Unit 8. Country life and city life

GRAMMAR POINTS
















EXERCISES
Complete these sentences, using the SIMPLE PRESENT tense or PRESENT PROGRESSIVE tense :
I (go) _______________ to the cinema tonight. The film (begin) _____________ at 7.30.
The world (change) __________________ rapidly. Things (never / stay) __________________ same.
We (have) __________________ a big party next Saturday. Would you like to come ?
It (often / rain) __________________ in the summer, but it (not rain) __________________ now.
What time ________________________________ to London ? (the train / get)
Computers (become) _______________________ more important in our lives.
(be) ___________ you free at lunchtime tomorrow ? No, I (have) __________________ lunch with my parents.
Sue (come) __________________ to see us tomorrow. She (travel) ____________________ by train and her train (arrive) _________________ at 10.15/ I (meet) ___________________ at the station.
What (your sister / do) ___________________________ ? She is an architect but she (not work) _______________ now.
Can we stop walking soon ? I (get) ___________________ tired.
Complete these sentences with the correct comparison form of these adjectives or adverbs given :
Your house is _______________ than my house. (big)
These books are _______________ than those books. (thick)
Hoi An Ancient Town is the _______________ town in Vietnam. (old)
The Great Wall of China is the world’s _______________ structure. (long)
Nam is _______________. than Ba. He is _______________boy in class 6A. (tall)
This girl is _______________ than that girl. (clever)
Mary is _______________ as her sister. (pretty)
The Nile River is the _______________ river in the world. (long)
A new house is _______________ than an old one. (expensive)
We’ve had _______________ difficulty with this part than that one. (little)
His English is _______________ of these students. (good)
Mount Everest is _______________ mountain in the world. (high)
Travelling by air or car, which is _______________ ? (interesting)
It’s too noisy here. Can we go somewhere _______________ ? (quiet)
Hanoi is _______________ than Ho Chi Minh City. (small)
PETRONAS Twins Towers are _______________ than Sears Towers. (tall)
Thanks to the progress of science, our life is becoming _______________ and _______________ (good)
In order to get good marks, we have to do _______________ practice. (far)
John is much _______________ than I thought. (strong)
Mr. Kelly is _______________ man in that organization. (popular)
Put the adjectives in their correct form:
Come and visit one of 1) the most interesting (interesting) countries in the world - Israel, where the people are 2) _______ (hospitable) than anywhere else. You will see some of 3) ______ (old) biblical sites in the world, as well as 4) ______ (modern) cities with 5) ______ (good) restaurants in the Middle East. To make travel arrangements 6) _____ (easy), our tour includes guided visits to some of 7) _____ (holy) and, 8) _____ (important) sites for a number of different religions. You will also get the opportunity to float in the Dead Sea - 9) ______ (low) point on earth. The climate is 10) ______ (pleasant) than anything you will have experienced before. Even in 11) _____ (hot) of summers you will find places to cool off. Our company offers tailor-made tours for 12) ______ (small) groups than is usual on a package holiday. We provide accommodation in intimate hotels which offer 13) _____ (friendly) service than the larger, 14) _____ (impersonal) ones. Even 15) _____ (frequent) traveler will experience something new in this unique country. Book today!
Put the adverbs in their correct form:
Bicycles look set to become 1) the most commonly (common) used form of transport in Britain. Not only are bicycles better for the environment than cars, but they allow you to travel 2) ________ (convenient). You can get from point A to point B 3) ________ (quick) than by car and you can find somewhere to leave your bike much 4) ________ (easy). Many younger people now ride a bike to work because they find it 5) ______ (good) suits their lifestyle and enables them to get around 6) __________ (practical). In addition, they often arrive 7) ________ (early) than their colleagues who drive to work and who have to wait 8) _________ (long) in traffic jams than they do.

PRACTICE EXERCISES
Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from the others :
A. face B. nature C. tragedy D. tasty
A. drought B. discount C.