Adjectives / Adverbs /Comparisons [) tives describe nouns and are the same in singular and plural. They are close friends. (What kind of ends? Close.) They can be factual (small, round, yellow etc) or opinion (awful, ugly eto). Note that atter ppear, be, become, get, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste we use adjectives, not adverbs. It stes awful, (NOT: awfully) ost common adjectives (long, late etc) do not have a particular ending. However, there are certain common endings for adjectives which are formed from nouns and verbs. These are: persistent ical mechanical ; like — woman-like magical ploturesque rebellious sly deathly hesitant successful stylish “ory sensory spectacular Iranian racist “ous humorous disciplinary terrible sive selective -some bothersome considerate ‘melodic sess _fauttiess -y sandy artificial The most common prefixes used with adjectives are: - amoral im - immoral pre - prearranged - abnormal == in inactive pro - prowar antisocial it~ iiresponsible sub - sub-zero disrespecttul mal - maladjusted super - superhuman hyperactive non - non-existent un unavailable + illegible over - overweight under - understaffed Compound adjectives are formed with 1. present participles. a /ong-pleying record, a fee-paying student 2 past participles. cut-off jeans, undercooked meat, a rolled-up carpet 3 cardinal numbers + nouns. a three-year contract, a ten-minute journey, a two-week course 4 prefixes and sutfixes. a modern-day costume, an open-ended discussion 5 well, badly, il, poorly + past participle. a poorly-kept garden, a welHtimed joke, a badly-furnished room Present and past participles can be used as adjectives. The lecture was boring. We were exhausted. Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Oscars jost people agree that the Oscars are the (0) ..biggest... film awards in the BIG rid. They are the Most (1) ur. awards anyone in the film PRESTIGE business can win. The first Oscars were awarded in 1929. They are called the Oscars after the (2) statue which is GOLD f2N OU 10 the (3) cn snresnns « Why the statue is named Oscar WIN erains (4) , but itis rumoured to be because one of the CERTAIN Academy members thought the statue bore a (5) to her RESEMBLE ‘Uncle Oscar, and the name stuck. Oscars are of great (6) .»- because winning one can IMPORTANT really help a film to be (7) ‘or an actor to achieve SUCCESS ® ‘As a result, an actor often gets offered lots more RECOGNISE ‘work and better films once he/She has won an award, as people take him/her more (@) ‘Another benefit is that arty films SERIOUS ‘which have not done that well at the box office suddenly gain (10) -- once they have won an Oscar. POPULAR =eAdjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons Js to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. amount of street crime is something we are all INCREASE The (0) ..increaeing. bag snatching in particular has made walking ‘aware of. In recent years Slone in the street in certain areas quite (1) - HAZARD ‘There are several pieces of (2)... ‘you should keep in ADVISE There ey if you are walking alone on a pavement andl a motorcyclist comes near you, you should keep Your (8) nso DISTANT by walking on the side of the pavement furthest from the road. If the motorcyclist asks for (4) , you should respond DIRECT Opes but keep walking. NORMAL Ffyou need help but no one pays (6) don't be afraid yell“Thiefl” People ATTEND epee to see, and someone will get involved and ensure your (7). SAFE tags should be carried under your arm and NOT diagonally across yor chest as you may have been (8)... ‘recommended. Hooking your bag across PREVIOUS your chest does make it more difficult to steal, but a determined thief will not be @) ... cow by this and you may get COURAGE Ae eee Ie SERIOUS Write the opposites of the following adjectives. 1 active inactive. 4 legible ce | 7 avaiable 2 existent aun | 5 feligious & responsible 3. wolkadjusted .. 6 moral 9 respecttul ‘Make compound adjectives to describe the following: ‘An award that is well deserved. ..a well-deserved award. ‘A product that lasts a long time. es ‘A suit that isn't made well... Astory that never ends. ‘Ameal that has three courses. ‘An employee who isn't paid well ‘house that has two storeys. ‘An office that isn't organised well av9Msens conn adjectives are used wit the as nouns to tlk about groups of peop It general. These are: the Sider, the middle-aged, the old, the young, the bind, the deal he ‘disabled, the living, the sick, the poor, Fees the homeless, the hungry the strong, the weak, the unemployed et Young people ar fl of curcsiy/The young are ful of curiosity. (efor 0 ar people in general) The young people in our fown are planning @ concert. (refers fo @ ‘specific group of young people) EAL Fitinthe where necessary 4. The Government is cutting benefits for country are organising protest marches. | the... unemployed and .. unemployed people all over the who are organising a sale to raise 2 omelees in our town are being helped by ..