Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Albert Einstein, German scientist
1 GRAMMAR comparative adjectives
a Write the comparative forms of these adjectives in the
correct circle.
bad beautiful cheap dry sad difficult dirty
cold far wet high hungry comfortable thin good
‘one syllable = +-e|
Tvowél+ I consonant
= double consonant +-er
Tor2 syllables
lendinginy = +-ier|
b_ Write sentences using the opposite adjective.
1 Abike is slower thana car.
Acar _isfasterthana bike
2. Lions are smaller than tigers,
Tigers
3 Brazilis wetter than Argentina,
Argentina
4 January is longer than February.
February
5A laptop is more expensive than an iPod.
AniPod
6 Fridaysare better than Mondays.
Mondays
7 Astoveis hotter than a refrigerator,
A refrigerator
8 Spanish i easier than English.
English
2 VOCABULARY high numbers
a KURT Listen and ircld the correct numbers.
1 104 308
2 586 596
32,670 2,660
4 8,905 9.905
5 11,750 12,750
6 543,830 553,830
7 1,315,000 1,350,000
8 25,460,000 35,460,000
b GAAP Listen and write the numbers in words,
11s
2895
3 4,500
412,470
5
6 575,600
7 6,250,000
8 34,800,265
3 PRONUNCIATION 2r/, sentence stress
‘a Write the words in the chart.
better bigger cheaper colder dirtier drier easier
healthier higher slower thinner worse
tree | fish | bird | egg | phone bike
better
b GET Listen and repeat.‘To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer
10B CouchSurf around the world!
1 GRAMMAR be going to (plans), 2 VOCABULARY vacations
future time expressions a Write the expressionsin the correct column,
‘a Order the words to make sentences.
backhome bytrain agoodtime on vacation
1 are | there {you { get to / How / going thesights inahotel nice meals
How are you going to get there 2 somebody around yourtown with afiiend
2 tofisn'/ He {a / going / stay Jin | horel
GO| back home
3 show /to/ They're / city | going | the /me fica
4 good / going jtime {ave | We're to /a
5 is home | to | she / going | When | go
6 not] sights / going /I'm | see {the [to
1b Complete the sentences. Use the correct form of going to.
1 _Arethey going to leave _ by train? (they /eave)
2 We our friends the city (show)
3 They nice meals in expensive
restaurants. (have)
4 witha friend? (you / stay)
5 They the museum. (not visit)
6 the sights? (they / see)
7 He alorof people. (meet)
5 She ‘on vacation this year. (not go)
€ Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of going to,
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afin 00 or afew weeks auf neue eee
ee po oor nha, wih her cousins m Buenos Aires. Theyre going to.
Instead, tm going to CouchSur. hier around the city, and she's
‘A. CouchSurF? What a great idea!” (trave going t0* all the sights. Theyre
et going to 4 lot of nice meals
8 Yes,lam. My best fiend (ive) tosonDege etter Shes gong 10 pees
with some frends. They” (spend) all day Coit ¢ Aline
conthe beach, and they’ {ance alright é _—________
| don't like that kind of vacation. |” (meet) a Wires for a week. The second week, Maria and her cousins
lot of new people and see a lot of new places. ‘are going to travel o the coast. Theyre going to
A Which states ® 2 isi) . ina hotel, and theyre going to
B. Virginia cst, and then North Carolina, South Carolina, and : eee ea arel a
Georgia. My CouchSurfing hosts (show) o bees a rls hie! ae ve
me the sights. 1'* (have) a great time!Love cannot save you from your own fate.
Jim Morrison, singer with The Doors
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GRAMMAR be going to (predictions)
Look atthe pictures. Write sentences using these verbs and be going to.
buy change eat have listen lose read take
1 Theyre going toeat_a pica 2 VOCABULARY verb phrases
2 some money
3 mer Complete the phrases with verbs from the box.
4 aca “be become fall gct60) fave wack move tovel
to misc Ess ei ise bee es
2 abodk: 1 _be lucky,
: a 2 somebory new
3 co. 3 toa different country
4 married
Write a etter inthe box: A = plan, B = prediction i rae,
1 T'mgoing to buy some stamps. 6 inlove
2 es going ro he cold tomorrow 7 famous
3 Jim’ going to study tonight 8 anew job
4 Our teams going tolose this game. 9 hae asurprise
5 ‘There's going beastorm later, 0 toanewhouse
6 [think that restaurant's going to close.
7 They're going to buya new TV.
8 I'm going to booka flight online.
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