0 EXERCISE 12. Comparatives. (Charts 9-2 and 9-3)
Directions: Choose any appropriate adjective from the list (or any adjective of your own
choosing) to make comparisons between the given items. Use the comparative form
(morel-or).
btight flexible short
eV heavy thick
enjuyable relaxing thin
fast shallow wide and deep- traveling by air \ traveling by bus
+ Tmveling by air is faster rhan traveling by bus.
Traveling by air is easier rhan tmveling by bus.
Etc.- a pool \ a lake i
3. an elephant's neck \ a giraffe's neck .t.
.,.. ". 4? ."
- sunlight \ moonlight.. --i,u -r ,
- iron \ wood L & ,~- ..... b.z
, ., 7@< .: i : *^8 ,~ - walking \ running , ,?> 5, , .. -7 ...
7. a river \ a stream .-. '<+. <.:.
8. rubber \ wood .. ~
9. nothing \ sitting in a garden on a quiet summer day - a butterfly's wing \ a blade of grass
0 EXERCISE 13. Comparatives. (Charts 9-2 and 9-3)
Directions: Work in pairs.
Speaker A: Ask the given question. Your book is open.
Speaker B: Answer the question. Begin your response with "Not really, but at
least... !' Your book is closed.
Example:
SPEAKER A (book open): Is the mayor of this city famous?
SPEAKER B (bwk closed): Not really, but at least helshe is more famous than I am.
13,
Switch roles.- Is a mouse big? 7. Is the floor clean?
- Is this room large? 8. Is a pen expensive?
- Is your desk comfortable? 9: Is this book heavy?
- Is an elephant intelligent? 10. Is blue a bright color?
- Was the last exercise easy? 11. Is (name of a city) close to (name of this city)?