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Health and lifestyle

Grammar 3 Rewrite these sentences, using the words in brackets.

5IF MBOHVBHF PG DPNQBSJTPO Many people don’t earn as much money as they did
five years ago. (less)
1 Complete these extracts from Reading and Use of Finding a new job was easier than I expected it to be.
English Part 8. Then check your answers in the (difficult)
texts. I’ve never seen a funnier film than that. (funniest)
There aren’t as many unemployed people today as
Glíma is by form of wrestling in
Iceland. there were ten years ago. (fewer)
,when they are fighting, they should Working conditions are worse than they used to be.
always look over each other’s shoulders, (good)
It is considered to wrestle by touch Petrol is become increasingly expensive. (more and)
and feel than by sight. 4 Exam candidates sometimes make mistakes in
There are other versions (of glíma) which are played their use of comparative words. Find and correct the
. mistakes in these sentences.
are scored if the ball goes over the
crossbar. I think a female boss is far much understanding than a
The ball can be caught in the hand and carried for male boss.
four steps, Actually, eating junk food is even worst for your health
A player who wants to carry the ball than smoking.
three steps has to bounce or balance it on the end of The other actor wasn’t as handsome like James.
stick. I noticed that there were less angry people than there
The winning team is the one with had been a year ago.
goals scored after six periods of eight minutes. Easily the harder thing about football for me is the
Lacrosse is also becoming popular training I have to do.
in the USA. If you travel at night, you’ll find there is fewer traffic on
The team which scores goals wins. the roads.
Turmeque, a version of the This will make the problem of obesity difficult even
sport, … more.
The modern game itself is from If you learn English, you will have much fewer problems
this. when you travel abroad.
5 Compare the food in these photos in different ways,
2 Answer these questions about the language of
comparison used in the extracts above. using words from the box.
What kinds of words can follow more and most? Nouns: a balanced diet calories cholesterol fat
More has two opposites: less and fewer. How are these
fibre minerals protein seafood vitamins
words used differently? What kinds of words can follow
each? Adjectives: appetising fattening greasy
Look at the negative comparison in sentence 6. Can (un)healthy low-fat oily tasty
you think of a way of rephrasing it? Verbs: diet lose weight
What does the phrase by far add to the meaning of a
superlative adjective? Compare these sentences:
He’s the brightest student in the class.
He’s by far the brightest student in the class.
How can we add very to qualify different in this
sentence?
The modern game is no different from this.
What is the opposite of much in this sentence?
I’m feeling much better now.

QBHF -BOHVBHF SFGFSFODF The language of comparison

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