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(NOT) AS … AS | MODIFIERS Put the words in order to make sentences. Then match the sentences with a–f. 1. we / we’re / much / as / as / can / studying We’re studying as much as we can. 2. dirty / are / your / mine / as / boots / not / as ____________________________________________________________ 3. as / intelligent / as / I’m / Katy / not ____________________________________________________________ 4. as / is / one / this basketball / expensive / as / that ____________________________________________________________ 5. nice / Mrs Jones is / as / Mr Smith / as ____________________________________________________________ 6. as / is / comfortable / T-shirt / as / yours / my / ! ____________________________________________________________ a. But yours is more fashionable! _ b. They are my favourite teachers. _ c. So which one should I buy? _ d. We want to pass our exams! 1 e. Did you clean them? _ f. But I’m cleverer than you! _

ANSWERS 2. Your boots are not as dirty as mine. 3. I’m not as intelligent as Katy. 4. This basketball is as expensive as that one. 5. Mrs Jones is as nice as Mr Smith. 6. My T-shirt is as comfortable as yours! 2. e 3. f 4. c 5. b 6. a

INDEFINITE PRONOUNS Tick (

) or correct the sentences. Some of them are wrong.

1. There are hardly any giant pandas somewhere in the world. There are hardly any giant pandas anywhere in the world. 2. My memory is terrible! I can’t remember anything! ____________________________________________________________ 3. There’s somewhere knocking at the door. Can you open it, please? ____________________________________________________________ 4. There’s no one in this cardboard box. Where is the rabbit, then? ____________________________________________________________

5. It’s a really big party! Do you know everybody? ____________________________________________________________ 6. There is pollution anywhere. I can’t breathe! ____________________________________________________________ 7. ‘Where are you going?’ ‘No one.’ ____________________________________________________________ 8. I’m so hungry, I could eat everything here! ____________________________________________________________

ANSWERS 2. 3. There’s someone knocking at the door. Can you open the door, please? 4. There’s nothing in this cardboard box. Where is the rabbit, then? 5. 6. There is pollution everywhere. I can’t breathe! 7. ‘Where are you going?’ ‘Nowhere.’ 8.

ENVIRONMENT Complete the sentences with words in exercises 1 or 2. 1. Too much rain can cause a flood. 2. The giant panda is a(n)____________. 3. When there is little or no rain for a long time, there is a ____________. 4. _______________ is the rise in the average temperature of Earth’s atmosphere and oceans. 5. There are lots of trees in a ______________. 6. Many industries create a lot of ______________. 7. _______________ is generated by the sun. 8. ______________ policies help to protect the world’s ecosystems and species.

ANSWERS 2. endangered species 3. drought 4. Global warming 5. rainforest 6. pollution 7. Solar energy 8. Conservation

ENVIRONMENT Match the words or word parts and write complete words and phrases.

1. eco

a. energy

2. endangered

b. farm

3. global

c. forest

4. carbon

d. species

5. solar

e. footprint

6. wind

f. life

7. rain

g. warming

8. wild

h. system

1. ecosystem 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. __________________ 5. __________________ 6. __________________ 7. __________________ 8. __________________

ANSWERS 2. (d) endangered species 3. (g) global warming 4. (e) carbon footprint 5. (a) solar energy 6. (b) wind farm 7. (c) rainforest 8. (f) wildlife

MATERIALS Complete the sentences with words in exercise 4. 1. Shoes and boots are usually made of leather. 2. Scarves and hats are often made of ____________ . 3. A car is mostly made of ____________. 4. Cereal often comes in _______________ packets. 5. ______________ fabric is cool and good in hot weather. 6. Car tyres are made of ______________ . 7. _______________ comes from trees. 8. You can throw ______________ cups and plates away when you finish with them.

ANSWERS 2. wool 3. metal 4. cardboard 5. Cotton 6. rubber 7. Wood 8. plastic

COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES Complete the sentences with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives below.

1. Metal is normally harder than wood. 2. Titanium is one of ___________________ metals in the world. 3. The Amazon is ___________________ rainforest in the world. 4. I think Maths is ___________________ subject. I just don’t understand it! 5. Wool is ___________________ rubber. 6. Do you think your football team is ___________________ than mine? But we always win!

ANSWERS

2. the strongest 3. the biggest 4. the most difficult 5. softer than 6. better

ENVIRONMENT Read the clues and complete the crossword.

Across 2 Too much rain. 4 Weather conditions of a place. 5 Processing used materials into new products. 6 Contamination. Down 1 Preservation and protection of the environment. 3 Little or no rain for a long time.

ANSWERS Across: 4 climate, 5 recycling, 6 pollution Down: 1 conservation, 3 drought

COMPARATIVES & SUPERLATIVES Complete the table. Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

healthy

1healthier

2

cheap

3

4

far

5

6

lazy

7

8

good

9

10

beautiful

11

12

bad

13

14

useful

15

16

ANSWERS 2. the healthiest 3. cheaper 4. the cheapest 5. further 6. the furthest 7. lazier 8. the laziest 9. better 10. the best 11. more beautiful 12. the most beautiful 13. worse 14. the worst 15. more useful 16. the most useful

(NOT) AS … AS | MODIFIERS

Choose the correct answer. 1. Your bedroom is a bit big / a bit bigger / bit bigger than mine. 2. These china plates are as light as a feather / as a mouse / than feather. 3. Giant pandas are much more endangered / much endangered / much more endanger than grey wolves. 4. Dad is as fit as / the fittest as / as fitter as a fiddle! 5. French is not much harder / not a lot hard / not much hardest than English. 6. The summer holidays are a lot longest as / longer than / as long as the Christmas holidays.

ANSWERS 2. as a feather 3. much more endangered 4. as fit as 5. not much harder 6. longer than

MATERIALS Cross out the letters to reveal the words. Then write the words. 1. m c e t a k r r u d n b i o c a r l d cardboard 2. r w u o i o n p d a t i s ___________________________ 3. r p u l a b s w t r i c k t ___________________________ 4. c m e o t a t o b i n a r e ___________________________ 5. b g w o l a o t s l e s e r ___________________________ 6. w h l o e m a d t a l h c a e r y ___________________________ 7. r p u c b b o w e r d k t ___________________________ 8. c m e o t a t o b o l a r e ___________________________

ANSWERS 2. wood 3. plastic 4. cotton 5. wool 6. leather 7. rubber 8. metal