Unit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons jl Adjectives ‘Adjectives tell us what something is ike. They are the same in singular and plural. They can be used before a noun crafter linking ver (appear, be, become, ge, fee, ook, seem, smell, sound stay, taste). S's got ong har. These ‘roses sme nice. Adjective can be factual (bg, square, bie et) or express an opinion (rice, beaut et). Jj Order of Adjectives © When two or more adjectives are used before a noun, they normally go in the following order: ji Fact adjectives ao ‘age shape colour origin material used for/be about en Sian + square| brown Chinese | wooden wring fable. itsa ‘© When two or more adjectives are used after a verb, we use and to separate the ast one, Tie music vas loud and deafening. He was considered crue, sesh and ruthiess. ‘© When there are two or more adjectives ofthe same type, the more general adjective goes before the more specie. @ kind, gentle lay © Atraid, alike, alive, alone, ashamed, asleep, content. il, glad eto are never followed by @ noun. The students were ashamed of wat they hee done. (NOT: the-aahamed-stidents) © Chief, eldest, former indoor, inner, main, only, outdoor, outer, principle, upper can only be used before nouns, This is 2” indoor swimming pool (NOT: This swimming poo! i indoor.) © Present and past participles can be used as adjectives. Then wes amusing. We wore amused. Rewrite the sentences putting the adjectives into the correct place, then identity what kind of adjectives th 1 love ice-cream. (strawberry, italian, tasty) .| love tasty [tallan strawberry ‘a ice-creantan (opinion, origin, material) \ Nake af 2 They have a sola. (leather, navy-blue, modern) 3. He loves his bike. (ew red expensive, mourtan) 4. She has a voice (lovely, singing, pure) 5 He's ust sold that suit to a woman (beat, sm, tal, French, young) {6 She bought curtains. row and orange, dining-toom) 7. She bakes cakes. (chocolate, delicous, birthday, round) Sune has a teddy bea. (tiny, Brown) on She was ghen a cess. (black, spectacular, aan, evening) 40 He bought a racquet. (ennis, graphite, NeW)... 11. He has a grandfather. (French, ninety:year-old, wonderful), 12 We watched afm. (Goring, German, black and wit). 1 wears lipstick. (pink, horbe, glossy) Ta 14 We used to have a teacher. (strict, old, biology, American)Unit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons a Most common adjectives do not have a particular ending, However there are certain common endings for adjectives which are formed from nouns and verbs. These are: -able (ovecictabe), al (practice), -ant (observant), -ar (polar), ery (reactionan), -tte (passionate), al (racia), -ent (dependent), -esque {ovcturesque), ul (remorsetu), lan (Acanian,-ble (sensible), e (oramatic), 4eal(econcmica), lous (wicious), ish (celish), -ist (racist), 4ve (reactive), ess (mindless), like (marke), ly (iendy), Ory (celebratory), -ous (glamorous), -8ome (lonesome), y (sunny). {© The most comman prefixes used with adjectives are: a 2300), abe (abnormal), ante anicochvise), dis (discontent), hyper (hypersenstive), lk (legal, me (immoral), In (incredible), W- (iationa), mak (malnourished), non- (non-violent), avers (overactive), pre+ (prepacked), pro- (oro-industy), Sub {suberranean, super-(superconfident), une (unappreciated), under- (under) Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in Choosing a holiday can be an (0) ..2%tguu and EXCITE (1) sesso @xperionee, Imagining all the DELIGHT places you might visit can adda 2) MAGIC touch tothe (3) routine of everyday REPEAT fe, Long, (8) vnnnnnnsen Beaches and a hotel SUN room with a (5) view is what many SPECTACLE — ‘of us expect ofan (6) suse Oliday. Some ENJOY people prefer a CM, (7) nennnnnnennnw time, while RELAX to others a more active, (8) screen hOliday ADVENTURE Cd Whatever you choose, it APPEAL you plan careful, you're bound to have an (10) nn time. FORGET ia Some acjectves can be used with the as nouns to tlk about groups of people in general. These are: the blind, the deaf, the disabled, the elderly, the homeless, the hungry, the living, the middle-aged, the old, the poor, the rich, the sick, the strong, the unemployed, the weak, etc, Disabled people no2d hep and understancing The disabled need help and understanding, (Fler to disabled people in general) The olsabled people ver there are taining {or the Paralympic Games. (refers to a specific group of disabled people) [ ] Fill in the where necessary. 