Interval grading №2 for the third-year students in the spring term. Version 1

a. a large number of vehicles close together and unable to move or moving very slowly

2. humid			b. firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid
3. estimate			c. obtain something from (a specified source)
4. potential			d. a relatively high level of water vapour in the atmosphere
5. steering wheel			e. give (money or goods) for a good cause, for example to a charity
6. traffic jam			f. too ripe; past its best
7. solid			g. having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future
8. derive			h. roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
9. donate			i. a ​wheel in a ​vehicle that the ​driver ​turns in ​order to make the ​vehicle go in a ​particular ​direction
10. earn			j. to get (money) in return for labour or services
1	2	3		4	5	6	7	8	9	10

II. Complete the sentences by using the bolded adjectives in its correct form.
1. Amy has a beautiful baby, but my daughter has the __________________ baby on earth.
2. I live in a large family, but my grandfather lived in a _______________ one.
3. We have only little time for this exercise, but in the examination we'll have
even _____________ time.
4. Lucy is clever, but Carol is _______________ than her.
5. Have you visited the old castle? It was the _______________ one we visited during our holidays.


III. Translate the text and retell it.
Kenya has introduced a new system to make shopping more eco-friendly. The Environment Ministry has launched a campaign to encourage the use of biodegradable shopping bags across Kenya. The East African Standard reported that the Environment and Natural Resources minister launched the new bags, which are designed to reduce litter and prevent pollution. A spokesperson said: “This will make our landscape less of an eyesore.”
It was difficult to introduce the new bags in Kenya. Manufacturers complained that changing from the traditional plastic bags would cost 20,000 jobs. Environmentalists argued that reducing litter and pollution was far more important. The new biodegradable bags will also help reduce Kenya’s high rates of malaria. The new “green” bags decompose and thus prevent breeding grounds for mosquitoes. A nationwide ban on plastic bags is next on the agenda in Kenya.