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3 1 B is faster than C. 2 A is not as fast as B. 2 1 We'll be glad when this job is finished. 2 I'll
3 C is not as fast as B. 4 B is the fastest. be very angry if you do that again. 3 I'd like to
5 C is more expensive than A. 6 A is not as talk to you before you go home. 4 Sue watched
expensive as B. 7 B is the most expensive. TV until John came home. 5 We'll see you again
8 B is not as big as C. 9 C is bigger than A. after we come back from holiday. 6 I like her,
10 C is the biggest. although she's a difficult person. 7 Henry didn't
like working in a bank, so he changed his job.
pa ge 231 8 They think they can do what they like because
they're rich. 9 I want to stop working before I'm
50. 10 You look beautiful when you're smiling.
4 1 more than a year and less than a century
2 more than a week and less than a year
3 more than a day and less than a month pa g e 2 3 5
4 more than a minute and less than a day
5 more than an hour and less than a week 1 1 I put on two sweaters because it was very cold.
6 more than a month and less than a decade Because it was very cold, I put on two sweaters.
2 I'm going to work in Australia when I leave
5 1 John 2 Tom 3 Hannah school. When I leave school, I'm going to work
in Australia.
6 than 3 I go and see Felix if I want to talk to somebody.
If I want to talk to somebody, I go and see Felix.
pa ge 2 3 2 4 Ann made coffee while Bill fried some eggs.
While Bill fried some eggs, Ann made coffee.
1 1 more interesting, most interesting 2 thinner, 5 I was interested in the conversation, although I
thinnest 3 cheaper, cheapest 4 easier, easiest didn't understand everything. Although I didn't
5 worse, worst 6 more beautiful, most understand everything, I was interested in the
beautiful 7 lazier, laziest 8 farther/further, conversation.
farthest/furthest 9 better, best 10 older, 6 We went to a restaurant because there was no
oldest 11 fatter, fattest 12 happier, happiest food in the house. Because there was no food
13 later, latest 14 hotter, hottest 15 slower, in the house, we went to a restaurant.
slowest 16 bigger, biggest 17 more expensive, 7 We'll have a big party when John comes home.
most expensive 18 dirtier, dirtiest 19 more When John comes home, we'll have a big party.
important, most important 20 stronger, 8 I stayed with friends while my parents were
strongest travelling. While my parents were travelling, I
stayed with friends.
2 1 as; as 2 than 3 that 4 than 5 than 9 I go for long walks at the weekend if the
6 as 7 that 8 than 9 as 10 than weather's fine. If the weather's fine, I go for
long walks at the weekend.
3 1 than; more 2 am. 3 earlier; earliest 10 Come and see us as soon as you arrive in
4 more 5 the; in 6 As; as 7 most; in Scotland. As soon as you arrive in Scotland,
8 as; as 9 than 10 worse; worst. come and see us.
4 1 in 2 worst 3 most 4 than 5 more pa ge 2 3 6
quickly 6 as hard as stones 7 bigger
8 most beautiful 9 of 10 the worst 1 1 hear 2 make 3 leaves 4 write 5 get
6 am 7 stops. 8 go 9 arrive 10 finishes.
pa ge 2 3 4
2 1 finds or gets 2 travels 3 will help
1 1 so 2 although 3 but 4 and 5 while 4 starts 5 will tell 6 look after 7 will look
6 because 7 until 8 while 9 or 8 stops 9 come 10 will get
10 as soon as
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