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Змістовий модуль 2 «Stress at work»

Comparative structures

  1. Complete the sentences. Use more, the most, less or the least.

  1. Philip's very creative. He has … ideas than me.

  2. Steven scored … goals. He scored three, Adam scored two and Ben scored one.

  3. This car is much smaller, so it uses … petrol than that one.

  4. Laura always has … energy than me. She's always ready to do something!

  5. Mrs Bower is the best tutor even though she has … experience of all the tutors here.

  6. Paul gets … telephone calls in the family. He's got lots of friends.

  7. She buys … clothes than I do. She loves them.

  8. I've got … money than I thought. I thought I had £500, but I've only got £350.

  9. He isn't very hard-working, is he? Of all the people in our group, he does … work.

2. Circle the correct answer.

There are most young people here than in other parts of the region, but there are 1) less / fewer facilities for them. We need facilities like youth clubs and skate parks, which young people should be able to use for free. Young people here have 2) less / the least money than others in the region. We also need 3) more / fewer sports facilities if we want to encourage young people to get fitter by doing 4) more/ less sport. Young people here do 5) less / the least sport than those in other parts of the country.

3. Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

EXAMPLE: His early pictures are less interesting than his more recent ones. His early pictures are not as interesting as his more recent ones.

  1. Diet and exercise are equally important. Diet is ………………… exercise.

  2. Kirsty and Jo are equally sensitive. Kirsty is …………………. Jo.

  3. You can walk further than me. I can't walk …………………… you can.

  4. Lucy and Kim work equally hard. Lucy works ………………. Kim.

  5. Michael's brother plays the violin better than he does. Michael doesn't play the violin ………………. his brother.

  6. Last year's holiday was more enjoyable than this year's holiday. This year's holiday ……………….. as last year's holiday.

  7. The book was good and the film was equally good. The film was ……………. the book.

  8. Sarah drives faster than Jessica. Jessica ………….. as Sarah.

4. Complete the sentences. Use as much/many... As and the words in the box.

coffee

fun

money

people

photos

success

sweets

  1. I like cycling, but it isn't ……………… mountain biking. That's really exciting!

  2. I don't eat ……………….. she does. I don't like them very much.

  3. I didn't take …………………. I took last summer. I took hundreds then!

  4. We haven't had ……………….. we had last year. We've lost a lot of games.

  5. I don't know …………………. you. You know almost everybody here!

  6. He doesn't spend …………………… me. He's very careful.

  7. I drink …………….. you do – three or four cups a day.

5. Circle the correct answer.

  1. I don't want to go by bus. It takes too / very long.

  2. That film was too / very moving. I thought it was wonderful.

  3. You can only get fit if you exercise too regularly / regularly enough.

  4. You can't come to this club with us. You're too / very young.

  5. I couldn't understand her. She spoke too quickly / quickly enough.

  6. I'm sure you'll be fine at the interview. You've prepared for it too / very thoroughly.

  7. Can we have the party in this room? Is it very big / big enough for fifty people?