ADJECTIVES/ADVERBS- Proper adjectives are always written with capital letterse.g. British pluck, Arabic language/numerals but Arabian camelI.COMPARISONIRREGULAR !"r#sGood Better The bestBad Worse The worstar artherurtherThe !arthest "#distant$The !urthest "#additional$%ittle %ess The least&uch/many &ore The moste.g. at the !$rther end o! the street, a !$rther discussion, until !$rther notice, nothing !$rther to sayO%&er/E%&er' to re!er to age is "%&er "and used predicatively$- &y brother is "%&er than me( "but &ye%&er brother- implies seniority- my e%&est son$Latter/Latest/ Latter/ the Last' Later news says that)"recent$* +is %atest novel "the most recent$Latter "as opposed to '"r#er$- the second o! the two'"re#"st re!ers to rank, ,uality- -ne can.t tell who is !"re#"st in the list o! great novelists "The !irstshows se,uence in a series' /ours was the !irst$(LESS ()$antit*+/LESSER ()$a%it*+' choose the %esser evil( 0 have %ess time !or trips this year(I.,. M"n"s*%%abic a&-ecti.es make the comparison in /ER and /ESTI.0. P"%*s*%%abic a&-ecti.es make the comparison by adding MORE and T1E MOSTI.2. T1E 3 COMPARATIVE when 1 changes happen in the same timee.g. The "%&er 0 get the ha44ier 0 am(0 am getting !atter and !atter(I.5. Thec"#4arati.eisused!oracomparisonbetween1elementsandthesuperlative!oracomparison between more than 1e.g. 0 have two houses but 0 like the bigger( / 2hoose the %esser o! two evils(3he is the #"st bea$ti!$% o! all our colleagues( I.6.The c"#4arati.e e4presses contrast' the $44er/%"7er %i4-M"re/M"st can have uses that are not comparative in!lections' e.g. +e is #"re than ha44* about it(+e is #"re g""& than ba&(3he is#"st $nha44*/bea$ti!$%"e8tre#e%*9 abs"%$te s$4er%ati.e: e8cee&ing%*;tre#en&"$s%*; ".ersensiti.e; $%tra#"&ern$I.e; a%i.e; a%"neas%ee4; asha#e&; a7a>e; a7are; i%%; $4sete(g( 0 have been i%% !or a long time( / 0 e4amined the sic> person yesterday(The animal was a%i.e( / 0t was a %i.ing animal.III.ADJECTIVE MODI'IERS 3he is so nice a person( / 3he is such a nice person( / 3he is too s4ecia% a girl(III.,. Intensi!*ing a&-ecti.es (E#4hasi?ers+ with a heightening e!!ect' 4$re !abrication,ac%ear!ailure, an"$trightlie, a&e!initeloss, at"ta%nonsense, a4er!ectidiot, theabs"%$telimit, the.er*end/person"a#4%i!iers$ asopposedto&"7nt"ners"as%ighte!!ort, a !eeb%e joke, >in& "! clever$(III.0. P"st#"&i!*ing a&-ecti.es can be seen as reduced relative clausese.g. The men 4resent were his !riends( "who were present$/ anyone inte%%igent can do this("who is intelligent$/ 0 would like to try on something %arger "which is larger$( The peoplein."%.e&/c"ncerne&/ The hotel "44"site9A&-ecti.es are 4"st4"se& 7hen:a.accompaniedbyaphrasee4pressingmeasurement' ahouse!ive!loorshigh/ a river two hundred miles %"ngb.therearetwoormorecoordinateadjectives'hewasabigman,s)$are9sh"$%&ere& and han&s"#ec.theadjectiveis!ollowedbyaprepositional phrase' aperson 7"rth*o!respect/gree&* !or money&.a!ter a proper name and the de!inite article' Char%es9the9Greate. the 6-adjectives' the house ab%a?e, the boats a!%"atIII.2. M"&i!icati"n"!c"#4arati.eswith'sti%%; e.en; !ar;a%"t; agreat&ea%; rather;s"#e7hat; scarce%*; har&%*; a %itt%e etc(e.g. 3he is !ar #"re bea$ti!$% than you(0 have much #"re money than you( "with uncountable nouns$0 have many #"re !riends than you( "with countable nouns$III.5. M"&i!icati"n "! s$4er%ati.es with VER@ and B@ 'ARe.g. +e is the .er* best pupil in our class( / +e is b* !ar the best 4$4i% in our class(3he is b* !ar the best o! us all( III.6. A&-ecti.es 4re#"&i!ie& with intensi!