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INGLÉS A DISTANCIA
PROGRAMA:

INGLÉS: II NOMBRE ROSA MARIA LOPEZ ROJAS

GUÍA: 1 FECHA DE ENTREGA: NOTA:

GRAMMAR TOPICS LANGUAGE FOCUS AND VOCABULARY

 COMPARISONS  ADJECTIVES

ANSWER SHEET
Page Exercises Tutor’s feedback
35 Circle T (True) or F (False) for the sentences below
1. Harry’s got blonde hair (T)/F
2. Olivia prefers the boys in Australia to harry. T/(F)
3. Sally likes boys with blonde hair. T/(F)
4. Sally thinks Tony is interesting. (T)/F
5. Mum Wanted to listen to Olivia and Sally on the phone. T/(F)
6. Harry prefers Sally’s second ‘sorry’. (T)/F

Work with a partner. Ask and answer about these things, use the
words below to help you

1. I think Japanese food is better than pizza

- No , I preffer Pizza
2. Do you like Mondays
No, I think the Fridays are better
3. Do you prefer blue eyes or green eyes
I don’t mind
4. Do you like dogs
I like dogs but I think the cats are better
36
Look at the pictures. Match the numbers to the correct word.
Then listen and check

HAIR COLOUR

Red (3)
Brown (4)
Blonde (2)
Black (1)

Hair type

Long (2)
Short (4)
Straight (3)
Curly (1)

EYE COLOUR

Blue (3)
Brown (4)
Green (2)
Black (1)

DESCRIPTIONS

Old (3)
Young (5)
Slim (5)
Plump (2)
Tall (6)
37 Short(1)

38 Read and write the names of the boys under the pictures
Kevin (4)
Tom (1)
Paul (2)
Ben (3)

Write the comparative forms of these adjectives

1. Strong=Stronger than
2. Tall=Taller than
3. Young=Younger than
4. Funny= Funnier than
5. Cold-=Colder than
6. Short=Shorter than
7. Slim-= Slimmer than
8. Good=better than
9. Long----------Longer than
10. Wavy--------- Wavier than
11. Straight------- More straight
12. Bad------------- worse
Use the adjectives in brackets and write comparisons
1. Mike is taller than James
2. My hair is longer than her hair
3. February is shorter than December
4. Monica is funnier than Paula
5. Pizza is better than spaghetti

Write answers to the questions. Begin each answer with “yes”

1. Are Ferraris expensive? (porsches)

2. Is it hot this year? ------ yes, but the last year it was hotter than this
year
3. Is the test difficult--------- yes, is harder than the test last week
4. Is basketball exciting? (volleyball)------- yes, is more exciting than
volleyball

Compare the pictures, write sentence, use not as as

1. Jim is not stonger than Steve
2. The grand hotel is better than the palace hotel
3. Canada is not bigger as Russia
4. Spain is not hotter as Britain

Use the words to make (not) as ….as comparisons

1. I’m not as all as my sister
2. Mike is not as shorter as jack
3. His hair as not longer as his sister’s
4. Sue as not older as her brother
5. Your mother as not older as my grand mother
6. Jeff as not more good looking as Tom

39 Read this extract from a newspaper. Then listen and tick what the teenagers
say about Atlantis
1.
 I believe Atlantis existed (T)
 I think it was closer to japan than Europe (F)
 I think Atlantis is older than Europe (T).
1. Dan
 I am sure Atlantis existed (T)
 In 2222 Atlantis will come back out of the waves of the ocean (T)
 When this happens, many animals in the world will die (T)