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• HELP WITH GRAMMAR
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• Making comparisons
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a Look at the comparatives in bold
in the article. How do we make
comparatives of these adjectives? We've got two boys - Carl is eight

1 most one-syllable adjectives (old, etc.) and Bobby is sixteen. Bobby's
a lot 1 more sensible
2 one-syllable adjectives ending in
(sensible) than his brother, so I
consonant+ vowel+ consonant (big, etc.)
think teenagers are much
3 two-syllable adjectives ending in -y
2 (easy)
(easy, etc.)
to live with than young children.
4 two-syllable adjectives (selfish, etc.)
Bobby's 3
• s adjectives with 3 syllables or more
• (helpful) and he isn't as
• (organised, etc.) 4
• (selfish)
• 6 the adjectives good and bad as Carl. Carl is definitely less
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• TIP• The opposite of more is less: (patient)
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• Milly's less moody than Debbie . than his brother and he isn't as
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• (polite),
• b Which word is missing in this
• but I think that's just because
• sentence? 7 8
• he's (young). Bobby's as (easy-going)
• Debbie's more selfish Milly . as Carl and he's 9 (confident) than his brother. But Carl's a bit
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• 10 (bright) than Bobby and his school reports are always much
• c Which of these words in bold mean: ___
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• a big difference? a small difference? (good). Perhaps Bobby's reports aren't as _
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• (good) as Carl's because these days he's (interested) in girls
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• a lot tidier than his school work!
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• much more considerate
a bit more mature
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a Write six sentences to compare yourself and a friend or member
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d Look at these sentences. Then
of your family. Use a lot, much, a bit, (not) as ... as and adjectives
answer questions 1- 3.
from 1a.
Milly's as confident as Debbie.
Nina's a bit taller than me. I'm not as organised as she is.
Debbie isn't as happy as Milly.
b Work in pairs. Tell your partner about you and your friend or
1 Which sentence means the girls
member of your family. Give more information if possible.
• are different?
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• 2 Which sentence means they are
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• the same? Get ready ... Get it right!
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• 3 Do we use the adjective or its
• Think about how you can compare your life now to when you
• comparative form with (not) as ... as?
• were a teenager. (If you are a teenager, think about your life
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• e Check in IH@Wifrl;lilt p139. now and your life five years ago.) Make notes on how your
personality, appearance and day-to-day life have changed.
&1a PRONUNCIATION Listen and now - much more confident, life not as stressful ...
practise. Copy the stress and the weak
teenager - a bit thinner, less considerate .. .
forms of than and as.
• a Work in groups. Tell the other students about the
Debbie's more selfish than /o~m/ Milly.
differences between now and then. Give reasons if possible.
Milly's as / az/ confident as /dz/ Debbie.
I'm much more confident now
a Read about Keith Bradley's family. than when I was a teenager.
Complete the article with the adjective My life isn't as stressful
or its comparative form. ----i as it was then.
I was a bit thinner 1
b Work in pairs. Compare answers. when I was a teenager. '
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c Do you think it's easier to live with
teenage boys or teenage girls? Why?
b Tell the class two things about other people in your group.