~.-- Young People, money for... needy people in general. 3 Ariend of ine works in a schoo! for... deat, where she fechas deat children. 4 Me niddle-aged people tend to criticise ...-.. young for their disrespecttul attitude. 7Adjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons Order of Adjectives Wnen there are two or more adjectives, they normally go in the following order: Fact Adjectives used for/ — noun os brown, tafan ook ee Airaid, ale, alive, alone, ashamed, asleep, content, il, glad ete are never followed by a noun. The baby is asieep. (NOT: the-asleep-beby) Nouns of material, purpose or substance can be used as adjectives. a cotton skir, a winter dress, a shopping bag. However, certain adjectives derived from such nouns are used metaphorically. silky hair (hair like silk) BUT ‘a silk scarf (a scarf made of sik), a stony expression (cold expression) BUT a stone cottage (a cottage made of stone), golden hair (hair ike gold) BUT a gold pen (a pen made of gold), feathery leaves (leaves which look lke feathers) BUT a feather duster (a duster made of feathers), metallic colour (colour that iooks lke metal) BUT ‘a metal chair (a chair made of meta), leathery skin (skin lookingifeeling ike leather) BUT a leather wallet (2 wallet made of leather), a leaden feeling (an unpleasant feeling) BUT lead pipes (pipes made of lead), a steely look (a strong, determined look) BUT steel framework (framework made of stee!) Rewrite the sentences putting the adjectives into the correct place. Identity what kind of adjectives they are. He was carrying a briefcase. (leather, nice, black, new) He wae carrying a nice new black leather briefcase. (opnion/agelcolourlmaterial). He gave her a scart. (silk, fantastic, French, red) .. ‘ | bought chairs from an antique shop. (American, three, oak, old) She is an actress. (English, intelligent, young, dramatic) The table lamp was broken by the children. (metal, white, small) She bought a carpet. (expensive, Persian, antique, woollen)... He crashed his car yesterday. (sports, brand new, yellow) .. itwas a dress. (hand-made, gorgeous, wedding, lace) I saw a film on TV last night. (Italian, exciting, detective) ..... They live in a house. (big, lovely, country, old-fashioned, brick) She is a salesperson. (young, computer, successful) bought a book. (old, poetry, Latin) We watched a programme. (short, English, interesting, ecucational) She bought a raincoat. (plastic, long, cheap) They founda sunk. (wooden, rectangular, antique, Interesting) He bought a yacht. (Swedish, second-hand, huge) .. Underline the correct adjective. ‘She gave him a stone/stony look when he criticised her daughter. These metalimetallic chairs are suitable for outdoor use as they are weatherproot. The sky was full of light feather/feathery clouds. She is admired for her gold/golden hair and meta/metallic blue eyes. The old farmer had dark leather/leathery skin. This new body milk gives you smooth, silk/silky skin in a matter of days. ‘She had a lead/leaden expression on her face, The gold/golden candlesticks were very expensive, so we bought some silver/silvery ones instesct He wears woolly/woollen suits and expensive leather/leathery shoes. She has a steel/steely manner towards her colleagues.sem 31399 “HIB 0} PAIUEM OM +300} uo 06 01 Kem Buoy ® ” fop3s6 oy yroyyp ‘61 24s 3ng ‘1/6 web Ie ; Bs.0us {611400} poo8 = g,94] 3nd “MEU HOYs Bn SL UYOF ‘om saugeem etn YBNOY PUEIUL U! 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Well) They say how (adverbs of manner Siow), St place next door), how often (adverbs of frequency -USLaHh) OF opting happens. Ther are aso sentence adverbs (POssPy ec) ‘and relative adverbs (where, a sation &t Adverbs Wom Adjectives ‘Adverbs are formed from adjectives + -ly. quick = quick, calm = calmly ‘©: adjectvas ending in consonant + -y = ily. sleepy = slecply. ty ‘= wearily, weepy = weepily aly, frantic = frantically, BUT public = publicity ‘adjectives ending in-ie add ally. tragic = tragic sajectves ending in le drop -e and ad 4 iritable = Intab, rellable = reliably © adjectives encing in add -y, false = falsely, BUT whos = wholly, rue = truly adjectives encing in ly (elder, father, fieny, aly, Toney Jovely, motherty, silly, ugly et) form their adverb wth in a(n) ... way/manner. in 2 ‘manner, ina lively way etc. m= ‘Adjectives and Adverbs which have the same form best, better, 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, Joud*, low, monthly, past, quick”, quiet*, right, slow, straight, sure, thin*, thick, tight, weekly, well |, wide, wrong, yearly etc ‘Ann was our last guest. She came in last. Those adverbs with an ‘asterisk (*) can be found with -ly ending ‘without a difference in meaning, but then they are more formal. Walk slow! (informal) ALSO Walk slowly! (formal) or adverbs. a jentify the underlined words as adject He felt uncomfortable because his jeans were too tight. adjective. T buy Time Magazine weekly whereas he subscribes f0 09 a yearly basis. af 1 eoyran't got the book down from the top shelf because it was toe high. i{you wart to find the post office, go straight down the high street and you'll see it on your left Tom constantly arrives late for work The late Prime Minister was a collector of antiques. “The walls were so thin you could hear the next-door neighbours. &. He worked hard all day to finish painting the house. Bon yoo 8Adjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons 9 She bought this rug cheap from the market. 40. He kicked the ball high into the air. Ca ‘Adverbs with two forms and differences in meaning ‘deep = along way down sure = cetanly deeply = greatly ‘surely = without a doubt direct = by the shortest route wide = off-target directly = immeciately hardly = scarcely widely = to a large extent ‘easy = gently and slowly high = at /to a high level wrong = incorrectly easily = without cifficulty highly = very much ‘wrongly = unjustly (wrongly free = without cost last = after all others _goes before verbs/past part. - ‘wrongiwrongly go alter verbs) freely = vilingly lastly = finally oD Underline the correct item, +. Lately/Late there has been a rise in the price of vegetables; to be. 1 ard/hardly believe that ne has gone. Surely/Sure he wouldn't have left without me! iKic wide/widely believed among scientists that we will shortishortly run out of natural reselret He i very high/highly thought of at the office because he works so hardly/hard; that's why he fullifully deserves a promotion. You wrongiwrongly accused him of steal deep/deeply offended. He managed to get to Lisbon easilyleasy by flying there directidirectly. itis not wide/widely known that students can get medication free/freely. She was pretily/pretty embarrassed when she realised that she had arrived laety/iast at the party. He nard/hardly ever studies, yet he always produces a highthighly standard of work. | fully/full understand your concern. Quite - Fairly - Rather - Pretty Quite (ay, to some degree) is used in favourable comments, She's quite good =! paring Quite meaning SCompletsiy” is used wih adverbs, some verbs and adjectives such as: alone, amazing, briliant, certain, dead, Fae Mrorent, exrausted, exraordnary, fase, hob, impossible, perfect, ridiculous, nght, Se, Useless germ quite sure he stole the money. Quite is used before alan. She's quite a good darest I quite enjoyed the film. See ne et 2) in unfavourable comments. He's rather mean with money. b) in favourable ‘comments pening “to an unusual degree”. The lecture was rather informative. (twas more informer than we expected) cy ath comparative degree. I's rather sunnier today than yesterday. Rather is used before or after a/an. He's a rather rude person. He's rather a rude person. Fairly and pretty are synonymous with quite and rather, They can be used after - Ho's a fairlylpretty well- behaved person. they are not near/nearly as cheap as they used Bon ling the pen without hearing his explanation first - now he is o Boara Complete the sentences using quite, fairly, rather or pretty. its ..quite... wet out today. You'd better wear your boots. “The party on Saturday WAS -..urern-winnn enjoyable, 'm glad | wert The food in this restaurant IS mn "good although it $ ..-. His new film is E ateresting, BUE HS ...nnenenn & ONG ONE. That exercise may be difficult, but it will Be... _.. good for your vacabulary. [Although his speech WAS -n..nrenmneme SHOT it Was stil -. boring. a ‘enjoyed our holiday in Finland though the weather was .. JON IS ca ennne @ SHORE MAN, BUENE'S er onerm ... good looking. Bhe'S A emnrrrrrn intelligent girl, But She IS re difficult to get to know. We wanted to walk, but it was i ‘along way to go on foot. .. expensive. cold. SwavouronaAdjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons a Word Order of Adverbs vadverbs can be used infront, mid or end position in a sentence. Front position is atthe beging!ng of asentence. Mid postion is normally before the main verb or after the auxlary. End position is at the end of a sentence. Front Mid, End ‘Atuniversty | often sav her walking around confidently. ‘@ Adverbs of manner can go in any position. When placed in front position they give emphasis. He climbed up the stairs quickly. Quickly he climbed up the stairs. (emphasis) ‘© When