Too/either

Too	Either
too = also is used at the end of positive sentences. I like tea and I like coffee, too.	either = also is used at the end of negative sentences I don't like tea and I don't like coffee, either.

Exercise 26. Complete the sentences with too and either.

1. I like walking and I like cycling, __.

2. She can't speak French and she can't speak German, __.

3. I know John well and I like him, __.

4. Frank writes novels and he writes TV scripts, __.

5. I don't drink too much coffee and I don't smoke, __.

6. They work hard during the week and they work hard at the weekends, __.

Exercise 27. Rewrite the following sentences with too. Use the words in brackets.

Example: I can't drink the coffee, (hot). It's too hot.

The coffee is freshly-made and it's also hot. ... and it's hot, too.

1. I don't walk to work. (far)

2. Millie doesn't want to buy that jacket. It's bright red and also expensive.

3. Charlie hates commercials. (boring)

4. I play volleyball and I also play tennis.

5. People don't swim in the Moskva River. (dirty)

6. In the evening I usually listen to some music and I also watch video.

So do I/neither do I

So	am/is/are do/does have/has	Pete is a good student. So am I. (= I'm a good student, too). Helen enjoys parties. So does her husband. (= He enjoys parties, too.) Paul has got a lot of relatives. So have we. (= We've got a lot of relatives, too.)
Neither(Nor)		Nick is never late for classes. Neither/Nor are they. (= They're not late for classes, either.) Fred doesn't get up early on Sunday. Neither/Nor do I. (= I don't get up early on Sundays, either.) Mike hasn't got a computer. Neither/Nor has she. (= She hasn't got a computer, either.)

Exercise 28. Give the appropriate response to the following remarks. Use the words in brackets.

Example: I usually go to bed late. (Bob) - So does Bob.

Jane isn't fond of computer games. (her husband) - Neither is her husband.

1. Jack enjoys traveling. (Mike)__

2. I'm not very fond of pop music. (My friends)__

3. Bill is hungry. (I)__

4. She hasn't got Reebok sportswear. (I)__

5. They don't write letters very often. (We)__

6. I don't want to go to bed so early. (She)__

7. Andrew sometimes goes jogging in the morning. (Denis and Victor)__

8. Joe isn't lazy. (I)__

9. Pam's got a lot of friends. (Diana and Lucia)__

10. Tonya needs a holiday. (I)__

NOTE:

Possessive pronouns can also be used in phrases which start with So... and Neither...

My watch is wrong. - So is mine.

Their grandparents don't live in the country. - Neither do ours.

Exercise 29. Give the appropriate response to the following remarks. Use possessive pronouns and the words in brackets.

Example: Our garden is full of flowers just now. (Their garden) - So is theirs.

Her clothes never seem to be in fashion. (My clothes) - Neither do mine.

1. Your dictionary is out-of-date. (My dictionary)__

2. Our garden hasn't got many fruit trees. (Their garden) __

3. Kate's children don't like school. (Our children)__

4. My friend's brother's got a lovely collection of stamps. (Her brother)__

5. Tom's boss works very hard. (My boss)__

6. My suitcases aren't heavy at all. (Your suitcases)__

Exercise 30. Rewrite the following sentences using as ... as.

Example: John's father is handsome and so is John. - John is as handsome as his father.

1. Jean's mother is thoughtful and so is Jean. __

2. Mary drives fast and so does Helen. __

3. Our home is comfortable and so is yours. __

4. Jenny works hard and so does Becky. __

5. Mike has got a large family and so has Linda. __

6. My children do well at school and so do hers. ___

Link Verbs + Adjective

The following verbs are always used with adjectives: to look, to smell, to taste, to sound, to feel, to seem, to get.

She looks very happy. The dish smells awful.

The cake tastes delicious.

Your idea sounds appealing.

My fur coat feels nice.

It seems silly not to tell him the truth.

It gets cold in Moscow in winter.

BUT: to feel well - to talk about health:

Are you all right? - I'm afraid, I'm not feeling well.

Exercise 31. Complete each sentence with a verb and an adjective from the box

look taste seem sound smell feel get sour hungry cheerful strange pretty good very qualified good

Example: Why don't you like this dress? It looks good on you.

1. If you keep milk for too long, it __.

2. Can I have something to eat? I __.

3. This cake is a bit old, but it still __.

4. She __ but she doesn't look very happy.

5. Let's offer her the job, she __.

6. Are you sure this fish is all right? It certainly __.

7. This idea __.

Exercise 32. Complete the sentences with adjectives or adverbs.

Example: John looks nice, (nice) You cook well. (good)

1. He almost never behaves __. (good)

2. The music sounds ___. (nice)

3. This play ends __. (tragic)

4. Your cooking is __. (tasty)

5. What beautiful flowers! They smell __. (wonderful)

6. Do you feel __ before examinations? (nervous)

7. Don't look at me so __. (sad)

8. That egg tastes _. (bad)

Adverbs: the Comparative and Superlative

Adverb	Comparative	Superlative
Adverbs with one syllable	fast + er => faster hard+ er => harder. They work harder than me. BUT: early + er => earlier	the fast + est => the fastest the hard + est => the hardest He works the hardest.
Adverbs with two or more syllables	more quickly less carelessly Today she is more beautifully dressed than yesterday.	the most carefully; the least dangerously He drives the least dangerously of all.
Irregular forms	well => better; badly => worse; far => farther/further The children behave better today than yesterday. After the accident he drives even worse. Go farther. The shop is over there.	the best; the worst; the farthest/the furthest. In his class he studies the best. He usually does tests the worst of all.

