Grammar section

GRAMMAR SECTION

№1 Fill in the correct pronoun.

Last year Francis and 1) his sister Caroline went on holiday to Paris. Unfortunately, 2)_____ was a disaster. First of all, 3) ______ nearly missed 4)______ flight because 5)______ car broke down. Then Francis couldn’t find 6)_____ ticket, until Caroline realized that she had both 7)______ ticket and 8)______ in 9) ______ handbag. When 10) _______ got to Paris, 11)______ couldn’t find 12) _______ hotel. Caroline fell over and twisted 13) ________ ankle when 14) _______ climbed out of the taxi. Francis tried to help 15) _______ and strained 16)_______ back, so 17) ________ both had to spend the rest of the week in bed. This year 18)_______ are hoping to see some of the sights of Paris on 19)_________ holiday.

№2 Fill in: ‘very’ or ‘much’.

London is becoming a 1) __________ popular place for American tourists. All the big attractions are now 2) _________ busy in the summer months. The crowds of tourists around places like Buckingham palace are 3) __________ bigger than they were a few year ago. Sales of postcards and other souvenirs are 4) __________ higher now than in past years. This is 5)_________ good news for the British tourist industry.

№3 Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative forms.

I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was 1) _________ (small) than the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was 2) _________ (small) room in the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was 3) ________ (cold) than in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was 4) _________ (dirty) of all the beaches on the island. The food was 5) ____________ (expensive) than I expected and I didn’t have enough money. One day I went shopping in a big department store and I broke a vase. It was 6)_____________ (expensive) vase in the whole shop. But 7) ____________ (bad) thing of all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was 8) ___________ (horrible) holiday of my life.

№4 Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative forms.

Dear Anna,
Here I am in Las Vegas! I’m having a wonderful time. The weather is 1)_______ (hot) and 2)_______ (dry) than in England. The houses are 3)_______ (big) than ours, and the cars are 4)_______ (long) and 5)_______ (wide) than those in our country. I love the food here. Yesterday I had 6)_______ (good) hamburger I’ve ever eaten! The hotel is beautiful. I think it’s 7)_______ (beautiful) hotel I’ve ever seen. At the moment I am in a casino. It’s 8)_______ (big) in the world and it’s 9)_______ (busy) in town. I’ll phone you when I get back.
Love, Jim.

№5 Complete the letter using the correct comparative and superlative forms.

Dear Chris,
I’m having a lovely time here in Spain. Last week it was warm, but this week it’s 1)_______ (hot). Everything here is 2)_______ (beautiful) than I imagined and Spanish food is 3)_______ (tasty) I have ever eaten. The beaches are lovely, but they’re much 4)_______ (busy) than in England. At the moment I am sitting next to the hotel swimming pool. It’s 5)_______ (big) I’ve ever seen. This is probably 6)_______ (good) holiday I’ve ever had.
See you next week,
James.

№6*Complete the letter using the correct comparative and superlative forms.

Dear Carmen,
Thanks for letting me stay in your villa in Spain last month. It was 1)_______ (good) holiday I’ve ever had. It was 2)_______ (much) fun than last year’s in France. I think the Spanish people are 3)_______ (friendly) than the French, and I couldn’t communicate 4)_______ (easily) in Spanish, although I still found it 5)_______ (difficult) than German. The weather was much 6)_______ (warm) than in England, where we’ve had 7)_______ (bad) summer in over ten years. I loved Spain so much that I think I could live there 8)_______ (happy) that anywhere else in the world.