COURSE 8

November 6, 2008

popcorn [ p ɔ p k ɔ: n ] – floricele

smb is older than smb else

younger
He is her elder brother.
She is his younger sister.

pretty [ p r i t i ] – drăguţ
to pick [ p i k ] – a culege, a aduna
to gather [ g æ ð ə ] – a aduna

Comparison II
The Degrees of Comparison
There are 3 degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs:
I. POSITIVE
nice
good
interesting
II. COMPARATIVE
1. Comparative of superiority
nicer
better THAN…
more interesting (ca/ decât)
He is taller than me/ than I thought.
(E mai înalt decât mine/ decât am crezut.)
2. Comparative of inferiority
nice
less good THAN…
interesting (ca/ decât)
They seemed less interested than us.
(Păreau mai puţin interesaţi ca noi.)
3. Comparative of equality
nice
as good AS…
interesting
She was as nice as I remembered.
(Era la fel de drăguţă cum îmi aminteam.)
III. SUPERLATIVE
1. Relative
a) of Superiority
nicest
the best OF/ IN …
most interesting
It was the happiest day of my life.
(Era cea mai fericită zi din viaţa mea.)
He was the tallest in his class.
(Era cel mai înalt din clasă.)
b) of Inferiority
nice
the least good OF/ IN…
interesting
She was the least delighted of all.
(Era cea mai puţin încântată din toţi.)
2. Absolute
nice
very good
interesting
most beautiful (foarte frumos)
* the most + Adj./ Adv. → Relative Superlative
most + Adj./Adv. → Absolute Superlative
greatly
highly
much
extremely
deeply
wonderfully + Adjective/ Adverb
incredibly
extremely
surprisingly
awfully

most beautiful – foarte frumos

I saw a most beautiful house.
He is a most fast driver.
the most beautiful – cel mai frumos
He has the most beautiful house of all.
He is the fastest driver in the world.
 Which is the ____________-est _____________ in/of ____________ ?
____________ is the ____________-est in/of ____________ ?

Which is the longest river in the world?

The longest river in the world is the Nile.
Which is the highest mountain in the world?
The highest mountain in the world is Mount Everest.
Who is the best actor?
The best actor is Brad Pitt.
Who is the most beautiful actress?
The most beautiful actress is Angelina Jolie.
expensive [ i k s p e n s i v ] – scump
cheap [ t i: p ] – ieftin
pleasant [ p l e z ə n t ] – plăcut
fast [ f a: s t ] – repede, rapid
slow [ s l əu ] – încet (de mişcare)
sad [ s æ d ] – trist
fresh [ f r e  ] – proaspăt
air [ εə ] – aer

INSIDE [ i n s ai d ] – (adv.) înăuntru, în casă; (prep.) înăuntrul, în interiorul

He is going inside. We are staying inside today.
The ring is inside the box.
OUTSIDE [ au t s ai d ] – (adv.) afară, în afară, în aer liber; (prep.) în afara, în exteriorul
Let’s go outside. The children are playing outside.
The ring is outside the box.

to ride [ r ai d ] – a călări, a merge cu/pe bicicletă/motocicletă

to ride a horse – a călări
to ride a bicycle – a merge pe bicicletă
to ride a motorbike – a merge cu/pe motocicletă
to sing [ s i ŋ ] – a cânta (cu vocea)
to play an instrument – a cânta la un instrument
clever [ k l e v ə ] – deştept
thief [ θ i: f ], pl. thieves – hoţ
turtle [ t ə: t l ] – broască ţestoasă
danger [ d ei n dʒ ə ] – pericol
Adj. dangerous [ d ei n dʒ ə r ə s ] – periculos
 Which do you prefer: __________-ing or ___________-ing?
to __________ or to ___________ ?
I prefer __________-ing / to ___________ .
BOTH.
NEITHER.
Which do you prefer: to skate or to ski? / skating or skiing?
(I prefer) to skate / skating.
(I prefer) both.
(I prefer) neither.
to prefer [ p r i f ə: ] – a prefera
to go to the dentist – a merge la dentist
to go out – a ieşi în oraş
NEITHER [ n ai ð ə ] – niciunul (din 2)
NONE [ n ʌ n ] – niciunul (din mai mult de 2)
BOTH [ b əu θ ] – amândoi/amândouă