ARTICLES & COMPARISONS I. Use A(N), THE or nothing (---).

1. The report contained a lot of mistakes.
2. What did you have for a dinner?
3. My mum bought lovely painting.
4. How many countries are washed by Mediterranean Sea?
5. children must be raised with all the care and love.
6. I can’t answer question you’ve asked.
7. We are invited to a ballet performance at Bolshoi.

II. Write comparative and superlative forms.

1. Attentive 5. Tender
2. Charming 6. Brave
3. Tasty 7. Small
4. Hot 8. Bad

My favorite dish is fried potatoes with mushrooms. I don’t like eating soup, I prefer rice with vegetables or mushed potato.I like to eat a sandwich or a salad in the morning.I like to try different salads.My mom likes to cook borsch and a vegetable soup, they became my favorite dishes since I was a child.I like to eat an omelet or a fried egg for breakfast.I prefer eating fried fish than cutlets or meatballs.My favorite dish is meat dumplings with sour cream, I cook them quite often.I like to eat some fruits in the morning, they have many necessary vitamins.

1. Luc has been saving money to buy a new bike, but he hasn't got enough. 2. I have never paid by credit card in the supermarket. 3. Angie has been wasting her parents’ money for a long time, so now she can’t make the ends. 4. Fred has to sell his house now because he has cut his expenses. 5. Rachel can’t afford going on this trip so she decided to borrow some money from her grandparents. 6. She can’t afford anything at the moment, because she has been spending money on expensive clothes for a long time. 7. My friend has bought a lot of things recently. 8. Jeff  has seen saving money to buy a new car, byt he hasn't got enough. 9. I have never used a credit card, so I need our help. 10. Mike can’t afford buying a new computer, so he decided to borrow some money from his parents.