Macmillan English Grammar

Unit 35

Unit 36

Ex 2

a slowly b happily e beautifulIy d badly

e realIy ftruly g incredibly h unbelievably

d adjective

h adverb

d very e very fvery

e adverb

g adverb

b very etoo

h very

Ex 6

a very

g too

Ex 7

a adjective b adverb

e adverb fadjective

Ex4

a This book is less interesting than that one.

b A scooter is more expensive than a bike. c I'm

Unit 37

Ex 1

a The River Mackenzie is longer than the River

Niger. b Lake Victoria is larger than Lake Michigan.

e The Marianas Trench is deeper than the ]apan

Trench. d Mount Elbrus is higher than Mont Blanc.

e Arica, Chile is drier than the Libyan Sahara Desert.

fThe oldest rocks in Canada are older than the

oldest rocks in Scotland. g The lowest recorded

temperature in Finland is lower than the lowest

recorded temperature in Sweden. h Monaco is

smalI er than Nauru.

Ex 8

a ill b hardly e hard d badly e welI fhard

g bad h hardly

Ex 3

a worse b cleverer e larger / bigger d younger

e funnier ffurther / farther g longer h warmer /

hotter ihappier jbetter

Ex 5

a Do you usualIy take the lead in discussions?

b Do you sometimes feel unable to say anything

interesting? e Do you often change your opinion

after you hear what others say? d Do you always

listen carefulIy to what alI the others are saying?

e Do you sometimes feel that nabody is interested

in what you say? fDo you usualIy find ways of

keeping other people's attention? g Do you often

avoid saying what you really think? h Do you

always encourage other members of the gro up to

speak?

Ex 2

a more difficult than the first one b are tastier

than yours eis more expensive than staying at

home d is more modern than the Royal Hotel

e is more comfortable than this chair fmore

refreshing than milk Cis) g romantic films more

interesting than war films h wasn't as heavy as

]ack's suitcase

d wrongly

h definitely

Ex 4

a depressed b confusing c exhausting

d embarrassed e worried finteresting

g surprised h annoying iexcited jsatisfied

Ex 3

a realIy, absolutely b - e very d absolutely

e very fextremely, very g very, realIy

Ex 4

a properly b Unfortunately e easily

e usualIy fthoroughly g dreadfulIy

icarefulIy jentirely

Ex 2

a big, red London b wonderful, old Venice e vast,

stane Cairo d graceful, iron Paris e welI-known,

medieval Moscow fbusy, commercial Tokyo

g talI, modern Istanbul

Ex 1

a The boy in the painting seems to be asleep.

b The girls in this painting look alike. c I think the

person in this painting is dead. d He is awake, but

looks as if he is in a dream. e Are you afraid of this

painting? f!t's a painting of a battle and very few

soldiers are alive.

Ex 3
a I often finish sen ten ces for other people. b Other
people usualIy seem to be comfortable when they
talk to me. e When people talk to me, I sometimes
look at the floor. d If I don't like a person's voice,
I never pay attention to them. e I usualIy try to be
sympathetic when people talk about their problems.
fI always try to give people my complete attention
when they speak to me. g I rarely interrupt people
before they have finished what they are saying.
h I sometimes laugh at what people say to me, and
upset them.Poor listener:a, c, d, h

Ex 1

a adjective b adjective e adjective d adjective

e adverb fadverb g adverb h adjective

iadverb jadjective