EXPERIENCES

SESSION 4

TOPICS
• Describing experiences and feelings
• Making comparisons
• Talking about extremes
Input 4.1A Who said what?
Input 4.1B
For each highlighted word, find another underlined word that means the same. Write the
other word on the right.
1. That was so hard.
2. The weather was terrible.
3. I had a really difficult morning.
4. It's just amazing up here.
5. What a truly awesome place.
6. It looked frightening.
7 However, there's a really awful mess.
8. It's getting scary here.
9. Some people think my job is dull.
10.This is very exciting.
Similar meanings
That was so ____________________.
The weather was ____________________.
I had a really ____________________ morning.
It's just ____________________ up here.
What an ____________________ place.
It looked ____________________.
However, there's a really ____________________ mess.
It's getting ____________________ here.
Some people think my job is ____________________.
This is very ____________________.
Input 4.1C It’s …!
1 beautiful 2 dangerous 3 amazing 4 safe 5 hard 6 difficult 7 scary 8 exciting 9 cool
Input 4.1D Same sounds
Which parts of the words in 1-8 have sounds that are the same as the words in the box?
Underline the part of the word in 1-8 that's the same.

1. beautiful
2. dangerous
3. amazing
4. safe air are day if may say sight you
5. hard
6. difficult
7. scary
8. exciting
Input 4.1E Language summary
That was really good.
It was amazing/awesome.
That was really bad.
It was awful/terrible.
That sounds/looks good.
It's cool.
That was a lot of fun.
It was exciting.
That was frightening.
It was so scary.
Input 4.2A Writing practice using …-er
Example
Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos are very rich men.
Jeff Bezos is richer than Bill Gates.

Exercise 1: Make sentences with …-er + than.

1. You/tall/me ____________________________________.
2. Malik/not/rich/Soham ____________________________________.
3. Paris/colder/Madrid ____________________________________.
4. You/spend money/me ____________________________________.
5. Karan/long hair/Meera ____________________________________.

Exercise 2: Complete the sentence using a ‘-er’.

1. It’s too noisy here. Can we go to a ______________ place?

2. This coffee is weak. I like it ______________.
3. The hotel was surprisingly big. I expected it to be ______________.
4. The weather is too cold here. I want to live somewhere ______________.
5. I am surprised we got here so quickly. I expected the journey to be _________ ___.
6. That colour is too dark. Can you show me something ______________ please?
7. I am sleepy. I’ll go to bed ______________ than my usual bedtime today.
8. Prem has three children now, so he needs a ______________ car.
9. The pink skirt is pretty, but the blue one is ______________.
10. We will miss the bus. Please, can you walk ______________?
Exercise 3: Use the words in the box in the right form to fill the gaps. Use ‘than,’ where
needed.

bad big crowded far good important interested peaceful reliable serious

1. I need a ______________ car. The one I have keeps breaking down.

2. You have got to work harder. Your exam results this term are ______________ last
term’s.
3. Unfortunately, Mala’s illness was ______________ than we first thought.
4. I want a ______________ apartment. There’s not enough space here.
5. The railway station is ______________ the airport, from my house.
6. He doesn’t study hard. He’s ______________ in having a good time.
7. Money is ______________ than health and happiness.
8. I like living in the village. It’s ______________ living in the city.
9. There were lots of people on the metro. It was ______________ usual.
10. I agree that our Sales team made a good presentation, but don’t you think the
Customer Service team made a ______________ one?
Input 4.2A Writing practice using …-er (answer key)
Exercise 1:
1. You are taller than me.
2. Malik isn’t richer than Soham.
3. Paris is colder than Madrid.
4. You spend more money than me.
5. Karan’s hair is longer than Meera’s or Karan has longer hair than Meera.

Exercise 2:
1. quieter
2. stronger
3. smaller
4. warmer/hotter
5. longer
6. lighter
7. earlier
8. bigger/larger
9. prettier
10. faster/quicker

Exercise 3:
1. more reliable
2. worse than
3. more serious
4. bigger
5. farther than
6. more interested
7. less important than
8. more peaceful than
9. more crowded than
10. better
Input 4.2B Language summary

You are taller than me.

Malik isn’t richer than Soham.
Smartphones are more popular than laptops these days.
Chennai is less polluted than Delhi.
Madrid is farther than Paris from London.
Input 4.3A Talking about extremes
1. What’s the most beautiful city you have been to?

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2. What’s the most difficult language to learn?

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3. Who do you admire the most in the world?

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4. What is the most expensive thing you have bought?

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5. What’s the biggest lie you have told someone?

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6. What’s the most exciting sport to watch?

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7. Who is the most interesting person you have met?

Input 4.3B Reading about blog writers

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