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NGUYEN TRUNG TRUC
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Warm up :
Write adjectives that you have already studied.
You can write as much as possible.
Thursday October 15th , 2015.
UNIT 4
A CLOSER LOOK 2
Grammar
Comparisions
The red bag is as beautiful as the black one.
as + adjective + as to show that two things are similar
as . . . as
not as . . . as
Classical music is not as exciting as rock and roll.
not as + adjective + as to mean something is ‘more’ or ‘less’ than something else.
Last year: 500.000 vnd
Now: 500.000 vnd
The price of this bag is the same as it was last year.
the same as . . .
different from
Grammar
Comparisions
the same as . . . to show similarity.
City life is quite different from life in the country.
different from to show that two or more things are not similar.
Comparisions
Grammar
the same . . . as
Comparisions
as + adjective + as to show that two things are similar
not as + adjective + as to mean something is ‘more’ or ‘less’ than something else.
the same as . . . to show similarity.
different from
as . . . as
not as . . . as
different from to show that two or more things are not similar.
I. Put as, or from in the gap.
1. The music festival this year is as good ______ it was last year.
2. The concert will be broadcast ‘live’: that means it comes on TV at the same time ______ it is perform.
3. This camera is not as expensive ______ I thought at first.
4. Your taste in art is quite different ______ mine.
5. Some people say that Spiderman 2 is as boring ______ Spiderman 1.
as
6. My mother is always as busy ______ a bee.
as
as
from
as
as
MY HOME TOWN TODAY
The streets are not as narrow as they were before.
2. Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage.
friendly as different from
the same as (2) as narrow as as quite as
My hometown has changed a lot – it’s definitely not (1) ____________ it was before. It’s not (2) ____________ it was 5 years ago. It’s much more noisy, but I prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3) ____________ the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of food – Italian, French, and even Mexican!
There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not ( 4 ) ____________ they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra trafic.
One thing hasn’t changed though. The people here are as warm and (5) ____________ before. That’s one thing that’s (6) ____________ it was before.
as narrow as
MY HOMETOWN TODAY
different from
as quite as
the same as
the same as
friendly as
3. Work in pairs. Compare the two music clubs in the town: Young Talent and Nightingale.
Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale./ Nightingale is older than Young Talent.
Example:
1. Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale./ Nightingale is older than Young Talent.
2. Young Talent is more friendly than Nightingale./ Nightingale is not so friendly than Young Talent.
3. Young Talent is not as safe as Nightingale./ Nightingale is safer than Young Talent.
4. Young Talent is larger than Nightingale./ Nightingale is not so large as Young Talent.
5. Young Talent is as expensive as Nightingale.
6. Young Talent is not as famous as Nightingale./ Nightingale is more famous than Young Talent.
too and either
either: used to express agreement with a negative statement.
Examples:
A: I like pop music.
B: I like it too.
A: My mum doesn’t like rock and roll.
B: My mum doesn’t like it either.
too: used to express agreement with a positive statement.
4. Complete the following sentences with ‘ too’ or ‘ either ’
1. My friend likes photography, and I like it ______.
2. My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t ______.
3. I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates were not ______.
4. I love country music, and i like rock and roll ______.
5. When I finish painting my room, I’ll do the kitchen ______.
too
either
too
either
too
1. I’m very interested in ______________ .
pop music dancing playing the guitar
drawing rock and roll painting
going to the art gallery acting
5. What music and arts are you interested, or not interested in? Make a list by completing the sentences below. ( you can use the words given or your own ideas).
2. I think ______________ is very boring .
3. What I like to do most in my spare time is ______________ .
4. In my spare time, I often ______________ .
5. I never ______________, even if I have time.
pop music
Examples:
6. Work in groups: Find someone who . . . , using some questions.
1. Nam is interested in drawing and I am too .
2. Phong doesn’t like folk music and I don’t either .
1. Do you like / enjoy . . . . . . ?
2. Are you interested in . . . . ?
Then, report to the class using too/either
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