COMPARATIVE CASES WORKSHOP

1. COMPARE ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION.

NATY FRANK LUCY

Speaks 3 languages
Speaks Russian and French
Has 3 children
Lives in parís
Is a good dancer
Has a red car
Plays the piano very well
Speaks 3 languages
Speaks Spanish and English
Has 2 children
Lives in Madrid
Isn´t good dancer
Has a blue car
Doesn’t play the piano very
well
Speaks 4 languages
Speaks English and Spanish
Has 3 children
Lives in Madrid
Is an excellent dancer
Has a blue car
Plays the piano very well

Naty speaks the same 3 languages as David

Frank speaks Spanish and English as well as Lucy
Lucy has the same number of children as Naty
Frank lives in the same city as Lucy
Lucy is not as good a dancer as Naty
Naty does not have the same car color as Frank and Lucy
Lucy is as good at playing piano as Naty
WRITE THE CORRECT INFORMATION ACCORDING TO THE PICTURES

A) 4 tons B) 3 tons C) 4 tons D) 5 tons

REPLY
A is as heavy as C
A, B and C are lighter than D
D is heavier than A, B, C

A B C

REPLY
A is as big as C
A and C are bigger than B
B is smaller than A and C

A B C

Runs 140 km/h Runs 170 km/h Runs 185 km/h

Costs $105 million Costs $105 million Costs $200 million
REPLY
A is as cheap as B
A and B are cheaper than C
C is more expensive than A and B
B is faster than A
C is faster than A and B
A and B are slower than C
A is slower than B

DOLPHIN CHIMPANZEE DOG

REPLY
Dolphin is smarter than chimpanzee and dog
Dog is as intelligent as dolphin and chimpanzee
Chimpanzee is digger than dog and dolphin
Dolphin is faster than dog and chimpanzee

1. REWRITE THE INFORMATION USING AS …...AS, IN THE SAME AS, THE SAME,
ETC, NEGATIVE OR AFFIRMATIVE FORMS.

1. Juan is better tennis player than Nancy. Nancy is not as good tennis player as Juan.

2. Mary plays basketball better than Luis. Luis does not play basketball the same as Mary

3. George earns more money per month than Sonia. Sonia does not earn as much per month
as George.

4. Carlos has more children than Ruby. Rubi does not have the same children as Carlos.

5. Blanca speaks different languages than Kelly. Kelly does not speak the same languages as
Blanca.

6. Marcos does not have a different car color than Gina. Gina has the same car color as
Marcos.

7. Ron knows more countries around the world than Lucas. Lucas does not know as many
countries as Ron.

8. William drives car better than Victor. Victor is not as good a driver as William.

9. Michael lives in a different city than Jhon. Jhon does not live in the same cities as Michael.

10. Fanny speaks many more languages than Rosa. Rosa does not speak the same amount of
languages Fanny.