SMART SKILLS UNIT 5 PAGES 54-55

 

GRAMMAR EXERCISES

 

Activity A

 

1→ Hard/Like                     2→ Lately                      3→ Further                    4→ Least

 

5→ Eldest                         6→ More/Better                  7→ Badly                    8→ Rudely

 

9→ Worse/Worse            10→ Much/Cheaper             11→ Politely              12→ Akward/Like

 

 

Activity B

 

1) It is widely known that exams are very competitive and sometimes affect students in a

negative way.

 

2)Today,in the car industry is considered to be highly profitable.

 

3)The student was deeply hurt when he saw the results of his exams.

 

4)I am very worried about him because I haven’t seen him lately. I don’t what is really going on

 

5)Close friends help you talk freely and express your thoughts and worries.

 

6)He could hardly understand what she was trying to tell him.

 

 

Activity C

 

1) I went to New York by car last weekend.

 

2)The child ran into his classroom quickly a few minutes ago.

 

3) Jennifer was born at 11.45 am on Monday the 20^th of November 1996.

 

4) Dorothy was studying quietly in her room all evening.

 

5)He often stays home at night.

 

6) They live in a house in tr suburbs.

 

 

Activity D

 

1) I don’t drive as carefully as my brother.

    a) I drive less carefully than my brother does.

 

2) You have never seen such an intelligent student.

    a)He’s the most intelligent student I have ever seen

 

3)Samantha is the best pianist of all.

    a) She is a better pianist than anyone else.

    b) She plays the piano better than anyone else.

    c) No one plays the piano as well as she does

 

4)Mary is very friendly.

    a) Mary behaves in a very friendly way.

 

5)Our jeans look the same.

    a)My jeans are the same as yours.

    b)My jeans are similar to your jeans.

 

6)The film you saw yesterday was very bad.

    a)It’s the film I have ever seen.

 

 

Activity E

 

1→ true                         2→ costantly                            3→ effectively                       4→ negative

 

5→ increasingly             6→ apparent                          7→ deliberately                   8→ good

 

9→ most                        10→ more                           11→more