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PRACTICE In the Practice section, students practice
Ed is six feet tall. Bob is taller than him. 9 Use the words in parentheses to complete the conversation with comparative adjectives or the grammar using all four skills through
Object Pronoun adverbs. Add than where necessary. In some cases, more than one answer is possible.
Ed is six feet tall. Bob is taller than he is.
Subject Pronoun + Aux. Verb Matt: My phone is working (1) worse than (badly) ever! And it’s communicative activities that prepare
✓ Ana runs faster than Pat does. (2) (old) all the other phones I see, too.
✗ Ana runs faster than Pat runs.
I want a (3) (modern) phone. them for academic work.
My car was more expensive than Ellen’s.
My car was more expensive than hers. Lara: Take a look at my phone. It was (4) (cheap) my
Nowadays, smart phones are cheaper. last phone, and I’m much (5) (happy) with it. When I’m
traveling, I listen to music (6) (often) I do when I’m at
✓ I work harder than I used to. home, so I wanted a phone with a (7) (big) memory card.
✗ I work harder then I used to.
Matt: Wow, it’s much (8) (nice) mine! The screen is a lot
(9) (large), too. I want one like that!
Lara: Yeah, you need a big screen, because you watch videos on your phone
(10) (frequently) I do.
/ than yours.
6 Use the words in parentheses to write superlative sentences. Use least when not is included in PRACTICE
10 Look at the charts comparing three laptop computers. Then complete the sentences with
the parentheses. Make the nouns plural if necessary. the comparative form of the adjectives and adverbs in parentheses.
.
1. This is a state park. (not popular / in California) 8 Complete the sentences with the superlative form of the adjectives and adverbs in
Product Details T400 XJ7 parentheses. Use least if not is included in the parentheses.
A-50
/ more expensive than.
This is the least popular state park in California. Screen size 15 inches 17 inches 14 inches
was / did? Weight 5.5 pounds 6 pounds 1. Kelly: I think people are too concerned about having (1) the most modern
6.5 pounds
2. Canada is a country. (large / in North America) Amount of time on the market (modern) cell phones. Cell phones contain some of (2)
. 18 months 3 months 9 months
Cost $565 $650 $499 (rare) minerals on Earth, but many people just throw their old cell phones away
/ than Kelly’s was. when they buy a new one. This is (3)
3. Tokyo has a population. (big / in Japan) Customer Ratings T400 XJ7 A-50
(one of the / bad / thing) you can do! But if you recycle your old cell phones,
than he is / than he does. Starts quickly ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ it’s (4) (one of the / good / thing) you can do.
Runs reliably ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
4. This is an apartment. (not expensive / in the building) Operates quietly ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2. Amir: My cell phone is (5) (important / thing) I own. It’s
Displays pictures well ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
(6) (convenient / place) I have to keep information.
e (is) (my car). 1. (large / small) The screen of the T400 is larger than 3. Brad: My new cell phone is a piece of junk! It was (7)
the A-50’s, but it is
5. Alan drives. (fast / of my three brothers) smaller than
(his father). the XJ7’s. (not expensive) phone in the store. What a mistake! Also, the salesperson in that
store was one of (8) (not helpful /
2. (light / heavy) The XJ7 is the A-50, but it is
(Chad’s suit).
6. Jane is a student. (one of the / intelligent / in her class) the T400. salesperson) I’ve ever spoken to.
(she).
3. (new / old) The A-50 is the T400, but it is
the XJ7. 9 EDIT. Read the article about trash in the desert. Find and correct eight more errors with
(our kitchen). superlatives.
7. That was a class. (one of the / not interesting / I’ve ever taken)
(your printer). 4. (cheap / expensive) The T400 is the XJ7, but it is
the A-50. Cameron’s Camels
(their apartment).
