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4B. Comparison
1. Write the comparative form of the adjectives and quantifiers. ⇒ 4.1
| 1. small 2. large 3. early 4. powerful 5. much 6. bright | 7. few 8. many 9. far 10. wet 11. pretty 12. frightening |
2. Complete the email with the comparative form of the adjectives and quantifiers in brackets. ⇒ 4.1
Dear Aunt Polly,
I hope you're well. Jake seems (1) _____ (happy) at his new school. It's (2) _____ (small) and (3) _____ (friendly) than his old school. His grades are (4) _____ (good) than last year. He gets (5) _____ (a little) homework but the lessons at school are (6) _____ (difficult), he says. The only bad thing about his new school is that it's (7) _____ (far) from our house. At the moment
he cycles there, but he's planning to go by bus when the weather gets (8) _____ (cold) and (9) _____ (wet).
I'm working hard for my exams but I’m not enjoying it. It's always (10) _____ (bad) at the weekend because I want to go out!
3. Write sentences comparing a and b. Include the correct form of the words in brackets. ⇒ 4.1, 4.2
1. a. Iceland b. Egypt (far/ cold)
Iceland is far colder than Egypt.
2. a. the Earth b. the sun (much/ small)
3. a. gold b. silver (heavy)
4. a. rock-climbing b. hiking (dangerous)
5. a. cycling b. skiing (much/ easy)
6. a. the USA b. the UK (far/ big)
7. a. Porsches b. Skodas (expensive)
8. a. icestorms b. thunderstorms (far/ rare)
9. a. a broken ankle b. a sprained ankle (bad)
4. Write sentences based on the information. Use (not) as .. as and the adjective in brackets. ⇒ 4.3
1. Tom and Karen both weigh 72 kg. (heavy)
Tom is as heavy as Karen.
2. The pen costs £12.95 and the book costs £8.50. (expensive)
3. Darren is 154 cm tall and Lucy is 165 cm tall. (tall)
4. London is 150 km away and Leeds is 180 km away. (far)
5. The skiing holiday costs £500 and the beach holiday costs the same. (cheap)
6. About a hundred students choose to study Spanish each year and only fifty choose French. (popular)
4D (Part 1). Superlatives
5. Write the superlative form of the adjectives. ⇒ 4.4
1. big ____________
2. scary ____________
3. bad ____________
4. far ____________
5. good ____________
6. intelligent ____________
6. Complete the sentences with superlative adjectives. Add in or of before the final noun. ⇒ 4.4, 4.5
1. Joe is _____ (intelligent) boy _____ the school.
2. Friday is _____ (good) day _____ the week.
3. This is _____ (bad) restaurant _____ London.
4. Lake Superior is _____ (big) _____ the five Great Lakes.
5. 21 December is _____ (short) day _____ the year.
7. Write the questions. Use the superlative form of the adjective, and add in or of where necessary. ⇒ 4.4, 4.5
1. Who/ intelligent/ person/ the class/?
Who’s the most intelligent person in the class?
2. What / good /day/ the week/?
3. What/ bad/ day/ the week/?
4. What/ beautiful/ city/ your country/?
5. Who/ good-looking/ actor on TV/?
8. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions in exercise 7. Give your opinions.
4D (Part 2). Too and enough
9. Write sentences with words from the table below. Use too and the infinitive. ⇒ 4.6, 4.8
James is too young to take his driving test.
| James You This pizza The sky’s It’s This suitcase | cold young cloudy short heavy hot | reach that shelf. swim in the sea. lift. eat. take his driving test. see the stars. |
10. Rewrite the sentences in exercise 9 with the adjectives below and enough. ⇒ 4.7, 4.8
dear cool light old tall warm
James isn't old enough to take his driving test.
4B. Zero conditional
11. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. ⇒ 4.9
1. If we _____ (use) public transport instead of cars, we _____ (reduce) our carbon footprint.
2. If we ______ (cut down) rainforests, we _____ (destroy) many animals' natural habitat.
3. We _____ (can) combat climate change if we _____ (conserve) energy.
4. You _____ (save) electricity if you _____ (not leave) the lights on.
