Just a quick note to explain what we have been done so far this month. The work on the kitchen has gone well so far, although we haven't already finished knocking down the outside wall yet. So I wrote to you last week and have explained that two of mv workmen were ill. | FIRST CERTIFICATE LANGUACE PRACTICE The adverbs well and badly are irregular. well better the best bad worse the worst Making comparisons The simplest kind of comparison uses than. You look younger than your brother. Comparatives can be repeated to suggest continuing change. This lesson seems to be getting longer and longer. Jim started feeling more and more tired. Comparatives can be made stronger or weaker by using these words stronger much far a lot weaker a bit a little This book is much a little more expensive. - Note this construction that repeats the word the. The faster you drive the more petrol you use. Expressions with best. Sorry but this is the best I can do. I tried my best. May the best man win. this can refer to two or more people Comparative clauses With than. Food here is more expensive than I thought. With not as so . as. Being a nurse is not as interesting as being a doctor. With just as . as. Living in the country is just as expensive as living in London. With such . as. I ve never been to such a good party as that one. When we compare actions we can use an auxiliary at the end of the sentence. I can swim a lot better than Jack. OR I can swim a lot better than Jack can. You paid more for your car than me. OR You paid more for your car than I did. Note how modals like can are repeated but other verbs use a form of do. GRAMMAR 24 MAKING COMPARISONS Practice Put one suitable word in each space. a My brother is two years older. . b The train takes as the bus. c I thought the second hotel we stayed in friendly. d Unfortunately we than we used to be. e Do you think you could make noise f These exercises seem to be getting harder and. g Jean doesn t need as much help as Harry. h David didn t enjoy the match as much as I. 2 Rewrite each sentence beginning as shown. Do not change the meaning. a Jill can run raster than Peter. Peter can t run asfast as Jill can . b I thought this journey would last longer than