1. He takes... che. disabled children in his area riding on Friday afternoons, 2 When the government decided to raise taxes rich people were unhappy and poor were devastated. 3 elderly as wel... homeless people can very often suffer from loneliness. 4 We were reieved to hear tat all injured were recovered fom the wreckage before the plane exploded. 5 nnn SUPVIVOES Care... injured people to the ambulances. 6B nu Gat communicate by using sign language.Unit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons a [Adverbs normally describe verbs, adjectives, other adverbs or whole sentences. He swims very fast. They tell us how (adverbs of manner -o/u!), where (adverbs of place - here), when (adverbs of time -ormorrow), how often (adverbs of frequency - vay), OR how much (adverbs of degree - complete) something happens. There are also relative adverbs (w/e, wiieve, why) and sentence adverts (maybe). i Order of Adverbs @ Adverbs can be used in front, mid or end position in a sentence. From Md End ‘All afternoon they played quietly in the sitting room. © Adverbs of manner can be used in any positon; infront postion they give emphasis, She opened the leer carefully. Carefully, she opened the letter. (emphasis) © Adverbs of manner, place and time, when used inthe same sentence, are usually placed as follows: “subject + verb manner place time He was working | quietly in the shed all doy Note that when there is a verb of movement, the order is place - manner - time. subject + vero place manner ‘subject + verb’ place manner” time subject + vero ‘She goes tothe gym on foot | every day. Every al ‘Adverbs of frequency (always, ever, occasionally, seldom, sometimes, usually, ec) go aftr the auxiliary ‘but before the main verb. She is always complaining. She always comes on tine. In short answers, however, adverbs of frequency go before the auxiliary. ‘ls fie always so bad tempered?” “Yes, he always is.” @ Adverbs of degree (almost, hardly, quite, etc) go before the words they modiy. / ve almost finished. o Rewrite the sentences putting the adverbs in the correct place and making any other necessary changes. 1 Ferries sail to the island. (weekly, twice, only, during the winter) Ferries eal to the island only twice weekly during the winter. 2 He does the shopping, (reluctantly, at the supermarket, every week) 3 She waited for her test results, (anxiously, in the hospital all day) 4 The clock strikes twelve imes. (exactly, nth hal, t midday) ‘5. My mother used to read to me, (aloud, always, in the evenings) 6 The soldiers marched. (tothe batlild, bravely, yesterday) 7 They go by car, (at weekends, othe leisure centre, sometimes)Unit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons 8 We arived aftr a bumpy fight. (n Scotand, eventually, safely, extremely) 9. The detective had been following the suspect (all day, carefully) 10 She walks. (Quickly, every moming, othe station) 11. Thelitte boy ran. (excited, out ofthe room, suddenly) 42 She tured up looking annoyed. (at the party, unexpectedly, trily) 18. He studied. (har, allmorning, in his bedroom) 14. She looked at her election. (for ten minutes, caretuly,n the miro 15 The chen sit and play. (n ther room, for hours, happy) 16 He waved goodbye, (to his end, atthe airport. sadly) 17 The old boat sailed. (slowly, through the water. this afternoon) 18 He ran to answer the phone. (down the stairs, tothe hal, quickly) 19. She sat reading a book. (ll day, lazy. by the re) 20 He looked to see if anyone was there. (out the window, nervously, this moming) Have you thought about your child's future? (carefully) Have you thought about sending your child to boarding school, bt have been worried about how your child ‘would react to being away from you? (particularly) On