Extra grammar practice extension B2 Unit

Comparative and superlative 2 There is always so much to do and so little time.

ENOUGH
adjectives and adverbs; Other ways
There are not enough time to get
of making comparisons; Articles; so, everything done.
such, too, enough 3 People today have such a lot to do that they forget
1 Complete the sentences with the correct form of about the simple things in life. SO
these words. Use each word once. There is one People today are so busy that
extra word. they forget about the simple things in life.
4 Do we have the right amount of food for dinner
beautiful  • ​bossy  • ​easy  • ​good  • ​hard  • ​shy  • ​thin
tonight? ENOUGH
1 James is looking much thin now. Has he Is it enough food for dinner tonight?
been on a diet? 5 The film was so good that I went to see it again the
next day. SUCH
2 I was studying hard as Tom, but I didn’t
pass the exam and he did. It was such a good film that I went
to see it again the next day.
3 The bossier a student performs, the more self-
confident he gets. 6 We often tell children they aren’t old enough to
know what they want. TOO
4 This test is not easy I thought it would be.
Children are often told they are too young
5 She is unbelievable! She is the best girl I know!
to know what they want.
6 This is where you find the most beautiful view of the city.
5 Complete the sentences with so, such, too or enough.
2 Find and correct the sentences with mistakes.
Tick (✓) the correct sentences. There are a surprising number of child geniuses in
fairer
1 My current employer is much fairest than my old one. the world. Most people assume that children are not
2 most talented man I know.
This musician is the more old (1) enough to achieve very much, but these
3 You are just as talented as this artist. prodigies prove otherwise. Take Alma Deutscher for
sooner
4 The earlier you set off, the soonest you’ll arrive. example. She is only eleven so you would think she
5 They were not as popular they thought and only a so
is (2) immature to compose music.
few fans showed up.
However, she has already written an opera. Yuja Wang
6 When I perform, my mind is calmer than when I am
is a pianist who is (3) such a successful that she
resting.
has been labelled a pop-star pianist. She practised
3 Complete the text with a, an, the or –. (4) so a lot when she was very young that
adults around her realised she was very talented. These
Mastermind is (1) an UK TV show which started people show that you are never (5) too young
in 1972 and still runs today. There is (2) a to achieve great things.
quizmaster and there are (3) - four
contestants. There are two rounds and (4) the
6 Find ten extra words in the text.
contestants take turns to sit in (5) the black
leather chair in the centre of (6) a studio to The Illusionist is a film that came out in the 2006.
answer a series of questions. In (7) the first Edward Norton starred as the most famous illusionist
round they answer questions on a specialist subject of Eisenheim. Jessica Biel played the role of a Duchess
their choice. The second round involves (8) - von Teschen. She was told her to marry the Crown
Prince Leopold. Eisenheim and the Duchess had been
general knowledge questions. The contestant with
in love when they were the younger, but were not
(9) the most points after both rounds is allowed to marry. Although the Crown Prince was more
(10) a winner. richer and more powerful than Eisenheim, the Duchess
did not want to marry him. He was too much arrogant
and narrow-minded. She didn’t respect him such
4 Complete the second sentence so that it has a
enough to marry him. She loved Eisenheim who was
similar meaning to the first sentence, using the
as more sensitive. The Crown Prince tried to get rid of
word given. Do not change the word given. You
Eisenheim, but he wasn’t not as clever as the illusionist.
must use between one and five words, including
the word given. In the end, Eisenheim created his most successful
illusion of all and he and the Duchess managed an
1 It doesn’t matter how old you are, you can always to escape together. They lived together in the most
learn something new. TOO beautiful cottage in the countryside.
You are never too old to learn
something new.

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