Ex: Riding a horse is not as easy as riding a motorcycle. (Cuoi ngua khong dé nhu chay xe may.) It's sometimes cheaper to buy a new one than to repair the old one. (Doi khi mua cdi moi con ré hon stia cdi chi.) EXERCISES |. Complete the sentences using as ... as. Choose one of the following words. xpensive comfortable fast long quielly soon often quickly much strong _exclting 1, Idon’tearn as much as I'd like, 2. Oh, don’t sit there, The stool isn’t the armchair. 3. [didn’t want to wake anybody, so I came in Tean, 4, We can’t do crosswords you do. 5. 'msorry’mabit ate I got here I could. 6. Welike to keep fit, so we go swimming ___wecan. 7. twas a difficult question. I answered it ______I could. 8. I prefer surfing to swimming. Swimming isn’t __ surfing 9. How long can we stay with you? ~ You can stay _____you like, 10. Why don’t you buy a motorbike? A motorbike isn’t ___—acar. possible. 1. need the information quickly, so please let me know 12. I don’t like these plastic screws. Plastic isn’t metal. Il. Complete the sentences using a comparative form. 1. It'stoo noisy here. Can we go somewhere quieter? 2, The dining room is so small. like ita bit 3, ‘The exam was surprisingly easy. I expected it to be 4, The weather is too cold in this country. I'd like to live somewhere 5, You were abit depressed yesterday but you look today. away? 6. You're standing too near the camera, Can you move a bit Your work isn’t very good. I’m sure you can do —— You're driving too fast. Could you drive —__— 9. My job is a bit boring sometimes. 1’d like to do something. ZS 10, You hardly ever phone me, Why don’t you phone me —— 11, Don’t worry, The situation isn't so bad. It could be ingly cheap. | expected it to be 12,’The hotel was surprish 13, This coffee is very weak, Hike ita bit TULOAL (PARTS OF SPEECH) « 115,? 14, You're talking very loudly, Can you speak abit — 15, Lwas surprised how complicated it was t0 use the computer. I thought it woulg be Ill, Write the comparative form of the adjective or adverb in brackets. Use ‘than where necessary. ‘They've made these chocolate bars smaller. (small) Sport is more interesting than politics. (interesting) We could have found the place with a map. (easily) | was feeling tired last night, so I went to bed. usual. (early) ‘The weather is getting _—. (bad) Health and happiness are__—money. (important) You need to draw it___. (carefully) Tike living in the country. I’s living in the town. (peaceful) |. Wecan’t hear. Could you speak alittle__2(slowly) 10, can’t stay __ halfan hour. (long) 11, Acellphone would be a present. (useful) 12. It’salong way from here to the station - __I thought. (far) 1, Can’tyou think of anything to say? (intelligent) 14, Itwas usual in town today. (busy) 15. Unfortunately her illness was__ we thought at first. (serious) IV, Comment on these situations, Write sentences with a comparative and than. Use these adjectives: big, fast, expensive, long, old, popular, strong, tall, cold, far, bad, early, frequently, busy, high. 1. Yesterday the temperature was nine degrees. Today its only six degrees. It’s colder today than it was yesterday. 2. The journey takes four hours by car and five hours by train. Travelling by car is. 3. Chris and Joe both did badly inthe exam, Chris got 20% but Joe only got 15%. joe ee 4, Lexpected my friends to arrive at about 4 o'clock, In fact they arrived at 2:30. Myfriends aii i 5, The film lasts two anda half hours, but the videotape is only two hours ‘The film ene 6, ‘The cassette is $11,000, and the CD is $18,000, as ~~ The CD 116 « GIAITHICH NGO PHAPTIENG ANH.7, Dave and I went fora run, [ran ten kilometers. Dave stopped aftr eight kilometers. Tran 8. The castle was built in 1878 and the church in 1925. Thabcontle gets ft 9, Mike is 1.7 meters tall, but Harriet is 1.8 meters. Harriet 10. Andrew hasn’t many friends. Claire has lots of friends. Claire 1, Mark's car has room for five people, but Sandra’s has room for only four. Mark's car iss 12, Sears Tower in Chicago is 442 meters high. Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur 4s 452 meters high. Petronas Twin Towers is 13, Wewere very busy at work today. We're not usually as busy as that. isiiastah Sareea! ccc ame MR 14, Youcan go bybus orby tain, The buses run every 30 minutes. The trains run every hou, “The bose t cris ierlis vaio ms ena oen ct Ac aaa ce ae 15, Daniel can lift 90 kilos, but Matthew can lft 120 kilos. Matthep ienwniioienaegrae FS L Complete the sentences. Use a superlative (-est or mast) and a preposition (if necessary). This room isnice. It's the nicest room in the hotel. Susan is very beautiful. She’ the most beautiful girl I've ever met. Itwas a very happy day. It was __——myllfe. She’s avery intelligent student. She's ___— the class, The speech was very boring, It was___—I'veever heard. the town, the year. I’sa very large company. I's ‘August is very wet. It's ‘The meal was delicious. That was |. Matthew always drives carefully. He drives — ve had for along time, all the drivers. Seen ay eee 10. She isa very good player. She is one of the team, 11, Manchester United savy faious football team. They're one of the world 12. Melanie isa quick child, She reacts — the three sisters, 13. Iewasavery bad experience. Iis one of ———— mye. 14, Wes very valuable panting, It's ——thegaller: the year, 15, Springisa very busy time for me. I's — CHUONG 1'TU LOAL (PARTS OF SPEECH) © AZ —<$—$_$—$—————VI. Write the sentences from the notes. Use the superative form of the adjective, : 1, Melanie/ kind person/ 1 know — Melanie is the ‘kindest person I know. Triday/ busy day/ week ‘This watch/ one! expensive! the store ‘This Beatles album/ good/ they ever made ‘Alan/ successful salesman/ company ‘That! funny joke/ I've ever heard Mary/ patient person/ my daughters “Ten kilometers far distance/ he've ever run Complete the sentences, using the structure . This subject gets harder and harder all the time. (hard) 'm ust getting more and more confused. (confused) It's becoming for me to keep up. (difficult) L 2 3. 4, The textbook just gets. (complicated) 5. Ispend time on my work. (much) 6. Z 8) 9. vil. er and ...eror more and more. My list of things to do gets____—. (long) ‘As I waited for my interview I became . (nervous) My problems ust getting ________. (bad) Since she has been in Britain, her English has got__. (good) 10. My bags seemed to get__________as I carried them. (heavy) 11, Travellingis becoming (expensive) 12, That hole in your pullover is getting_________. (big) Vill. Complete each sentence using the information in brackets and the structure with two comparatives. (The rent is high.) The bigger a flat is, the higher the rent is. (You learn quickly) The younger you are, pa (The roads are quiet.) ‘The earlier you leave, et (The choice is wide.) ‘The bigger a supermarkets, aS (I get confused.) ‘The more I try to work this. ‘out, (Youcan speak fluently.) ‘The more you practice, (The beaches get crowded.) ‘The better the weather is, (Shebecame impatient) ‘The longer she wait, ies hard to concentrate.) ‘The more tired you are, 10, (The product is reliable) q ‘The higher the price, 118 + GAL THICH NGO PHAP TIENG ANH1X. Complete the sentences. Use the comparison of the word in brackets 1, Mary isn’t _____ (pretty) as her sister. 2, Thesteak is_______(expensive) than the fish. 3. Ofthe four dresses, Ilike the redone___________ (well). 4, Nobodyis_________(happy) than Miss Snow. 5, Itwasan awful day. Itwas_______ (bad) day of my life. 6. Johnismuch____(strong) than I thought. 7. They have got three daughters.________(old) is 14 years old. 8. Thanksto the progress of science, human lif is. (good and good). 9. MrBrownis_______(delightful) person I have ever known, 10. Thecompetition makes the price of goods_________(cheap and cheap). Il, Sam's conduct is_____(bad) than Paul’. 12, These boys are___(ill-prepared) for employment than my children. 13, What is___ (popular) sport in your country? 14, Theyspeak English______ (fluently) than we do. 15, Ofthe three boys, Harryis_______(badly-bred). X. Complete the conversations, using the correct form of the word(s) supplied and adding any other words needed. 