the 22nd and 23rd of this ‘month, we, at St James, are opening our doors to parents like you. St James is located near Chatwick main train station and sits on a mountainside overlooking the Menta Lakes. (conveniently/picturesquely) Students sleep in twin rooms that have been decorated and are designed to be as comfortable as possible. (tastefuly/specially) Students work hard and are supervised by experienced teachers. (all day) In the evening they can sit in our comfortable canteen for a very nutritous meal prepared by our resident chef who selects only fresh ingredients. (dailylexpertly) Once youve spent the day with us, we can guarantee you and your child will want to reserve a place. (at once) Have you thought carefuily about your child's future? ia ‘There are certain adverbs which have the same form as thir adjectves. These ae: best beter big, cheap*, clean*, clear*, close’, cold, daily, dead, dear’, deep, direct, dirty, early, easy, extra, far, fast, fine’, free, further, hard, high, hourly, inside, kindly, last, late, long, loud’, low, monthly, past, quick*, quiet*, right, slow, straight, sure, thin’, thick, tight, weekly, well, wide, wrong, yearly, etc. Sie wos ay early reer She woke up early. Those adverbs with an asterisk (*) can be found with ly ending without a cference in meaning, but then they are more formal. / bout t cheap. (informal) ALSO J tought cheaply. (formal)Unit 1; Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons E ] Identity the words in bold as adjectives or adverbs This year’s road race was the 1) best...) [Ve ever seen. The event is held 2) yearly (.....), and entrance to the ‘main stand is 3) free (....). The race is always a4) sure (ous) exhibition of exceptionally 8) fin (....) diving, Was a 6) cold...) morning, and the teams had woken Up T) early (oun) 10 get their cars ready. They had trained 8) long (.......) and 9) hard (....) 0 get here. The race was due to start at 11 o'clock, but started 10) late (cs) a the track wasnt 11) c18@M (on... There Was a 12) loud (..) roar when all the drivers started ther cars, then they proceeded 13) quickly (ss: tothe stating fine. The gun went of, and the cars moved, as in 14) slow (......) moon. They rove 18) past (.....) the stands, and turned a 16) tight...) €emer onto the main circuit. On the fith lap one driver made a 17) wrong (....) decision, and his car stopped 18) instantly...) ast coded witha safety bari. The race was 19) fast (...), and all the divers drove 20) well (...), but it was 21) clear (...) ftom the beginning who was going to win: an Australian driver had taken the 22) inside (.--) lane and overtaken everybody in only the second lap. Over the rest ofthe race he managed to distance himself 23) further (.....) from all the other cars. Iwas an 24) easy (....) vitor for him, and he continued round the track for an 25) extra (....) lap to celebrate his win, 4d ‘Adverbs with two forms and differences in meaning deep = along way down near = close wide = ofttarget deeply = greatly nearly = almost widely = toa large direct = by the shortest route hardly = soarcely pretty = fairy extent directly = immediately high = ato a high level prettily = ina prety way wrong = incorrectly ‘easy = gently and slowly highly = very much—_short = suddenly ‘wrongly = unjustly ‘easily = without ificuty last = afterall others shortly = soon (wrongly goes before free = without cost lastly = rally sure = certainly \erbsipast part. - wrong! willingly late = not early surely = without a doubt wrongly go ate verbs) actly: Very lately = recently ine the correct item. | managed to get to New York easyleasily by fying there directly/direct. ‘She has been deeply/deep upset by his behaviour late/lately. Lately/Late the cost of living has: been increasing: things generally are not nearly/near as cheap as they used to be. It is wideywidely believed that she was wrongiwrongly accused. Laura is avery shy person who rare/rarely goes out and she does not mix ree/freely wit the other students Sho is highiy/high regarded in the school as people can get on with her easily/easy, | was not fullully satisfied with the doctor as he had wrongiwrongly diagnosed my previous illness. “Do you intend to leave shortty/short?” “I think so. I've nearlyinear finished.” He'll surely/sure get a good grade; he's been studying very hardly/hard for the past year. | was pretity/pretty embarrassed when | realised that | had hardly/hard enough money to pay the bill 11, He came lastlastly in the race and was pretty/prettily disappointed with his performance. 