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6 GRAMMAR EXTENSION
1 Use the words to make sentences using the 4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.
adjectives and intensifiers in brackets. 0. Sweets and cola are both bad for you. (just)
Cola is just as bad for you as sweets.
0. chocolate / vanilla (far / good)
1. He’s a lot more talented than me. (nowhere)
Chocolate is far better than vanilla.
I _____________________________ as him.
1. computers nowadays (lot / small)
2. Big boats scare me more than small boats. (bigger)
____________________________________
The ______________________ scared I am.
2. tigers / lions (just / dangerous)
3. I run more every day. (further)
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I _____________________ further everyday.
3. Paris / Lisbon (much / popular)
4. I am happier when I’m very busy. (the)
____________________________________
The ____________________________ I am.
4. the Sun / the Earth (far / big)
5. English is far less difficult than Chinese. (lot)
____________________________________
English ______________challenging than Chinese.
5. The Rolling Stones / The Beatles (just / old)
____________________________________
5 Write the correct linker of contrast.
2 Rewrite the sentences using ‘the…the’ expressions. 0. Although we just met, we’ve become great friends.
1. ______________ I don’t like eggs, I eat them for
0. Fast cars make me nervous.
protein.
The faster the car, the more nervous I get.
2. Dogs are great. ______________, I would never
1. Loud music relaxes me.
have one.
____________________________________
3. We went to the beach ______________ the weather
2. I really enjoy scary movies.
was bad.
____________________________________
4. I made dinner. ______________, nobody was
3. It’s expensive to live in cold countries.
hungry.
____________________________________
5. ______________ knowing the language, I was
4. The best teams spend a lot on players.
embarrassed to speak.
____________________________________
5. It’s hard to concentrate if I am very tired.
____________________________________ 6 Complete the sentences so that they are true for you.
0. The busier I am, the angrier I get.
3 Complete the sentences with an adjective in the 1. My school is far ___________________ than
correct form. ____________________________________.
2. English is just as ______________________
0. He’s getting better and better at English every day.
____________________________________.
(good)
3. My family is much _____________________
1. ____________ we are, _____________ we become.
____________________________________.
(old, wise)
4. Teenagers aren’t nearly _________________
2. _____________ we leave, ______________ we’ll get
____________________________________.
home. (soon, quick)
5. The older I get, ________________________
3. Meeting new people is not nearly __________
____________________________________.
everyone thinks. (difficult)
4. You’re far _________ if you live a simple life. (happy)
5. ________________ the meeting, _________
_______ I get. (important, nervous)

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6 GRAMMAR EXTENSION
Answer Key
1 4

1. Computers are a lot smaller nowadays. 1. am nowhere near as talented

2. Tigers are just as dangerous as lions. 2. bigger the boat, the more
3. Paris is much more popular than Lisbon. 3. run further and
4. The Sun is far bigger than the Earth. 4. busier I am, the happier
5. The Rolling Stones are just as old as The Beatles. 5. is a lot less

2 5

1. The louder the music, the more relaxed I feel. 1. Even though
2. The scarier the movie, the more I enjoy it. 2. Nevertheless
3. The colder the country, the more expensive it is. 3. even though
4. The better the team, the more they spend on 4. However,
players. 5. Despite
5. The more tired I am, the harder it is to
concentrate.
6 (possible answers)

3 1. bigger; my cousin’s school

2. fun as maths
1. The older; the wiser 3. larger than most
2. The sooner; the quicker 4. as selfish as adults think
3. as difficult as 5. the smarter I am
4. happier
5. the more important; the more nervous

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