АНГЛИЙСКИЙ H. Classify the following statements as positive or normative:
1. Discounts on airline tickets have increased the demand for air travel among students.
2. The retirement age should be raised to 65 to solve the problem of budget deficit.
3. Inflation is more harmful than unemployment.
4. The government should raise the old-age pension to ₽20.000 to help reduce poverty in society.
5. An increase in the old-age pension to ₽20.000 would reduce employment among older people by 10 percentage points.
6. An increase in the price of crude oil on world markets will lead to an increase in cycling to work.

Степени сравнения прилагательных:
1She is older than my sister.
Она старше моей сестры.
2My elder brother graduated from Moscow University.
Мой старший брат окончил Московский университет.
3The nearest house is the library.
Ближайший дом-здание библиотеки.
4She looked older than her friend.
Она выглядела старше своей подруги.
5.The sooner the better.
Чем скорее, тем лучше.
6. The weather is much better today.
Сегодня погода гораздо лучше.
7This is a most interesting book.
Это крайне интересная книга.
8 They are most interesting people.
Они крайне интересные люди.
9.I live farther from school than Pete.
Я живу дальше от школы, чем Петя.
10This is the oldest buildind in town.
Это старейшее здание в городе.

 1. I am writing in connection with the advertisement which appeared on 3 December.

2. I originally studied engineering at university

3.3. I have now completed a postgraduate degree in business and administration.

4. I’ve been trying to find a permanent job for a considerable time.

5.Indeed, I have already worked/I have already been working for several companies on a temporary basis.

6. In my first job, I was responsible for marketing.

7. I’ve applied for several posts this year but I still have not managed to find what I’m looking for.

8. The last job I applied for required applicants to speak some Japanese.

9. I started learning English a few months ago but I have not obtained a qualification in it yet.

10. I have been waiting for a reply for several weeks and I still have not received any answer

11.I hope that you would consider my application favourably.