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1) Mark couldn't lift the suitcase, he was too weak.
Mark wasn't __________________________________ lift the suitcase.
2) "Why don't we go to the beach?", I said.
I suggested ____________________________________to the beach.
3) There was nobody on the beach when we arrived.
There wasn't __________________________________ on the beach when we arrived.
4) Susan couldn't swim as well as Betty.
Betty _________________________________________ than Susan.
5) I last saw dolphins when I was a child.
I haven't _______________________________________ I was a child.
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1) I've never been to this place before.
It's the ________________________________________I have ever been to this place.
2) Taking pictures is not allowed in here.
You are _______________________________________ take pictures in here.
3) There were many exhibitions about history in the museum.
The museum _________________________________________ many exhibitions about

history.
4) I met one of my friends in the museum.
I met a friend ________________________________________in the museum.
5) We won't be able to get back home if he doesn't give us a lift.
Unless _____________________________________________us a lift, we won't be able to

get back home.
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1) Our children walk to school instead of coming by bus.
Our children come to school on
Submit instead of coming by bus.
2) The test was so difficult that only few of us completed it.
It was _____________________________________ test that only few of us completed it.

3) My brother has borrowed the car from me.
I __________________________________________ my brother the car.
4) I was told about the accident by Jenny.
Jenny _______________________________________about the accident.
5) John told Adam he would invite him next time.
John said, 'I _______________________________________ you next time'.
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1) We both like pizza more than chicken.
We both prefer pizza _______________________________________ chicken.
2) It usually takes me two hours to wash my car.
I usually spend two hours _______________________________________ my car.
3) Sarah became a talented cook because she liked cooking.
Sarah liked cooking __________________________________________ she became a

talented cook.
4) I went to the old gym every month.
I used __________________________________________ to the old gym every month.
5) William cooked this delicious dinner himself.
William cooked this delicious dinner ___________________________________ own.
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1) Does classical music interest you?
Are you _________________________________________ classical music?
2) There weren't many children swimming in the pool.
There were only ___________________________________children swimming in the pool.
3) Ronald is fifteen. Alice is fifteen, too.
Ronald is ___________________________________________Alice is.
4) How much does the plane ticket to London cost?
What is __________________________________________the plane ticket to London?
5) May I turn down the radio?
Do you mind _________________________________turn down the radio?

Facebook
Do you use any of the social networking websites which are so popular these days, the
places where you can connect up with friends and relatives and meet people who share the
same interests as you? If you’re younger you may use MySpace, young adults are more likely
to be found on Facebook and busy professionals may prefer something like LinkedIn. But at
least two of these sites have one thing in common: apart from being social spaces where
you can meet and chat to people, share photos and other things, they’ve all added new
verbs and nouns to the language in the past couple of years. Let’s take a look at some
examples. You can facebook your holiday photos (upload them to your Facebook page),
facebook someone to see who they are (look him up in Facebook), facebook someone about
a party (contact someone through their Facebook page) and ask permission to facebook
someone (add them as a Facebook friend).
As you can see, ‘facebook’ is a pretty versatile word, and you could say the same about
‘myspace’, which you will find being used in much the same way all over the Net. LinkedIn
(being a more adult, professional community) has not been used in the same way. While
you’re ‘facebooking’ or ‘myspacing’ you may also find yourself ‘commenting’ (writing a
comment on someone’s Facebook or MySpace page), as in this example: ‘I commented Mary
that she should come to the pub on Saturday and she commented me that she couldn’t
because she was going away for the weekend’.
Questions
1. People who use Myspace are generally not as old as people who use Facebook. T/F
2. LinkedIn is for people with good jobs. T/F
3. Sites like these have given new words such as adverbs and adjectives to the language. T/F
4. Myspace has proven to be a less versatile word than Facebook. T/F
5. All three of the sites mentioned have provided some new words. T/F
6. In this Internet context, ‘to comment’ means to leave a message for someone on their
site. T/F
7. You can use Facebook for different purposes. T/F
8. The new terms have been in use for ten years. T/F
9. The word ‘facebook’ has various uses. T/F
10. You need someone’s authorisation to add their name to your facebook page. T/F
ANSWER KEY
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5. Facebook: 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) F 6) T 7) T 8) F 9) T 10) T.

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B 1.

Mark wasn't __________________________________ lift the suitcase.

2) "Why don't we go to the beach?", I said.

I suggested ____________________________________to the beach.

3) There was nobody on the beach when we arrived.

There wasn't __________________________________ on the beach when we arrived.

4) Susan couldn't swim as well as Betty.

Betty _________________________________________ than Susan.

5) I last saw dolphins when I was a child.

I haven't _______________________________________ I was a child.

1) I've never been to this place before.

It's the ________________________________________I have ever been to this place.

2) Taking pictures is not allowed in here.

You are _______________________________________ take pictures in here.

3) There were many exhibitions about history in the museum.

The museum _________________________________________ many exhibitions about

4) I met one of my friends in the museum.

I met a friend ________________________________________in the museum.

5) We won't be able to get back home if he doesn't give us a lift.

Unless _____________________________________________us a lift, we won't be able to

1) Our children walk to school instead of coming by bus.

Our children come to school on

Submit instead of coming by bus.

2) The test was so difficult that only few of us completed it.

It was _____________________________________ test that only few of us completed it.

I __________________________________________ my brother the car.

4) I was told about the accident by Jenny.

Jenny _______________________________________about the accident.

5) John told Adam he would invite him next time.

John said, 'I _______________________________________ you next time'.

1) We both like pizza more than chicken.

We both prefer pizza _______________________________________ chicken.

2) It usually takes me two hours to wash my car.

I usually spend two hours _______________________________________ my car.

3) Sarah became a talented cook because she liked cooking.

Sarah liked cooking __________________________________________ she became a

4) I went to the old gym every month.

I used __________________________________________ to the old gym every month.

5) William cooked this delicious dinner himself.

William cooked this delicious dinner ___________________________________ own.

1) Does classical music interest you?

Are you _________________________________________ classical music?

2) There weren't many children swimming in the pool.

There were only ___________________________________children swimming in the pool.

3) Ronald is fifteen. Alice is fifteen, too.

Ronald is ___________________________________________Alice is.

4) How much does the plane ticket to London cost?

What is __________________________________________the plane ticket to London?

5) May I turn down the radio?

Do you mind _________________________________turn down the radio?

2. LinkedIn is for people with good jobs. T/F

4. Myspace has proven to be a less versatile word than Facebook. T/F

7. You can use Facebook for different purposes. T/F

9. The word ‘facebook’ has various uses. T/F

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