Exercise 1. Write the Comparative forms of the adjectives: 0. tall - taller
1. fast ____________
2. heavy ____________
3. dangerous ____________
4. small ____________
5. large ____________
6. light ____________
7. rare ____________
8. common ____________
9. bad ____________
10. good ____________
2. Complete the sentences 1. Is your brother ___________ (tall) you?
2. I think Spanish is ___________ (easy) Japanese.
3. Our dog is ___________ (nice) your dog.
4. Glass bottles are ___________ (good) plastic bottles.
5. I think Rafael Nadal is ___________(good) tennis player in Spain.
6. Sharks are ___________ (dangerous) other fish.
7. This situation is ___________ (serious) the last one.
8. He is ___________ (smart) his brother.
9. My brother wanted ___________ (expensive) trainers in the shop.
10. Today is ___________ (good) day of the year.
3. Fill in the gaps with the superlative form of the adjectives given. 1. It is the shop in town. (large)
2. Monday is the day of the week. (bad)
3. Ben was the person in his family. (noisy)
4. Sam is the in the class. (popular)
5. Which is the subject at school? (difficult)
6. Jim is the player in the football team. (good)
7. Elephants are the animals. (heavy)
8. Let's pick the apple of the tree. (big)
9. Mary is the girl in the class. (thin)
10. That is the sofa in our house. (comfortable)
Essay: Traditions and customs of European countries XII. Cultural and national holidays Vocabulary Multinational
Victory Day
Independence Day
Holiday
Celebrate
Traditional
Related
Sovereignty Event
Wealth
Annual
Text In Kazakhstan, like in many other countries of the world, people celebrate such traditional holidays as, for example, New Year and the 8th of March. However, there are several special holidays in Kazakhstan related to the history of the country.
National holidays, public holidays, vocational and other holidays are celebrated in the Republic of Kazakhstan.
National holidays are the holidays established in the Republic of Kazakhstan in honour of the events, which have special historical significance and which had essential impact on the development of Kazakh sovereignty. Celebration of national holidays is accompanied by the official arrangements in the central and local state agencies.
The national holiday in the Republic of Kazakhstan is The Independence Day on 16 December celebrated on 16-17 December.
Public holidays are the holidays devoted to the events, which have public and political significance, and the holidays traditionally celebrated by the citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Celebration of the state holidays can be accompanied by official arrangements.
Public holidays in the Republic of Kazakhstan are the holidays celebrated on the following days:
New Year - 1-2 January;
International Women’s Day - 8 March;
Nauryz Meiramy - 22 March;
Unity of the Nations of Kazakhstan - 1 May;
Victory Day - 9 May;
Constitution Day of the Republic of Kazakhstan - 30 August;