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Worksheet 1.1 Can you compare places?

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1 Compare the pictures using some of thewords below.

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2 Match the pictures in Activity 1 to thesesentences.

a London isn’t as quiet as Dulston. Dulstonisn’t as exciting as London. ……

b Fast food isn’t as tasty as a salad, and it isn’tas healthy. ……

c A car isn’t as quiet as a bike, and it isn’tas cheap. ……

d This beach isn’t as exotic as that one, and itisn’t as exciting. ……

3 Circle the correct option to complete the text.

How’s everything going in sunny São Paulo? As you know, I’m studying for an English examin Brighton. What a city! The school’s OK —it’s a lot (a) smaller / small than our languageschool, and it’s (b) friendly / friendlier too.Brighton is an amazing place; everything’stotally different. It’s much (c) smaller / smallestand really pretty. It has a lovely beach but theweather is (d) more cold / colder and

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The city is more exciting than the village.

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(e) more windy / windier than in São Paulo. Theshops are (f) expensive / more expensive thanback home, and they close (g) earlier / early.E-mail me soon, and I’ll tell you more aboutmy adventures in exciting Brighton!

4 Unscramble these descriptions.

a fast / Tennis / as / isn’t / squash / as / .

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b football / think / is / swimming / I / better /than / .

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c as / Bali / isn’t / exotic / as / Rome / .

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d high / Himalayas / The / as / aren’t /

as / Pyrenees / the / .

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e tasty / home / The / isn’t / as / school / at /food / as / the / food / at / .

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f the / longer / than / The / Thames / Amazon/ is / .

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5 Make two comparisons.

a Switzerland / France (big)

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b being at school / being at home (exciting)

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c French food / British food (varied)

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d cities / villages (crowded)

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e Bangkok / London (exotic)

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Tennis isn’t as fast as squash.

France is bigger than Switzerland. Switzerland isn’t as big as France.

4 Complete the conversation with theseadjectives in the correct form.

TEACHER: OK, Maria, what’s the (a) ……………… (large) continent?

MARIA: Well, I’m not sure, but I think the (b) ……………… (big) continent is Asia.

TEACHER: That’s correct. Now, James, which is the(c) ……………… (long) river in the world?

JAMES: I think it’s the Mississippi.TEACHER: No! It’s not as (d) ……………… (long) as

the Nile! OK, try this question. What’s the (e) ……………… (high) mountain inthe world?

JAMES: Let me see. I think the (f) ………………

(tall) mountain in the world is K2 inChina and Nepal.

MARIA: No! It’s Mount Everest! And K2 is inPakistan and China!

TEACHER: Maria you’re the (g) ……………… (clever)student today!

5 Complete these sentences with no article(–) or the.

a I love all types of …………… music.

b …………… people in Australia love barbeques.

c We stayed next to …………… river Thames last year.

d Do you want to go to …………… university?

e My sister hates …………… dogs.

f My feet are …………… biggest in my family!

g Why don’t we have …………… lunch together?

6 Answer these questions so they are truefor where you live.

a Who is the richest person in your area?

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b What is the most successful local business?

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c Where is the most popular place for youngpeople to go? …………………………………………

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d What is the longest road in your area?

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e Which is the largest restaurant in your area?

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Worksheet 1.2 Can you talk about records?

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1 Complete these sentences making theseadjectives superlative.

a Rover is the ………………… dog of all.

b Peter is the ………………… boy.

c Love me forever is the ………………… -sellingDVD.

2 Circle the correct option.

a The successful / most successful cyclist in theworld is Lance Armstrong.

b Last year we went to a / the most exoticisland in the Caribbean.

c My parents like talking to a / the localpeople when they are on holiday.

d The park has a / the highest hill in thevillage.

e We’ve got the best / better football team inthe country.

3 Complete the table below.

adjective comparative superlative

a large ………………… …………………

b popular ………………… …………………

c friendly ………………… …………………

d successful ………………… …………………

e high ………………… ..........................

f rich ………………… …………………

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Worksheet 1.3 Reading and writing

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1 Complete the descriptions with the place names.

Wonders of the Natural WorldMany people know about the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, but many other people believethat the Wonders of the Natural World are more impressive. Which ones do you know about?

Great Barrier Reef Victoria Falls Mt Everest Grand Canyon

a …………………… is in theHimalayas, in Nepal, wherethe native people call thehighest mountain on earth,Chomolungma — ‘GoddessMother of the World’. Thename we usually call it comes

from the English explorer who first discoveredhow high it really was: 8,848 metres. The firstpeople who climbed it were Sherpa Tensing andSir Edmund Hillary in 1953.

c The …………………… are onthe Zambezi River, borderingZambia and Zimbabwe. Theyare the highest waterfalls inAfrica. 546 million cubic metresof water per minute fall overthe two km wide fall into a

deep gorge over one hundred metres below. TheAfrican name is ‘The Smoke that Thunders’.

b The …………………… of theColorado River in northernArizona is the largest gorgein the world — it is 464 kmslong, up to twenty-nine kmsacross, and around one anda half kms deep. It is nearly

two billion years old. At both ends, you canstand on the rocks and see fossilized sponges,corals, snails, and shellfish that lived 240 millionyears ago.

d The ……………………, anunderwater wonder, is morethan two thousand kms long— you can see it from theMoon! Near Australia,thousands of species ofplants and animals live there.

You can do many activities, including scubadiving, snorkelling, and bird-watching.

2 Find words in the texts that mean thesame as ...

a originally from a place ……………………………

b a person who travels a lot and looks forthings ……………………………

c a very big valley ……………………………

d a loud noise during a storm……………………………

e turned into stone over many years……………………………

f families of animals ……………………………

g a kind of swimming, looking under thewater ……………………………

3 Write about something you think is aWonder of the World: it could be amodern or an ancient building,something in nature, or perhaps aninvention.

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Worksheet 1.4 Vocabulary

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1 Fill the gaps with these words.

Last year we went on holiday to the SouthPole. What an amazing place! I have neverseen so much (a) ………………… in all my life:everything was whiter than white. It was sobright that we had to wear sunglasses all day.We flew to our camp in a (b) ………………… .It was my first time and it was really exciting.The icebergs were (c) ………………… and wecould see lots of (d) ………………… swimming;they really do look like waiters in their blackand white suits. We didn’t see any (e) …………………, because they live in theNorth Pole. Next year we’re going to Brazil tovisit the (f) ………………… and sunbathe on thetropical (g) ………………… . I hope it’s warmerthan the South Pole!

2 Match the words and definitions.

a castle ……

b whirlpool ……

c coast ……

d cliffs ……

e gallery ……

f float ……

1 a place where kings and queens live

2 a lorry that carries people in a parade

3 the area of seashore around a country

4 steep rocky edge on the coast

5 water that circles very fast

6 a place where paintings are shown

3 Match the word groups and headings.

a float festival parades 1 postcards

b tasty fish delicious 2 music

c beaches tourists location 3 rivers

d contemporary lively rhythm 4 food

e Wales Italy Argentina 5 carnival

f Seine Thames Nile 6 countries

4 Find five more adjectives in the gridbelow.

5 Match the underlined words with theirsynonyms.

a Visiting clubs and discos at night in Londonis really exciting, but very expensive too.

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b The food here is delicious and it is not tooexpensive.

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c This tree has got nothing inside. It musthave been eaten by insects.

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d Carnival has got a really young atmosphere,although you can find all ages there.

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e The exhibition on at the museum is ofpaintings by modern artists.

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