Pick the correct words in the brackets.
1. My father is as (strong, stronger, strongest) as his father. 2. She is (pretty, prettier, prettiest) than her sister. 3. You are not as (tall, taller, tallest) as your brother. 4. That pond is the (shallow, shallower, shallowest) in this area. 5. That has to be the (interesting, more interesting, most interesting) film I have seen. 6. Which university offers (the good, the better, the best) degree courses?. 7. This clown is not as (funny, funnier, funniest) as the other one. 8. He is easily the (bad, worse, worst) player in the team. 9. The second half of the play was (little, less, the least) interesting. 10. What is (far, farther, the farthest) distance you have ever run? Complete in the gaps with an appropriate article and explain its usage.
Degrees of Comparison 1) Study these example situations with adjectives: a. Lake Baikal is the deepest in the world b. Is Astana as noisy as Almaty? (Are they equally noisy?) c. America is farther from Kazakhstan than Britain. d. Summer in Almaty is much hotter than it is in London. e. The mountains in Kazakhstan are the most exciting of all.
2) When do we usually use comparative and superlative forms of adjectives? 3) What are their rules of their usage: e.g. suffixes –er, -ier are for comparison, what about superlative form? - Find reference from any book given in the literature section.
4) Write the comparative and superlative forms of these adjectives: Angry, big, easy, fast, healthy, heavy, pretty, warm, young, small, old, careful, comfortable, delicious, expensive, peaceful, definite, important.
5) Try to give some examples of your own using the comparative and superlative forms of adjectives given above.
Present Simple Tense. 1) Compare the following statements: a. I am a student. I live in Almaty and study at the Medical University. (and) I used to be a student. I lived in Almaty when I was 20 and used to study at the Medical University till I graduated it. - Which statement describes Present and which one describes Past Simple Tenses?
2)Make a short report telling something about yourself: hobby, interests, occupation, what do you usually do or like doing, etc. Contact hour-3 3. Consolidation of new lexics(20 min):
1)Read the text called ‘Kazakhstan’ and try to understand it using new words and phrases given on the lexical introduction 2)Try to complete the text: Kazakhstan The Republic of Kazakhstan lies right in between Europe and ___. It stretches from the east of the Caspian Sea and Volga plains to the mountainous Altay and from the foothills of Tien Shan in the south and southeast to the West-Siberian lowland in the north. The size of the territory places Kazakhstan ninth in the world, after _____, Canada, China, USA, Brasil, Australia, India and Argentina. The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana. More than a quarter of the land consists of a portion of the gentle steppes that stretch from central Europe to Siberia. The rest of the republic reflects the beauty of forests, mountains, rivers, lakes and reservoirs. Kazakhstan has the sharp _____climate. In separate years spring stretches from the south to the north during 1,5-2 months. When it is spring in the south, the north area is covered with snow and severe storm. July is the hottest season, and February is the coldest month. The land of Kazakhstan is rich by different _____ and natural resources.
3)Set several topics to make a plan according to the importance of the information given in each reasonable paragraph (approx. 5-6 paragraphs) 4)Add some more information of your own. Work in groups of 3-4, and tell the whole class. ©2015 arhivinfo.ru Все права принадлежат авторам размещенных материалов.
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