(colder and colder / more and more difficult)

We use this structure to say something

is changing continuously.
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- The weather is getting warmer and warmer.
- Clothes and shoes are becoming more and
more expensive all the time.
- These days more and more people are learning
English abroad.

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE: comparative + and + comparative. (Match to pictures)

1- Computers are becoming .. in our lives. (important)

2- The tree in the garden is getting .... (big)
3- Since they have been in Britain, their English has got . (good)
4- We dont want to go to bed, mum!! The film is getting .....
(interesting)
5- As I was doing my exam, I became ... (nervous)
6- Meat and fish becoming .. (expensive)
7- Sam didnt eat much but he was getting......, so he had to go to the doctor. (fat)
8- The man was becoming . and the girl felt . ( aggressive / frightened)
9- Its getting .. to find a ticket for the concert. (hard)
10- Many of the seas, rivers and lakes are becoming .. (polluted)
11- Life in cities is becoming .. (stressful)
12- As it didnt stop raining, Daniel got ... (wet)
13- Unfortunately, the problem of global warming is getting.. (bad)
14- Holidays in exotic countries are becoming every day. (popular)

We use it to say that 2 things change

together or that one thing depends on the other.
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- The warmer the weather (is), the better I feel.
- The more you have, the more you want.
- Bring a friend if you want to, the more the merrier.

MAKE SENTENCES USING THE STRUCTURE: the+ comparative the + comparative. (Then match)

1- ( small) a room is / (quick) it is to clean. The smaller a room is, the quicker it is to clean.
2- (big) a car is / (high) the taxes are . ..

3- (bad) the weather / (dangerous) it is to drive on the roads.

4- (cheap) the ticket / (difficult) it will be to book. ..

5- (violent) films are / (interested) he feels. ..

 ANSWER KEY

I- comparative + and + comparative

1 more and more important

2 bigger and bigger
3 better and better
4 more and more interesting
5 more and more nervous
6 more and more expensive
7 fatter and fatter
8 more and more aggressive / more and more frightened
9 harder and harder
10 more and more polluted
11 more and more stressful
12 wetter and wetter
13 worse and worse
14 more and more popular
15 taller and taller / more and more beautiful

II- the+ comparative the + comparative

1 The smaller a room is, the quicker it is to clean.

2 The bigger a car is, the higher the taxes are.
3 The worse the weather (is), the more dangerous it is to drive on the roads.
4 The older he gets, the more serious he becomes.
5 The newer trains are, the more comfortable they are.
6 The more complicated the problem (is), the harder it is to find a solution.
7 The smaller a car is, the easier it is to park