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👉 A CLOSER LOOK 2
Grammar
Double comparatives
💡 Remember
We use the with comparative adjectives to show that one thing or situation depends on another.
Example: The more developed the city is, the more crowded it becomes.
The nearer we got to the suburbs, the less busy the road was.
- Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. Lan isn't home yet. The later / more late it gets, the more worried I get about her.
2. He wants a new house. The larger the house is, the comfortable / more comfortable he feels.
3. She thinks the bigger the city is, higher / the higher the cost of living gets.
4. The famouser / more famous the city is, the higher number of tourists it can attract.
5. The larger population the town has, more difficult / the more difficult it is to find a job. - Find a mistake in the underlined parts in each sentence below and correct it.
1. I love the spicy food in this city. The hottest the food is, the more I like it.
A B C D
2. I got stuck in a traffic jam yesterday. The more congested the road was, the tired I became.
A B C D
3. The modern the library is, the more attractive it is to teenagers.
A B C D
4. The streets are getting dirtier. The more crowded this city is, more polluted it becomes.
A B C D
5. The denser the buildings are, the more ugly the city becomes. It'll soon look like a concrete jungle.
A B C D
Phrasal verbs (2) - Match a phrasal verb in column A with a suitable word / phrase in column B.
A B 1. get around a. noise pollution 2. carry out b. friends 3. come down with c. a project 4. hag out with d. the city 5. cut down on e. the flu - Complete each sentence with a phrasal verb in 3. You can change the form of the verb when necessary.
1. I'm _____ a cold. I have a runny nose and a sore throat.
2. We all need to _____ using our cars and ride our bikes more to reduce air pollution.
3. When I was in town, I chose to _____ by bus.
4. Where do teenagers in your neighbourhood often _____ each other?
5. The authority is _____ a plan to solve traffic congestion in the downtown area. - Work in pairs. Tell each other whether you agree or disagree with the following ideas.
1. The busier the city is, the more unhappy its people are.
2. The older the city becomes, the less attractive it is to immigrants.
3. Your home town should cut down on noise pollution.
