5A GRAMMAR comparative adjectives and adverbs, as…as

a Write sentences about the pictures using comparative adjectives and adverbs. b Rewrite the sentences from a using not as...as. 1 Russian isn’t as easy as French. 6 Jason’s wife .

Test your memory. Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. For each picture,

say a sentence with a comparative adjective or adverb from a and not as...as from b. 2 France 3 Fishing 4 Emily 5 Delhi ACTIVATION 184 184 1 French / easy to learn / Russian 2 French is easier to learn than Russian. 2 Belgium is / hot / France. 3 Surfing is / exciting / fishing 4 4 Sophie plays tennis / well / Emily 5 Sydney is / far from London / Delhi 6 6 Jason gets up / early / his wife 7 Claire works / hard / Sally 8 8 The traffic is / bad at 8.30 / at 9.30 9 Harry writes / quickly / Paul 10 10 Life in the city is / stressful / life in the country . 7 Sally . . 8 The traffic at 9.30 . . 9 Paul . . 10 Life in the country .