*ing a&.erbse.g. $nbe%ie.ab%* c$te; a#a?ing%* ca%#; &ee4%*/high%*/stri>ing%*/shar4%* critica%(othera#4%i!ierssuchasa7!$%%*s"rr*;&"7nrightri&ic$%"$s; t"ta%%*$nacce4tab%e;entire%*!ree; 4er!ect%*reas"nab%easwell as&"7nt"nerssuchasabit&$%%; near%*&ar>; har&%* n"ticeab%e; s"#e7hat $neas*; s"rt/>in& "! "+e.s s"rt "! c%e.er* +e spoke>in& "! 4r"$&%*$ ande#4hasiserssuch asrea%%* bea$ti!$%; a%% c"n!$se&; -$sti#4"ssib%e(III. he came/In she came$, D"7n !ellthe apples "D"7n they !ell$(A. OT1ERSA.,. B""sters denoting a high degree "a great &ea%$ and &"7nt"nersA.0. A44r"8i#at"rs' almost, practically, nearly, all but, virtuallyA.2. C"#4r"#isers' kind/sort o!, enough, rather, su!!iciently A.5. Di#inishers'partly, slightly, somewhat, to some e4tent, least o! all, a bit, merely, simplyA.6. Mini#i?ers' hardly, at all, in the least, in the slightest, a bit A.s 7ith "ne "! the !"%%"7ing 4re4"siti"ns: "!; in; !"r; t" 7ith; at; "nA( 0 am interested (((((( learning another language(1( Please don.t get mad (((((( me( 0 was only trying to help(D( +e is capable (((((( being an e4cellent student(E( 0 am accustomed (((((( watching television every evening(F( This !loor plan is similar (((((( the one in the other house(G( 0 am tired (((((( watching television( %et.s go out(C( 0 hope you are not angry ((((( me ((((( being late(H( >ohn is still dependent (((((( his parents(B( 9ick seems to be ,uite satis!ied (((((( his new job(AI( This material is in!erior (((((( the kind we had last year(AA( +e wouldn.t go in, because he was a!raid ((((((thedog(A1( &rs( 2arrol is very !ond (((((( her children(AD( >ack became very e4cited (((((( receiving a promotion(AE( &ary was pleased (((((( her new dress(AF( 0 don.t see why 9ick is so unkind (((((( his brother(AG( 9ave was ,uite agreeable (((((( my suggestion(AC( ;dward became conscious (((((( his duty(AH( +e was always attentive(((((( my ideas(AB( >erry is very generous (((((( his money(1I( >ane was very eager (((((( a glimpse o! the new house(1A( 0 was impressed (((((( the new health resorts at the seaside(11( The work is de!icient (((((( style(1D( Was he !ound guilty (((((( the accident(1E( +e is blind (((((( her mistakes(1F 0 am an4ious (((((( learning my !inal marks(EAERCISE P.GE= / T1E ADJECTIVE'i%% in the b%an>s 7ith "ne "! the !"%%"7ing 4re4"siti"ns: "!; in; !"r; t" 7ith; at; "nA( 0 am interested (((((( learning another language(1( Please don.t get mad (((((( me( 0 was only trying to help(D( +e is capable (((((( being an e4cellent student(E( 0 am accustomed (((((( watching television every evening(F( This !loor plan is similar (((((( the one in the other house(G( 0 am tired (((((( watching television( %et.s go out(C( 0 hope you are not angry ((((( me ((((( being late(H( >ohn is still dependent (((((( his parents(B( 9ick seems to be ,uite satis!ied (((((( his new job(AI( This material is in!erior (((((( the kind we had last year(AA( +e wouldn.t go in, because he was a!raid ((((((thedog(A1( &rs( 2arrol is very !ond (((((( her children(AD( >ack became very e4cited (((((( receiving a promotion(AE( &ary was pleased (((((( her new dress(AF( 0 don.t see why 9ick is so unkind (((((( his brother(AG( 9ave was ,uite agreeable (((((( my suggestion(AC( ;dward became conscious (((((( his duty(AH( +e