9 May, Victory Day The public holiday of Kazakhstan celebrated since the Soviet times. It is celebrated in honour of the Soviet victory over Hitler’s Germany in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The holiday is filled in with deep patriotic sense. This day people remember those soldiers and officers who died; and there were many Kazakhstanians amongst them.
30 August, Constitution Day of Kazakhstan Constitution Day is a public holiday honoring the day Kazakhstan signed and adopted their Constitution.
This day is celebrated in honour of the Basic Law of the country adopted in 1995 at the national referendum. In accordance with this document, Kazakhstan declares itself a democratic, temporal, legal and social state.
December 16 – Independence Day In just a short span of time, Kazakhstan has managed to become a stable, powerful, and well-respected nation. In honor of the past 18 years of independence, celebrations will be held throughout the country, including concerts, conferences, exhibitions, and feasts.
Exercise 1. Fill in the gaps with the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the following sentences in English.
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1. This river is not long but it is one in the country. (wide)
2. Your car is than mine. (fast)
3. Which is actress in the theatre? (slim)
4. This end is than that one. (clean)
5. This building is in the street. (big)
6. The Atlantic is than the Arctic Ocean. (large)
7. This is day in my life. (happy)
8. The Pacific is ocean on the earth. (large)
9. This equation is than that one. (simple)
10. Which tree is : this one or that one? (low)
11. The sand is here than over there. (dry)
12. Steve is than his brother. (strong)
13. In my opinion, Napoleon was commander in history. (great)
14. The left shoe is than the right one. (small)
15. My car is than yours. (big)
2. Type the superlatives in the boxes for the words below.
For example: wet - wettest
difficult - the most difficult
1. This is the _____ (high) mountain in Australia.
2. That's the _____ (poor) country in the world.
3. They're the ______ (beautiful) flowers I've ever seen.
4. George is the ______ (slow) runner in the race.
5. Anne is the ______ (young) in class.
6. That's the _______ (difficult) exercise I've ever done.
7. This is the _______(busy) restaurant I know.
8. Who has the ______(fast) car?
9. Your pillow is the _____(soft).
10. The room at the back is the (quiet).