Exercise 33. Complete the sentences. Use the comparative or superlative forms of the words in brackets.

Example: Of all those cars, the Alfa Romeo goes the fastest. (fast)

He wants to finish the job a lot more quickly than it is required. (quickly)

1. Of all the animals in the world, which one lives __? (long)

2. Today the children behave far __ they normally do. (badly)

3. It takes Matt an hour and a half to get to the institute. He lives __ of all students. (far)

4. Our new central heating system works a lot __ our old one. (efficiently)

5. That man works __ but he earns __. It's not fair. (hard/little)

6. He speaks French __ his fellow students. (fluently)

7. Millie's father drives much __ her mother does. (fast)

Articles

Zero Article

Indefinite/Definite Articles

in set expressions to say how people travel (to go) by bus, by car, by train, by plane Also: by road, by rail, by air, by sea, by Underground BUT: on foot It takes me an hour to get to work by bus. He never travels by car. I like going by train. My mother always goes by plane. The institute isn't far. Let's go on foot. His cousin rarely travels by rail or by air. He prefers to go by sea.

(to be) on a bus, on a train, on a plane (to be) in a car, in a taxi There's a ticket inspector on the train. Stop the driver! My bag is in the taxi. to get on a bus/a train/ a plane to get in a car/a taxi Quick! Get on the train. It's ready to leave. Hurry up! Get into the taxi. There's no time left. to get off a bus/a train/a plane to get out of a car/a taxi Get off the bus. The museum is over there. You may get out of the car at the traffic lights.

Exercise 34. Complete the sentences with prepositions and articles where necessary.

Example: I generally read a newspaper on the train.

1. 1 usually see Jane ___ bus.

2. Don't go there ___ bus. It's not very far.

3. Get ___car quickly and lock the door.

4. Go ___ foot if you want to see the sights of the city.

5. How long does it take to get to London ___ plane?

6. Get ___ on the corner of the street and walk down the street.

Indefinite/Definite Articles

Zero Article

to indicate frequency once/twice ... a day/a week an hour and a half half a day/a month She goes shopping twice a week. My lunch lasts an hour and a half. in expressions of price, speed, ratio, etc. 5$ a kilo 10$ a metre 10p a dozen 60 kilometres an hour Standard eggs cost 10p a dozen. Sam never drives more than 80 kilometres an hour.

in set expressions: in time (= soon enough for something) on time (= punctual, not late) at dawn, at dusk, at lunchtime Mr Smith's secretary comes to work in time. The ten o'clock train always arrives on time. with the names of meals to have breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper I usually have breakfast at 8 o'clock. He sometimes has lunch in a restaurant. BUT: (to have) a + adjective + breakfast/lunch/dinner/supper I seldom have a big breakfast, only a sandwich and a cup of sweet tea. When I come home I have a light dinner and then I watch TV or read books.

Exercise 35. Put in a(n), or'—'.

1. I can cycle 15 miles ___ hour.

2. What time do you usually have ___ lunch?

3. I don't see him very often, only once or twice ___ month.

4. I like to get up in ___ time to have ___ big breakfast before work.

5. He smokes about twenty cigarettes ___ day.

6. It's a very good train service. The trains always run on ___ time.

7. Every now and then we meet at ___ lunchtime.

Exercise 36. Complete the sentences with the articles.

1. She is _____ good musician. She plays ___violin beautifully.

2. Mary's not at ___ office. I think she's at ___ home.

3. Do you want to see Sarah? She's in ___ garden.

4.1 like Jane, there's a lot of ___ warmth about her.

5. Where's ___ dog? I want to take it for ___ walk.

6. Do you like __ wine? No, I don't drink ___ alcohol.

7. I like ___ tea with ___ milk in it.

8. I always listen to ___ radio when I get up.

9. Can your daughter play ___ piano?

10. Fred is ___ only child in ___ family. He's got no ___ brothers or sisters.

11.___Mississippi is longer than ___ Thames.

(DON'T) LIKE/LOVE + -ING

Anna likes jogging and swimming.

I don't like lying in the sun.

They love giving parties at weekends.

We like playing football.

Exercise 37. Complete the following sentences with V + -ing. Use the verbs in brackets.

Example: My father loves _ to music. (listen) - My father loves listening to music.

1. I like ____ in the park in the morning - it's very good exercise. (run)

2. Do you like __in the sea? (swim)

3. She loves __ presents. (give)

4. I don't like __ so I travel everywhere by train or by boat. (fly)

5. My friends and I like __ ball games on the beach. (play)

6. Joe likes __ television after a long day at college. (watch)

7. Linda doesn't really like __ in the office. (work)

8. Ann and I love __ in the countryside. (walk)