was always attentive(((((( my ideas(AB( >erry is very generous (((((( his money(1I( >ane was very eager (((((( a glimpse o! the new house(1A( 0 was impressed (((((( the new health resorts at the seaside(11( The work is de!icient (((((( style(1D( Was he !ound guilty (((((( the accident(1E( +e is blind (((((( her mistakes(1F 0 am an4ious (((((( learning my !inal marks(EAERCISE P.GF, / T1E ADJECTIVEP$t the a&-ecti.es in brac>ets in the c"rrect "r&er:A( 9o you have (((((( carK "a, racing, new$1( The museum has (((((( mirrors( "beauti!ul, very, some, :enetian, old$D( ((((((( blouse isn.t in the wardrobe( "green, nice, silken, her$E( (((((( names are 7ichard 2hristian( "!irst, son.s, his, two$F( 3he is (((((( doctor( "woman, ;nglish, young, a, pleasant$G( 0 hate (((((( ladies( "three, ugly, those, old, boring$C( (((((( books are on sale this week( "or, new, geography, old, and, good, bad$H( (((((( classes ended at H o.clock( "teacher.s, the, interesting, a!ternoon$B( (((((( blouses are !or you( "up-to-date, silk, three, these$AI( &r( Brown is wearing (((((( suit( "long, a, becoming, very, grey$AA( Peter has already read (((((( books( ";nglish, several, easy, very$A1( (((((( acts were presented in a 7omanian !ilm( "&ichael, courageous, brave, the, Brave.s, and$AD( 0.d like to have (((((( teacher as you( " good, so, intelligent, and, a$ AE( (((((( laugh was heard( "musical, a, malicious, but$AF( This museum has (((((( paintings( "3panish, old, very, valuable, many$AG( 0 bought a pair o! ((( shoes "leather e4pensive 0talian handmade$AC( 0.m looking!or(((clock radio "white, a, Taiwanese, cheap, !or my bedside table$AH(The car he drives is (((sports car "well-maintained, second-hand,a,with a low mileage$AB( 0 haveinmydiningroom((( dining-table" well polished, beauti!ul, the, anti,ue, mahogany,;nglish$ 0 bought !rom >ohn(1I( 0 lost (((trainers " canvas, 6merican, a pair o!,grey and red, which 0 used !or jogging$1A( We live in a ((( cottage "stone-built, small, old, country$11( 0.m going to buy a (((dress "cotton, summer, pink and white, !or my holiday$EAERCISE P.GF0 / T1E ADJECTIVEBhich 7"r& "r 4hrase in B best e84%ains the state#ents in AHAA( The concerned doctor phoned !or an ambulance(OO1( The doctor concerned is on holiday at the moment(OOD( 0t was a very involved ,uestion(OOE( The person involved has le!t the company(OOF( Present employees number DIII(OOG( The employees present should vote(OOC( 0t was a proper ,uestion(OOH( The ,uestion proper has not been answered(OOB( >ane is a responsible girl(OOAI( The girl responsible has been e4pelled(OOAA( This elect body meets once a year(OOA1( The president elect takes over in &ay(OOBc"rrect; 7"rrie&; 7h"7ast"b%a#e; c"#4%icate&; s4ecia%%*ch"sen; 7ithasense"!&$t*;n"7e#4%"*e&; 7h" has been e%ecte&; here n"7; c"nnecte& 7ith this; itse%!TRANSLATION P.GF6 / T1E ADJECTIVETrans%ate int" Eng%ish $sing a&-ecti.e 7"r&s:A( &-a !elicitat cu o solemnitate batjocoritoare( 1( Pn e4cursia !LcutL Mn ranta, ghidul de atunci s-a achitat !oarte bine dedatorie(D( Tom, un viitor aviator, ia lectii de parasutism(E( Tineti seama de remarca de mai sus(F( %ocuinta unde ne-am mutat are o curte interioarL(G( 2opilul a cLoe.s is somewhat ((((((and !or this complicated schemeit appears to be (((((( o! all the ideas submitted(H( &ost o! the children in the class are considerate( Paul is (((((( than he should be and Teddy is (((((( o!all o! them(B( &ost o! the items on the budget are necessary( Perhaps item AD is(((((( than some o! the others( 0!we must cut anything, then item AD is (((((( o! all and should be !irst to be sacri!iced(AI( 0.ve never met anybody that boring(0 think he is the(((("!unny$person 0 know(EAERCISE P.,,, / T1E ADJECTIVEbig9 s#a%%;e!!icient 9ine!!icient;e8citing 9 $ne8citing;!