READ © “Sister” cities have a special relationship. The goal is friendship between two cities in different parts of the world, Look at this information about two “sister” cities. Vancouver, Canada Became city: 1886 Population: 560,000 people Population: 3,500,000 people Size: 113 knw’ (44 sq mi) ize: 435 km’ (168 sq mi Rain: 1,219 mm (48 in) per year Rain: 1,630 mm (64 in) per year January temperature: 3°C 37°F, January temperature: 53°C. (42°F) July temperature: 18°C (64°F) July temperature: 24°C (76°F) TRUE OR FALSE # Read these statements. Circle T (True) or F (False). @ F 1. Yokohama is almost as old as Vancouver: F 2, In population, Vancouver is as large as Yokohama. 3. In size, Vancouver isn’t as big as Yokohama. 4, Vancouver is as rainy as Yokohama. 5. In winter, Yokohama isn’t as cold as Vancouver. saga nm nom 6. In summer, Vancouver is as warm as Yokohama. DESCRIBE © Look at these family pictures. Complete the sentences with as + adjective + as or as + adjective. Use the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. 1. Ryoko —_ist¢as tallas her brother. {© syoko and her family Ge Fai) 2. Ryoko _her brother. Took Tat indy 3. She ______ her mother. TT ao 4. Anne's family Gerba Ryoko's family. 5. Anne ______ her sister. Bertha) 6. Anne —______ her mother. wera 7. Anne's brother has long hair, but it Anne's Anne and her family TerionayCHOOSE & COMPLETE * Read this information about two hotels in Yokohama. Complete the sentences with as + adjective + as or as + adjective. Choose the correct adjective from the box. Sbig expensive good far tall Yokohama Hotels Pan Pacific Grand Number of rooms 485 600 Number of floors 25 31 Room rate (1 person) 35,000 ¥28,000-38,000 Distance from airport 100 kr (62 mi) 106 km {66 mi) Rating KAO bE . With 485 rooms, the Pan Pacific is "85619 a9 __ the Grand. 2. With 25 floors, the Pan Pacific is ______t__ the Grand. 3. At Y35,000 a night, the Pan Pacific is ____________ some of the rooms at the Grand. 4. The Grand is 106 km from the airport. The Pan Pacific is almost 5. The Grand is a five-star hotel. The Pan Pacific is just 1DIT¢ Read Anne's postcard to a friend. Find and correct six mistakes in the use of as + adjective + as. The first mistake is already corrected. Dear Megan, I'm spending the summer in Yokohama. It’s a very big city, but not a as big tian Tokyo. But it is as international as. It’s a very modern city— 26 just, modern as Vancouver. L'm Living with a Japanese family—the Watanabes. They're great. Their daughter Ryoko is my age. We are very similar, and we're now almost close as sisters. Her Little sister is as funny Like Emmy. | Dm studying Japanese! It isn't as easier as French, but I'm learning a little every day. Please write, AnneCHOOSE & COMPLETE » Read about these brothers and sisters. Complete the comparisons with the correct form of the words in the box. Use than when necessary. expensive good large popular short slow heavy young 1, Ava is 18. Her sister is 21, Ava is younger than __ her sister. 2. Elio gets 80s on his tests. Paz gets 90s. Pazisa ____ student. 3. Lev runs 1 mile in 7 minutes. Dorit needs 8 minutes. Dorit is —__. 4, Annika has a lot of friends. Her brother has only one. Annika is 5, Jan pays $50 for his running shoes. His brother pays $100. Jan’s brother buys running shoes. 6. Lea’s room is 200 square fect, Her sister's is 120 square feet. Lea’s room is hor sister's. 7. Todd weighs 125 pounds. His brother weighs 110 pounds. Todd is, 8, Natalie is 5 feet 4 inches tall. Her sister is 6 feet 6. Natalie is EDIT Read this student's essay. Find and correct eight mistakes in the use of comparative adjectives, The first mistake is already corrected. Sibling rivalry is competition between brothers and sisters. Which brother is moreconect? Which sister Je popularer? Who gets good grades than the other? Sibling rivalry is not unusual in fenilies. It is more unusual on the tennis court. The Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, are star tennis players. They often compete. Is it difficulter or more easier to play against your own sister? The sisters say the game is important—not the other player. Does their relationship make their game more interestinger? Some people think the game is not as exciting when sisters play. I don’t agree, I think their games are more excitinger. Venus and Serena are both better as most other players in the