happy (happier)

dangerous (more dangerous)

safe (safer)

healthy (healthier)

small (smaller)

big (bigger)

intelligent (more intelligent)

funny (funnier)

useful (more useful)

poisonous (more poisonous)

heavy (heavier)

fast (faster)

air travel / a lot / safe / driving a car

(Air travel is a lot safer than driving a car.) 
hurricanes / a lot / dangerous / thunderstorms
(Hurricanes are a lot more dangerous than thunderstorms.)  
laptops / a little / heavy / tablets
(Laptops are a little heavier than tablets.) 
The Internet / a lot / useful / an encyclopedia
(The Internet is a lot more useful than an encyclopedia.)  
The Ferrari Enzo (218 miles per hour) / a little / fast / the Porsche 918 (186 miles per
hour).
(The Ferrari Enzo is a little faster than the Porsche 918.)

A horse can run (a bit faster than) a lion. (fast +)

A mountain lion can jump (a lot further than) a red kangaroo. (far ++)
A giraffe can run (a lot faster than) a polar bear. (fast ++)
A red kangaroo is (a lot less heavy than) a grizzly bear. (heavy --)
A giraffe is (a lot taller than) a grizzly bear. (tall ++)
A Galapagos giant tortoise is (a lot slower than) a lion. (slow ++)
A grizzly bear is (a bit lighter than) a Galapagos giant tortoise. (light +)

Hunters used the poison from the dart frogs (on their arrows).
The blue dart frog is a lot (less) poisonous than the golden dart frog.
The poison comes from (the insects and plants).
There are (a lot fewer) blue dart frogs now than in the past.
The blue dart frog is (more endangered than) the golden dart frog.

The blue dart frog is not as poisonous as the plants and insects it eats.  (TRUE)
The dart frog can kill you. (TRUE)
The dart frogs live in the desert. (FALSE)
The dart frogs are only poisonous when they are in the forest. (TRUE)
You can save the dart frogs by buying them as pets. (FALSE)

GORILLA
LEOPARD
ELEPHANT
LION
DOLPHIN
GOAT
SNAKE
MONKEY
DEER
HORSE
DOG
CROCODILE
MOUSE
FROG
COW
HIPPO
SHARK
OX
BAT
TIGER
UNITE 10 LESSON 1

A What happened to you? You look like you’ve been in a fight.

B I got hit by a ball, that’s all. Jack kicked the ball and it hit me in the eye.
B I landed on my arm. I can’t lift anything now. (A Do you want to lie down?)
B No, I’m fine. I fell when the ball hit me, but then I got up again right away.
A Well, I think you should sit down. (A Were you OK?)
A Do you want to lie down? (B I landed on my arm. I can’t lift anything now.)
A Were you OK? (A Well, I think you should sit down.)

They (had talked) (talk) about their vacation. 

They (had eaten) (eat) lunch together. 
Then, his wife and mother (had gone) (go) shopping. 
When they got back, he (had disappeared). (disappear) 
He (had cleaned) (clean) the apartment. 
He (had left) (leave) his cell phone on the coffee table in the living room.  
He (hadn't taken) (not take) any clothes with him. 
Nobody has seen or heard from him since.

Example I / hear / the story / before

I had heard this strange story before.

Luckily / the suspect / write / everything / down / in / his datebook

Luckily (the suspect had written everything down) in his datebook.

At first / the police / not believe / his story

(At first, the police didn't believe) his story.

But after / they / read / his datebook, / they / start / believe / him

But after (they had read his datebook, they started to believe him).

They / keep / him / in / a prison cell / overnight, / but / they / release / him / the next day

They (kept him in a prison cell overnight, but they released him) the next day.

After / they / release / him / they / arrest / the real thief

After (they had released him, they arrested) the real thief.

When the helicopter (arrived) (arrive), the hiker (had fallen) (fall) farther down the cliff. 
She (stopped) (stop) breathing after her horse (had thrown) (throw) her. 
'I (had fallen) (fall) off my motorcycle when this man came to help me. He (saved) (save)
my life!'  
After they (had rescued) (rescue) him from the house, the firefighters (put out) (put out)
the fire. 
When the ambulance (got) (get) there, the pilot (had died). (die)