$%% 9 e#4t*;g""&9 ba&;h"n"$rab%e 9&ish"n"$rab%e; i#4"rtant 9 $ni#4"rtant; %"$& 9 s"!t; n"is* 9 )$iet; 4er!ect 9 i#4er!ect; 4recise 9 i#4recise; 4re&ictab%e 9 $n4re&ictab%e; 4r"#ising 9 $n4r"#ising; )$ic> 9 s%"7;s$r4rising 9$ns$r4rising; ta%% 9 sh"rt; 7i&e 9 narr"7In the sentences that !"%%"7; $se the %east i! the a&-ecti.e a%%"7s this e84ressi"n in !r"nt "! it. I!n"t; %""> in the %ist ab".e an& !in& an a&-ecti.e 7ith "44"site #eaning an& $se that "ne in thes$4er%ati.e:A( &y glass is (((((( ( "!ull$1( +is analysis is (((((( ( "precise$D( The hospital street is the ((((((downtown( "noisy$E( This is the (((((( class in the school( "big$ F( That.s the (((((( way o! doing it( "e!!icient$G( 3he was the (((((( person in the !irm( "important$C( 3ince neither team is very good it will probably be the ((((( game("e4citing$H( That house is not very wide( 0n !act it is the (((((( house in town("wide$B( 0 !eel ashamed o! you( /ou are the (((((( person 0 know( "honourable$AI( The story was very obvious( 0t was the ((((story 0.ve ever read("surprising$AA( 3he is very unrealistic( 3he is the ((((( person 0.ve ever met( "practical$A1( 0t was the (((((( class we have had in this school( "promising$AD( +e.s a nice man, but he had the (((((( mind 0.ve ever encountered( ",uick$AE( The tallest boy is F !t( AA in(( The (((((( is F !t( D in( "tall$AF( /ou could never tell what he would do ne4t( +is actions were the(((((( o! all( "predictable$AG( -! course not all specimens are per!ect, but even the (((((( isinteresting to study( "per!ect$AC( ;ven the ((((( notes are clearly audible in the new auditorium( "loud$EAERCISE P.,,09, / T1E ADJECTIVEThe!"%%"7ingsentencesareinc"rrect asthe*stan&. Re!"r#$%atethesentencess"that the*e84ress the sa#e #eaning b$t $se the c"#4arati.e "! s$4eri"rit* "! the ant"n*#: A( /our house is less near than 0 thought(1( This e4ercise is less good than your last one(D( We.re less bad than you think we are(E( 6 tram is less ,uick than a bus(F( This street is less wide than the ne4t one(G( The sea was less smooth than 0 hoped( C( The river was less deep than he e4pected(H( &y !riend is much less young than he looks( B( 0t is less dangerous to tease a lion than scorn a woman(AI( 6!ter that heavy rain the grass is less brown than it was a week ago(EAERCISE P.,,090 / T1E ADJECTIVE'i%% in the b%an> s4aces 7ith %ess "r !e7er acc"r&ing t" the t*4e "! n"$n that the* #"&i!*:A( 2hildren drink ((((( milk than tea(1( >ane has (((((( !ine shoes than &ary(D( There are (((((( dogs than cats in our town(E( 3he has always had (((((( dresses than the other little girls(F( Peter reads (((((( poetry than prose(G( There will be (((((( rain this spring(C( That !actory employs (((((( men than women(H( There may be (((((( work in the library be!ore the e4ams(B( (((((( graduates will get better jobs this year(AI( There was (((((( snow last winter(EAERCISE P.,,2 / T1E ADJECTIVE#$ch #"re; #an* #"re; a %itt%e #"re; a !e7 #"re; #$ch %ess; #an* !e7er'i%% in the b%an> s4aces $sing "ne "! the intensi!ie& !"r#s %iste& ab".e:A( /ou.ll need (((((( bread than you have bought(1( There are usually (((((( blackbirds than in any other %ondon park(D( There seemed to be (((((( students in the library than be!ore(E( We learned (((((( grammar this year than last year(F( The rench eat (((((( bread than the ;nglish(G( There are (((((( thrillers than are needed(C( 7ubens painted (((((( pictures than some other artists,H( We spent (((((( days in %ondon than in &anchester(B( We generally eat (((((( meat than !ish(AI( 0t seems as though there are (((((( cars than people in Paris(AA( The students read (((((( poetry than prose( A1( There are (((((( women-drivers than men-drivers(TRANSLATION P.,,6 / T1E ADJECTIVEgr"ss%*; high%*; great%*; &ee4%*; #$ch; e8tre#e%*; terrib%*; tre#en&"$s%*Trans%ate the !"%%"7ing sentences $singthe a&.erbs ab".e t" b$i%& abs"%$te s$4er%ati.es:A( 6vNndoindustrie !oarte deets:A( 3hakespeare.s (((((( play is The Tempest( "last, latest$1( They live (((((( door( "nearest, ne4t$D( +ave you seen him at the(((((( end o! the garden( "!arther, !urther$E( Who is the (((((( in the teamK "oldest, eldest$F( 2an you tell me the way to the (((((( post-o!!ice( "nearest, ne4t$ G( Take a seat in the chair (((((( to the !ire( "nearest, ne4t$C( 0.ve read the two poems and copied the (((((( ( "later, latter$H( They needed no (((((( advice on our part( "!arther, !urther$B( 0! you are late the (((((( time, you shall have a whipping( "nearest,ne4t$AI( 6t present my !riend Bob has (((((( money than 0 have( "less, !ewer$AA( 3he o!!ered me grape!ruit and apples* 0 chose the (((((( ( "last, later, latter$A1( Which house is (((((( o! allK "!urther, !arther, !arthest$AD( (((((( she admitted she must pay back the money( "!arther, !urther$AE( This is an (((((( copy o! the book( "older, elder, oldest$AF( Who is the(((((( author among those who have got the literary pri; 7hite; b%$e; green; gre*; A( /ou can argue with her until you.re (((in the !ace, but you won.t be able to change her mind(1( 6!ter several days o! discussion they !inally were given the(((light to go on with the project(D( 6lthough we got a lot o! nice presents, we also got some(((elephants(E( There is a common prejudice that girls who are very beauti!ul are lacking(((matter(F( +e was really (((to leave her there without de!ending her(G( 0 was (((with envy when 0 saw his new >aguar(C( 3ometimes it is better to tell a (((lie than to hurt someone.s !eelings(H( 3he was tickled (((when he complemented her on her dress(REVISION P.,0690 / T1E ADJECTIVEC"n!$sing 7"r&s:A( +is behaviour at the party was "contemptuous/contemptible$1( This must be the "de!inite/de!initive$ re!erence work on 7oman history(D( Wemayhave wonall our matches this season, but we mustn.t allowourselves tobecome"complaisant/complacent$(E( 0.ve always wanted to drive a big "lu4urious/lu4uriant$ car(F( The situation in 2hina at the moment is tense and "volatile/voluble$(G( 0t is most "regret!ul/regrettable$ that he has decided to resign(C( The police have "conclusive/decisive$ proo! that he robbed the bank( H( &y !ather is a great believer in "alternate/alternative$ medicine-especially homeopathy(B( 3he has dyed her hair a "distinct/distinctive$ shade o! blue(AI( 9o you enjoy "urbane/urban$ li!e, or would you pre!er living in the country(AA( +e was a man o! "sanguine/sanguinary$ temperament(A1( &y brother is "credible/credulous$ enough