the last century and have lived all my life in it. As it is known, Omsk was founded in 1716 by Buhkgolts and his people. They found a good place on the bank of the Irtysh and built a fortress¹ there.

The town developed quickly due to its favorable² geographical position. At first Tatar tribes³ attacked the fortress but the settlement⁴ grew up and became stronger.

Now it is one of the largest cities in Siberia. Omsk is an important industrial center. Its plants and factories produce different goods. Omsk is also a cultural and educational center. There are a lot of museums, theaters and exhibitions in it. Omsk is a city of students: there are some universities, higher schools and colleges here. Nowadays the population of our city is over one million people.

Omsk is famous for its historical buildings in the center, monuments and beautiful parks.

My favourite place in the city is the Victory Park with its great monument to the Soldier. I like to visit the park in spring when there are a lot of flowers there in commemorate⁵ of the Victory against the fascist Germany.

Many block-of-flats are built in my city every year. According to the General Plan of Reconstruction a Metro will be built in the near future.

Notes:

1. fortress - крепость

2. favorable - благоприятный

3. tribes - племена

4. settlement - поселение

5. in commemorate of – в память о

Answer the following questions:

1. What is your native city?

2. Where is it situated?

3. What places of interest are there in your city?

4. Are there any higher schools and universities in the city?

5. What is the city famous for?

6. What is its population?

7. Is your native city green and clean?

8. Do you like your native city?