there is more than one adverb in the sentence, their usual order is manner-place-ime. time ‘subject verb” manner place ‘She “was studying: ‘© When there is a verb of movement, then the order is place - manner - time. time He goes _toschool on foot every day. © Time adverbs go in end position. They also go in front position to emphasise the time. ‘subject + verb! place manner _— time time” subject+ verb place | manner He goes _tothe park on his bike every day. | Every day he goes tothe park on his bike, © Adverbs of frequency (sometimes, always, usually, never, often, seldom, rarely etc) go afer an auntany Put nent main verb, You are alvays fate. Ho usually comes lle. They go betore the auxiliary In short answers “Does he help you clean the house?” “Yes, he always does.” © Adverbs of degree (hardly, almost, nearly ot) go before the words they modify. She works quite havc B Rewrite the sentences putting the adverbs in the right pl 1. He eats his sandwiches. (at break time/always/quickly) He always cata his sandwiches quickly at break time... 2 Birds migrate. (to warmer countries/usually/in winter) 4 The plane crashed. (io the sea/suddeniy/an hour ago) 4 Belcan biOpare their speeches. (horoughiyiat home/generallyin advance) : 5 The hie! cept into the house. (eilently/at midnight) 6 iieucpapers ave daivered. (oniyiweckyfin remote areas) 7 hits 'i poopie ae imprisoned. (in Bitain/eech yeariwrongly) Bebe who sunbathe can gat burt. (badiyfon the beachytrequenty) «9 ‘icipian’s new washing machine has boon designed to save you “money, (eleverly/nowiin the home) 10. Siithave been made aware of the Consequences ofa shrinking market (rapidiy/recently/tully) 80Adjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons Rewrite the text putting the adverbs into the correct place. iN ‘Our hotel is ..conveniently.. Jcated in the fashionable resort of Praia da Rocha in Portugal's Algarve region. (conveniently) The Hotel Miramar sits on top ofthe clifs overlooking the beach below. (picturesquely) “The service we ofer is exceptional - the hotel staff work to make your visit memorable. (all day / hard) Each 00m is designed to enable you to rest and each as its awn bathroom. (specially / comfortably) The rooms have been decorated to help you to relax and feel at home, (tastefully / completely) Sample the local dishes prepared in our hotel restaurant. traditionally fevery evening) We are proud of our chef who selects only the freshest fruit and vegeta then prepares each dish for your pleasure. (expertly / particularly / daily) So don’t delay! Reserve your rooms and spend your holiday with us. (this summer / ato | shorter (than) the shortest (offn) to form their comparative simpler (than) the simplest (ofin) and superlative forms bigger (than) the biggest (otin) ‘funniest (offin) -y,-W also add -eri-est rarrower than) the narrowest (ofn) “of two or more syllables ‘more moder (than) the most modem (offn) take more/most inteligent ‘more inteligent (tran) the most inteligent (offn) Je We normally use than with the comparative form. Tim is shorter than Tony. We normally use the...of/in Cin” refers to places, groups etc) with the superlative form. She's the smartest of al. {© Certain adjectives form their comparative and supertatve either with -er/-est or more/most. These are: clever, common, cruel, friendly, gentie, narrow, pleasant, polite, shallow, simple, stupid, quiet. vet - ‘Quieter - quietest ALSO quiet - more quiet - most quiet FF Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct form. Come and visit one of 1) ..the most historical... (historical) countries in the world — Egypt, where the people are 2) soos (hospitable) than anywhere else. You will see some of 3). vw- (old) and 4). (famous) ancient monuments in the world, as well as modern cities with 5) (good) restaurants in the Middle East. To make travel arrangements 6). (easy), our tour includes guided visits to all BAT cast (popular) tourist attractions in Egypt. You will also get the ‘opportunity t0 go on a cruise down the River Nile the 8) . long) river in the world! The experience is sure to be 9). vn amazing) than anything you've experienced before, as you see first hand where one of 10). (old) civilisations began. Our company offers tailor-made tours for 11) vue (Small) groups than is usual on a package holiday. We provide accommodation in intimate hotels which offer a 12) (friendly) service than the BB) venrnrerensnens Cage), 14) (impersonal) ones. Even 18). (frequent) ‘traveller will experience something new in this unique country. Book today!Adjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons Adverbs Positive {Comparative Superlative ‘edverbs having the same forms as their fast faster the fastest adjectes add -er/-est