world~sisters or not.decide if they are True (T) or False (F). Luigi’s Italian Restaurant Family-style eating since 1990 Open Tuesday-Sunday, 12:00-9:00 EARLY-BIRD SPECIAL {ll inner for $10.95 ised eo 600) No reservations necessary No credit cards 875 Orange St }. Luigi’s is older than Antonio's. von vos Y Spaghetti Primavera (with lightly saw ‘W Spaghetti Arrabbiata (with hot chili Fertu: Linguine Aglio ¢ low far, low st Alfredo (with buter and heavy crea) wun io (with garlic and cil). TRUE OR FALSE ® Look at these two restaurant ads. Then read the statements below, and ft Antonio's Ristorante Italiano Established in 1990 Relaxed dining in a romantic atmosphere open seven days a week—dinner only reservations suggested all cre tit cards accepted 1273 Orange Street 453-3285 one free beverage with this ad Red Antonio's is more romantic than Luigi's Luigi’s is probably less crowded. Antonio's seems cheaper than Luigi's. On Tuesdays, Luigi’s has shorter business hours. Use the comparative form of the words in parentheses. d vegetables) peppers and tomatoes). “Mhorand spicy 1, The spaghetti primavera is hea per tran the spaghetti arrabbiata. crea 2, The linguine aglio e olio is _____-_ the fettuesini Alfredo, Tepenine 3, The spaghetti arrabbiata is _______—___and ro 1) 4. The fettucini Alfredo is aening) 5. The spaghetti primavera is Reais the linguine aglio e olio. the spaghetti primavera. the fettuccini Alfredo.8 8 isn’t as. big.as (Our house The blue T-shirt Golf This game My computer Anna This book The first exercise @Nourun— more than three words. 1 Dogs are friendlier than cats. Complete with as... as or not as ... as. yours. (big) x the red one. (nice) # skiing. (exciting) that one. (good) X yours. (fast) Complete the second sentence so that her sister. (shy) ” that one. (interesting) x the second one. (easy) ~ means the same as the first. Use no Cats aren't .95 friendly as, dogs. 2 My bag is heavier than yours. Your bag isn't mine. 3 Diane is beautiful and Mary is beautiful, too. Diane is as Mary. 4 Mike runs faster thon Harry. Harry doesn’t run Mike. 5. Artis more interesting than History, History is as Art. © Pete played worse than David. David didn’ play as Pete. 7 This test was difficult and the last one was, too. This test was os the last one. 8 Dolphins ore more intelligent than sharks. dolphins. Sharks aren't Look at the table and read the sentences. True or false? Write T or F. [Price | Beautiful | Safe streamers eZ) £3.80 | > Ve sparklers | | — Be £450 | KOK v Jairy lights Es £6.00 OK VY balloons Qo £3.00 | «3K 1 FE The sparklers are cheaper than the streamers. ‘The balloons are more beautiful than the fairy lights. — ‘The streamers are the least beautiful. —__ ‘The fairy lights are as cheap as the balloons. ‘The sparklers aren't as safe as the baltoons. The fairy lights are the most beautiful. — The streamers are the least expensive. The fairy lights are as safe as the streamers. ‘The balloons are as safe as the streamers. The balloons are the most expensive. Complete the sentences. Use comparative or superlative adjectives. The fairy lights are The streamers are The foiry lights are The balloons are The sparklers aren't The balloons are - ‘The sparklers are_cheaper than the fairy lights {cheop) - (expensive) ____the fairy lights. (safe) (beautiful) - (expensive) the balloons. (safe) - (cheap)Complete the sentence with as or than. a The film wasn't as good as. b The holiday was more expensive This classroom is a lot nicer We're all feeling much more tired c d e Portable CD players aren’t as small f I’ve got less time g He's not really > Rewrite the sentences. Use as ... as .. 1 DVDs cost more than books. Books aren't as expensive as DVDs, 2. Brian and Tanye are both 11 years old. or not as... I thought it would be. we expected. the one we had last year. yesterday. mp3 players. Lused to have. tall as he looks on TV. as ... and the words in brackets. (expensive) Brian (ota) 3. The River Thames is shorter than the River Nile. The River Thames (tong) 4 Tweigh 45 kg. My brother weighs 53 kg I (heavy) 5 The red dress is prettier than the blue dress. The blue dress (pretty) 6 My house has five rooms. Your house has five rooms. My house (big) 7 Football is exciting. Volleyball is exciting. Football (exciting) 8 Tock is 130 m tall. Lewis is 1.40 m tall Jack (toll) 9 The blue car is 2m wide. The red caris 2m wide. The red car (wide) 10 That book is interesting. This book is more interesting. That book (interesting) 2. Write the opposites using the adjectives in the box. diffiewtt cheap old noisy light narrow slow cool clean far beautiful sad dangerous interesting a easier nore. dif Sout b quieter ¢ dittier 4 uglier @ more boring £ heavier g nearer h warmer i wider j happier . k faster | more expensive m safer youngerEXERCISES 8 Look at the pictures and write sentences about A, B and C. wae a C—O = 8 1 Ais bigger. than C but not as big as B. 2 Ais 3 Cis 4 Ais 5 Bhas got 6 Cworks Write sentences with as ... as Athens is older than Rome. My room is bigger than yours. You got up eatlier than me Beene Putin as or than, 1 Athens is older #4". Rome. 2 Idon't watch TV as much 3 You cat more 4 Tfeel beter elt yesterday. 8 Tean't wait longer B but nor C. A but but Rome isn't as old as Athens, Your room isn't Tdidn't They You He 5 Jim isn’t as cley he thinks, you, 6 Belgium is smaller 7 Brazil isn't as big an hour. Use the information to complete the sentences about Julia, Andrew and Caroline. Use the same age /the same street etc. yous ANDREW CAROLINE Vm 22. Vine abe tive in ll Street, mz ein Baker ein |! ive nH Stet Street, y getup ob 7.5. got up (got up a 7.15. ‘ye got a.car. Uhaven’t got a. car, Garis dark blue, It's dark blue. (ge) Andrew is the, same, age. as Caroline. treet) Julia lives Julia got up Andrew's 1 2 3 (time) 4 (colour)Practice | Use the information to complete the sentences. Use the comparative form of an adjective from the box. Eline recent survey British ‘people chose their favourite drink ~55% votod for coffee and 44% voted for tea, Cost of a one night stay in a double room vath shower: THE REGAL HOTEL $350.00 THE PARK HOTEL $85.00 Bla aaa RLNS PaaS ier @ Toyota Auris 422m Toyota Prius 445m Gatwick 45km near expensive ween valuable long popular 0 Madrid rhe 1 The Regal Hotel 2 Inthe UK, coffee 3 Heathrow Airport .. Gatwick Airport. 4 The Toyota Prius 5. Sunflowers by Van Gogh .. neter. Choose the correct words in italics. (DEKH Listen and check. 0 My brother is taller tha: me ant, 1 ['meightcen but my best friend is younger than me / I she’s seventeen. 2. Doyou like Lucy? I think Mariela is nicer than she / her, 3 [don’t like horror films; I think action films are more interesting than tiem / they, 4 Ournelghbours are richer than us / we. 5 My uncle is forty-five but my aunt is older than he is / him is. She’s forty-seven. 3 Write the sentences again so they are true, Use a different comparative adjective. (EXE Listen and check. 0 It’s warmer In London than Madrid. He colder, indon,. than Madrid, 1 The mobile phone is a newer invention than the iPod. 2 Acaris faster than a jet plane. 3. Five-star hotels are cheaper than four-star hotels. 4 The Pacific Ocean is smaller than the Atlantic Ocean. 5 It’s wetter in the summer than the winter.Practice Do sentences A and 8 have the same (5) or different (0) meanings? Write § or D. 0 A Mysister isn’t as tall as me. B I'm taller than my sister, whe 1 A I'mtwenty-one, My sister is eighteen. _B I'm not as old as my sister. 2 A The price of tea and coffee is the same. _B Tea is not as expensive as coffee. 3A [visit my grandfather onceamonth _B I don’t visit my grandfather as and I visit my cousins twice a month. often as I visit my cousins. 4A American football isn’t as popular B Soccer is less popular than as soccer, American football. Read the information, ‘Then write sentences comparing the two apartments. Use not as ... as or the same {... as) and the words in brackets (). Write your own opinions for sentences 5 and 6, DERM Listen and check. location TURLEY STREET SALFORD ROAD distance rom bus stop 10Ometres 400 metres £350 per month £500 per month price she 1odsqm) —_100sqm distance from centee 6 km 2hm age of building 2002 1920 © (near the bus stop) .Salfird, Read. ign’. as,.neat. # 1 (expensive) 2 (ize) .. 3 (far from the centre) . 4 (new) S (beautiful) .£.thin 6 (comfortable) L.