Text: English Pass
Task: Practicing forms (comparatives)

• January is generally colder than December:
• The population of Milan was bigger years ago than it is now.
• It's safer to travel by public transport than by car.
• Cigarettes and alcohol are cheaper in Italy than in England.
• Can you please drive more carefully? The road is icy.
•  My cold's much worse today than it was yesterday.

Task:Exercise B pag 23

• Jumbo is more economcal than Concorde, but Concorde is much faster.
• Lead is heavier than gold, but gold is much more expensive
• Rolls Royce is more comfortable  than Ferrari, but Ferrari is much  more exhilarating.

Task: Exercise C pag 237

• You certainly need to study harder if you want to pass the exam.
• My sister is expecting another baby so she is looking for a lager flat.
• Do it that way if you want to, but it will be more interesting than you think.
• Why don't you take things more seriously ?  It's all one big joke to you.
• "How far is the village?" Two kilomotres?" " no, I think it's farther."
• I hope the next exercise is more difficult than this one.

Task: Exercise D pag 237

• Francis does more sport than Simon, he is more athletic and a better swimmer too.
• He earns more than his friend, that's why he travels much more than Simon.
• On the other hand Simon can speak more foreign languages and definitely reads many more books than Francis. Which of the two is more attractive in your opinion?.

Task: Exercise E pag 237

• He's so depressed.
• Yes, he's more and more depressed.
• You're very strong
• Yes, you're stronger and stronger.
•  It's dangerous to go out at night.
• Yes, it's gettino more and more dangerous.
• The weather's bad .
• Yes, it's getting worse and worse.
• Those comedians are very popular
• Yes, they're getting more and more popular.
• Susy is really tall. 
• Yes, she's getting taller and taller

Task : Exercise F pag 237

 Let's speak English . The more you  practise , the more fluent you get

The less fattering food you eat , the better it is for your health.

 You go to bed too late. The less you sleep, the more stressed you get

The older he gets , the more obstinate he becomes.

Task: Exercise A pag 238

•  I go to see granny as often as I can
• Mrs Grimstone looks strist,but she's as sweet as pie
•  I'm not going swimming . The water is as cold as ice!
• I'll phone you back as soon as I can
• We can't afford anything as expensive a cruise.
• I hadn't seen a match as exciting as that for ages.

Task: Exercise B pag 238

• No, she got fewer friends than I expected.
• No, it is less strong than I expected
• Yes, he made fewer mistakes than I expected.
•  Yes, it was less boring than I expected.
• Yes, they sold fewer painting than I expected.
•   Yes, it was Less difficult than I expected. 

Task: Exercise C pag 238

• It's not fair. You ‘ve got less homework than us.
• There was a buffet lunch at the hotel so you could eat as much as you liked
• We didn't like the theme park. There were fewer attractions than we thought.
•  The tickets for the concert didn't costa as much as we expected
•  It was a relaxing trip. There were fewer cars around than
•  In a soccer team there aren't as many players as in a rugby team

Task: Exercise D pag 239

• As ostinate as a mule
• As gentle as a lamb.
• As fata as a pig
• As blind a s a bat.
• As busy as a bee
• As cunning as a fox.
• As round as a peacock
• As brave as a lion

Task: Exercise E pag 239

• Your PC is older than mine.
• My PC  isn't as old as yours.
• David and Sue speak better English than we do
• We don't speak English as good as them.
• The Ferrari went faster than the Williams
• The Williams didn't go as fast as the Ferrari.
• The south is sunnier than the north
• The north is not as sunny as the south.
• The thief was more cunning than the policeman.
• The policemen wasn't as cunning as the thief.
• Her scooter is more expensive than mine.
• My scooter is not as expensive as hers
• For your holidays you spent more than us.
• For our holidays we didn't spend as much as you did
• Has olive oil got more calories than butter?
• Has butter got  as many calories as olive oil?

Task: Exercise F pag 239

• Adam looks older than Beth, but they are both 17. Adam is the same age as Beth.
• Ted's birthday is on 7 May and so is Kit's. Kit's birthday is on the same day as Ted's.
• We both have got brown eyes. Your eyes are the same color as mine.
•  I like tha acoustic guitar and you like it, too. You like the same instrument as I do.
• You and your sister take size 8 shoses. Your sister takes the same size as you.