Adjectives and Adverbs 5

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Adjectives and Adverbs 5

• Grammar and Vocabulary ?
• June 24, 2011

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Small Conversation

• Which do you like better, summer or winter? And
  why?
• How many courses are you taking this semester?
  And which course is the most interesting?
• Which is more important, love or money? And why?
• What do you think is the most important thing in
  life?

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UNIT 104 as as / than

• Sarah, Eric, and David are all very rich. Sarah
  has 20 million, Eric has 15 million, and David
  has 10 million. So
• Eric is rich.
• He is richer than David.
• But he isnt as rich as Sarah.
• ( Sarah is richer than he is )

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• Some more examples
• Richard isnt as old as he looks.
• The shopping mall wasnt as crowded as usual.
• Jenny didnt do as well on the test as she had
  hoped.
• The weather is better today. Its not as cold.

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• We also use as as in positive sentences and in
  questions
• Im sorry Im late. I got here as fast as I
  could.
• Theres plenty of food. You can have as much as
  you want.
• Can you send me the money as soon as possible,
  please?
• Gas is twice as expensive as it was a few years
  ago.

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Exercise on the WEB

• 104.1
• Complete the sentences using as as.
• 104.2
• Write a new sentence with the same meaning.

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as as used in metaphors

• 1. poor as ( )
• 2. sly as ( )
• 3. wise as ( )
• 4. easy as ( )
• 5. dead as ( )
• 6. busy as ( )
• 7. cold as ( )

• a. a door nail
• b. a fox
• c. an owl
• d. a bee
• e. ice
• f. a church mouse
• g. ABC

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as as used in metaphors

• 1. poor as a church mouse
• 2. sly as a fox
• 3. wise as an owl
• 4. easy as ABC
• 5. dead as a door nail
• 6. busy as a bee
• 7. cold as ice

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as as

• Do you know these expressions?
• Look at the pictures and then choose the correct
  noun and adjective to describe each one.
• as
• as

dry pretty brave black hard light
quiet cold hot sick
a feather a rock ice a mouse a dog
a picture a lion coal dust hell
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• 1. as dry as dust
• 2. as hard as a rock
• 3. as pretty as a picture
• 4. as hot as hell
• 5. as cold as ice
• 6. as brave as a lion
• 7. as light as a feather

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• 8. as black as coal
• 9. as quiet as a mouse
• 10. as sick as a dog

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COMPARATIVE QUIZ

• Put the words in the correct order.
• sea, ocean, lake (large)
• Ocean, sea, lake. An ocean is the largest. A
  sea is larger than a lake.
• captain, sergeant, major (important)
• Major, captain, sergeant. A major is the most
  important. A captain is more important than a
  sergeant.

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• 1. City, town, village. A city is the biggest.
  A town is bigger than a village.
• 2. Yard, foot, inch. A yard is the longest. A
  foot is longer than an inch.
• 3. Platinum, gold, silver. Platinum is the most
  precious. Gold is more precious than silver.

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• 4. Motorway, road, lane. A motorway is the
  widest. A road is wider than a lane.
• 5. River, stream, puddle. A river is the
  deepest. A stream is deeper than a puddle.
• 6. Surgeon, matron, nurse. A surgeon is the most
  senior. A matron is more senior than a nurse.

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• 7. Tree, bush, shrub. A tree is the tallest. A
  bush is taller than a shrub.
• 8. Baby, infant, teenager. A baby is the
  youngest. An infant is younger than a teenager.

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Vocabulary (Chapter 6) p.90

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• Matching exercise
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