early drops -y and adds -ler-test carler the eariest “Wao gjlabioof compound auverts =| =fen «|= more offen the most often take morelmost (Compound adverbs are patiently more patiently _the most patiently adjectives + -ly.thoughttul-thoughttully) i —rregutar Forms a) further/farther (adv) = longer (in distance) His house is furtherifarther away than John’s. Positive Comparative good/ well better further (adi) = more bad/ badly | worse worst. ‘need no further help from you. much | more most b)_very + positive degree I'm very happy in my job. many /alotof more most ©) even/much/faria bit + comparative degree title | less least The weather's even less bearable today: i's much worse far | farther farthest than fast year. fat further furthest d) most + adj/adv of positive degree = very tas ae He was most helpful and answered all my questions. Well is the adverb of good. She is 2 good |e) any + comparative (used in negatives and questions) dancer. She dances well. Can you write any quicker, please? B Fill in the relevant adverbs in their comparative or superlative forms. Bicycles look set to become 1) ..che most commonly. (common) used form of transport in Britain. Not only are bicycles better for the environment than cars, but they allow you to travel 2) .. sone (GOnVERCN). You can get from point A to point B 3) vw (quick) than by car and you can find somewhere to feave your DIKE MUCH 4) son-:sn-nn-n (8@8Y). Many younger people now ride a bike to work because they (good) suits their lifestyle and enables them to get around 6) find it 5) (Practical. In adalion, they offen aMrv@ 7) nen (BaMly) than their colleagues who drive to work ‘and who have to Wait 8) oon. ._ (jong) in trafic jams than they do. GB Underline the correct word. She drove very/even quickly along the lane. “We will give you further/farther news as we receive it,” the newsreader said Her parents were more/most pleased when she won the prize. Can't he speak any/much louder than that? No one can hear him. She plays very/much more noisily than any child I've ever met. a Put the adjectives in their comparative or superlative forms. _ Saar | iFyou want to own 1) ..the fastest... fas), 2). cs (powerful car on the road, you can't go wrong with a Tornado, You will not only have 3) . (comfortable) ride you've ever experienced, you'll also be 4) nvn Gafe) than in any other car on the market. No other manufacturer is 5). {carefu) than we are to ensure that its safety features are of 6) (high) possible standard. So if you want to be 7) “sons (pfOUd) car Over in your neighbourhood, come and test drive the Tornado today! . owners 2@ as ... (positive degree) ... as not so/as ... (positive degre such aso as {wice/three times etc/half as the same as look, sound, smell, taste + like ~ (positive degree) .. than teleost - (positive degree) .. offin comparative + and + comparative prefer + «ing form or noun + to + -ing form or noun (general preference) would prefer + to-inf + rather than + Type of Comparisons a the + comparative ... the + comparative Adjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons For hair as soft as silk, try this new shampoo. The service isn't as good as it used fo be. Lit not such a long way as we thought. ‘She eains twice as much as me, _ She's only half as well-qualified as her sister. | The Orion costs the same as the Gott | That sounds like a 00d idea. | Thave less free time than Cathy, but Laura has the least | free timo of all. "The busier the roads ere, the longer i wil take fo get i : there. The less you sleep, the more tired you get. _ Jobs are geting harder and harder fo ‘She prefers living for the moment to thinking about the ‘uuure, Most people prefer summer to wint. 1 would prefer to book our tickets naw rather than wait Until the fast minuto. inf without to (specitic preference) > “would rather/sooner + inf without to+ than + inf He'd sooner go alone than go with Edward. without to Carole enjoys adventure while/whereas her sister prefers peace and quiet clause + whereasiwhile + clause (comparison by contrast) Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. ‘Wouldn't you prefer to get a takeaway rather than have to cook tonight? sooner Wouldn't you ..c0ner get a takeaway than... have to Cook tonight? I we stay longer, we can spend more time sightseeing. the The I'd rather go home than go than Vd prefer In some countries, men and women are paid the same. time we can spend sightseeing, go to the cinema. as In some countries, women .. men. Crisps are not as nutritious as nuts. less Crisps nuts. No other job is as well-paid. best i. job. John and | have received the same number of job offers. many Ihave received .... ” John. Last night | felt more tired than ever. as Ihave .. | did last night Tony