What are the most common languages spoken in the world today

Few, many, a few, much, little, a little, a lot of.

1. 
   There are … pages in this book.
   
2. 
   There are … exceptions to the rules in English.
   
3. 
   There is not … information on this subject in the library.
   
4. 
   There is … milk in the pot. Add it to your coffee.
   
5. 
   There are … interesting ideas in his report.
   
6. 
   There is … sugar in my tea. I’d like some more.
   

26. 
    Make these sentences negative and interrogative.
    

1. 
   There are several pronunciation mistakes in this work.
   
2. 
   There are some grammar rules to learn.
   
3. 
   There is an important article at this page.
   
4. 
   There is a library in the University.
   
5. 
   There are many non-residential students in this group.
   

27. 
    Use the necessary form of there is/are.
    

1. 
   … 50 states in the USA.
   
2. 
   … a hotel two blocks from here.
   
3. 
   … no film in the camera.
   
4. 
   … any concert on TV tonight?
   
5. 
   … about 800 000 words in English.
   
6. 
   How many letters … in the English alphabet?
   
7. 
   How many people … in this country?
   
8. 
   … no rules for judging when reading a piece of writing.
   

The Adjective. Degrees of Comparison
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28. 
    Fill in the blanks with the correct comparative and superlative forms.
    

Bad ___________________ __________________
Gentle__________________ __________________
Little___________________ __________________
Clever__________________ __________________
Good__________________ ___________________
Funny_________________ ___________________
Useful_________________ ___________________
Sad___________________ ___________________
Exciting________________ ___________________

29. 
    Make the sentences as in the example.
    

Model: The red book is as old as the blue book but it isn’t so thick as the blue one.

1. 
   This article is ___(long)__ that one but it isn’t _____(difficult) __ the second article.
   
2. 
   Paul is ____(tall) ___ Tom but he is_____(heavy) __ Tom.
   
3. 
   Fiat is _____(comfortable) ___ B.M.W. but it is____ (expensive) ___ B.M.W.
   
4. 
   The weather in Denmark is ____ (warm) ­­­__ in Britain but it is_____(mild) ___ in Britain.
   

30. 
    Fill in the blanks as in the example.
    

I went on holiday last year but it was a disaster! My hotel room was 1) smaller than (small) the one in the photograph in the brochure. I think it was 2) ______ (small) room ___ the hotel. The weather was terrible too. It was 3)_______ (cold) in England. The beach near the hotel was very dirty – it was 4) ______ (dirty) all the beaches on the island. The food was 5) _____ (expensive) ____ 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 _____ the whole shop. But 7)_______ (bad) thing ______ all was that I lost my passport and I couldn’t go back home. It was 8) ______ (horrible) holiday ____ my life.

31. 
    Use very or much.
    

London is becoming a 1) very popular place for American tourists. All the big attractions are now 2)____ busy in summer months. The crowds of tourists around places like Buckingham Palace are 3) _____ bigger than they were a few years 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.

32. 
    Read the extract about Great Britain and talk about its geographical position and main characteristics.