1. A: Whyhave you bought a new car? B: Weneeded one witha. (big) boot, to take our sports gear 2. A: Which is ____ (small planet) in our solar system? B: Pluto, isn’t it? [know it's (far) away from the sun, 3. A: Doyou like playing badminton? B: No, I prefer tennis. [think tennis is __ (interesting) badminton, 4. A: Whois__. (good! student) in the class? B: Matthew is _____ student in the class. He's ____ other students, (intelligent) 5. A: What’s the weather like in Ho Chi Minh City? B: Wsgetting __ (bad). A: Is April __(hot/ month) of the year? B: Yes, itis. 6. A: Shall we go fora swim? It’s lovely and sunny. B: Pmnot sure, There's quite a strong wind. I think you'll find i's (not/ warm) i looks, when you get outside, 7. A: Whichis (high) mountain in Africa? B: Pm not sure, Kilimanjaro, perhaps? CHUONG 1 TU LOAL (PARTS OF SP) cu 119A: Where's that? In Zambia? B:; No, it’s___—(ar! north) that. Kenya I think. A: Which mountain is —— (high), Everest or Kilimanjaro? Everest, It's (high mountain) in the world. What is (important) in one’s life? It’s money, isn’t it? In my oppion, health and happiness are —————— (important) money, Hurry up! We'll miss the train. Can’tyou run (fast)? Sorry, 'm going ___— (fast) Ican already. OK. I guess you're quite a bit (short/ 1) after all. Pm very sorry to hear of your mother’sillness. Unfortunately her illness was Does she feel___— (healthy) now? Yes, she’s alittle bit_____ (good). ‘Are you still trying to get that stain out of the rug? Yes. I've tried all sorts of soaps and things but it’s still __ (clean) when I start. We'd better go tothe bank this morning. Can't we go (late)? No. They shut. (carly! here) they do at home. How was your driving test? Oh, not so bad really. It was ____(much/ easy) I'd expected, in fact. So, you've passed? ‘Yes, Ihave Congratulations! That’s______(good) news I've heard for ages! Is your new car as big as the old one? No, it’s ______ (small), so ituses ___ (little) petrol. They tested some small cars, and this one costs ____(litle) to run of all the cars in the test. 10. (serious) we thought at first. it B AL B: AL A: B: A B AL B: 2. 1B. 4. PRP ER PRE E 1 hear you were having problems with your business las year. Is it_____— (good) this year? B: No, I’m afraid it’s ______(bad) ifanything, ‘A: J suppose people just aren't spending they used to, Xi, Complete the sentences with than or as. 1, can’t reach as high as you, You're taller than me! Lam, 2, He doesn’t know much, I know more (much/ money) 3, Idon't work particularly hard. Most people work as hava 120 « GIALTHICH NGU PHAP TIENG ANILWe were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised She’s nota very good player. 'm abetter player They've been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky You speak English very well. Wecan’t speak aswell I didn’t spend as much money as you. You spent more money xil, Some of these sentences are correct, and some are incorrect. If a sentence is correct, put.a tick (v). If itis incorrect, cross the wrong word and correct it. You're the luckiest person I know. wav ‘The situation is getting difficulter. more difficult Silver isn’tas expensive as gold, Thisis the quicker way to school. Is Rachel elder than Vicky? Who is the cleverest student of the class? This month has been weter than last month. ‘The weather is getting more and more hot. : ‘The telephone is one of the most useful inventions ever.__ 10. You and Luke are both better than I. 11, ‘This game is more exciting as the ast one. ° 12, The piano is heavier than the sofa. : 15. She isthe rich woman in the world. bli 14, Idon'thave as much tapes asyou. 15, You're taller than he is. Se Xl Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in brackets. ‘This hotel is more expensive than all the others. (most) ‘The moon isn’t as hotas the sun. (hotter) T'mnotas patient as you. (more) ‘The table and the desk are the same size. (big) Prices just get higher all the time, (and) ‘The dress is cheaper than the skirt (expensive) ‘This crossword isthe easiest. (difficult) ‘Their excitement was increasing al the time (exci ed) twee ae ey 9. Pye never read a more romantic story. (most) Wsthe z = 10, Abus is cheaper than a taxh, (Hess) qrvone TU LOAL eaRTS OF SERCH + 121 ew