Form the comparative and the superlative forms slow, pretty, little, old, big, polile, good, many, expesive

Slow - slower - the slowest
pretty - prettier - the prettiest
little - less - the least
old - older - the oldest
polite - more polite - the most polite
good - better - the best
expensive - more expensive - the most expensive

Глагол to be — это слово «быть». Сложность в том, что в английском его вставляют везде, где только можно, а в русском уже давно, эдак века с пятнадцатого, забыли о нем. Вспомните, когда в фильме «Иван Васильевич меняет профессию», царь говорит:

Аз есмь царь!

Вот это есмь и есть наш, родной глагол to be . Сейчас вместо царей — президенты, а вместо есмь — в лучшем случае, тире:

Я — президент!

Перейдем к английскому. Там и для королевы, и для простых людей, и вообще, для каждого лица есть своя форма глагола to be , и ее НЕЛЬЗЯ пропускать.

Допустим, надо сказать такую фразу:

Мой папа — самый лучший.

Нельзя пойти по очевидному пути и сказать:

My father — the best.

Чего-то не хватает, и это глагол to be !

My father is the best.

Проблема в том, что, если не знать заранее, никогда не поймешь, что is — это и есть to be . Слова-то внешне непохожие. Вот как выглядит глагол to be в разных лицах:

A band of birds is __playing___ electric guitars and cymbals in a walk through area of the arts center. This is part of an art installation in London's Barbican Center that's become a musical sensation. «This art gallery is exceptional,» says the director of the gallery.

 

B3 PLAY

 

«We thought it__would attract___lots of people but it's exceeded our expectations in that way»

 

^ B4 ATTRACT

 

Only 25 people at a time ___are allowed__in. Some wait quite a while before getting into the small exhibition space. The entrance is dark, with projections of electric guitars on the walls. The space then opens up and birds flutter between man-made islands, tapping on guitars and

 

B5 ALLOW

 

upturned cymbals,__producing___music of a sort. The director says there are rules.

 

^ B6 PRODUCE

 

Don’t feed ___the birds, because they are on a very strict,healthy diet,» the director warns. «The 40 birds here are regularly checked by animal specialists to make sure they're healthy.»

 

B7 NOT FEED

 

 

Musician Bobby Gillespie_has heardabout it from his colleagues.

 

B8 HEAR

 

«I think the birds are probably__better___musicians than most musicians»

 

B9 GOOD

 

 

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Seven __activistsfrom around the world have received the Goldman Environmental Prize for 2009. Marc Ona Essangui won from Africa. Mister Ona heads two environmental organizations in Gabon.

 

^ B10 ACTIVE

 

 

He has worked to make known the unlawfulagreement_ behind a huge Chinese mining project. The project threatens Gabon's rainforests. Mister Ona has faced threats of arrest and prison for his efforts. Maria Gunnoe won from North America. She works with a coalition to organize neighborhood groups to fight

 

^ B11 AGREE

 

environmentally__harmful___activities by coal companies.

 

B12 HARM

 

She has had to take__security ___measures to protect her family from threats. Rizwana Hasan from Asia is an environmental lawyer from Bangladesh. She worked to make the public aware of the dangers of the ship-breaking industry.

 

^ B13 SECURE

 

 

Ships no__longer___in use contain dangerous materials which can be released into the environment when they are taken apart. Her efforts have led to stronger environmental rules governing the ship-breaking industry.