Professional School

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Basic English Course Accelerated

Ingeniera Elctrica

11 Write sentences with your opinion. Compare two:

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Lima City is noisier than Cusco City.

Mountain biking is more relaxing than computer games.
Travel by air is faster than by sea.
A holiday in the city is more expensive than camping in the countryside.
The center of the city of Arequipa is more crowded than the periphery.
Plane journeys are faster than bus journeys.
Scarlett Johansson is prettier than Jennifer Lopez.

9 Complete the quiz about the planets in our solar system with the superlative
form of the adjectives. Then answer the questions. Check your answers on page
155:
Which planet is the nearest (near) to the Sun?
Which planet is the easier (easy) to see in the sky?
Which planet is the furthest (far) from the Earth?
Which planet is the best (good) for human?
Which planet is the hottest (hot)?
Practice 1
Complete the conversations with with did or didn't.
1 A: Did you bring a map?
B: Yes, I did. It's here.
2 A: How much did the bus ticket cost?
B: I don't know. I didnt pay.
3 A:Did you have a good trip?
B: Yes, we did. It was great.
4 A: Who did you travel with?
B: Just my wife. My children didn't come.
5 A: What time did the plane take off?
B: I'm not sure. I didn't look at my watch.
6 A:Did the Mayflower sail to the New World?
B: Yes, it did .Its first journey there was in 1620.
7 A:Did you visit the transport museum in London?
B: No, we didnt. We didnt have time.
8 A: Did you take a bus to the airport?
B: Yes, we didnt .It was very easy.

Practice 2
Write sentences with comparative adjectives.
1 Travel by air / by road (safe)
Travel by air is safer than by road.
2 My car / your car (old)
My car is older than your car.
3 Trains / buses (expensive)
Trains are more expensive than buses.
4 A bike / a car (slow)
A bike is slower than a car.
5 Geese / small birds (fast)
Geese is faster than small birds.
6 Learning a language / learning a musical instrument (difficult)
Learning a language is more difficult than learning a musical instrument.
7 Male elephants / females (big)

Male elephants are bigger than females.

8 My journey to work / your journey to work (long)
My journey to work is longer than your journey to work.
Practice 3
Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives.
1 The HSR (high-speed rail) is the fastest (fast) train in the world.
2 The London Underground is the oldest (old) metro system in the world.
3 My car is the smallest (small) car in the street.
4 Whos the best (good) driver in your family?
5 Neil amstrong is one of the most famous (famous) astronauts in history.
6 Fridays and Saturdays are most expensive (expensive) days to travel by plane.
7 My road trip across the USA was the most amazing (amazing) journey of my life.
8 Atlanta has the busiest (busy) airport in the world.