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• HELP WITH GRAMMAR El Read the text. Then fill in the gaps with these words .
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• Ways of comparing Sometimes there is more than one possible answer.
ii a Look at the phrases in pink in the article. likely considerably nearly than (x2) near
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• Write them in the table. no and as great more far the
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• People often argue about whether cats make better
• pets than dogs. While dogs are nowhere 2 _ near
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• a small difference as independent 3 as cats, they tend to be
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• a great deal more affectionate. Cats can be
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• 5 more destructive in the home than dogs and are more
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• 6 likely to damage the furniture. It's 7 easier to look after
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• a cat, but dogs are 8 far _ better at protecting your property .
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• Generally the smaller the dog, easier it is to take care
• of. In fact, dogs get lazier 10 and lazier as they get older
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• and don't need 11 nearly as much exercise, so an old dog is
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• b Look at the phrases in the table in 3a. 12 no harder to look after than a cat - and they're both
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• Do we use the adjective or its comparative ten times easier to look after 13 than children!
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• form with: than, as .. . as?
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• c Look at the phrases in blue in the
• II Rewrite these sentences so that they have the same meaning .
• article. Answer these questions .
• Use the words in brackets .
• 1 Which phrase means the others were half
• 1 Koi are much more exotic than goldfish. (anywhere near)
• the size?
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• 2 Which two phrases describe something Goldfish aren't anywhere near as exotic as koi .
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• that continuously changes? 2 Looking after animals isn't nearly as time-consuming as looking
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• after children. (far more)
• 3 Which two phrases mean that one thing
• depends on the other? 3 Young children are far more affectionate than teenagers.
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• (nowhere near)
• d Check in H@MMi;itJ• p138 .
• 4 In the past people lived half as long as they do now. (twice)
II B 1 PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise. s Being self-employed is much more rewarding than working for
someone else. (not nearly)
Copy the linking and weak forms.
6 Unemployment figures are a bit higher than they were last month.
/ "Jz/ bea utifuLas / "Jz/ butterflies. (slightly)
II a Complete these sentences with your own ideas.
1 The older you get, . . . 4 The fitter you are, ...

2 The harder you study, . . . s The more children you have, ...
3 The more you earn, .. .
b Work in pairs. Compare sentences. Do you agree with your
partner's sentences?

Get ready ... Get it right!

a Work in pairs. Choose two places, two people or two things
that you both know well (cities, actors, bands, restaurants, etc.).

b Work on your own. Write five sentences comparing the
places, people or things you and your partner chose in Ba.
Use language from 3 .

I don't think London is any more expensive than Paris these days.
a Work with your partner. Take turns to say your sentences.
If you don't agree with your partner, explain why not.

b Tell the class two things you and your partner disagreed about.