TOOLS AND OCCUPATIONS (1) UNIT

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COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES (-er…than / more ------ than)

AS + ADJECTIVE + AS / NOT AS + ADJECTIVE + AS

BE THE SAME AS / BE SIMILAR TO

CONNECTORS: HOWEVER / BESIDES / THEREFORE

A. ARE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES TRUE OR FALSE? CORRECT

THE FALSE SENTENCES. (rq)

1. A hammer is not heavier than a nail. __

2. A level is bigger than a tool box. __
3. An ax is not more dangerous than a chisel. __
4. A compressor is heavier than a tester. __
5. A plane is bigger than a ladder. __
6. A pocket knife is lighter than a mallet. __
7. Washers are lighter than bolts. __
8. A nail is more expensive than a wrench __
9. A flashlight is larger than a nut. __
10. A yardstick is shorter than a level. __
11. A chisel is sharper than a knife. __
12. A screwdriver is longer than a screw. __
13. Sandpaper is lighter than a hammer. __
14. A scraper is smaller than a ladder. __

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 B. LOOK AT THE LIST BELOW AND FIGURE OUT THE SPELLING
RULES FOR THE COMPARATIVE FORM OF ADJECTIVES. (rq)

Comparative form of adjectives

a. easIER a. weakER
b. hotTER b. darkER
c. heavIER c. dirtIER
d. MORE useful d. MORE expensive
e. cheapER e. hardER
f. lightER f. Lighter
g. MORE comfortable g. thickER
h. oldER h. lowER
i. largeR i. nearER
j. cleanER j. newER
k. fastER k. roughER
l. highER l. safeR
m. thinNER m. slowER
n. MORE dangerous n. mallER
o. SoftER o. coldER
p. fatTER p. MORE uncomfortable
q. smoothER q. dullER
r. MORE difficult r. MORE useless
s. strongER s. slimMER
t. sharpER t. tinIER
u. bigger u. drIER
v. wideR v. MORE complete

Rule 1: ______________________________________________________________

Rule 2: ______________________________________________________________

Rule 3: ______________________________________________________________

Rule 4: ______________________________________________________________

Rule 5: ______________________________________________________________

Irregular adjectives: good- better / bad – worse / far – farther

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 C. WRITE SENTENCES ABOUT THE OCCUPATIONS. (rq)

Example. (Doctor – plumber / difficult)

A doctor´s job is more difficult than a plumber´s job.

• Pay attention to the COMPARATIVE form of the adjective.
1. (Engineer – dentist / interesting)
2. (Carpenter – bus driver / dangerous)
3. (Nurse – secretary / stressful)
4. (Bank teller – web developer / exciting)
5. (Librarian – mechanic / easy)

D. LOOK AT THE FORMS BELOW AND SAY IF THE SENTENCES ARE

TRUE OR FALSE. (rq)

B
A

1. Triangle A is not as big as triangle B

2. Triangle A is similar to Triangle B
3. Triangle A is not the same as Triangle B

4. Pentagon A is as big as pentagon B

5. Pentagon A is the same as pentagon B
6. Pentagon A is not as small as pentagon B

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 E. LOOK AT THE FORMS AND WRITE SENTENECES AS IN EXERCISE D.
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Hexagon A Hexagon B

1. _______________________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________________

Frame A Frame B

4. _______________________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________________
6. _______________________________________________________________

Cube A Cube B

7. _______________________________________________________________
8. ________________________________________________________________
9. ________________________________________________________________

Cylinder A Cylinder B

10. ________________________________________________________________
11. ________________________________________________________________
12. ________________________________________________________________

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WRAPPING UP

SAUL AND HIS FATHER WANT TO BUY SOME TOOLS AT THE HARDWARE
STORE (1) (rq)

As you know, Saul lives with his family. His father is an electrician, and he wants to buy
some tools he needs at work. They are looking for some tools at the new hardware store in
the area. However, this place seems to be a little expensive, so they are going to the other
hardware store, which is located on the other side of the city. It is farther from their house,
but it is a more affordable place and well stocked. After a fifteen-minute bus ride, now, they
are at Frank´s hardware store. There is a big screwdriver near the nails, but they need a bigger
(1) one. Besides, they need a cross tip screwdriver not a flat screwdriver; cross tip
screwdrivers are more useful than flat screw drivers. There is also a hammer. It looks
stronger than the (2) one they have at home. They are buying it. Now they need a wrench.
Their old wrench is too heavy. They want a lighter wrench and, of course, a more
sophisticated one. Therefore, they are ready to buy an expensive (3) one because Saul´s
father plans to work for at least 10 more years. Finally, they need to buy a claw hammer, but
they can´t find (4) one and they can´t find a cross tip screwdriver either. What´s more, it is
a little bit late. Saul has to go to work, so they decide to return early the next day. .

WRITE THE OPPOSITE OF THE UNDERLINED WORDS YOU FIND IN THE

PASSAGE. (rq)

1 2 3
4 5 6

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. (rq)

1. What does Saul´s father do? ________________________________

2. Why do they go to the other hardware store? _______________________________

3. What kind of screwdriver do they need? _______________________________

4. How many hardware stores are there? _______________________________

5. When are they returning to the store? _______________________________

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WHAT DOES ONE REFER TO IN THE PASSAGE. (rq)

1. _______________ 2. ________________3. ________________ 4. ___________

READ THE ARTICLE AND DECIDE WHERE THE SENTENCES BELOW FIT.
DO NOT LOOK AT THE TEXT ABOVE. (rq)

As you know, Saul lives with his family. His father is an electrician, and he wants to buy
some tools he needs at work. (……………………………………………………….) They
are looking for some tools at the new hardware store in the area. However, this place seems
to be a little expensive, so they are going to the other hardware store, which is located on the
other side of the city, (………………………………………………….………….…)It is
farther from their house, but it is a more affordable place and well stocked.
(…………………………………..………………) After a fifteen-minute bus ride, now, they
are at Frank´s hardware store. There is a big screwdriver near the nails, but they need a bigger
one. Besides, they need a cross tip screwdriver not a flat screwdriver; cross tip screwdrivers
are more useful than flat screw drivers. There is also a hammer. It looks stronger than the one
they have at home. They are buying it. Now they need a wrench. Their old wrench is too
heavy. They want a lighter wrench and of course a more sophisticated one. Therefore, they
are ready to buy an expensive one; besides, Saul´s father plans to work for at least 10 more
years. Finally, they need to buy a claw hammer, but they can´t find one and they can´t find a
cross tip screwdriver either. (……………………………………..……………..…) What´s
more, it is a little bit late. Saul has to go to work, so they decide to return early the next day.

1. Therefore, they are getting ready to go out and spend some money.
2. Besides, the store´s products are guaranteed
3. Because they don´t want to waste money
4. Cross tip screwdrivers are not easy to find in the market.

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NOW, REWRITE THE PARAGRAPH USING THE FIRST PERSON. START LIKE
THIS:

As you know, I live with my family. My father is an electrician ………………….

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1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE CONNECTORS BELOW. (rq)

HOWEVER / BESIDES / THEREFORE / BECAUSE / SO

1. Fred is traveling to Canada next month, ______ he is selling his car. He needs money.
2. Sandra never eats in restaurants. _________, now, she is sick. She has a stomachache.
3. The architect wants to buy some pencils and markers. _________, he needs some paper
and erasers.
4. Welders are careful and use special equipment at work ________ they are exposed to
ultraviolet radiation
5. My cousin always cleans his house in the morning. _________, his room is always clean
the whole day.

END OF UNIT 5

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