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ENGLISH IV

CATHEDRAL: HEYSEL YASELL PADILLA AVILA

SAN PEDRO SULA, MARZO 06, 2019

1 Complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in parentheses.

1. .My grandparents' house is bigger than ours. (big)

2. Sam was more sympathetic than his older brother. (nice)
3. This exercise is easier than the last one. (easy)
4. What is further New York or Paris? (far)
5. These boots are nicer than your old ones. (nice)
6. Is the weather bad in the spring or fall? (bad)
7. Walking in the city is safer than riding a bicycle. (safe)
8. The food in this cafe is better than my kitchen! (good)

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9. It was hotter yesterday than today. (hot)
10. The bus was faster than the train. (Quick)

2 Use the prompts to write sentences.

1. most stores / bit / expensive / the market

Most stores are more expensive than in the market

2. New York / much / crowded / my city

New York is much more crowded than my city

3. the Library / quiet / our classroom

The library is quieter than our classroom

4. skiing / lot / dangerous / walking

Skiing is much more dangerous than walking

5. the park / noisy / a club

The park is less noisy than a club.

6. your niece / smart / your nephew

Your niece is smarter than your nephew

4 Complete the sentences with adjectives with the opposite meaning.

1. Everyone loves Anna. She is a very kind girl

2. Is it not dangerous to go out at night in your city?
3. Look at that building! Do not you think it's ugly?
4. The streets of this city are not very lit at night.
5. I do not like to take the bus because it is always full
6. This pizza is really delicious. Would you like it a little?
1 Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the adjectives in the box.

Good, bad, big, safe, crowded, old, far. friendly

1. This magazine says that old person in the country is 112!

2. What is the farthest star on Earth?
3. Alberto won a sympathy contest in art class.
4. That's very busy cake in the store! We just need a small one.
5. What is the big city in Europe? I want to go traveling alone.
6. I got a bad score on the test - I did not get a correct answer!
7. Mumbai is a very concurred city in India. About twenty million people live there.
8. Who is the most sympathetic teacher in your school?

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2 Complete the text with the correct words.

I go to a photography club every Thursday, and last week we handed out end-of-year
awards. Sara likes everyone, so we decided that she was the most popular girl in the club.
Ben is everyone's friend, so he got a prize for the friendliest and friendliest person. Lucy
always takes fantastic photos, she received a prize for the best photo But Mara took the
most exciting photo that was of a car rase. His father had the oldest car for what he won. It
was a great night, and I was very happy. In fact, I think it was one of the best days of my
life!

3 Order the letters to make personality adjectives,

1. He is well known in France because he speaks French well.

2. She is really kind. She always gets me a birthday present.
3. It is important to be tolerant by opening doors for people.
4. I like nice people who smile a lot.
5. She is not very quiet. I think she is shy.
6. My sister is really smart She passed all her exams.

4 Complete the personality adjectives.

1. Max can not swim, so he was too far to jump into the water.
2. We all laugh a lot when Wahid is here. He is a really fun student
3. "Can I take your bag for you?" "Thanks, that's extremely kind
4. Our cat is very sick He sleeps most of the day.
5. My sister does not have any grief she becomes friends with everyone.
6. Everyone likes my chemistry teacher, but my music teacher is not very nice

1. 1 Read the text about Florence Nightingale. Which paragraphs give the
information below? Write A, B, or C.
1. why the writer admires her A
2. facts about her life A
3. where she was from B
4. what she believed A
5. what her job was B
6. what she looked like C

2 Complete the sentences about Florence Nightingale. Use a verb from the box in the
simple past.

Travel, make, do, work, not be, be (x2). Not want, help, want, become

1. Florence Nightingale is Italian, but she was not born in Italy.

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2. She traveled to get married. She wants to be a nurse, instead.
3. She wants to learn about nursing, so I fly to Turkey.
4. She works in hospitals in Turkey and tried to make them safer.
5. She helps many soldiers and what she thought was right.
6. She is a brave and attractive woman, and a real difference in people's lives.

3 Join the sentences using a clause with when. Write two versions for each sentence.

Example When she was young, she lived in Italy. / She lived in Italy when she was young.

1. Florence was a baby. It was then that his family moved to England.

a) His family moved to England when Florence was a baby.

b) When Florence was a baby, then her family moved to England

2. There was a war against Russia. At that time, Florence worked as a nurse.

a) At the time Florence works as a nurse, there was a war in Russia

b) In Russia there was a war, when Florence worked as a nurse

3. Florence was young. At that time, women used to stay at home.

a) When women used to stay at home, Florence was young.

b) When Florence was young, the women stayed at home.