Прилагательные – исключения:

хороший - good – better – the best

плохой - bad – worse – the worst

много - many, much – more – the most

маленький - little – less – the least

дальний - far – farther, further – the farthest, the furthest.

Для усиления сравнительной степени употребляются слова much, far, a lot со значением «гораздо».

Для сравнения двух предметов одинакового качества прилага­тельное в положительной форме ставится между парными союза­ми as ... as, означающими так же ... как: This classroom is as warm as that one.

Для выражения неравной степени качества в двух сравнивае­мых предметах используется союз not so (as) ... as - не такой ... как: This student is not so (as) lazy as Jack.

Text 7 Travelling

People began to travel ages ago. Do you want to go somewhere? Hundreds of companies are there to help you. They will take care about your tickets and make all the reservations needed. You don't speak the lan­guage of the country you go to? There are interpreters that will help you. With modern services you can go around the world. You can choose the means of transport you like: plane, train, ship, bicycle or you can travel hiking. Tourism became a very profitable business because people are ready to spend their money for the great opportunity to have a great time learning about new countries, going sight­seeing, resting and enjoying themselves. I like to travel. First of all, the members of our family usu­ally have long walks in the country. Such walks are called hikes. If we want to see countryside we have to spend a part of our summer holidays on hikes. During such hikes we see a lot of interesting places, sometimes we meet interesting people. It's useful for all members of our family. We take our rucksacks. We don't think about tickets and there is no need to hurry up. If you want to see the beauty of the countryside you have to go hiking. It is traveling for pleasure. You'll be pitching a tent and building an open fire and breathing in the fresh mountain air and enjoying picturesque surroundings. I think you'll enjoy every moment of this journey if you are not a comfort-lover.

Almost all people like to spend their holidays traveling. They travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. City dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea, or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and laze in the sun. If we are fond of traveling we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we read about them in books and newspapers and see pictures of them on TV.

All means of travel have their advantages and disadvantages. And people choose one according to their plans and destinations. Different people prefer different means of traveling. Some people like to climb the mountains; others like to go by train with all modern accommodations and without peculiar adventures. However which ever tourism a man would like, any change of place and new impressions are useful. They prevent a man from getting old. When I spend a holiday in travelling I always take a camera with me and photograph everything that interests or pleases me: the sights of a city, views of mountains, lakes, valleys; the ruins of ancient buildings. Some years later that will remind me the happy time that I had.