Not so ... as - не такой... как

Example: This ball is as big as the other ball.

Exercise 6. Insert as... as or so... as.

1. Mike is... tall... Pete. 2. Kate is not... nice... Ann. 3. My room is... light... this one. 4. This book is not... thin... that one. 5. Sergei is... old... Michael. 6. She is... young... Tom's brother. 7. This woman is... good... that one. 8. Nick's English is not... good... his friend's. 9.1 am not... tall... Pete. 10. This woman is... young... that one. 12. I am... thin... you. 13. Kate is... lazy... her brother. 14. This child is not... small... that one.

Exercise 7. Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the one above. Use the positive degree.

è Sweden is bigger than Belgium.

Belgium isn’t as big as Sweden.

 

1. The other students learn more quickly than me.

I don’t learn …………………………………………………………….the other students.

1. You’re very angry and I’m very angry also.

I’m …………………………………………you.

1. The Seats at the front are more expensive than the Seats at the back.

The Seats at the back aren’t ……………………………………………….the Seats at the front.

 

1. Central Park in New York is bigger than Hyde Park in London.

Hyde Park in London isn’t ……………………………………………Central Park in New York.

1. Her last film is very good and her new film is also very good.

Her last film is ………………………………………………………..her last film.

 

Exercise 8*. Translate into English.

1. Этот дом такой же высокий, как тот. 2. Сегодня вода в реке не такая теплая, как вче­ра. 3. Ты не такой умный, как папа. 4. Индия не такая большая, как Китай. 5. Темза такая же красивая, как Нева. 6. Его бабушка не та­кая старая, как дедушка. 7 Яблоки такие же вкусные, как сливы, но не такие вкусные, как груши. 8. Русский музей такой же богатый, как Эрмитаж? 9. Державин не такой знаменитый, как Пушкин. 10. Днепр не такой длинный, как Волга.

ADJECTIVE + ER THAN

Example: This ball is bigger than the other ball.