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 Warm up :
Write adjectives that you have
already studied.
You can write as much as possible.
 Grammar
Comparisons
as . . . as not as . . . as
The red bag is as beautiful as the black one.
Classical music is not as exciting as rock and roll.
-as + adjective + as to show that two things are similar
- not as + adjective + as to mean something is ‘more’ or
‘less’ than something else.
 Grammar
Comparisons
the same as . . . different from
The price of this bag is the same as it was last year.
City life is quite different from life in the country.
- the same as . . . to show similarity.
- different from to show that two or more things are not
similar.

Last year: 500.000 vnd Now: 500.000 vnd

 Grammar
Comparisions
as . . . as not as . . . as/so
the same . . . as different from
-as + adjective + as to show that two things are similar
- not as + adjective + as to mean something is ‘more’ or
‘less’ than something else.
- the same as . . . to show similarity.
- different from to show that two or more things are not
similar.
 I. Put as, or from in the gap.
1. The music festival this year is as good ______
as it was last year.

2. The concert will be broadcast ‘live’: that means it comes on TV

at the same time ______as it is perform.

as I thought at first.
3. This camera is not as expensive ______

4. Your taste in art is quite different ______

from mine.

as
5. Some people say that Spiderman 2 is as boring ______
Spiderman 1.

6. My mother is always as busy ______

as a bee.
 MY HOME TOWN TODAY
The streets are not as narrow as they were before.
2. Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage.
friendly as different from
the same as (2) as narrow as as quite as

MY HOMETOWN TODAY
My hometown has changed a lot – it’s definitely not (1) the
____________
same as
as quite as it was 5 years ago. It’s much
it was before. It’s not (2) ____________
more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and
restaurants. The restaurants are (3) different
____________
from the ones we had
before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food – Italian, French,
and even Mexican!
There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not ( 4 )
as narrow as they were before. They are wider now to make space
____________
for the extra trafic.
One thing hasn’t changed though. The people here are as warm and
friendly as
(5) ____________ the same as it
before. That’s one thing that’s (6) ____________
was before.
3. Work in pairs. Compare the two music clubs in the town:
Young Talent and Nightingale.

Young Talent Nightingale

1. Old ** ***
2. Friendly *** **
3. Safe ** ***
4. Large *** *
5. Expensive *** ***
6. famous
* ***

Example:
Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale./ Nightingale is
older than Young Talent.
GAME
 Question 1

Young Talent / old / Nightingale. (not as…as)

A. Young Talent is as not old as Nightingale.

B. Young Talent is as old not as Nightingale.

C. Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale.

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 Question 2

Young Talent / friendly / Nightingale. (more …than)

A. Young Talent are more friendly than Nightingale.

B. Young Talent is more friendly than Nightingale.
C. Young Talent is more friendlyer than Nightingale.

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 Question 3

Young Talent / safe / Nightingale. (not as….as)

A. Young Talent is not as safe as Nightingale.

B. Young Talent is as safe as Nightingale.
C. Young Talent is not as safer as Nightingale.

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 Question 4

Nightingale / large / Young Talent. (not so …..as)

A. Young Talent is larger than Nightingale.

B. Nightingale is not so large as Young Talent.
C. A and B are correct

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 Question 5

Young Talent / expensive / Nightingale. (as…..as)

A. Young Talent is more expensive as Nightingale.

B. Young Talent is as expensive as Nightingale.
C. Young Talent as expensive as Nightingale.

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 Question 6

Nightingale / famous / Young Talent. (more ……than)

A. Nightingale is more famous than Young Talent.

B. Nightingale is as famous than Young Talent.
C. Nightingale isn’t more famous than Young Talent.

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 Young Talent Nightingale
1. Old ** ***
2. Friendly *** **
3. Safe ** ***
4. Large *** *
5. Expensive *** ***
6. famous * ***
1. Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale./ Nightingale is older than
Young Talent.
2. Young Talent is more friendly than Nightingale./ Nightingale is not
so friendly than Young Talent.
3. Young Talent is not as safe as Nightingale./ Nightingale is safer than
Young Talent.
4. Young Talent is larger than Nightingale./ Nightingale is not so large
as Young Talent.
5. Young Talent is as expensive as Nightingale.
6. Young Talent is not as famous as Nightingale./ Nightingale is more
famous than Young Talent.
too and either
- too: used to express agreement with a positive statement.
- either: used to express agreement with a negative statement.

Examples:

A: I like pop music.

B: I like it too.

A: My mum doesn’t like rock and roll.

B: My mum doesn’t like it either.

 4. Complete the following sentences with ‘ too’ or ‘ either ’

1. My friend likes photography, and I like it ______.

too

2. My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister

doesn’t ______.
either

3. I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates

were not ______.
either

4. I love country music, and i like rock and roll ______.

too

5. When I finish painting my room, I’ll do the kitchen

______.
too
 5. What music and arts are you interested, or not
interested in? Make a list by completing the sentences
below. ( you can use the words given or your own ideas).

pop music dancing playing the guitar

drawing rock and roll painting
going to the art gallery acting

1. I’m very interested in ______________

pop music .

2. I think ______________ is very boring .

3. What I like to do most in my spare time is ______________ .

4. In my spare time, I often ______________ .

5. I never ______________, even if I have time.

 6. Work in groups: Find someone who . . . , using
some questions.

1. Do you like / enjoy . . . . . . ?

2. Are you interested in . . . . ?

Then, report to the class using too/either

Examples:

1. Nam is interested in drawing and I am too .

2. Phong doesn’t like folk music and I don’t either .