REPHRASING

The film wasn’t nearly as good as I thought it would be (FAR)

The film ____________________________ I thought it would be

I’ve never had such a boring holiday! (ENJOYABLE)

This is ____________________________ I’ve ever had!

There are fewer teachers in my school than there were last year (NOT)

There _______________________________ teachers in my school as there were last year

If you work harder now, you won’t have to do so much later (THE)

The harder __________________________________ you’ll have to do later

Lucy is as tall as her mother (HEIGHT)

Lucy ________________________________ her mother

Kate has slightly more experience than the others (QUITE)

The others don’t have _____________________________ Kate

Comparisons with “As…as”

Complete each gap with an appropriate word

· You can go out, as ____________ as you do your homework first

· As ____________ as he got home, he got changed and went back out again

· We can throw this vase away, as ____________ as I’m concerned. We never use it

· As _________ as being an excellent sportsman, she’s also a brilliant scientist

· I sometimes receive as ____________ as 300 emails in a single day

Comparisons

Complete each gap in the paragraph with a word from the box.

Many Much Most More Less

Lot Little So Such Nearly
The Of By In To
Max has changed since our days at school together. The older he gets, _______ more sociable
he seems to be. He was never the _________ confident boy ________ the class and he didn’t
have as __________ friends as he probably would like to have had. But he’s _________ less
reserved now, and not __________ as nervous. Physically, he’s different as well. He’s quite a
_________ larger than he used to be and not ________ pale and sickly looking. In those days
he was ___________ far the thinnest of my friends, but he’s put on a bit of weight and he
looks _________ delicate now.

2- Complete the following sentences in an appropriate way

· The older I get, ____________________

· The more technological devices you own ________________

· The more information you have, ____________

· The less you pay for a mobile phone, _______________-

· The more time I spend online, _____________

2- Choose the correct phrase to complete the sentences

· My aims when I was at school were a bit more / some more realistic I think.

· I thought that would be a more safer / much safer career where I'd make far more / much
money than developing games.

· At the time, it was the most / more exciting thing in my life.

· And then I had this opportunity which was even best / better.

· I worked much harder / more hardly than I ever worked at school.

· Games development is the more / most creative thing you can imagine.

· One of the very big /biggest thrills for me was when one of my games, The Snake Quest, was
made into a film.

· I don't want to spend as many / so much time on things.

3.- Complete use “the more…the more”

If I had more friends, I would be happier

If you save more money, you can buy a better car

If you don’t drink so much, you will feel better

·
If you practice more, you will improve faster

It’s better if you make few mistakes

MISTAKES IN COMPARISONS

There are lots of ways to keep fit, but I think the healthier of all is Zumba

Playing chess is more cheaper than playing video games

Team games are more sociable that biking because you meet and speak to a lot of people

When you play chess, you have to think more hardly than when you’re playing video games

I don’t go window shopping as often than I used to

For me, parachute jumping is the more risky of all sports

Mountain biking is more good for getting exercise than most sports

Comparisons: Complete these sentences with your own ideas

1- It’s becoming more and more….

2- Learning to ride a bicycle is not as…

3- In team games, the most…

4- I’m much better at…

5- My friends are far…

6- Computer games are not nearly ….

REPHRASING

1- He doesn’t enjoy running as much as cycling

MORE

He likes ______________________________________ running

2- It is easier to learn the guitar than most other musical instruments

ONE

The guitar is _____________________________________ musical instruments to learn

3- Olivia finds watching TV more boring than reading

NOT

For Olivia, watching TV is ________________________________ reading

4- Maria’s brothers are better tennis players than her

AS

Maria doesn’t __________________________________ her brothers

5- No one in the class makes as much noise as Peter

PERSON

Peter _________________________________________ the class

6- In general, cars are more expensive than motorbikes

NOT

In general, cars are _____________________________ motorbikes

7- It took Peter longer to finish the game than Sarah

MORE

Sarah finished the game _______________________________ Peter

8- This motorbike is not as noisy as my previous one

MADE

My previous _______________________ this one

9- Small towns are safer than large cities

NOT

Small towns ____________________________ as large cities

10- No one in the team plays better than Gemma

PLAYER

Gemma ________________________________ in the team

11- She looks more relaxed than she did before the exam

STRESSED

She does not look ______________________________ she did before the exam

12- Tatiana does not speak nearly as clearly as Irina

MUCH

Irina speaks _________________________ Tatiana

13- None of the other sofas in the shop are as comfortable as this one

ANY

This sofa is ________________________________________ The others in the shop

Complete these sentences by writing “so”, “such” or “such a” in the gaps.