12 The train goes direct/iretly to Edinburgh without stopping soit wll probably be full/fully, 13. She free/freely admitted that she had not been working very hard/hardly recently. 14. The hotel's wide/widely range of sports facies let the quests pretty/pretily satisfied 18. Sure/Surely we must be nearinearly there by now. Sweorvous 10Unit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons Quite (= fairy, to some degree) is used in favourable comments. He's que good at fens. is used before alan, He's quite a successiu! businessman. Quite (= completely) is used with adverbs, some verbs and adjectives such as: alone, amazing, brilliant, certain, dreadful, different, exhausted, extraordinary, false, horrible, impossible, perfec, ridiculous, right, sure, true, useless, ec I's quite certain ie commited the crime, Im quite sure he hasnt ol us the tth, © Rather is used: a) in unfavourable comments. She's rather bad at Matis. b) in favourable comments meaning to an unusual degree. Tie meoiig was rather interesting. (t was more interesting than we expected) and ¢) with comparative degree S's rather taller than me. Rather is used before or after aan. {tsa rather cold day. I's rather a cold day. (© Faicy/Pretty are synonymous with quite and rather. They can be used after a. Sio's a airly/pretty hard working person. Lh ‘Underline the words in bold which can be used. In some sentences all words might be possible. 9 10 1" 2 ‘Ann has four children, and they're all quite/ratherfairy/pretty well-behaved. ‘That was quite/ratherfarty/pretty an interesting speech Jane gave. | was quiterather fail pretty impressed. Life is quite/ratherifariy/pretty more dificult now than it was i the past. It was quite/ratherifairly/pretty obvious that he was ying Ken is quite/rather/fairlyipretty a good painter and quite/ratherfaily/pretty imaginative too. ‘The supermarket stocks quite/ratherifaiiyipretty a wide variety of imported products but they are ‘quiterathertairly/pretty expensive. I's quite/rather/fainiy/pretty colder today than it was yesterday. Be quite/rather/fairlyipretty sure to dress up well She's quite/rather/fairy/pretty an arrogant woman. | find her quite/ratherifairly/prtty dificult to get on with, Can we stop for a bite to eat soon? I'm feeling quite/ratherfirlypretty hungry The exercise took quiteratherrtarly'pretty longer than | expected. ‘This exercise is quite/rather/tairly'prety dificult but 'm quite/ratherifairly/pretty certain you can do it. The journey takes quite/rather/fairly/pretty a long time but the ticket is quit/rather/farly/pretty cheap. oF Regular Comparative and Superlative Forms Adjectives Positive Comparative Superative ‘fone syllable add ejr-(ejstto ‘tal ~=~—staller (han) =S*S*«e tallest (in) form their comparative and close closer (han) the closest (offi) supetaivefoms sad sad han) the saddest ot aftwo sylables ending nly, silly sil (han) the siliest (tin abo add-erfest a MATON | narower (han), the narowest (or) of wo or more sylabls tke modem mare moder (har) the most modem (on) moreimost beautiful more beautiful (han) the most beaut (on) a Note: clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentle, narrow, polite, shallow, simple, stupid, quiet form their ‘comparative and superative forms with -er/-est or more/most, ‘narrow - narrower narrowest ALSO narrow - more narrow - most narrow uuUnit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons B Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form. Kinsale may be one of 1).2/¢ stmalleet... (small) towns in Southem Ireland but is also one of 2)... (famous). It is well known for its cris (wonderful) sh restaurants. Some of 4). {good known chen