Лекция: Summary 5-40
Review the Adverbs/Adjectives
| Grading adverbs: v_____, ex_________, a _ _ _, d _ _ _ _ f _ _ ly, h_ _ _ ely, _ mme_ _ _ ly, _ nt_ _ _ _ ly, r_ _ _ _r, r_ _ so_ _ _ ly, sl_ _ _ _ ly | Non-grading adverbs a_____________, c_ _ pl_ _ _ ly, en_ _ _ _ ly, p_ _ fe_ _ ly, pr_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ly, si_ _ ly, t_ t_ _ ly, u_ _ _ rly, vi_ _ _ _ _ ly; al_ _ _ _, ex_ _ _si _ _ _ y, f_ _ _ y, la_ _ _ ly, ma_ _ ly, n_ _ rly, pri_ _ _ _ ly |
Adverb/Adjective Trainer
| grading adverbs | |
| 1. it’s verygood | очень хорошо |
| 2. and extremely important | крайне важный |
| 3. that if you’re a bit tired | немного уставший |
| 4. and dreadfully dull | ужасно скучный |
| 5. but hugely popular | чрезвычайно популярный |
| 6. to be immensely useful | весьма полезный |
| 7. and not intensely irritating | в высш. степ. раздражающий |
| 8. cause life is rather complicated | довольно запутанный |
| 9. when you’re reasonably happy | умеренно счастлив |
| 10. or slightly different | слегка другой |
| non-grading adverbs | |
| 1. it’ absolutely right | абсолютно прав |
| 2. that I’m completely broke | полностью разорён |
| 3. but entirely unconvincing | совершенно неубедительный |
| 4. cause it’s perfectly safe | в полной безопасности |
| 5. the fridge is practically empty | практически пустой |
| 6. and I’m simply (=absolutely) starving | ужасно голоден |
| 7. which is totally unacceptable | вообще неприемлемый |
| 8. and I'm utterly appalled | крайне шокирован |
| 9. my cat is virtually healthy | практически здоровый |
| 10. and almost ready | почти готовый |
| 11. it is exclusively peaceful | исключительно мирный |
| 12. and fullydressed | полностью одет |
| 13. but it’s largelyunknown | по большей части неизвестно |
| 14. why it's mainlydry | в основном сухой |
| 15. and it is nearlyas good | почти такой же хороший |
| 16. as the primarilyconcerned | в первую очередь озабочен |
comparative Structures
| big difference | small difference | |
| formal | considerably, significantly, decidedly, infinitely /ˈɪnfɪnətli/ (all – значительно) | marginally, fractionally (в малой степени, незначительно) |
| neutral | much/many, a lot, (by) far, a good deal | slightly, a bit, a little, barely any |
| informal | miles, way, loads |
Their technology was considerably more advanced than ours.
We're way better than you at football!
She earns much more money than I do.
Women today have many more opportunities than they used to.
1. modifiers with as + adj. + as
| a. |
To show a big difference, use nothing like, or nowhere (near).
He's nothing like as stubborn as his brother.
She's nowhere (near) as good as me at chess.
| b. |
To show a small difference use almost or nearly.
He's almost as neurotic as me
| c. |
To emphasise no difference use just or every bit
I’m just as clever as you are.
We’re every bit as good as our competitors
NB1: You can use so instead of the first as in negative sentences
She is not nearly so difficult as people say.
NB2: After as + as we can use these structures:
She drives as fast as I do orShe drives as fast as me.
NB3: Twice can only be used before as… as
Our flat is twice as big as his. notOur flat is twice bigger
However three times, four times, etc. can be used with as… as or with a comparative
adjective or adverb
The holiday cost three times more than I’d expected.
The holiday cost three times as much as I’d expected.
2. You can also use the + adj. + the
The bigger the lie, the more people believe it.
The more you read, the more you'll learn.
3. And progressive comparatives
Use the progressive comparative form to say something is escalating. Use the comparative word twice (separated by and) to emphasise the adjective.
House prices are getting lower and lower
Homework for the