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    5A GRAMMAR comparative adjectives and adverbs, as…as

    a Write sentences about the pictures using comparative adjectives and adverbs.

    1 1 French / easy to learn / Russian 2

    French is easier to learn than Russian.

    2 Belgium is / hot / France.

    3 3 Surfing is / exciting / fishing 4

    4 Sophie plays tennis / well / Emily

    5 5 Sydney is / far from London / Delhi 6

    6 Jason gets up / early / his wife

    7 7 Claire works / hard / Sally 8

    8 The traffic is / bad at 8.30 / at 9.30

    9 9 Harry writes / quickly / Paul 10

    10 Life in the city is / stressful / life in the country

    b Rewrite the sentences from a using not as...as.


    1 Russian isn’t as easy as French. 6 Jason’s wife .
    2 France . 7 Sally .
    3 Fishing . 8 The traffic at 9.30 .
    4 Emily . 9 Paul .
    5 Delhi . 10 Life in the country .

    ACTIVATION

    Test your memory. Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. For each picture,
    say a sentence with a comparative adjective or adverb from a and not as...as from b.
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    5B GRAMMAR superlatives (+ ever + present perfect)
    a Write the opposite superlatives.

    1 the most unfriendly the friendliest 7 the most crowded

    2 the most expensive 8 the most hard working

    3 the most exciting 9 the nearest

    4 the most generous 10 the most difficult

    5 the most patient 11 the most stressed

    6 the loudest 12 the most unhealthy

    b Write the questions using the superlative form of the adjective + ever + present perfect.
    1 Who / generous person you / meet
    Who’s the most generous person you’ve ever met?

    2 What / difficult language you / learn


    ?

    3 What / good restaurant you / eat at


    ?

    4 What / expensive thing you / buy


    ?

    5 What / hard thing you / learn to do


    ?

    6 What / long journey you / make


    ?

    7 What / interesting historic building you / visit


    ?

    8 What / beautiful place you / be to


    ?

    9 What / exciting film you / see


    ?

    10 What / far you / run


    ?

    11 What / cold place you / be to


    ?

    12 What / important exam you / take


    ?

    ACTIVATION

    Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in b.


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    5C GRAMMAR quantifiers, too, (not) enough
    Choose the correct word or phrase for each sentence. Circle the correct form.

    1 Jackie spends too many / too much money on shoes.


    2 A good diet can prevent lot of / a lot of illnesses.
    3 ‘How was the job interview?’ ‘It was OK. I wasn’t too / enough nervous.’
    4 I think I have enough money / money enough to pay for this.
    5 How much / many fruit do you eat?
    6 Can you help me? This case is too / too much heavy.
    7 Could I have a little / a few milk, please?
    8 I’m going away on holiday for a few / a little days next week.
    9 You don’t do many / much exercise. Why don’t you come jogging with me?
    10 I can’t teach children. I’m not patient enough / enough patient.
    11 Too much / Too many chocolate isn’t good for you.
    12 How many / much hours do you work a day?
    13 I spend too much / too many time at the computer.
    14 I couldn’t finish the report because I didn’t have time enough / enough time.
    15 I have too many / too much clothes. I can never decide what to wear.
    16 We’re going to buy a little / a few things for our new flat today.
    17 Are you enough well / well enough to go to work today?
    18 I’m going to have very little / very few free time this weekend.
    19 My husband does a few / a little housework every day.
    20 We buy too many / too much vegetables. We never eat them all!

    ACTIVATION

    Look at the sentences and say if they are true for you. Compare with a partner.
    I watch too much TV. I spend too much time on social media.
    I don’t drink enough water. I have too many clothes.
    I don’t do enough exercise. I drink too much caffeine.
    I’m not organized enough. I don’t eat enough fruit and vegetables.
    Yes, I watch too much TV. How many hours a day?
    Maybe an hour. What about you? I don’t watch much TV.
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