the wos have trained inthe restaurants there. The town tse is ‘one of §) ° (cree Southam ir. situated by the sea, which ensures C) (cool) inthe summer than, ‘other inand towns. A 7) cnn (UGE) Clbeal Overiooks the town, and itis one of 8). ce (O@athtaking) inthe whole area. To the ‘north of the town lies one of 9)... (high) mountain ranges inthe ‘county. The town is very 10) (beautiful, with is many rat ‘shops and narew cobbled tees. Most touts vist Kinsale fori fish restaurants, ‘which are family owned. Tis means tha the senvice there 11) (good) than in other restaurants. The stat are 12) {(welcoming) there than anywhere else. The food may be 13) ‘ expensive) but youll have on Of 14) ns cone (pleasurable) ‘evenings of your life there. So 90 ahead and vist Kinsale. Adverbs Positive Comparative ‘Superiative ‘adverbs having the same forms as their ; adjectives add -e)r-e)st (. ee _ eines ary drops -y and adds -er“est early earler the earest —ecteanes | more often the most often eclochos + yom mel) comfortably more comfortably the most comfortably I Irregular Forms Positive Comparative | Superlative a) further/arther (adv) = longer (in distance) good /wel” beter —~Ctest|~=—=« HS ofc sfurtherfrtner away than mine. bad /bedy worse we further (ad)) = more | 22d further information on this ‘much ‘more most 1b) very + positive degree /'m very happy 19 my job. rayfaktt | moe Trost ©) @venimucharia bit + comparative degree Te working title ees least Conaitions were even worse than we expected. tar father farnest_-—«)- most + adj/adv of positive degree = very far furher furthest ‘She was waiting most patiently to see the doctor. ‘ _ ) any + comparative (used in negatives and questions) Well is the adverb of good. = 1s 2 000 cook a (Can't you cve any faster? [E_ change the words in brackets into adverbs and put them into the correct form. Finally, a new washing powder that gets rid of stains 1) ..fecrively...(efective) and leaves your clothes ce (brilliant) white. New ‘AlLbright’ cleans 3)... (powerful) than any ther product on the market. I gets the dit OU)...» (quick) and 8) {therough) han ary rary powder. indeed in no tine ot ail new ‘Al-bright” wil be. seling aa (good) than any other brand at your supermarket. With a prize-winning formula that (extensive) by our scientists than any other product, success is guaranteed. With new ‘Al-bright your money will G0 8). (far) and you'll get the 9) (g00d) possibie results. So pick up your box of new ‘Al-bright today! 2Unit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons C J Underline the correct item. | am wring to request 4) farther/tuther information on the climbing holidays you run. | am 2) mostimuch interested in climbing, but fear that | will be 3) mostimuch older than the other participants. Also, | am 4) tanivery ess ft than | used to be. Nonetheless, | am 5) evenyvery Keener on the sport than ever. So my question is, wl there be climbs wich are 6) abitimast easier for older ones like me? In addition, do you do discounts for pensioners? Your holidays are 7) veryleven expensive for someone on a low income. | look forward to hearing from you and receiving &) anyimore detais i Types of Comparisons © as... (positive degree) . He is as handsome as everyone says he is! not so/as .. (positive degree)... a8 She sr as fall as her sister ‘such a(n)/so ... a8 [Mrs Jones is not so friendly as she looks. © twiceithree times, etcihalt as ‘She puts four times as much sugar in her tea as me. (positive degree)... as It he was half as lucky as you, he'd be extremely ric. @ the same as He has the same views as his father. © ook, sound, smell, taste + like That dress looks like an old sack © less... (positive degree) .. than This chocolate has less fat than that one but the Swiss chocolate the least. (positive degree) .. on has the /east fat of al © the + comparative. the + ‘The easier the exam, the higher your marks will be. comparative ‘The more people who use buses, the better itis fr the environment. © comparative + and + comparative I's gotting colder and colder every day. (© prefer + -ing form/noun + to + ing prefer eating healthy to eating junk food forminoun (general preference) Children usually prefer chips to vegetables. © would prefer + toint + rather than would prefer to go swing rather than watch television al dy. + inf without to (spectic preference) (© would rather/sooner + inf without to rather walk than ave, + than + inf without to © clause + whereas/while + clause ‘Ths book says the battle was In 1060, whereas that book says i (comparison by contrast) was in 1166, I } Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. 