Adjectives

A. Comparative of Superiority
1. Let’s go somewhere ___________________ (quiet) this place.
2. A Ferrari is __________________ (expensive) a Ford.
3. Tropical climates are ___________________ (hot) the arctic ones.
4. Do you think English is _________________ (difficult) Russian?
5. In Spring it is ____________________ (rainy) in Summer.
6. Jill is _________________________ (old) Gary.
7. Jack’s mother is ___________________ (young) Joan’s mother.
8. Jane plays tennis ___________________ (good) me.
9. I’m ___________________ (bad) you in Maths.
10. My brother can run ___________________ (fast) me.
12. My friend Laura is ___________________ (funny) I.

B. Comparative of Equality
Examples:
1. Spanish is as difficult as French.
2. Brenda is not as curious as Clare.

Write sentences using the Comparative of Equality.

1. Racehorses (72 kms per hour) / Cheetahs (69 kms per hour) / (fast)
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2. Sumatran rhinos (about 200 left) / giant pandas (about 200 left) / (endangered)
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3. Blue whales (120 tonnes) / elephants (5.2 tonnes) / (heavy)
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4. A Zeta watch (€45) / a Romeo watch (€45) / (expensive)
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C. Comparative of Inferiority - Example: Dan’s father is less busy than his mother.

Complete the sentences with the Comparative of Inferiority.

1. Sarah’s History teacher is ________________________ (good-tempered) her Science

teacher.
2. Sarah’s sister is ________________________ (friendly) her brother.
3. This book is ________________________ (interesting) the one I read last month.
Reflexive Pronouns
Myself
Yourself
Himself
Herself
Itself
Ourselves
Yourselves
Themselves

Complete the sentences using Reflexive Pronouns.

1. I cooked ____________________ a meal and then I watched TV.
2. Tom hurt ____________________ when he was playing football.
3. We enjoyed ____________________ by playing cards while we were waiting for the plane.
4. She put the plates on the table and told them to help ____________________ to the food.
5. Did you paint the room ____________________?
6. She makes her clothes ____________________.
7. Mary’s children are too young to look after ____________________.
8. An elephant hurt ____________________ when it tried to get out of the zoo yesterday.
9. Mary and I didn’t enjoy ____________________ at the disco last night.
10. You and your co-worker must finish this project ____________________.
11. Be careful with that knife: you can easily cut ____________________.
12. That dog found its way home by ____________________.
13. Did your friends enjoy ____________________ at your birthday party last Sunday?
14. Liam’s father: Liam, help ____________________ to some cookies. I’ve made them
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Write sentences using the Future be going to.

1. We / play / tennis / on Saturday - ________________________________________________
2. Graham / meet / Ann / at 4 o’clock - ______________________________________________
3. Lucy / do / her exercises / in the morning? - ________________________________________
4. We / not take / the train / to Paris -
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5. Paul / buy / new trainers / tomorrow? -
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 6. We / make / a cake / for Dad’s birthday -
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7. Sam and Emily / not use / the computer / after dinner -
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8. You / visit / your friends / in Spain / this summer? -
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Complete the sentences using the Present Continuous to talk about the Future.
1. I ____________________ (have) a special lunch on Saturday because my friends and I
____________________ (do) a school project in the afternoon.
2. What ____________________ (he/do) on Friday? He ____________________ (drive) to
the city to have a meeting.
3. They ____________________ (watch) a documentary about sea mammals tomorrow.

Complete the text with the correct verb from the box in the Past Simple. You can’t repeat the
verbs.

return / make / get / wake up / catch / meet / watch / do / read

prepare / have / eat / say / take / go / leave / drink

Yesterday I _______________ very early, at 6.30 am. I _______________ to the bathroom and
_______________ a quick shower. I _______________ dressed in my bedroom and then I
_______________ breakfast for me and my family. At 7.30 I _______________ the house and
_______________ the bus to work. In the morning I _______________ two meetings with
customers and _______________ some phone calls. At lunchtime I _______________ a salad and
_______________ mineral water. In the afternoon I _______________ some shopping and
_______________ my friends at the pub. After dinner, we _______________ goodbye and
_______________ home. Before going to bed, I _______________ some TV and
_______________ a book.

Write sentences with the Past Simple.

1. John / not have / coffee / for breakfast.
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2. We / visit / the museum / last month.
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3. Sylvia and Amy / come / to your house / yesterday afternoon?
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 4. I / see / a documentary / on TV / last night.
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5. John / not have / coffee / for breakfast.
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6. We / not do / judo / at school / last Monday.
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7. The prisoners / escape / from the dungeon?
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8. The girls / not be / at the library / yesterday afternoon.
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9. She / be / very sad / yesterday.
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10. I / buy / some roses / last week.
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11. My father / give / me / €5 / last weekend.
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Ask questions for the following answers.

1. ______________________________________________________?
I went to the cinema last night.
2. ______________________________________________________?
We woke up at seven o’clock this morning.
3. ______________________________________________________?
They had dinner in the kitchen.
4. ______________________________________________________?
She went to school by car.
5. ______________________________________________________?
We felt happy because the audience applauded us.