Elementary Vocabulary Grammar

13B. 1–You know, Oliver has got married. His wife is very pretty..–Is she that plump dark-haired girl he dated at university? Her name was Nora, I think.–No, Oliver’s wife’s name is Alice. And she isn’t plump at all, she is tall and slender.2–Dick, I met Maria at а party. She was with a boyfriend.–Do I know him? What is his name?–His name is Clive. I’ve never met him before.–Is he the man with short dark hair?–Yes, he is. And he wears glasses.–Then I know him, he is nice and friendly. READER’S CORNER (p. 75) 1. C; 2. E; 3. D; 4. B; 5. G; 6. A.Ex 8 (p. 76)False : 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10.Corrections: Students’ own answers.Ex 9 (p. 78) Suggested answers.A. 2. A high chair, a low chair; 3. a wide ribbon, a narrow ribbon; 4. a long dress, a short skirt; 5. a lightshirt, a dark shirt; 6. a new house, an old house. B. 2. A high chair is more convenient for a child than a low chair.3. A wide ribbon is more expensive than a narrow ribbon.4. A short skirt is worse for a/the party than a long dress.5. A full box is heavier than an empty box.6. A new house is nicer than an old house.7. A light shirt is better for the wedding than a dark shirt.(неопределённый артикль перед указанными существительными передаёт смысл«вообще». Во всех предложениях перед указанными существительными может такжеиспользоваться определённый артикль THE, если имеется ввиду предмет на картинке:The light shirt is better for the wedding than the dark shirt.)Ex 10 (p. 79)2. Nancy bought a new computer. The new computer works quicker.3. I’ve got a big apple and my brother’s got a small one. But the small apple turned out to be(оказалось) better.4. This is a heavy suit-case and that is a light one. Which suit-case do you want to take?5. The house is very nice, but there is a light bedroom and a dark bedroom in it. I don’t like the darkbedroom.6. Не showed us a long way and a short way to the forest. I chose the short way. It’s quicker.7. You gave me a dirty shirt and I asked for a cl...