9C GRAMMAR comparative adjectives

 a Use the information to make comparative sentences.

1 2
Length 1 T
 he Golden Gate bridge is Speed
shorter than the Akashi-Kaikyo
the Akashi-Kaikyo bridge (Japan) bridge.
6,532 ft man 27.89 mph
the Golden Gate bridge (USA) horse 47.50 mph
2
4,200 ft

short slow

3 4
Inventions 3 Size

Blu-ray technology 1998 Russia 17,075,400 km2
MP3 technology 1989
4 Canada 9,984,670 km2

new big

5 6
Price 5 People per km2

Cartier watch $5,170 Shanghai 13,400
Swatch watch $115 6 Istanbul 7,700

expensive crowded

7 8
Average summer 7 Risk
temperature deaths per year worldwide travelling
by car approx. 1.2 million
London 24°C 8 deaths per year worldwide travelling
New York 28.5°C
by plane approx. 600

hot dangerous

9 10
Vitamin C 9 Height
Burj Khalifa tower (Dubai)
oranges: approx. 70 mg per orange 2,717 ft
apples: approx. 9 mg per apple 10 Empire State Building (New York)
1,250 ft

healthy high

11 12
Annual rainfall 11
Weather
Paris (France) average hours
Buenos Aires 38.7 inches sunlight per day 4.9
Rome 23 inches Stockholm (Sweden) average hours
12
sunlight per day 5.4

dry sunny

activation
  b Test your memory. Cover the sentences and look at the information. Compare the things.


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9C VOCABULARY Numbers dictation
STUDENT A
 a Write the numbers in words.

Your partner’s numbers

1 150 = one hundred and fifty 1  384

2 280 = 2 

3 609 = 3 

4 1,200 = 4 

5 4,526 = 5 

6 12,374 = 6 

7 180,000 = 7 

8 5,200,000 = 8 

76
591
  b Dictate the numbers to your partner.

  c Write down your partner’s numbers.

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STUDENT B
 a Write the numbers in words.

Your partner’s numbers

1 384 = three hundred and eighty four 1  150

2 717 = 2 

3 892 = 3 

4 2,600 = 4 

5 5,415 = 5 

6 10,263 = 6 

7 379,000 = 7 

8 2,500,000 = 8 

53 429
  b Write down your partner’s numbers.

  c Dictate the numbers to your partner.

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 9C Communicative Guess the comparative
Student A
1 Russia is colder than Spain.

2 The Americans are than the British.

3 Swimming is better exercise than walking.

4 Oranges are than lemons.

5 A Rolls Royce is more expensive than a Citroën.

6 Driving is than flying.

7 Chinese is more difficult to learn than English.

8 Basketball players are than footballers.

9 Dark chocolate is healthier than white chocolate.

10 Canada is than Brazil.

11 The weather in Britain is worse than the weather in Spain.

12 Tom Cruise is than George Clooney.

Student B

1 Russia is than Spain.

2 The Americans are friendlier than the British.

3 Swimming is exercise than walking.

4 Oranges are sweeter than lemons.

5 A Rolls Royce is than a Citroën.

6 Driving is more dangerous than flying.

7 Chinese is to learn than English.

8 Basketball players are taller than footballers.

9 Dark chocolate is than white chocolate.

10 Canada is bigger than Brazil.

11 The weather in Britain is than the weather in Spain.

12 Tom Cruise is shorter than George Clooney.

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 Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Albert Einstein, German scientist

1 GRAMMAR comparative adjectives 2 VOCABULARY high numbers

a Write the comparative forms of these adjectives in the a Listen and~the correct numbers.
correct circle. 1 104 304
2 586 596
e-oo beautiful cheap dry sad difficult dirty
co ld far wet high hungry comfortab le thin good 3 2,670 2,660
4 8 ,905 9,905
5 11,750 12,750
6 543 , 830 553,830
7 1,315,000 1,350,000
8 25,460,000 35 ,460,000
b u.=.~~.=.r Listen and write the numbers in words.
1 125
2 895
3 4,500
4 12,470
5 33,930
6 575,600
7 6,250,000
8 34,800,265

3 PRONUNCIATION l'd/, sentence stress

b Write sentences using the opposite adjective. a Write the words in the chart.
A bike is slower than a car.
A car isfaster than a bik e affief cheaper colder dirtier drier easier
healthier higher shorter slower taller worse
2 Lions are sma ller than tigers.
Tigers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
3 Ireland is wetter than Italy. . e GU
~~ 3: ar
Italy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
4 January is longer than February.
1:
tree horse bird
-
egg phone bike
February _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5 A laptop is more expensive than an iPod. --- --- better --- ---
AniPod _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ --- --- --- ---
6 Fridays are better than Mondays.
Mondays _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ b Listen and repeat.
7 A cooker is botter than a fridge.
A fridge _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
8 Italian is easier than Russian.
Russian _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __