6 GETTING ABOUT

Comparison
• If two things are the same, we use a comparison with as + adjective + as.
The negative form is not + as + adjective + as.
• To compare two things, we use comparative adjectives + than.
Short adjectives: We usually add -er.
Long adjectives: We add more before the adjective.
Some irregular adjectives: good – better; bad – worse; far – farther; …
• If two things are similar, we use the same + as.
• If two things are not similar, we use different + from.
• We can also use like to compare.
My favourite journey is just like yours.

Possessive pronouns
• We use a noun after a possessive adjective.
It’s my book.
• We don’t use a noun after a possessive pronoun.
Here is my book. Where is yours?

1 Choose the best option to complete the following sentences.

1 I think travelling by train is _____ than going by plane.
A more interested C more interesting
B interesting D interesteder
2 Kate prefers going to school by bus. She thinks it is _____ than going on foot.
A faster C as fast
B more fast D faster than
3 Mount Fuji is 3,776 metres high. Mount Logan is 5,250 metres high. Mount Logan is
_____ Mount Fuji.
A as high as C lower than
B higher than D as low as
4 Mekong River is 4,023 metres long. Congo River is 3,000 metres long. Mekong River
is _____ Congo River.
A shorter than C longer than
B as long as D shorter
5 The price of the Vision 2022 scooters is _____ the price of the SH Mode 2015
scooters. They are both $1,500.
A higher than C as cheap as
B lower than D just like
6 Our journey to the Pacific Ocean was _____ than our trip to the Amazon forest.
A dangerous C dangerouser
B more dangerous D as dangerous as
7 Bikes are _____ for the environment than public transport.
A more safer than C safer
B as safe as D safer than
8 Boats are _____ ferries.
A as big as C bigger than
B not as big as D not smaller than
9 Buses are _____ as undergrounds.
A as quick as C quicker
B not as quick D slower than
10 A double-decker is _____ a bus, but it’s longer in height.
A like C different from
B as tall as D the same
11 Coaches are _____ buses.
A quicker than C the same as
B different from D slower than
12 My grandparents prefer living in the countryside because the life there is _____ that
in the cities.
A as noisy as C noisier than
B more peaceful than D as peaceful as
13 Her lunch is healthier than _____ .
A my C mine
B mine lunch D me
14 ‘Do you see my keys?’
- ‘I’m keeping a red and a blue key. Which is _____ ?’
A your’s B yours C mine D my
15 This is _____ motorbike, not mine.
A hers B my C its D her
16 _____ hair is curlier than _____ .
A His – yours C His – your
B He’s – yours D He’s – your
17 _____ house is smaller than _____ .
A Ours – theirs C Ours – their
B Our – their D Our – theirs
18 This bike isn’t _____ . Is it _____ ?
A my – yours C my – your
B mine – your D mine – yours
 19 Cats can wash _____ paws and fur.
A their B his C its D they
20 Alex bought his car last month, and I bought ____ two years ago. My car is older than
_____ .
A my – his car C mine – his
B my car – him D mine – him

2 Choose the word whose stress is placed differently from that of the others.
1 A motorbike B underground C helicopter D scooter
2 A ferry B healthy C behind D engine
3 A presenter B comfortable C beautiful D favourite
4 A begin B decide C travel D complete
5 A journey B medal C countryside D surprise
6 A transport B about C public D taxi
7 A island B canal C rider D valley
8 A different B possessive C computer D unusual
9 A speedboat B crowded C passenger D already
10 A London B Dutchman C centre D compare

3 Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of the
others.
1 A ocean B go C hobby D motorbike
2 A waterfall B lake C way D sale
3 A pedal B engine C basket D dress
4 A hill B his C ship D similar
5 A valley B journey C they D money
6 A bus B careful C summer D under
7 A vehicle B tourist C village D expensive
8 A paddy B back C webchat D car
9 A decided B completed C surprised D polluted
10 A bikes B goes C wheels D problems

