1. Use the information to answer the questions. 1) Bill is older than Ben. Karen isn’t as old as Ben. Who is the oldest? 2) Leo is quieter than Jack. Jack is louder than Ivan. Ivan is as quiet as Leo. Who is the loudest? 3) The film is better than the book. The book is worse than the TV programme. The TV programme is better than the film. Is the film, the book or the TV programme the best? 4) The black trousers were too small. The jeans were too big. The shorts weren’t big enough. Were the jeans, the shorts or the trousers the biggest? 5) The train is more expensive than the plane. The car is as expensive as the train. The plane is less expensive than the train. Which is the cheapest?

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Answers

1. Bill is the oldest. Bill is older than Ben, and Ben is older than Karen. (Билл самый старший. Билл старше Бена, а Бен старше Карен.)
2. Jack is the loudest. He is louder than both Leo and Ivan. (Джек самый громкий. Он громче и Лео, и Ивана.)
3. The TV programme is the best. It is better than the film, which is better than the book. (Телепрограмма лучшая. Она лучше фильма, который лучше книги.)
4. The jeans were the biggest. They were too big, while the trousers were too small and the shorts were not big enough. (Джинсы были самыми большими. Они были слишком велики, тогда как брюки были слишком малы, а шорты — недостаточно велики.)
5. The plane is the cheapest. It costs less than the train and the car. (Самый дешёвый — самолёт. Он стоит меньше, чем поезд и автомобиль.)