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How + adjective
Complete the questions. Use How + the adjectives in the list + is/are.
tall
1 A:

2 tent / going / Mikes / in / sleep / to / a

3 any / buy / arent / to / We / going / clothes

heavy

long

big

far

high
4 library / to / us / outside / going / meet / the

How big is

your computer? that mountain?

B: Its quite small. I can carry it in my bag.

/ Theyre
5 in / stay / not / a / Im / to / hotel / going

2 A:
B: About 1,200 metres.

3 A:
B: 1,145 kilometres.

the Elbe River?

6 invite / her / to / you / going / Janes / party

4 A:

those trees? we from home? your rucksack?

/ to / Are

B: About 15 metres, I think.

5 A:

B: Dont worry! Were nearly there now.

6 A:

Conversations
Complete the conversations. Use going to.
A:
1

B: I dont know, but I dont think I can carry it!

Are you going to spend the day in London? (you / spend )

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Superlatives
Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives.
1 Lake Superior is the

B: Yes,

my cousin me

Sarah. (I / see) 3 at Victoria Station. (She / meet )

A: What B:
5 4

biggest

lake in students in

? (you / do ) a boat trip down

America. (big )
2 Ali is one of the

the river. (We / take)

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my class. Everyone likes him. (popular )

3 My

subject is geography. I flat in the country in the

only got 32% in the last exam! (bad )

4 This is the

Translation
How do you say these sentences in your language? 1 Oh, my goodness!
2 Dont panic. 3 Never mind. 4 How are you going to get there? 5 What else are you going to do? 6 How long is its body?

building because its near the road. (noisy )

5 Libya is the

world. In the summer its sometimes 58C. (hot )

6 You cant buy that jacket. Its the

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thing in the shop! (expensive )

going to
Put the words in the right order and make sentences.
1 travel / Veronica / going / Im / with / to

Im going to travel with Veronica.

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Superlatives
Complete the sentences. Use the superlative form of the adjectives in the box.
long popular high sunny large expensive noisy dangerous
1 Jupiter is

going to: affirmative and negative

Make sentences with going to.
1 I make some tea

Im going to make some tea.

2 They travel across Asia

the largest

planet in the
3 Diana stay with her grandparents

solar system.
2 Mount Kilimanjaro is famous because its

mountain in Africa.
3 There were four accidents in Milton Road last

4 We not bring any food

month. Its

street in our town.

5 I not read this book

4 Those trainers are 170! Theyre

shoes in the shop.

5 Theres lots of light in the kitchen. Its

6 Max and Sophie not go to university

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room in our house.

6 The Thames is 7 Please be quiet, Jessie! Youre

7 We talk to the police

river in England.
8 He not take any photos

person in the class.

8 Everyone loves the Sunset Caf. Its

place in town.

better/best and worse/worst

Complete the sentences. Use better, the best, worse or the worst.
1 The coffee in Spain is great. I think its

going to: questions and answers

Complete the questions. Use going to.
1

Are we going to wait

Karen? (we / wait)

for Tim and

to Danny tonight? (you / talk) after school? ? (we / leave) the party? with us tomorrow? (Lauren / come) home? his car?

the best

coffee in the world. than

3 What

2 The weather today is

(Wayne / do)
4 When 5 Where

yesterday. Its really awful!

3 We all enjoyed the film. It was

than the book.

4 Lizzie wrote

(you / have) poem. She got

6

first prize in the competition.

5 Dont play that song! Its

song

7 How

on the CD.
6 I love this picture. Its

(they / get) picture

8 Why

in the gallery.
7 All the actors were bad, but Patrick McDonald

(your grandfather / sell)

was

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Student A
1 You want to compare three TVs: the Megamax, the Pantech 380 and the Vision X23. Ask

your partner questions with the superlative and write the missing information in the table.
Which TV is the oldest? The Vision X23. Its three years old. The Pantech 380 is two years old and the Megamax is one year old.

2 Answer your partners questions.

Megamax old? heavy? screen colour good? sound expensive? appearance

Pantech 380

Vision X23

1 year old
40"

2 years old
24"

3 years old
17"

powerful

very powerful

OK

3 Work with your partner. Which is the best TV for these people?
a Carol wants a cheap TV that isnt difficult to carry. b Tim wants a big screen and wonderful colour for watching films. c Ann wants good sound and colour, but she doesnt want to pay a lot of money.

Student B
1 You want to compare three TVs: the Megamax, the Pantech 380 and the Vision X23.

Answer your partners questions.

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Which TV is the oldest?

The Vision X23. Its three years old. The Pantech 380 is two years old and the Megamax is one year old

2 Ask your partner questions with the superlative and write the missing information in the table.

Megamax old? weight screen big? 1 year old 52 kg

Pantech 380 2 years old 33 kg

Vision X23 3 years old 14 kg

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colour sound powerful? price appearance good?

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3 Work with your partner. Which is the best TV for these people?
a Carol wants a cheap TV that isnt difficult to carry. b Tim wants a big screen and wonderful colour for watching films. c Ann wants good sound and colour, but she doesnt want to pay a lot of money.

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The longest road in the world

Close your book and imagine youre travelling down the west coast of North and South America. How many places can you think of?
My names Hank Weaver. Im a truck driver. I sometimes travel on the Pan-American Highway. Its the longest road in the world. Why dont you come with me? The highway goes from Alaska in the north to Chile in the south. It goes through 12 different countries and its 16,000 miles long. It goes past lakes and volcanoes, through snow and desert, hills and valleys, jungles and mountains. Californias Pacific coast is my favourite part of the route. Do you know the name of this famous bridge? Its in San Francisco one of the biggest cities on the highway. When Im in Arizona, I always stop for a meal at the Highway Diner. They make the best apple pie in the world. Have a look at this! Isnt it beautiful? Its a Blue Morpho butterfly and it lives in the rainforests of Central and South America. Between Panama and Colombia, there is no highway for 54 miles. This is called the Darien Gap. Some people want to build a road here. But a lot of people dont want the road because this is one of the richest and most important regions for wildlife in the world. Im going to take the ferry now, to the next section of the highway. I mean, you cant go and drive through someones garden, can you?

Life a cultu nd re

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Task Read the text and find the following things.

ABOUT AMERICAN ENGLISH

Sometimes American English and British English are different.

1 A cold place.

4 Something to eat. 5 A rare and beautiful insect. 6 A country in Central America.

Alaska
2 A city on the coast of California. 3 A hot, dry place. 7 An important area for wildlife.

American
highway truck apartment movie

British
road lorry flat film

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