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GRAMMAR EXTRA ELEMENTARY UNIT 7

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7.1 comparatives

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Look at the table and write sentences. Use the adjectives in brackets.

Istanbul to Ankara – travel options

Complete the text with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

plane

train

car

bus

seats

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time

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comfort cost

1 plane/bus (fast) 2 car/plane (comfortable) 3 train/bus (expensive) Race across London Which is faster – public transport, cycling or driving? In this week’s Travel Challenge three reporters travel across London in a race to be the first person to the London Barrier. But whose form of transport is 1 (good)? Alfie: I’m completing the challenge in my car. It’s (comfortable) and a lot quicker, 2 cheaper than public transport. And who says it’s 3 (dirty) than public transport? Look at the pollution from buses! (slow) than Tessa: I know cycling is 4 the other two on a clear road but London has a lot of traffic and it’s 5 (busy) in the rush hour when we’re racing. The quickest form of transport isn’t important in these conditions – it’s the smartest way to travel. Unfortunately, it’s also 6 (dangerous) than the others. Troy: I need to think quicker than the others and get my times right. I’m using public transport so missing (big) problem than a bus or tube is a 7 the traffic for me.

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4 bus/car (slow)

7.2 superlatives

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Complete the questions with the superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. 1 Which (fast) way to travel? (slow) way to get there? 2 Which (expensive) form of 3 Which transport? (cheap) form of transport? 4 Which (comfortable) way to get 5 Which there? (good) way to get to Ankara? 6 Which

Read the text in Exercise 1 again and write correct sentences. 1 Alfie thinks public transport is cheaper than a car. 2 Alfie thinks his car is dirtier than public transport. 3 Tessa thinks public transport is more dangerous than cycling. 4 Tessa thinks using the quickest form of transport is more important than choosing the smartest way to travel. 5 Troy thinks traffic is a bigger problem than missing a bus.

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GRAMMAR EXTRA

7.3 giving, checking and correcting directions

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Consolidation

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Look at the map and underline the correct alternative. BUS STATION

CAFÉ

do expensive far fast go (x2) leave near tell turn YOU ARE HERE

BANK

CINEMA

DUKE ST

PARKER ST

HOSPITAL

SPORTS CENTRE

GARAGE

CLOTHES SHOP

JAMES ST

GOWER ST

WOOD ST

SPORTS SHOP

MUSEUM

UNIVERSITY

PARK

1 To get to the hospital, turn left/right at the corner and it’s on your left/right. 2 For the cinema, go straight up/on here, go after/past Duke Street and turn left/right into James Street. Then turn left/right into Wood Street – the cinema is on the left/right. 3 The bank is on/in the corner to/of Wood Street and Gower Street. It’s next to the cinema – you can’t/don’t miss it! 4 A clothes shop? Yes, there’s a clothes shop ahead/near here. It’s in/at Gower Street, ahead/past the sports shop.

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Complete the conversation with the correct form of the verbs and adjectives in the box.

A: Excuse me, do you speak English? B: Yes, I 1 . A: Can you 2 me the best way to the railway station? B: Well, the best way is to walk. Go straight on here, past the church, then turn le and 3 straight on for about a kilometre. 4 le again at the river. It’s a lovely walk. B: How far is it? A: It’s 5 than you think – it’s about thirty minutes to walk. B: Oh. My train 6 in twenty minutes. 7 A: The way is by taxi. 8 B: That’s probably than a bus. A: Yes, it isn’t cheap. Look, the bus is quite close. The number 8 9 very oen and it’s faster than walking. B: Thanks – where’s the bus stop? A: The 10 bus stop is just at that corner over there.

Look at the map and complete the conversations with one word in each gap. 1 A: Excuse me, is a café near here? B: Yes, there’s a café in Street. It’s            the corner. 2 A: How can I get the museum, please? B: Um, let me think. OK, you go past Duke Street and turn into James Street. Then go on, and the museum is on your . 3 A: OK, so for the clothes shop, I right into Gower Street and go past the bank? B: No, you turn . And then you go straight on and it’s on your . 4 A: So the university is in James Street, the museum, on my right? B: Yes. It’s very big – you can’t

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