finds history easier than geography. not Geography history for Tony. As he gets older, he becomes less tolerant. tolerant he becomes. q2 13 “4 15 16 7 18 19 20 BL Fittinas or tke 1 a Like is used Adjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons | ove going to football matches, but my sister prefers going to tennis tournaments. whereas —_| love going to football matches to tennis tournaments, Helen had twice as much work as Janet. half Janet had =n Helen. ih boing seitemployed. It's better than working for someone else, I prefer : .. for someone else. My grandtathers getting less and less ptiont as ho sete older. impatient My grandfather is getting : Laura is a less sensitive girl than her sister. such Laura isn't on : Airships are not as dangerous as they used to be, than Airships .. é : IMy father is spending less time atthe office now that he's nearing retirement. .as he gets older. .. her sister. .. they used to be. as My father is _.. atthe office now that he’s nearing retirement. Martha and Julie have the same views. as Martha's views Julie's. Think | would preter to leave rather than wait until he comes. sooner | think |. ifwe climb higher, the view will be Better. the The eae until he comes. the view will be. Asis used © to say what sb or sth really s (jobs or roles) He works as a dentist. (He's a dentist) ‘or similarities. He works like a mule. (He isn’t a mule.) © incerain expressions: as usual, as...as, as much, such as, the same as. ‘She was late as usual. after feel, look, smell, sound + noun, ‘She looks like her mother. lt-smelis like burnt toast. © after: accept, be known, class, describe, refer to, with nouns, pronouns or the ing form to express be 2 ¥ regard, use. similarity. i stors. Frogs’ ngs are supposed to fate just lke chicken, | e's garded ae an expert on comp fs that your Mur? You look lke her. | @ in clauses of manner to mean ‘in the way that’ Its ke walking on air. | We must write the essay as they have shown us. his twin brother wwA8... you mentioned, they are -.. tWO peas in a pod, Jack looks exactly ... Jim. They even have the same personality... each other, Ugh! This soup tastes just ...... Water. Didn't you MaKe it snrrmn | 101d YOU? He treats his friends ......... dit. | detest people behaving ..... that. He should treat people .. he'd lke to be treated himselt "he didn't know what his relations looked , they sent him a photo so he would recognize them at the eirport Ihave been working .. a tour guide for two years now, but | don't really regard it ...a.serious sees tts time to do something diferent | might even go back to college... my sister has done if i's going to rain, It's no wonder Lancashire is described .. the usual, it looks .. ‘wettest county in Britain. He drinks .. a fish and smokes ... a chimney and, «von. 8 all Keep telling him, he won't live long. .. much __| admire his work, | don’t think he deserves to @ KROWN wn Tovelist of the century. the greatestAdjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons In Other Words e is more beautiful than Mary. I've never seen such a tall man. Isn't as beautiful as Jane (\s). He's the tallest man I've ever seen. is less beautiful than Jane. @ He's a good tennis player. 't you buy a cheaper coat than that? He plays tennis well. that the cheapest coat you can buy? ‘@ Ashe gets older, he becomes more sensible. Joe's got the same number of suits as Ted. The older he gets, the more sensible he Ted has got as many suits as Joe. becomes. He's the fastest driver of al. ‘© That dress is similar to this one. No one else drives as fast as he does. ‘That dress and this one are alike. He's faster than any other driver. © Tomis very fatherly to his children. Hes a faster driver than anyone else. ‘Tom behaves in a fatherly way to his children. He drives faster than anyone else. FX) _ Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five word! Unfortunately, we couldn't find a better solution in the time available. best Unfortunately, it..as the best solution... we could find in the time available. Spanish and Portuguese are said to be alike. similar Spanish is .». Portuguese. I've never eaten such a hot curry. the ts I've ever eaten. She is extremely disrespectiul to her coleagues. way She behaves a to her colleagues, Sheila is not as talented as her sister. less Sheila is her sister. ‘She was the best prepared of all the candidates. than She was AAs prices increase, the cost of living becomes higher. the The F She writes very creatively. creative She all the other candidates. the cost of living becomes. writer. George made the same number of mistakes as as George made .. Peter. I's more expensive to lve in London than in Liverpool not Its. MacMahon is the most skilful player in the team, as