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C. Read again and answer the questions.
. GRAMMAR
1. What’s the mountain range to the west of
Sichuan called? COMPARISONS
2. Where can you go to see ancient objects?
3. Where can you see beautiful scenery and A. Look at the examples and answer the
questions.
lakes?
4. What’s the capital of this Province? • The Yangtze isn’t as long as the Amazon or
the Nile, but it’s the longest river in Asia.
5. What do the Sichuanese use in their • Jiuzhaigou Valley, in the north of Sichuan,
cooking?
is one of the most spectacular places in
D. Look at the highlighted words in the text and China.
choose the correct meaning a or b. • ... Sichuanese food is hotter and spicier

1. spectacular 3. developed than other types of Chinese cuisine, but it’s
a. impressive a. grown delicious!
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b. important b. built 1. Which of the examples include
2. region 4. definitely adjectives in the comparative form and
a. area a. fortunately which in the superlative form?
b. mountain b. surely 2. Which word do we usually use after
adjectives in the comparative form
E. Discuss. and which before adjectives in the
superlative form?
• Would you like to visit Sichuan?
• Which places in Sichuan would you like to B. Read the example and decide what it means.
visit most? Why? Choose a, b or c.

The Yangtze isn’t as long as the Amazon.
a. The Yangtze is longer.
b. The Amazon is longer.
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the restaurant in our neighbourhood.
B: Yeah, the food in Paradiso isn’t as
(3) (tasty) as it used to be.
A: Paradiso is also (4)
(expensive) than La Playa.
B: I know! Why don’t we go to La Scala in the
shopping centre? It’s not as (5)
(quiet) as the other places but the food is good.
A: OK. It’s also (6) (cheap)
restaurant in the shopping centre.
. SPEAKING
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