8. Mel works. (not efficiently / all the people in this office) 5. (quickly / slowly) The T400 starts the XJ7, but hotest
(her sister). The Arabian Desert in the Middle East is one of the most hot environments on Earth, and it has
the A-50.
the less amount of rainfall. But to the camel, it is home. The camel is one of the most strong animals
9. This is a computer. (cheap / in the store)
in the world. Camels can go for many days with only a little food and water. When they do find water,
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they probably drink the most quick of any land animal. Adult camels can drink about 25 to 30 gallons
10. That’s a street. (one of the / pretty / in this city) (95–114 liters) in ten minutes. Unfortunately, finding water is not the seriousest problem camels face.
Most dangerous threat to camels comes from humans. Tourists in the desert leave trash behind. Camels
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think the trash is food and eat it. This is very dangerous for the camels, because it can kill them.
7 SPEAK. Work with a partner. Talk about people, places, and things you know about. One of the most polluted part of the desert is outside the city of Abu Dhabi. Each year, many
Use the superlative form of the adjectives and adverbs from the box or your own ideas. camels die there from eating trash. Cameron Oliver has been trying to change this. Since he was
carefully fast hard large popular 10 APPLY. eight years old, Cameron has been telling people that trash is very dangerous for camels. Of all Students use their R
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crowded good interesting old well the young people in Abu Dhabi, Cameron has worked most hard to help the camels. When he was
A Work with a partner. Use the words in parentheses to write superlatives. Then choose the new language and
12, Cameron became the
My grandmother is the oldest person in my family. She’s 91. correct answer to complete each fact on the quiz. Charts 1 READ & WRITE.
critical thinking skills
most young person to win 8.1, 8.3–8.7
General Knowledge Quiz
an Abu Dhabi award for A
community service. in the Apply section.
is the highest mountain
1. (high / mountain) on Earth.
a. Mount Kilimanjaro b. Mount Everest c. K2
2. is (fast / animal) in the world. TM
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a. the camel b. the zebra c. the cheetah

3. is (long / river) in the world. they spend their money. Each consumer receives a score. High scores indicate “green,” or
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a. The Nile River b. The Amazon River c. The Yangtze River
4. is (wide / ocean) on Earth.
Greendex: Rankings
a. The Pacific Ocean b. The Atlantic Ocean c. The Indian Ocean
Overall Housing Transportation Food Goods
5. is (small / continent).
Americans 44.7 31.5 54.9 57.0 44.2
a. Africa b. Antarctica c. Australia
Brazilians 55.5 48.9 67.1 57.5 53.8
6. is (large / animal) on Earth. British 49.4 35.9 62.7 62.2 47.1
a. the elephant b. the blue whale c. the giraffe Canadians 47.9 35.1 57.8 60.9 45.7
Chinese 57.8 48.2 69.0 63.7 56.8
7. is (cold / place) on Earth.
Germans 51.5 40.3 61.9 61.9 47.1
a. Antarctica b. Alaska c. Canada
Indians 58.9 51.4 67.3 71.1 57.3
8. is (close / planet) to the sun.
Japanese 48.5 35.3 65.9 54.7 52.7
a. Mars b. Venus c. Mercury Mexicans 53.9 48.0 62.2 53.6 54.5
Russians 53.1 44.1 66.4 60.4 47.9
B Check your answers at the bottom of this page. How many of your answers were correct?
Transportation
C With your partner, write six more general knowledge facts like the ones from the quiz in the greenest
exercise A. Use superlative adjectives and adverbs. 1. The Chinese make (green) choices.
1. The Nile River is the longest river in the world. 2. Americans are (green) consumers.
3. British consumers make (green) choices than Canadian
D Use the facts from exercise C and quiz your classmates.
consumers.
A: This is the largest country in South America.
4. Mexican consumers are (green) Japanese consumers.
B: Is it Argentina?
Food
A: No.
5. The British are (concerned) the Chinese.
C: Is it Brazil?
A: Yes, it is! 6. Indians are (concerned) consumers.
7. Russians are (concerned) Brazilians.
8. Americans are (concerned) Canadians.
Answers: 1. b. Mount Everest, 2. c. the cheetah, 3. a. The Nile River 4. a. the Pacific Ocean, 5. c. Australia, 6. b. the blue whale, 7. a. Antarctica, 8. c. Mercury
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