4 Choose the word or phrase that is CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following questions.
1 I love travelling. My favourite journey is the one with my mom on her motorbike.
A walking B going about C staying indoor D flying
2 People believes that public transports (buses, trains, …) are more environment-
friendly than private vehicles (cars, motorbikes, …).
A more harmful B bigger C uglier D more eco-friendly
3 One of my favourite things to do in the evening is listening to podcasts.
A hobbies B chores C homework D tasks
4 Autorickshaws have three wheels and a motor.
A a light B an engine C a GPS device D a fan
 5 It is dangerous to go fishing in rough water.
A sunny days B the snow C stormy weather D foggy days
5 Choose the word or phrase that is OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined part in each
of the following questions.
1 Cars are cheaper than planes.
A more economical than C more expensive than
B safer than D smaller than
2 Mr Johnson enjoys the life in big noisy cities. He’s living in Tokyo at the
moment.
A keeps B prefers C loves D detests
3 Alice isn’t fond of driving. She thinks riding a bike is a better way to get about.
A worse B greater C more fun D more boring
4 Five years ago, the air in this area was more polluted than that in my
neighbourhood.
A dirtier B fresher C farther D worse
5 Yesterday I got on the same bus as you did.
A matching B right C wrong D different
6 Identify the one underlined word or phrase that must be changed in order for the
sentence to be correct.
1 It usually takes me 30 minutes to travel to school everyday.
A B C D
2 Jaden loves adventure and explore, so he always watches the shows on Discovery channel.
A B C D
3 There are lots of different types of transports, such as plans, trains, boats, buses, …
A B C D
4 Oh no! This isn’t ours stop. We caught the wrong bus.
A B C D
5 Her parents gave her the same bike as my for her fourteenth birthday.
A B C D
7 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1 My father was late for the meeting, so he _____ (decide) to catch a taxi.
2 Yesterday, I _____ (get) on the same coach as my crush did.
3 In a survey last year, sixty per cent of the participants _____ (choose) bikes as
their favourite means of transport.
4 If nothing changes, I _____ (move) to the USA with my family in August.
5 When I was little, my parents _____ (work) on the paddy field all day for a living.
8 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1 Tom is _____ than his brother. (OLD)
2 This math problem is _____ from the previous problem. (DIFFERENCE)
3 I always feel _____ when I’m on my mother’s motorbike with her because she’s a
good rider. (SAFETY)
4 The _____ was in the front cabin when I got on the autorickshaw. (DRIVE)
 5 Lisa _____ travelling on boat because she easily gets seasick. (LIKE)

9 Rewrite the sentences, using the given words.

1 My backpack is bigger than hers.
➔ Her backpack _____________________________________________________.
2 It isn’t safe to go to the forest alone.
➔ It’s ______________________________________________________________.
3 This is his new bike.
➔ This new bike _____________________________________________________.
4 John is older than Hannah.
➔ Hannah is ________________________________________________________.
5 After the clean-up campaign, our neighbourhood is cleaner than it was.
➔ Before ___________________________________________________________.
6 We must hurry, or we will miss the train.
➔ If we ____________________________________________________________.
7 No one in the class is taller than Michael.
➔ No one ___________________________________________________________.
8 The English book is thick, but the Maths book is thicker.
➔ The Maths book ___________________________________________________.
9 Their sofa looks the same as ours.
➔ Our _____________________________________________________________.
10 These aren’t her keys.
➔ These keys ________________________________________________________.

10 Rearrange the order of the given words to make complete sentences.

1 visit. / Bản Giốc / Waterfall / my / Cao Bằng Province / to / in / favourite / place / is
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
2 it / now. / centre / the / city / wasn’t / as / same / is / The
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
3 but / bus, / looks / like / a / two / A / it / has / levels. / double-decker
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
4 a / boat / A / different / is / from / ship.
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
5 Panama Canal. / Suez / Canal / the / longer / is / than / The
➔ _________________________________________________________________.
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Unit 7
Exercise 1:
1 C
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 D
6 B
7 C
8 B
9 B
10 A
11 C
12 B
13 C
14 B
15 D
16 A
17 D
18 D
19 A
20 C
Exercise 2:
1 B
2 C
3 A
4 C
5 D
6 B
7 B
8 A
9 D
10 D
Exercise 3:
1 C
 2 A
3 C
4 D
5 C
6 B
7 A
8 D
9 C
10 A
Exercise 4:
1 B
2 D
3 A
4 B
5 C
Exercise 5:
1 C
2 D
3 A
4 B
5 D
Exercise 6:
1 D
2 B
3 B
4 B
5 C
Exercise 7:
1 decided
2 got
3 chose
4 will move / ’ll move
5 worked
Exercise 8:
1 older
2 different
3 safe
 4 driver
5 dislikes
Exercise 9:
1 Her backpack is smaller than mine.
2 It’s dangerous to go to the forest alone.
3 This new bike is his.
4 Hannah is younger than John.
5 Before the clean-up campaign, our neighbourhood was dirtier (than it is now).
6 If we don’t hurry, we’ll miss the train. / If we hurry, we won’t miss the train.
7 No one in the class is as tall as Michael.
8 The Maths book is thicker than the English book.
9 Our sofa looks the same as theirs.
10 These keys aren’t hers.
Exercise 10:
1 Bản Giốc Waterfall in Cao Bằng is my favourite place to visit.
2 The city centre wasn’t the same as it is now.
3 A double-decker looks like a bus, but it has two levels.
4 A boat is different from a ship.
5 The Suez Canal is longer than the Panama Canal.