Exercise 1. Correct the mistakes in this dialogue about a new office. A This office is more noisier than the last one.
B Yeah, but at least it's not as darker as the old one.
A That's true. I just wish it was biger.
B It's much convenienter for teamwork though.
A Yes, but it's much more worse for concentration.
B I think it's as good than the last office, but in different ways.
A Well, you've always been more tolerant that me.
Exercise 2. Decide if these intensifiers indicate a big (B) or small (S) difference.
slightly ; a great deal ; nearly as ... as ; not anything like as … as ; a little ; significantly ; far more ; much less ; marginally ; not nearly ; as a lot .
A: This office is noisier than the last one. (Этот офис шумнее, чем предыдущий.)
B: Yeah, but at least it's not as dark as the old one. (Да, но по крайней мере он не такой темный, как старый.)
A: That's true. I just wish it was bigger. (Это правда. Мне просто хотелось бы, чтобы он был больше.)
B: It's much more convenient for teamwork though. (Он намного удобнее для работы в команде.)
A: Yes, but it's much worse for concentration. (Да, но он намного хуже для концентрации.)
B: I think it's as good as the last office, but in different ways. (Я думаю, что он такой же хороший, как и предыдущий офис, но в разных аспектах.)
A: Well, you've always been more tolerant than me. (Ну, ты всегда был более терпимым, чем я.)
Упражнение 2. Определите, означает ли эти усилители большую (B) или меньшую (S) разницу.
- slightly (немного) - S
- a great deal (очень много) - B
- nearly as... as (почти такой же... как) - S
- not anything like as… as (совсем не такой... как) - B
- a little (немного) - S
- significantly (значительно) - B
- far more (гораздо больше) - B
- much less (гораздо меньше) - B
- marginally (незначительно) - S
- not nearly (даже не близко) - B
- as a lot (так же много) - B