to believe everything you tell him(AD( The Government are very worried about the "elicit/illicit$ sales o! champagne(AE( 0.m a!raid the project is !ar too e4pensive to be "practical/practicable$(AF( There was an "appreciative/appreciable$ drop in temperature (AG( Tasmania lies in a"temperate/temporal$ areas o! the world(AC( 6re these mushrooms "eatable/edible$ or are they poisonous(AH( The majority o! tinned !ood is "de!icient/de!ective$ in vitamins(AB( -nly 1F per cent o! people voted in the local election* the rest were completely"uninterested/disinterested$( 1I( %egal abortion is a cry "emotional/emotive$ issue in 6merica(1A( The di!!erence o! per!ormance between the two computers is "negligent/negligible$(11( The customs o!!icer was very "o!!icial/o!!icious$ and made usopen up all our bags(1D( There are very "severe/strict$ laws in 3weden with regard to drinking and driving(1E( The !irm made "judicial/judicious$ use o! the Government grant(1F( +er per!ormance was "master!ul/masterly$(1G( &y brother is studying to be an "electrical/electric$ engineer(1C( 0 do wish you.d grow up( /ou.re so "childish/childlike$ at times(1H( 6 "classical/classic$ e4ample o! actors !ilming love scenes actually !alling in love was 7( Burtonand %i< Taylor(1B( 0 can.t read your handwriting( 0t.s ,uite "eligible/illegible$( DI( The ,uestion o! e,uality between the se4es is very"actual/topical$ nowadays(REVISION P.,0< / T1E ADJECTIVE'i%% in the b%an>s 7ith the a44r"4riate !"r# "! the a&-ecti.es in brac>ets:A( 0t is((( !or >ohn to play tennis than !or his (((brother( "di!!icult, old$1( 3ibiu has (((((( streets than 2luj-5apoca( "narrow$D( /our attitude turned into the(((((( outburst( "ine4cusable$E( The music is ((((than 0 thought and the wine is also a bit (((( ( "mad, strong$F( 6re the winds o! 3iberia (((((( than in 6laska( "icy$G( Who is the (((((( pupil at schoolK "hard-working$C( 0 don.t think these cakes are any (((((( than yours( "good$H( This silk is(((((( than that 0 bought a month ago( "so!t$B( Try to be a little (((((( please( "calm$AI( The (((((( the weather, the (((((( the grass( "warm, yellow$AA( 6melia is the (((((( o! these nice girls( "slim$A1( Then the storm became ever (((((( ( "violent$AD( Bobby is the (((((( boy in his !orm("clever$AE( +yde Park is (((((( in winter than in autumn( ",uiet$AF( 6nn is (((((( than &ary( "enthusiastic$AG( This is the(((((( view o! all( "enchanting$AC( Please be (((((( otherwise you.ll make the baby cry( "gentle$AH( This copy o! the picture is (((((( than the other ones( "e4act$AB( /ou own the (((((( stamp collection 0.ve ever seen( "complete$1I( /our country house is the (((((( in the region( "attractive$1A( +er story was (((((( than 7oger.s( "breathtaking$11( 0.ve never met a ((((((( man than Benedict( "eccentric$1D( They are (((((( o! him than he is o! them( "a!raid$1E( Peter.s story was the (((((( o! all( "e4citing$1F( 3he gave a (((((( description o! the events than 0 e4pected( "lively$REVISION P.,0= / T1E ADJECTIVETrans%ate int" Eng%ish:A( 3unt MngrijoratL* nici dupL injectii nu se simte mai bine( 1( %a concert a vrut sL stea Mn rNndul cel mai din urmL(D( 2amera era plLcutL si caldL(E( 2eea ce a spus el e nul si neavenit(F( 6cesta este cel mai MndepLrtat colt din 6laska(G( ;ste un om lipsit de prejudecLti(C( 2el mai ascuns gNnd al sLu este sL !acL cercetLri arheologice care sL aducL noi mLrturii desprecivili