Grammar and Vocabulary Unit 5

Grammar less ... than, the least ..., (not) as ... as

can, can't, could, couldn't 4 Cross out the extra word.

Cooking is the less fun than reading.
1 Choose the correct option. 1 You aren't as old as than me.
Jo could play the piano when she was three! 2 Are apples as the healthy as oranges?
present ability / past ability 3 This is the least than expensive phone.
1 No, you can't go to the party. 4 Tom's town is less as quiet than Maria's town.
present ability / present permission
2 Could you eat sweets when you were younger? Vocabulary
past permission / present ability
3 I could read before I started
school.
Life stages
present permission / past ability
5 Match the words 1–6 to the pictures A–F.
4 My brother can speak five languages!
present ability / past ability 1 teenager C 4 elderly
2 adult 5 middle-aged
Comparative and superlative 3 baby 6 toddler
adverbs

2 Complete the table.

Adverb Comparative Superlative

happily more happily than the (1)

A B C
happily

well better (2) the best

hard (3) hard than (4) hardest

D E F

allow somebody to / be allowed to

Verbs: lifestyle
3 Put the words in the correct order.
6 Choose the correct option.
to / his / computer / us / dad / our / allows / use
Does Jodi do / have well at school?
Our dad allows us to use his computer.
1 Yes, you can go / study on the school trip.
1 to / allowed / Tina / late / is / stay up / ?
2 We invite / have a lie in every Saturday.
3 Can you help / spend me with my homework?
2 out / didn't / me / last night / allow / go /
4 I don't want to study / share a room with her.
my parents / to

Expressing opinions
3 to / song/ you / download / allowed / the / were
/
7 Are the people asking for opinions (A),
?
expressing opinions (E), making
comparisons (M), agreeing (AG) or
4 allowed / late / on Sundays / to / we’re / disagreeing (D)?
sleep late Let's buy it – it's the least expensive. M
1 I'm afraid I don't agree.
5 her / to / I’m / allowed / not / talk / to 2 What did you think of the variety show?
3 That's a good point.
6 outside / go / he / allow / the / to / doesn’t / cat 4 In my opinion, that act was boring.
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