5A GRAMMAR  comparative adjectives and adverbs, as…as

a Write sentences about the pictures using comparative adjectives and adverbs.

1 1 French / easy to learn / Russian 2

French is easier to learn than Russian.

2 Belgium is / hot / France.

3 3 Surfing is / exciting / fishing 4

4 Sophie plays tennis / well / Emily

5 5 Sydney is / far from London / Delhi 6

6 Jason gets up / early / his wife

7 7 Claire works / hard / Sally 8

8 The traffic is / bad at 8.30 / at 9.30

9 9 Harry writes / quickly / Paul 10

10 Life in the city is / stressful / life in the country

b Rewrite the sentences from a using not as...as.

1 Russian isn’t as easy as French. 6 Jason’s wife .
2 France . 7 Sally .
3 Fishing . 8 The traffic at 9.30 .
4 Emily . 9 Paul .
5 Delhi . 10 Life in the country .

ACTIVATION

Test your memory. Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. For each picture,
say a sentence with a comparative adjective or adverb from a and not as...as from b.
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 5B GRAMMAR  superlatives (+ ever + present perfect)
a Write the opposite superlatives.

1 the most unfriendly the friendliest 7 the most crowded

2 the most expensive 8 the most hard working

3 the most exciting 9 the nearest

4 the most generous 10 the most difficult

5 the most patient 11 the most stressed

6 the loudest 12 the most unhealthy

b Write the questions using the superlative form of the adjective + ever + present perfect.
1 Who / generous person you / meet
Who’s the most generous person you’ve ever met?

2 What / difficult language you / learn

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3 What / good restaurant you / eat at

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4 What / expensive thing you / buy

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5 What / hard thing you / learn to do

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6 What / long journey you / make

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7 What / interesting historic building you / visit

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8 What / beautiful place you / be to

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9 What / exciting film you / see

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10 What / far you / run

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11 What / cold place you / be to

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12 What / important exam you / take

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ACTIVATION

Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions in b.

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