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3 Grammar

                                                     Comparative forms


                         POSITIVE      COMPARATIVE           Complete the sentences with the comparative form
                           small           smaller           of the adjectives in brackets.
                           nice             nicer            1.  Cindy is                                     (old) than me. She’s
                            big            bigger              thirteen and I’m ten.
                           funny           funnier           2. In my country, football is                                     (popular)
                          exciting      more exciting
                                                               than basketball.
                           good            better            3.  Some whales are                                     (heavy) than
                            bad            worse
                        much / many         more               elephants.
                                                             4. For me, maths is                                     (di  icult) than
                     My sister is taller than me, but she’s
                     shorter than our brother.                 science.
                     Scuba diving is more exciting than      5. I think bungee jumping is
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                     sailing.                                  (dangerous) than rock climbing.
                                                             6. Anna is                                     (bad) at sports than Kate.

                                                             4 Listen


                                                              A.      Listen to a discussion between two people.
                B. Read again and write T for True               Who is the woman talking to? Choose a or b.
                   or F for False.

                   1. Jake and his brother stayed in              tip   While listening, try to understand the
                                                                        general idea, not every single word.
                     El Palmar for one week.
                   2. The beach in El Palmar is                         a. a friend           b. a sports instructor
                     good for beginners.

                   3. Jake and his brother went               B.      Listen again and choose the correct option.
                     sur ing only in the morning.
                                                                 1.  The woman thinks scuba diving is exciting /
                   4. Jake’s brother didn’t enjoy                  dangerous.
                     scuba diving.
                                                                 2. The man thinks sailing can be boring / di  icult.
                   5. Jake’s new hobby will help
                     him with sur ing.                           3.  The man says sur ing is easier / more di  icult
                                                                   than kitesur ing.
                                                                 4. The woman is going to try sur ing / waterskiing.
                                                                 5. The woman must go to the beach at 11.45 / 12.00.

                                                             5 Speak

                                                              Talk in pairs. What do you think of the adventure
                                                              activities below? Compare them using the adjectives
                                                              in the box.
                                                                                windsurfing          sailing
                                                                  difficult
                                                                  exciting        surfing        scuba diving
                                                                interesting
                                                                  boring           skiing
                                                                   easy                          waterskiing
                                                                 dangerous       bungee jumping
                                                                   scary
                                                                  popular                       rock climbing


                                                                      I think windsur ing is more exciting than sailing.
                                                                      I think sailing is easier than scuba diving.

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