1) (UNIOESTE) Assinale a alternativa que expressa uma comparação de igualdade.
a) We are the world's leading producer.
b) You used to wait years to have a telephone installed.
c) These resources are no longer exploited at the cost of the environment.
d) Brazilians are as technology-hungry as anywhere in the world.
2)Andi is 165 cm tall. Donna is 167 cm tall. So, Donna is _________ than Andi.
a) taller
b) bigger
c) shorter
d) smaller
3)My cat is ______ your cat.
a)bigger than
b)big than
c)more bigger than
4)I _______________ like watching football, but now I do.
a)used to
b)use to
c)didn't use to
5)The boys are ______ today than they were yesterday.
a)happy
b)happier
c)more happy
6)Frodo said the gold ring was … the silver ring.
a)the most expensive
b)expensiver
c)more expensive than
d)as expensive than
7)Why did people _______________ mend their clothes?
a)used to
b)use to
c)didn't use to
8)Are cats … dogs?
a)more intelligent than
b)intelligent than
c)the most intelligent
d)as intelligent than
9)Brazil is _____ England.
a)biger than
b)bigger as
c)bigger than
d)biger as
10)John _______________ like Mary, but he doesn’t now
a)used to
b)use to
c)didn't use to
Soluções para a tarefa
Resposta:
1) D
2) taller
3) bigger than
4) didn´t use to
5) happier
6) more expensive than
7) used to
8) intelligent than
9) bigger than
10) used to
Explicação:
1. Há comparação de igualdade na alternativa D.
>> "Brazilians are as technology-hungry as anywhere in the world." (Os brasileiros são tão ávidos por tecnologia quanto em qualquer parte do mundo).
Significa que a avidez por tecnologia é igual entre brasileiros e outras nacionalidades.
2. Andi is 165 cm tall. Donna is 167 cm tall. So, Donna is taller than Andi.
>> Usamos "taller" porque "tall" é um curto (tem uma sílaba apenas), assim basta acrescentar -er.
3. My cat is bigger than your cat.
>> Usamos "bigger" porque "big" é um curto (tem uma sílaba apenas), assim basta dobrar o -g e acrescentar -er.
4. I didn't use to like watching football, but now I do.
(Eu não gostava de assistir futebol, mas agora gosto.)
5. The boys are happier today than they were yesterday.
>> Adjetivo curto que termina em consoante + "y'", tiramos o "y" e acrescentamos "ier": happy => happier.
6. Frodo said the gold ring was more expensive than the silver ring.
>> Como "expensive" é um adjetivo longo (tem mais de duas sílabas), usamos "more" para indicar superioridade: "more expensive than" (mais caro que).
7. Why did people used to mend their clothes?
(Por que as pessoas costumavam consertar suas roupas?)
8. Are cats more intelligent than dogs?
>> Como "intelligent" é um adjetivo longo (tem mais de duas sílabas), usamos "more" para indicar superioridade: "more intelligent than" (mais inteligente que).
9. Brazil is bigger than England.
10. John used to like Mary, but he doesn’t now.
(John gostava de Mary, mas agora não gosta.)
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