¢hink.... The words in the box are missing from the conversation. Put them in the correct positions. (DEAE Listen and check. svi What do you think of these jeans? CLAUDE They aren’t as nice/the ones you bought last winter. suyie Really? I think they're exactly same as those, ctavpe No. They're a much darker colour. suvie Yes, perhaps you're right. CLAUDE Did they cost the as the other pair? svi No. They weren't expensive as those. I bought them in the sale. CLAUDE Do they have any Calvin Klein jeans in the sale? suviz No, but they have some that are nearly the same Calvin Klein jeans - they look like them but they're cheaper. Lape You mean they're copies. | always think they look completely different from the real ones! a the as same asName Description 2 1. esse a. the tallest —— 2% Sharon b. the heaviest —_ 3. Mike ¢. the oldest —— + Patty 4. the most athletic —— 5. Ron e. the youngest —— 6. Dong f. the most serious Jesse Mike Patty Ron” Doug BA] PEscHee - Look ot these pictures and complete the sentences, Use the superlative form of the correct ward. WORLD REC RDS (2001) ie aa chil 2. The shoes with the TR TT soit works fore hotel company. URL heels cost $1,062. orn 950 wiser 3. The bird with the Ay “Boby" ie the Ta ‘Tieawy Tra a vocabulary died in 1994. sneke in the world. 5. The 6. Jeanne Colment wes the CREB TAT pair of jeans todey cost only $1 in the 1800s, Tear yma — PP" She died of age 122 CHOOSE & COMPLETE « Complete these sentences with the superlative form of the words in the box. Then you can take the quiz and check your answers below. “sbigc “dry fast heavy high hot 1, The biggest __pieco of ice on earth is three miles thick. Is in: a. Antarctica b. Canada «. Russia 2. The Sahara is place in the world. Its highest temperature i a. 200°F (93°C) b. 105°F c41°C) «. 180°F (57°C) z animals of all weigh almost 200 tons (181 metrie tons). They are: a. blue whales b. elephants lions 4. Cheetahs ave —______ animals in the world. They can run: 2. 40 mph (64 kra/h) b, 100 mph (161 km/h) «70 mph (113 km/h) 5. At 29,035 ft (8,850 m), Everest is ___ monntain on earth. Is in: @. Australia b. Europe «Asia 6. It isn’t as smart as us, but it is one of animals in the world. a. acal b. a monkey ea tiger 7. Tho Atacama Desert is a. Africa b. South America «. North America place on earth. It never rains. It’s in:B Comparing places ‘Visit England’is a magazine in English for Polish students. In this article, the writer Is comparing study holidays in Liverpool, a big city in Lancashire, and in Beverley, small town in Yorkshire. Circle the correct comparative adjectives. (0 course, Liverpool is much BGgeTbiger than Beverley. I's also femouserfmore famous , much nokernokyer, and, when | was ther, weter/weterl (trained every day) | spent two weeks inthe Lancashire city last March, and loved it. stayed inthe more oldlders, buserfbusye part ofthe cy near te iver Mersey. | went on the Beatles tour, and | watched Liverpoo! FC play aginst Newcastle (Newcastle won.) It wasa good game, but football matches n England are much more expensive than/as*in Poland - | had to pay £45 foratcket.Then | spent a weekin Beverley aa smaler/more small” language school. Beverley is beaut/uler/more beautful*than | Liverpool andthe people were more fendle/iendlier to me. ta richer/morerch Wand cleanercleanner" place to, but perhaps Liverpool s more interesting/intrestinger inthe end. Comparing people Danis having breakfast with his 10 year-old daughter Amy and his 4 year-old son, Josh. Use the words in brackets to make phrases with comparative adjectives. Use short forms of the verb be. DAN You're earlier for breakesast._# (Youbelearly/for breakfast) today, ‘Amy. Is ita normal day for you? AMY No. Mr Brown is teaching us today and tomorrow. 2 (He/ber bbad/than) Mr Samson. 3 (He/be/fat), to0, DAN I'm sure Mr Brown isn't fat, Amy. AMY 2 (Mr Samson/be/nice and funny), and . the/be/intelligent) DAN All your teachers are intelligent, Amy. 'm sure it's a very difficult job for Mr Brown, with a class of 10 year-old kids. JosH » (Berivditficultthan) your job, Daddy? DAN I don't know, ® (I think/I/beflucky), because I can work at home, AMY Daddy, > (be/l/pretty/than) the gitl on ‘Top TV? JOsH * (You/be/silly/than) her! DAN You're both pretty, Amy. Are you ready for school? JOSH Yes, but! want some more toast, please. Dan ? (You/berhungry/than) usual this morning, Amy. AMY — Because °° (itfbe/cold) today. Daddy, do you think Mr Brown eats.a lot because he's cold? D_ Talking about the best things about the Seychelles Look at the home page of the website for'Seychelles Holidays: words into superlative adjectives. yhange the underlined ani The Republic of Seychales tthe small... sillest __ © ican eounngand he 1] coo pce inthe er fr your ld! 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