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HUMAN IMPACT
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Language focus Comparatives
1 Complete these sentences with one word from the listening on page 115.
Before, after several months people would get requests for more documents and still
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be further along in the process.
2 Unfortunately, all they see is a blot on the landscape and trying to explain the
environmental benefits to them doesn’t make the difference.
3 The only issue is that climatic conditions are changeable these days
we have to review everything year on year.
4 The scientific side of things is far beyond me I’m afraid, but my team are
competent a group you’d find in any university research department.
And to be honest, figuring out how to reduce air pollution is tantamount
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figuring out the size of the universe!
2 Check your answers in the Audioscript on page 238 .
3 Match each sentence in Exercise 1 with the correct meaning a or b.
1 a providing extra information sped up the application process
b providing extra information made no difference to the application process
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2 a explanations only make a very small difference
b explanations make no difference at all
3 a reviews happen as a result of climate changes
reviews happen to counter climate changes
b
4 a they are one of the most competent research departments
they are more competent than other research departments
b
5 a dealing with air pollution is harder than figuring out the size of the universe
b dealing with air pollution is as difficult as figuring out the size of the universe

4 Go to Ready for Grammar on page 222 for further rules, explanations and practice. https://english0905.com/private/
5 Read the email of complaint. Rewrite the underlined sections using the comparison
forms in the box.

as if not that much so … as tantamount to the slightest

Dear Sir/Madam,
I recently visited your store in Newport and I am writing to let you know that I was absolutely
appalled by the quantity of plastic packaging on your products. For a company the size of yours
to persist in the continual use of plastic packaging, despite the growth in more environmental
alternatives, is (1) the same as gross negligence, environmentally speaking. In fact, your
supermarket runs (2) like environmental issues do not exist!
These plastics end up in our seas and land for thousands of years. If you could be (3) forward
thinking enough to change your packaging, then this would be far better for the planet. In my
any difference to you. On the contrary, it would only
view, changing this wouldn’t make (4)
is only a
increase your reputation. If you must provide packaging, cardboard packaging (5)
little more expensive than plastic equivalents, yet significantly better for the environment.
I would be happy to discuss any of the above points further. I really hope you will take my
concerns into consideration.
Regards
Yolanda Barrett

6 Make brief notes on one topic below using comparatives.
Nuclear vs renewable energy
Buying locally vs buying organic
Recycling goods vs reducing buying
7 S P E A K Work in pairs. Take turns to talk about your topic. Your partner should ask you
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questions about your views to find out more.
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