1- “We have _________ huge problem of bad eating habits in the United States that teaching
about food cannot be left to parents.” She says. “_______ many children generally are eating
fast, cheap, easy food that something has to be done”

2- Teo has been in the US for only three years, but his teachers say he has learnt to speak
perfect English in _____ short time because he is _____ happy at school

3- “But eating ______ good food makes them care about what they eat”

4- I always enjoy visiting his house because he makes ______ lovely food

5- There was _______ much food on the table that we didn’t know where to start

6- I don’t think eating a pizza at your place is ______ good idea if your parents are at home

7- It’s difficult not to cook good food when the ingredients are _____ fresh

8- She’s got _______ little to say that most people find her rather dull

9- It was _______ scary film that I couldn’t get to sleep when I went to bed

Some of these sentences are correct. Find and correct the mistakes where necessary

1- I’ll remember the meal for a long time because it was such delicious

2- I can’t study in a so much a noisy place

3- It was such fun for all of us to be together

4- They’re so nice, talkative, funny people

5- I’m glad to see you after so long time

6- It’s difficult to get by on such little money

7- It’s a pity that there were so few spectators at the football match

8- There aren’t many places in this town where you can listen to so good music

REPHRASING

1- This is the best meal I’ve ever eaten

GOOD

I have ________________________________ meal before

2- She spoke too quickly for us to understand

THAT

She spoke _____________________________________could not understand her

3- He was given a good grade because he gave an excellent answer to the question

ANSWERED

He _______________________________________ the he was given a good grade

4- We all felt hungry because the organisers didn’t give us enough food

LITTLE

The organisers provided us ____________________________ that everyone felt hungry

5- It was the most enjoyable party she had ever been to.

FUN

She had never _________________________________ a party

6- It’s hard to sleep with such noisy neighbours

NOISE

The neighbours _____________________ that it is hard to sleep

Write “too” , “too much”, “too many”, “enough” in the gaps

1- Poor things, they’ve got ____________ free time and they’re not eating well __________

2- We don’t want to be going replacing furniture every five minutes. It’d just be _________
expensive and I’d go broke!

3- I don’t just serve, like, hamburgers and chips. That’s not healthy _______

4- I don’t do the cooking – Mikey does that ‘cos I don’t have _______ time

5- Actually, I don’t see ______________ parents but the odd comment comes back

6- I really enjoyed the meal, although I thought there were _____ chips and not _____ fresh
vegetables

7- Few schools spend _____ time teaching students about nutrition

8- A lot of people eat _____ quickly to enjoy their food properly

9- The school canteen is _____ small for everyone to eat lunch at the same time

10- Students don’t take ________ interest in their diets

REPHRASING

1- Few people can afford to eat in that restaurant

TOO

That restaurant _____________________________________ most people

2- We ran out of petro before we reached our destination

ENOUGH

We didn’t have ______________________________________ to our destination

3- The news surprised her so much that she couldn’t speak

ASTONISHED

She __________________________________________ the news to speak

4- We didn’t go swimming because of the cold weather

WARM

The weather ______________________________ us to go swimming

REPHRASING

1- The food was so hot that we didn’t really enjoy it

TOO

The food was ______________________________ really enjoy

2- The waitress spoke so quickly that we had difficulty understanding her

ENOUGH

The waitress did ________________________ us to understand her easily

3- We didn’t get a table at the restaurant because it was too full

SO

The restaurant ____________________________ we couldn’t get a table

4- I asked for a second helping because the food was so delicious

SUCH

It was ____________________________ I asked for a second helping

5- Julio is not a very good cook, so he won’t get a job in that restaurant

ENOUGH

Julio doesn’t _____________________________________ to get a job in that restaurant

6- We ate very late because Phil spent too much time preparing the meal

TIME

If Phil ______________________________________ time preparing the meal, we wouldn’t

have eaten so late

1.- Complete this email with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives and any
other words (e.g. the, as, so, than) that are needed.

Hi Lily

Well, we’ve moved at last! When we first got here, the house seemed ___________ (large)
than we remembered, because it was empy, but now it’s got our furniture in it, it doesn’t feel
____________ (spacious) before. We’ve got to do some decorating, and that will be
__________ expensive we expected because the walls are in a __________ (bad) condition
than we thought. But we’ll manage somehow, and soon we’ll have ____________ (smart)
house in the town. And if your Uncle Bob has his way, we’ll have _________ (lovely) garden as
well. We’ll also be ___________ (poor) and ____________ (exhausted) householders in the
country, but never mind. We still think moving here is __________ (good) thing we’ve done for
years. We can’t imagine now why we didn’t do it when we were __________ (young)

Come and see us soon. Catch a train if you can, because it’s almost _____________ (cheap) the
bus, and the railway station is ____________ (near) our end of town.

Love, Auntie Rosie