Exercise 19 Give the comparative and superlative degrees of comparison and translate the adjectives.
Model: old – older – the oldest
Expensive, sunny, comfortable, noisy, cheap, dangerous, far, long, nice, little,
much, sweet, good, fresh, bad, important, safe, young, near.
Exercise 20 Use the adjective or adverb in brackets either in the
comparative or superlative degree. Write a similar true story about
yourself.
I am in my first year at the Academy and I think it is one of (important) periods
in my life. Of course, it is (difficult) to study at the Academy than at school. I
spend (much) of my time at the Academy and have (little) free time for rest or
entertainment. But Alex who is one of my (good) friends is even (busy). He lives
(far) from the Academy than I do, and has (little) free time. Anyway he finds
time to go in for sports, to visit theatres and to read a lot. And at seminars he is
always (brilliant).
Exercise 21 Fill in the gaps with the conjunctions as or than.
1. Athens is older ... Rome. 2. I don’t watch television as much ... you. 3. You
get up earlier ... I do. 4. Your friend isn’t as clever ... he thinks. 5. France is
smaller ... Germany. 6. Mexico isn’t as big ... Canada. 7. He can’t wait longer ...
an hour. 8. He knows physics better ... you

It seems to me that it is quite possible to help the poor animals in the circus, to make their lives easier. And the fact that this life is terrible, I understood just from the film. To begin with, I think you need to change your attitude to the circus, because this place is very popular among children, and adults too. And since it is popular, it brings a considerable profit. Unfortunately, in our society money often decides everything, but after all kindness, mercy, sympathy is more important! It is necessary to make people see the reverse side of the circus with animals, as I saw it, after watching the movie

1. These people have been waiting for you for 2 hours. 2. The Headmaster says he has been thinking about it for a long time but he hasn't decided yet. 3. I wonder what they have been discussing since 9 a.m. 4. She has been coming to this square for years. 5. The children have been playing in the garden since it stopped raining. 6. I know you went to France 5 years ago. What have you been doing there? 7. Tom has been playing football for only a few months but he's already very good. 8. I have been watching my favourite TV programme for half an hour. 9. The pupil has been learning the new words for an hour, but he doesn't remember them. 10. Jane has been writing letters to her friends since morning. 11. We have walked ten kilometres already. 12. We are very tired. We have been walking for three hours. 13. I'm on a diet, I have been eating nothing but fruit for the whole week. 14. He has just eaten two big sandwiches and chocolate ice-cream. 15. The child has been sleeping since three o'clock. It's time he woke up. 16. Have you heard the news? Tom and Ann got married! 17. The students have been working very well this term. I hope they will get good marks. 18. Have you seen my handbag anywhere? I have been looking for it for half an hour. 19. Tom and Ann have always been buying lottery tickets but they have never won. 20. Mary has been revising the rules since 8 a.m. 21. - Is it still raining in London? No, it has already stopped. - But in Brighton it has been raining all day long. 22. I suppose I have lost my mobile phone. Have you seen it anywhere? 23. Alan is a friend of mine. We have known each other since we graduated from the University. We have been working together for five years.​