Сборник упражнений по английскому языку

ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 34. A. Read the following and say how the same qualities in men and women are often described by adjectives, say whose de ­ scriptions are generous, and whose are loaded with negative conno­ tations. He is ambitious; she is pushy. He is tough-minded; she is ruthless. He is foresighted; she is calculating. He is firm; she is stubborn. He is self-respecting; she is egoistical. He is persistent; she is nagging. B. Write a letter of recommendation to your colleague or a friend. Make use of some of the words given below. Efficient, diligent, helpful, creative, open-hearted, well-read, cul­ tured, naive, thoughtful, slow, forgetful, choosy, demanding, bossy, cooperative, nosy, provocative, sophisticated, practical, businesslike, professional, well organized, decisive, flexible, resilient, reliable, broad-minded. 35. Read and translate the following colourful and unusual comparisons. Make up sentences with them. 1. as different as chalk and cheese 2. as scarce as hen's teeth 3. as dark as inside of a wolf 4. as happy as a pumpkin in a sunny patch 5. as ugly as home-mac, J soap 6. as black as two o'clock in the morning 7. as happy as a dog with two tails 8. as nervous as a brick wall 9. as brave as the first man who ate an oyster 10. as cold as an ex-wife's heart 11. as big as the little end of nothing 12. as noisy as two skeletons dancing on a tin roof. 36. Translate into English. Старый, старше, самый старый, самый старший, мой стар­ ший брат, мой старый друг, дальше, самый дальиий, самый длин­ ный, короче, счастливый, счастливее, самый счастливый, самый лучший, самый черный, длиннее, хуже, лучше, теплее, ее луч1иий лр\|, ее младший сын, его старший сын. 17