1. Ashe gets older, he seems to become more sensible. the The older he becomes, ..2he more sensible. he seems. 2. The students would rather start early than finish late. than The students WOuld prefer wn... finish late. 3. Wouldn't you rather have juice than water? to Wouldn't you = water? 4 spent half as much money as my brother. twice My brother spent . 1 did 5. Riding a bike is easier than riding a horse. as Riding a horse is . = a bike. 6 Wouldn't you prefer to come out instead of staying at home alone? rather Wouldn't you Ssccado : 7 I didn't think it would be so diffcut. more WAS wn ‘at home alone? 1 I thought 1B" 12 13 1“ 5 16 7 8 19 20 i Uk Unit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons This building is older than the church. 80 The church... this building His job is getting more hectic all the time. and Hi JOD 18 num : all the time, David and | have received the same number of presents. many | have received ... « = son Dai. I'd weigh toni! ate all you do, as Sx . Vd weigh a ton, The post ofice was nearer than we though far The post office we thought. It you work hard, the exam will be easy, the The harder YOu WOtK, un wll be The party wil be hatter if many people come more The ¥ . the better the party willbe. | would rather eat chocolate than apples, eating 1 pretEF nn apples. My husband likes a cooked breakfast but | ees tes WHEEBS Voorn ‘my husband likes a cooked breakfast Today | feel happier than ever. as "ve never felt today. That dress is a third of the cost of the blue one. much The blue dress costs 2 ———————— that one. Cie ce Mat sar than Physi not Physics is for Chris. {1m sorry but this isthe fastest | can go, any Imsorry but |. As © Like is used: a) for similarities. Sfio works like @ slave. (she isn't a slave), b) after feel, look, smell, taste, sound + noun. i209 like velvet It ooks like Turner's going 9 win the race. and e) with nouns, pronouns ‘or the -ing form to express similarity. slike walking on a tightrope. @ Asis used: a) to say what somebody or something really is obs/roles). She works asa clerk (She's a clerk), b) ater accept, be known, class, describe, refer to, regard, use. 'e's known as an expert on antiques. ©) inthe expressions: as usual, as. as, a8 much, the same as. Certain lems such as scissors, knives ete should be Fept out of reach of chiloren. and d) in clauses of manner to mean in the way that. Do i as | showed you. C } Fill in as or like. Although it lives in the sea, the whale is classed ...6... a mammal. It may look a dangerous beast, but it can be .. GENE .oenrnne @ lab. nd George describes himself............ a great singer. He thinks he has @ Voice ........ an angel, but when he sings it sounds .. a cat howling! He Works ......... a taxi driver and everybody keeps telling him é not to give up his job! A McTaverty's Tavern has been described ..... Perthshire, with dishes that smell delicious and taste food. Surprisingly, the prices are not .. High ......... YOU might expect. Marjorie works ........... @ criminal lawyer and is regarded an expert in her field. She works extremely hard and at the end of a long day in court all she feels .. .. doing is collapsing in front of the TV. the best restaurant in .. homemade \NUnit 1: Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons vegetables real 5 Ifyou wantto go on a cet, do your doctor tls you. There are some foods such. which you CaN eat...» much of you want. Why not try soya meat? It tastes just meat and can be used in the same way ..... mince, buts a low-fat food. 6 nnn WAS saying, yOU IOOK exact... My Cousin Hilary - you know, the one who works an ai hostess. 