Unit 6 Grammar 3rd 2
Unit 6 Grammar 3rd 2
1 Use the words to make sentences using the 4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in
adjectives and intensifiers in brackets. brackets.
1 chocolate / vanilla (far / good) 1 Sweets and cola are both bad for you. (just)
Chocolate is far better than vanilla. Cola is just as bad for you as sweets.
2 computers nowadays (lot / small) 2 He’s a lot more talented than me. (nowhere)
I as him.
3 tigers / lions (just / dangerous) 3 Big boats scare me more than small boats. (bigger)
The scared I am.
4 Paris / Lisbon (much / popular) 4 I run more every day. (further)
I further everyday.
5 the Sun / the Earth (far / big) 5 I am happier when I’m very busy. (the)
The I am.
6 The Rolling Stones / The Beatles (just / old) 6 English is far less difficult than Chinese. (lot)
English than Chinese.
2 Rewrite the sentences using ‘the…the’ 5 Write the correct linker of contrast.
expressions. 1 Although we just met, we’ve become great
1 Fast cars make me nervous. friends.
The faster the car, the more nervous I get. 2 I don’t like eggs, I eat them for
2 Loud music relaxes me. protein.
3 Dogs are great. , I would never
3 I really enjoy scary movies. have one.
4 We went to the beach the weather
was bad.
4 It’s expensive to live in cold countries.
5 I made dinner. , nobody was hungry.
6 , knowing the language, I was
5 The best teams spend a lot on players.
embarrassed to speak.
6 It’s hard to concentrate if I am very tired. 6 Complete the sentences so that they are
true for you.
1 The busier I am, the angrier I get.
3 Complete the sentences with an adjective in the 2 My school is far
correct form. than .
1 He’s getting better and better at English 3 English is just as
every day. (good)
.
2 we are,
4 My family is much
we become. (old, wise)
.
3 we leave,
we’ll get home. 5 Teenagers aren’t nearly
(soon, quick) .
4 Meeting new people is not nearly 6 The older I get,
everyone thinks. .
(difficult)
5 You’re far if you live a
simple life. (happy)
6 the meeting,
I get. (important,
nervous)
1 Order the words to make sentences. 4 Write love and relationship phrases using the
1 Spain / even / than / hotter / It’s information in brackets.
1 get engaged (agree to marry in the future)
It’s even hotter than Spain.
2 the / far / It’s / by / best / museum 2 (have children)
3 someone (be in a relationship)
3 London / It’s / less / miles / than / crowded 4 someone (no longer have emotional
feelings for a person)
5 go on . (have a romantic first
4 than / whole / cheaper / It’s / a / Sweden / lot
meeting)
6 (develop strong feelings for another
5 the / the / gallery / in / world / best / easily / It’s / art
person)
7 (become husband and wife)
2 Write the nouns to match the meanings. 8 (end a relationship)
1 These are made at airports and train stations
5 Complete the story with words from Exercise 4.
to give important information to travellers.
I went on a blind 1 date with Tony last year,
announcements
I’d never seen him before! We fell in 2
2 If you are not satisfied with a product or service,
immediately. He invited me to meet his parents,
you should make one of these.
they’re cool. A week later he bought a ring and we got
3 You make one of these when you want to request 3 in San Francisco. Then a month later,
specific information. we got 4 in Las Vegas, it was a wonderful
4 You will find one of these at the beginning of most wedding. We plan to start a 5 soon.
books. Tony loves kids. I love Tony so much. I hope we never
5 This is when someone suggests you do or go 6 up, I could never 7 over it!
somewhere because it is good.
6 This is made when you talk to a priest or admit to a
crime in a court of law.
1 Complete the conditional sentences using the 4 Rewrite the sentences using the second or third
correct form of the verbs in brackets. conditional.
1 If I had (have) time I would go 1 She forgot, so she didn’t go.
(go. (2nd) If she hadn’t forgotten she would have gone.
2 If I (find) the number I 2 We didn’t go to the shop because it’s closed.
(call) him. (1st)
3 If you (not eat) the fish you 3 She didn’t tidy up so she couldn’t go out.
(not get) ill. (3rd)
4 If it (be) sunny I (walk)
4 She knows a lot because she reads a lot.
to school. (0)
5 If he (come) to the party you
(meet) him. (1st) 5 I didn’t see her, so I didn’t tell her the news.
6 I usually (have) a sandwich in the
afternoon if I (be) hungry. (0) 6 My dad took us by car, so we arrived on time.
5 If / she / try parachuting / she / love it. (3rd) 5 I’m not rich so I didn’t get a Rolex.
6 If / I / a headache / my mum / give me a pill (0) 6 She’s hungry because she skipped dinner.
3 Match the sentence halves. 6 Rewrite the sentences using the words
1 If you had woken up earlier, c in brackets.
2 If I hadn’t gone shopping 1 She was ill and she didn’t come. (have)
3 I wouldn’t be in trouble, If she hadn’t been ill she would have come.
4 We’d be in Los Angeles now 2 He should talk to her. (him)
1 Complete with phrasal verbs. Use the 3 Put the letters in order to write five alternatives
information in brackets and one word from to the word if.
each list. 1 ssppoeu suppose
look | carried | work | came | run | pointed 2 wotserieh
turned | came out (x4) | down with | up 3 vdpriedo
with | through | into 4 sa lngo as
1 Did you work out the meaning of question 5 sslune
5 in the test? (understand)
2 A: There’s no electricity in my classroom. 4 Put the words in order to make sentences.
B: OK, I’ll it. (investigate) 1 stay / parents / at / my / your / house / ask you /