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Ex.11. Compare the objects according to the model.
Model: the new bridge – the old bridge (narrow). → The old bridge was much narrower
than the new bridge.
1) an automobile – a bicycle [fast]. 2) water – oil [light]. 3) a steam engine – an internal
combustion engine [small]. 4) train tickets – airplane tickets [cheap]. 5) to translate the text – to retell
the text [easy]. 6) reading – watching TV [useful]. 7) sleeping cars – open-type cars [comfortable].
8) public transport in London – in Europe [expensive]. 9) Japanese – Spanish [difficult]. 10) the Trans-
Siberian Mainline – the Kuibyshev Railway [long]. 11) this trunk – that suitcase [light]. 12) the new
engine – the old engine [powerful]). 13) to go by airplane – to go by train [slow]. 14) glass – metal
[brittle]. 15) stone – wood [heavy].
Ex.12. Read and translate the sentences, paying attention to adjectives and adverbs.
1) In the USA people prefer to use motor transport or aircrafts because traveling by train is slower
than by plane and tickets are sometimes more expensive. 2) The first rails were made of cast iron but
when traffic became heavier it was found that cast iron was too brittle and wore too quickly.
3) Thanks to the invention of the radio it is possible to communicate with the remotest parts of the
world. 4) In the Grand Prix motor racing just a few seconds sometimes separate the fastest car from
the slowest car in a race. 5) The most outstanding miniature railway in the world is the track which
encircles the Disney Park. 6). In Australia the traffic is heavier during the winter months, when
many tourists travel in passenger trains. 7) Statistically it is safer to travel by air than to drive a car.
8) Heathrow, Britain’s largest international airport, is linked with the capital by the Underground
railway. 9) It is much more convenient to travel by express train because it doesn’t stop at small
stations, and it takes you less time to get to your destination. 10) One of the longest continuous
underground railway tunnels in the world is the 17.5 mile tunnel on the Northern line of the London
Underground. 11) Petrol engines are lighter and smaller than diesel engines; they are cheaper, less
noisy and go faster that is why they are used in cars and motorbikes. On the other hand diesel
engines use less fuel; last longer than petrol engines, this is why larger vehicles such as trucks and
trains use them. They are also safer than petrol engines, because there is less danger of fire.
Ex.13. Read the following sentences, using the adjectives given in brackets in the required
degree of comparison.
1) Radio and television are [great] achievements of the 20
th
century. 2) The problem was
[serious] than we expected. 3) The diamond is [hard] mineral in the world. 4) Railways cause
[little] air contamination than other modes of transport. 5) Both roads lead to the city center, but the
left-hand one is a bit [short] and [direct] than the right-hand road. 6) Although there are now [fast]
and [modern] means of transport, railways still remain [safe] and [popular] form of transport.
7) The railway line that has no long tunnels and bridges is [cheap] line. 8) The railway construction
became [easy] and [quick] after the invention of special track-laying machines and other equipment.
9) Passengers traveling from Moscow to Vladivostok have to move the hands of their watches seven
times because the Trans-Siberian Mainline, [long] railway on our planet, crosses seven time zones.
10) The bridge crosses the river at its [narrow] point. 11) When air is warmed it expands and
becomes [light]. 12) He gained [large] prize in a lottery. 13) New models of computer processors
have [great] speed and are [reliable] than the old ones. 14) [Low] temperature on the Earth was
recorded on the North Pole. 15) I wish I lived [near] my work because it takes me much time to get
there
Ex.14. Translate the following sentences from Russian into English.
1) Железная дорога Москва-Санкт Петербург – самая старая и самая знаменитая
магистраль в нашей стране. 2) Щебёнка [broken stone] – самый подходящий материал
для
балласта. 3) КПД [efficiency] электровозов в четыре раза выше, чем КПД паровозов. 4) В

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