No one else in the team ‘The seller wouldn't accept a lower offer. lowest It was She's the most eccentric person I've ever met. . to live in Liverpool as in London. MacMahon, the seller would accept. never Ive .. eccentric person. ‘As she gets richer, she becomes more extravagant the ane pee. .. extravagant she becomes, We've never had such a heated argument before. most Ite i we've ever had The boss is very friendly to her staff way The boss behaves sn. She recolved the same numberof sits as her cousin on her thay. many She received He speaks German fluently because he was bom in Germany. a He ... to her staft her cousin on her birthday. because he was born in Germany.Adjectives / Adverbs / Comparisons al Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. © A friendly man gave us directions. given We ...were given directions by... a friendly man, 1 You should be very careful when handling this antique vase. great You should ..... se When handling this antique vase. 2 It would be senseless to turn down such a good offer make HWOUIMN'E neers turn down such a good offer. 3 My grandfather suggested that idea. forward That idea fis my grandfather. 4 You must be very patient if you want to teach children run You mustn't... 5 It was the fist time Michael had ever been in a helicopter, been Michael... aoe in a helicopter before. 6 My father doesn't want me to stay out late tonight, objects My father . 7. Mr Jones is very proud of his ceramics collection pride Mr Jones .... i ... his ceramics collection. 8 Peter couldn't perform well in the interview because of nerves. prevented Peter's nerves ee well in the interview. Look at the pictures below then talk about the professions using comparative and superlative forms. Use the adjectives given as well as your own ideas. dirty, welt-paid, exciting, interesting, boring, creative, challenging, stressful, dangerous, safe, hard, varied, repetitive, skilled, unskilled A firefighter’s job is the most dangerous of all. if you want to teach children, ut late tonight. 86felons {get about: move around; spread get sth across: make sth understood get away (from); 1) escape, 2) leave get along (with): have a friendly relationship get at:t) reach, 2) imply, suggest get away with sth: avoid being punished for sth get sb down: depress sb get off: 1) to avoid punishment, 2) to descend from a bus etc get on: 1) enter a bus etc, 2) manage get on with: continue, often after interruption {get over: 1) return to usual state of health, happiness ate after sth bad, 2) overcome ‘get (2)round: coax; persuade sb by kindness get through: 1) fish work, 2) each sb by phone ive away: 1) give sth for ree, 2) reveal give off: emit ‘give back: return give In: 1) surrender, 2) hand in give out: distribute give up: 1) stop (a habit etc), 2) surrender 1 I don't know the result ...of... my exams yet. 2 He made a lot of mistakes resulting his inexperience. Her arrogance resulted her losing all her friends, Lam obliged you all your invaluable assistance. Was he really involved ...... the incident? You can lean .. me. The ladder was leaning the wall The guest apologised the hostess staining the sofa with wine. Some people are deliberately crue! animals. . stray There are big differences ........ the two cultures, Claire is familiar the procedure. That man seems familiar ........... Mme; | must have seen him before. You cannot deny there is a relationship .. crime and poverty. Richard isn’t too young to ride a motorbike. old Richard Look at Appendix 1, then fill in the correct preposition. Consolidation E_ Fillin the correct particie(s) 1 I can't get ..through... fault on the line. 2 He's a good speaker and gets his views very well 3. Ittook Ted a long time to get of his marriage. 4 The young boys got it was their first offence. 5 Youmust give... health. 6 Please give... your homework by next Friday. 7 The record shop has a promotion and is giving free CDs 8 The milk is giving 2 | want to get... to Joan. | think there’s a the breakup with a caution because ‘smoking. I's ruining your ahorrible smell, . the city for a few days. 10 I'matraid my father and | don't get atall. 11 Allthis bad news really gets me 12, How are you getting without a cooker? 13 Stop talking and get. your work. You have to get .. your revision tonight. She GAVE snes My Secret so I'm terribly hurt. He stopped resisting and gave himselt. to the police. 14 She has a good relationship her children. 18 | find it hard to sympathise... Denise 16 She's not very sympathetic the poor. 17 James was suspected starting the riot 18 Poor Jl suffers hay fever. 19. She spends a lot Of MONEY «nn. COSMECS. 'm sorry 21. She's very sorry .. forgetting our anniversary. the stato of the house. 22 The manager was not satisfied ........ is staff 23 That's the same car mine. 24 What are you so excited an. 25 South Altica is @ COUNTY ICN wv» GOK, 26 Kindly refrain . throwing litter in the park. Lam writing - reference to your letter. Don't reter his recent dismissal It's no use trying to reason . her. ‘Thore was no reason... him to shout like that: Professor Harris specialises the history of the Roman empire. E] Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. [6 old enough to ride... a motorbike. iConsolidation 2 3 10 " 12 1B 14 15 16 Use only one word in each space. 88 In general, women are shorter than men. as In general, men... women. | can’t wait to go on holiday. forward FM really nnn sso 7 holiday. Prices may go up next year, so you should buy now. case You should BUY NOW nnn .. next year. Mark does not run as fast as he did. used Mark... ae 3 : he does now. ‘They sunbathed all day long when they were on holiday. spent They nm ae a when they were on holiday. Helen hasn't tried Japanese food before. time Irs the . Japanese food. She'd rather watch tennis than football. preters She... : See ‘The police managed to catch the bank robbers after a three-d catching The police ... cerita football, yy chase, the bank robbers after a three-day chase. soon he can do? {don't know al the facts. aware Ln Whose fault was the fre at the factory? . all the facts. the fire at the factory? blame Who He came here three months ago. been Het Sk tee . three months. They decided to cancel the wedding, off They the wedding. He crossed the street because he didn't want to speak to her. speaking He crossed the street nn a His father doesn’t want him to drink spins. disapproves His father ... < For questions 1 - 12, read the text below and think of the word wi . to her. 1 Spirits, h best fits each space. Choose your Sport Carefully Regular exercise such (0) ...a9... jogging or swimming is good (1) ca ewsenee the heart, It can also give you more energy to enjoy life. As a 2) of regular exercise, your body gets better (3) se USING ‘oxygen. It becomes easier for your heart to pump blood (4) your body. After a while, the heart doesn't (5) to work quite as hard. Exercise is often thought to be an easy (6) to lose weight. But in fact, exercise tends to increase your appetite. Many people discover they (7) "weight with exercise alone. (8)... diet and exercise re needed 10 achieve this. Some people start to exercise later in life because they think it will help them to Tive longer. If that is your reason for exercising, then you (9) . . avoid short, intensive exercise. Squash, for example, (10) ..-minswe i8 a fast game, may be harmful (11) you're unfit or middle-aged. ‘Other sports can be dangerous too. Although both rugby and football are popular sports, a rugby player is three (12) . ‘more likely to be injured than @ tennis player. It is advisable, therefore, to choose a sport that sults you.Consolidation Use the words in capitals to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. Write your answers in the boxes provided. Ts rerice etch many ()..valuable... VALUE resources such as building materials, fuel, rubber, food like fruit and nuts, and pulp for paper ‘to name just a few. They also provide . shelter for people, animals, and other PRODUCE ESSENCE plants as well as reducing the devastating effects of flooding winich can make whole communities of people and animals (3) Most (4) sssnssmey though, they protect the world's climate by absorbing massive amounts of ©). chemicals, such as carbon dioxide, from our atmosphere and in turn give off oxygen. Without trees there would be no (6) of minimising the effects of (7). | warming caused by the Greenhouse Effect. As if this is not enough, trees are also a constant source of medicine. Tropical forests especially are the source of over 20,000 species of (@) plants. (9)... ., tropical forests are disappearing at an alarming rate and man must act soon to protect ‘our most valuable (10) "resource. My favourite aunt gave me a CD player. HOME IMPORTANT HARM POSSIBLE GLOBE MEDICINE FORTUNATE NATURE ‘Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words. given 1..was given a CD player by... my favourite aunt. don't feel ike going to the cinema tonight. mood tm not to the cinema tonight. Wendy is responsible for keeping the classroom tidy. charge Wendy is .... ss the classroom tidy He didn't get married until he was forty when’ He matried. You bought more milk than we needed so You needn't .... milk. No one plays the guitar as well as Eric Clapton. better Eric Clapton plays the guitar .. else. Saly shouldnt have given up her job foolish It. give up her job. ‘Adam is not usually rude. like ees? be rude. Tho sports coach explained the game to us fly gave The Sports COACH ser of the game. 89)