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Other forms of comparison
| Other forms of comparison 1 Compared to/with, e.g: Compared to/with New York, London restaurants are quite cheap. 2 The same as, e.g: Your camera is the same as mine/John’s. 3 Different from, e.g.: Your camera is different from mine/hers. 4 Whereas, e.g: We often eat out during the week, whereas at the weekend we usually stay at home. 5 Compared with/to Compared with London, Oslo is very expensive. 6 More/less + adjectival phrase (than) You are more likely to get a job in London than in Oslo. She is less interested in learning to drive than I thought she would be. |
Сhoose the correct words in italics to complete each sentence.
1. The beach is much less/least crowded today than last week.
2. He is very/much younger than he looks.
3. She’s quite a lively person compared with/than the rest of her family.
4. ‘Police Academy II’ wasn’t as funny so/as ‘Police Academy I’.
5. I’d like another shirt exactly the same color as/than this one.
6. The economic situation is too bad/much worse than we expected.
7. His operation was far more serious that/than we thought.
Exercise 7. Write missing words.
– New York is very big. It’s a seaport. There are very ----- buildings here, which are called skyscrapers. Many ----- make money in this city. \
–– In 2012 London became the first city to host the modern Summer ----. It has a diverse range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and more than 300 ----- are spoken within its boundaries.
– Moscow is the heart of performing -----, including ballet and film. There are ninety-three theaters, 132 cinemas and twenty-four concert-halls in this -----.
– Beijing’s primary airport is about 20 ----- northeast of the city center. It is currently the second ----- airport in the world and the busiest in -----.
Exercise 8. Choose 2 great cities (Beijing, Moscow, New York and London) and compare them.
Write 4 sentences using other forms of comparison:Compared to/with// The same as//Different from//Whereas// Compared with/to //More/less + adjectival phrase (than)
Check yourself
1. Choose the correct variant: The King Arthur of the legend is very well-known ______nobody knows the real Arthur.
a) both
b) whereas
c) same
d) due to
2. Choose the correct variant: Every novel she writes is different _____ the last.
a) than
b) from
c) as
d) to
3.Choose the correct variant: I don't think he's going to get very far. He's totally _____.
a) big
b) serious
c) unambitious
d) interesting
4. Choose the correct variant: She is so conscientious.
a) She is so immature.
b) She always does her best in everything.
c) She behaves like a child.
d) She is lazy.
GLOSSARY
| English | Russian | Kazakh |
| border ['bɔ:də] | граница | шекара |
| spacious ['speiʃəz] | просторный | кең |
| crowded ['kraudid] | переполненный | көп адам жиналған |
| outstanding [,aut 'stænd iŋ] | выдающийся | көрнекті |
| enjoyable [in'dʒoiəbl] | приятный | тамаша |
| memorable ['mem(ə)rəbl]] | незабываемый | ұмытылмайтын |
| conscientious[,kɔn(t)ʃi'en(t)ʃəs] | добросовестный | ақ ниетті |
| Office hours №5 |
Make up a topic “ Historical cities in Kazakhstan” and retell it.
| LIW №13 |
Prepare a report “ Great cities in the world”.
References
Main:
1. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. English Course: Upper-Intermediate Student`s Book + Cassette. - New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 128-129.
2. Clive Oxenden, Christina Latham-Koenig. New English File. English Course: Upper-Intermediate Workbook with keys. + Cassette. - New York: Oxford University Press, 2012.
Additional:
3. CD обучающие программы Cambridge University для IV уровня.
4. Brian Abbs & Ingrid Freebairn: Blueprint, Upper-Intermediate Student`s Book + Cassette. - New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.
Hand out № 10 (100)
Discipline: English as a foreign language Credits - 2
Upper- Intermediate level Practical lesson
Lexical theme: Houses and decoration
Grammar: have something done
Teacher: assistant professor Moldabayeva Magira Kitobayevna
BRAINSTORMING
Do you know anything about the philosophy of feng shui, e.g. where it’s from, what it is about? What is Feng shui? What is Feng shui used for? These are the main questions people ask themselves.
Exercise 1. Read and translate the 2nd paragraph of the text.
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