Comparatives and superlatives 6 Complete these sentences describing the

advantages of different jobs by writing one word in

5 Complete the table of comparative and superlative
eachgap.
forms.
0 I do a little extra consulting outside my regular job.
Adjective (or Comparative Superlative I don't earn much from it but it's better than
adverb) form form
nothing.
high higher the highest 1 best aspect of the job is the feeling
low that I am making a real difference.
good better 2 Job satisfaction is more important to
well me money.
bad theworst 3 Tue hours are flexible than in most
flexible more flexible jobs and that suits me.
rich the riebest 4 Ifyou have a positive attitude, then selling is as
far further easy any other job.
5 New York is an expensive place to live, but London
pretty
is more expensive.
boring
6 If you include commissions and bonuses, then a
little the least sales job is paid than a job in
much more marketing.
7 It's the challenging job I've ever
had, but I am loving every minute of it.
8 It's been a very difficult time for the company, but I
suppose things can't get any _

7 Look at this text about price comparison websites. lt contains ten mistakes (one in each line) with comparative
and superlative forms. Correct the mistakes.

0 A last time you bought a washing machine, how did you go about it? 1 wouldn't be The last time
surprised if you did the same thing than me. First I searched on the Internet to find out

2 more about the subject: which one was the reliablest, which one was the most efficient,

3 and so on. Having done this, 1 then looked for the better price I could find for the model

4 1 had chosen. And then? Did I order it online? No. 1 went to my nearer electrical shop so

5 that I could have a more close look at the machine before I bought it. 1 just used the

6 traditional shop to inspect the product before buying, like so more people these days. 1 had

7 no intention of buying a machine there, because I thought the price would be highest than

8 online. In fact, surprisingly it turned out tobe just as cheaper in the shop. So I bought it. lt

9 seems that retailers have been forced to offer similar prices with the Internet competition to

10 avoid going out of business. 1 don't know how they do this, because their overhead costs

are many higher, but l'm glad, because I still prefer to shop in the traditional way.

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.3 6 1 Tue 2 than 3 more 4 as 5 even 6 better
eadingTest: PartTwo 7 most 8 worse

Suggested answers: 7 1 thanasme

1 One is to advertise the job in the newspaper. 2 the reliablest most reliable
2 Do you enjoyyour job? 3 the better best price
3 'I think the design has serious weaknesses. 4 my nearer nearest
4 Tue second was a great improvement. 5 a more elose closer look
5 77% were very unhappy. 6 so rnere many people
6 Nowadays, it is unusual to stay in the same job for more 7 highest higher than
than ten years. 8 just as cheaper cheap
9 similar prices with to
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10 rrnmy much higher

IODULE 7
7.2
1 Selling
des

1 sales pitch 2 door-to-door selling 3 target-driven

4 tangible results 5 sales techniques

Positive Negative

rewarding, dynamic, dishonest,

challenging, well-paid, unglamorous,
tangible, sociable unpopular, repetitive

1 rewarding 2 frustrating 3 repetitive 4 variety

5 interesting 6 boredom 7 responsibility 2 1 in, mind 2 come, updated 3 prove, on 4 about, put
8 well-paid
5 much, give 6 wondering, with

debt autumn envirogment ~hole business 3 1 understand / respond to / establish / meet

morjgage knowledge guard hour ~ong listen 2 close / make 3 compare / sell 4 make / receive
buildlng doubt climb 5 explain / emphasise / stress

Adjective (or Comparative Superlative 4 1 B 2E 3D 4A 5H 6C 7G

adverb) form form
S 1 They are central and convenient for clients.
high higher the highest
2 Tue offices are too small and poorly equipped, and more
low lower thelowest business is coming from outside the city.
good better the best 3 More office space, a more modern building and more
weil ( adverb) better the best car parking.
bad 4 He wants to know the fees.
worse theworst
flexible more flexible the most flexible 6 Suggested answer:
rich richer the richest Dear Mr Smith,
far further the furthest Thank you for your letter concerning new offices.
pretty prettier We would be delighted to help you find more convenient
the prettiest
premises for your company.
boring more boring the most boring
At the moment we have two suitable properties for rent.
little less the least One is the first floor (1400 m2) of a newoffice block in
much more themost the Milton lndustrial Park. Its key features are:
• good access to main roads