Упражнения

I. Образуйте степени сравнения следующих прилагательных: tall, long, important, hot, difficult, wide, heavy, low, interesting, many, wonderful, warm, careful, good, easy, bright, hard, funny, little, short.

II. Вставьте соответствующие формы прилагательных.

1. Mr. Stowman is (good) manager in our company.

2. Some firms make (high) profit than others.

3. The (large) the firm is, the (many) employees it needs.

4. In imperfectly competitive industry output is (low) and price is (high) than in fully competitive one.

5. We work with (old) and experienced agents.

6. He is (clever) accountant I know.

7. They want to get (good) education they can.

8. This product is (expensive) than that one.

9. Online retailing, also known as e-commerce, is (late) form of non-shop retailing.

10. Planned economies are economies with a (large) amount of central planning and direction.

III. Найдите прилагательные в предложениях, определите их степени сравнения.

1. Larger businesses can be set up as limited partnerships.

2. People can produce more than they are able to consume.

3. Entrepreneur takes a new idea or a new product and turns it into a successful business.

4. When rent is high it is more profitable to sell products in a cheaper area.

5. Many people believe that because of high taxes people do not want to work so hard.

6. The better-off members of society use their greater wealth to obtain superior education, better health services, more effective training and better business opportunities.

7. Goods for which demand goes up when income is higher and for which demand goes down when income is lower are called normal.

8. A loan that involves more risk will pay a higher interest rate than a loan with less risk.

Глоссарий

credit union	- кредитный союз
competitive	- конкурентоспособный
retailing	- розничная торговля
e-commerce	- электронная коммерция, покупка и продажа товаров через Интернет
partnership	- партнерство
entrepreneur	- предприниматель
better-off	- состоятельный
interest rate	- процентная ставка

Глагол to be (быть, существовать)

В английском языке должно соблюдаться согласование между числом подлежащего (единственное или множественное) и формой глагола-сказуемого.

Если в предложении сказуемое – не глагол, а существительное, прилагательное, наречие, числительное, перед ним ставится глагол-связка. Как правило, это глагол to be – быть.

Например:

1. I am a student of commerce. – Я – студент факультета коммерции.

2. He is a famous manager. – Он – знаменитый менеджер.

3. They are consumers. – Они – потребители.

Глагол to be в настоящем времени

(The Present Simple)

Утвердительная форма

Лицо	Единственное число		Множественное число
	полная форма	краткая форма	полная форма	краткая форма
1-е	I am	I’m	we are	we’re
2-е	you are	you’re	you are	you’re
3-е	he is she is it is	he’s she’s it’s	they are	they’re

Отрицательная форма

Лицо	Единственное число		Множественное число
	полная форма	краткая форма	полная форма	краткая форма
1-е	I am not	I’m not	we are not	we aren’t
2-е	you are not	you aren’t	you are not	you aren’t
3-е	he is not she is not it is not	he isn’t she isn’t it isn’t	they are not	they aren’t

Вопросительная форма

Лицо	Единственное число	Множественное число
1-е	Am I?	Are we?
2-е	Are you?	Are you?
3-е	Is he/she/it?	Are they?

Например:

1. The solution is to reduce expenses. – Решение – снизить расходы.

2. Is the quantity of the goods important? – Yes, it is. – Важно ли качество товара? – Да.

3. There are many choices, but only one standard. – Существует большой выбор, но стандарт только один.