UNIT 33. SUPERLATIVE
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences. Use a superlative.
This building is very old. It's …… building in the town.
It was a very happy day. It was……of my life.
It's a very good film. It's……I've ever seen.
She's a very popular singer. She's……in the country.
It was a very bad mistake. It was……I've ever made.
It's a very pretty village. It's……I've ever seen.
It was a very cold day. It was……of the year.
He's a very boring person. He's……I've ever met.
Exercise 2. Write sentences. Use a superlative
Moscow / city/ large/ Russia
mountain/ the world/ Everest/ high
beautiful/ the Red Square/ square/ Moscow
short/ winter/ February/ month
country/ Brazil/ large/ South America
long/ river/ Africa/ Nile
large/ solar system/ Jupiter/ planet/
Exercise 3 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) + a preposition.
It's a very nice room. It is the nicest room in the hotel.
It's a very cheap restaurant. It's……the town.
It was a very happy day. It was……my life.
She's a very intelligent student. She……the class.
It's a very valuable painting. I ……the gallery.
Spring is a very busy time for me. It……the year.
Exercise 4. In the following sentences use one of + a superlative + a preposition.
It's a very nice room. It is one of the nicest roomsin the hotel.
He's a very rich man. He's one……the world.
It's a very old castle. It……Britain.
She's a very good player. She……the team.
It was a very bad experience. It……my life.
He's a very dangerous criminal. He……the country.
Exercise 5 Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or most...) or a comparative (-er or more...).
We stayed at ……the .cheapest. hotel in the town. (cheap)
Our hotel was ……cheaper…… than all the others in the town. (cheap)
The United States is very large but Canada is……(large)
What's……river in the world? (long)
He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks……today. (happy)
It was an awful day. It was……day of my life. (bad)
What is……sport in your country? (popular)
Everest is……mountain in the world. It is……than any other mountain. (high)
We had a great holiday. It was one of the……holidays we've ever had. (enjoyable)
I prefer this chair to the other one. It's……(comfortable)
What's……way of getting from here to the station? (quick)
Mr and Mrs Brown have got three daughters…… is 14 years old. (old)
Exercise 6 What do you say in these situations? Use a superlative + ...ever... . Use the words given in brackets (in the correct form).
You've just been to the cinema. The film was extremely boring. You tell your friend: (boring/film/see). That's the most boring film I've ever seen.
Your friend has just told you a joke, which you think is very funny. You say: (funny/joke/hear). That’s……
You're drinking coffee with a friend. It's really good coffee. You say: (good/coffee/taste) This……
You are talking to a friend about Mary. Mary is very patient. You tell your friend about her: (patient/person/meet) She ……
You have just run ten kilometres. You've never run further than this. You say to your friend: (far/run) That ……
You decided to give up your job. Now you think this was a bad mistake. You say to your friend: (bad/mistake/make) It……
Your friend meets a lot of people, some of them famous. You ask your friend:
(famous/person/meet?) Who……
UNIT 34. BELONINGS
Exercise 1. Are these sentences OK? Correct the sentences where necessary.
I stayed at the house of my sister.
Do you like the colour of this coat?
Do you know the phone number of Bill?
The job of my brother is very interesting.
Write your name at the top of the page.
For me the morning is the best part of the day.
The favourite colour of Paula is blue.
When is the birthday of your mother?
The house of my parents isn't very big.
The walls of this house are very thin.
The car stopped at the end of the street.
Are you going to the party of Silvia next week?
The manager of the hotel is on holiday at the moment
What is the name of this village?
Exercise 2. Read the information. Write sentences about the people in the family.
Mary and Brian are married. They have a son, James, and a daughter, Ann. Ann is married to Paul. Ann and Paul have a son, Nick.
Brian/husband
Ann/mother
Mary/wife
James/brother
Ann/wife
Mary/grandmother
James /brother
Julia/sister
Paul/husband
Paul/father
Daniel/nephew
James/uncle
Exercise 3. Join the two (or three) nouns. Sometimes you have to use -'s or -s'; and sometimes you have to use ...of... .
the owner/that car
the mother / Ann ……
the jacket / that man
the new manager/the company
the top / the page
the result / the football match
the daughter / Charles
the garden / our neighbours
the cause / the problem
the ground floor / the building
the newspaper / yesterday
the children / Don and Mary
the birthday / my father
the economic policy / the government
the name / this street
the husband / Catherine
the toys/the child
the husband / the woman-talking to Mary
the car / the parents / Mike
the wedding / the friend / Helen
Exercise 4. What is another way of saying these things? Use -'s.
a hat for a woman
a school for girls
a name for a boy
a nest for a bird
clothes for children
a magazine for women
Exercise 5. Read each sentence and write a new sentence beginning with the underlined words.
The meeting tomorrow has been cancelled.
The storm last week caused a lot of damage.
The only cinema in the town has closed down.
Exports from Britain to the United States have fallen recently.
Tourism is the main industry in the region.
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