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Adjectives and Adverbs 5. Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ June 24, 2011. 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 ?
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Adjectives and Adverbs 5 Grammar and Vocabulary Ⅰ June 24, 2011
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?
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 isn’t as rich as Sarah. ( = Sarah is richer than he is )
Some more examples • Richard isn’t as old as he looks. • The shopping mall wasn’t as crowded as usual. • Jenny didn’t do as well on the test as she had hoped. • The weather is better today. It’s not as cold.
We also use as … as in positive sentences and in questions: • I’m sorry I’m late. I got here as fast as I could. • There’s 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.
Exercise on the WEB • 104.1 • Complete the sentences using as … as. • 104.2 • Write a new sentence with the same meaning.
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 as … as used in metaphors
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
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
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
8. as black as coal 9. as quiet as a mouse 10. as sick as a dog
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vocabulary (Chapter 6) p.90 • Vocabulary_11 • Matching exercise • Vocabulary_12 ＋ • Chapter_6_sound