7 Nobody i hy nn dh. Last week he received an envelope that looked... aninvitaton. When dosh opened i, he Went nun Whit nu & Sheet, He was Sent ticket fora 3-week holiday in Aca asa wining prize fora competion he had entered, Since te trp was scheduled forthe following day, Josh nu the wind to pack is things and lt his boss know ofthe unexpected journey. 8 Howard and Hugh aren' related but they look almost exactly the same each other. They are referred to “The Twins’. When they walk into a room, it’... Seeing double 9 For Tong ve, never forget my fist holiday in Hawai. It WS... paradise. | intend torretum there $000 sn Lan afford the ai fae. 40 After Myrna lt the beauty parlour she fl... flm sta, He al WaSM nn UMN USUAL ‘and het new make-up gave her face a glamorous look, When her friends saw her they were so impressed that they kept refering to he... “The Diva forthe rest ofthe day! | In Other Words © Kate is mare ntligent than Ruth Can't you finda faster car than tis? Auth isn't as intligentas Kate (s), Is this the fastest car you can find? Auth is less ineligent than Kate. | prefer (eating) olves to (eating) pickes. Ive never seen such acute baby. Ike olves more than pickles. it's the cutest baby I've ever seen, Id preter to eat olves rather than (ea) pices. As he gat richer, he becomes more selfs Id rather eat olves than pickles. The richer he gets, the more selish he becomes. @ He's a good basketball player. He's the best dancer of al. He plays basketball well No one else dances as wel as he does, ‘Annis very motherly to her child He dances better than any other dance. ‘Ann behaves ina motherly way towards her cid He's a better dancer than anyone ese That shit is similar to this one He's better than any other dancer. That shirt and ths one are alike, words in bold. Use two to five word: Complete the sentences using t 1 Samantha is prettier than Julia. as Julia. not ae pretty 2s... Samantha. 2 He's the most amusing person I've ever met. than He is I've ever met 3. John can be a very good cook when he isin the right mood. well ‘John i vo .. when he isin the right mood, 4 As | get older, | become happier. the TH scan i become. 5 Why didn’t you find a cheaper restaurant? cheapest Is this you could find? 6 Laura has been a professional dancer for fv years professionally Laura sun for five years. 15Unit 1; Adjectives, Adverbs & Comparisons 7 Caroline is the meanest woman I've ever met. never Ie woman as Caroline 8 We have got the same number of brothers. many Ihave got . you. 9 Charlotte and Elizabeth look very much alte. similar Charltte . Elizabeth. 10 Doctor Doyle is caring to all her patients, way Doctor Doyle . -t0 all her patients. 11 We've never had such a wonderful holiday, most This is v. we've ever had. 12 He plays snooker very well good HO ss .. Snooker player. 13 Tracy eats more cheese than | do. less I ws es Tracy does. 14 He ikes reading more than watching TV. rather — watch TV. 18 Jane is more artistic than | am. less ti Jane, [ Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. uy Coffee is one of the word's (0) favourite drinks. Legend has it that it was FAVOUR | ciscovered in the 9" century by a shepherd when he noticed his herd of goats ‘dancing’ after eating some red bertes from a(n) (1) we, Today, more than 500 billion cups of | USUAL. coffee are consumed (2) nnnmen €86h Yar. In fact, coffe isthe works second most | GLOBAL 8) traded product after oi. The coffe industry is worth 60 bilion dollars VALUE ee ANNUAL The world’ largest coffee (8) umm i Brazil The country has almost 4 billion PRODUCE coffee tres and produces about 30% of the world’s supply. Brazil's coffe industry i so (6) sro its economy that in 200, it started producing an international SIGNIFY postage stamp which smelt like coffee in order to promote it! (Coffe drunk in (7) on Ay County around the | VIRTUAL world But ferent nations have very ferent (8) nnn 8810 how they ike to dink ther oofee. | PREFER Insome counties expres is 81) (9) osm | FASHION ters, instant cofiees popula. However you drink it, itisan (I EFFECT 16