Question

1-Write affirmative or negative sentences, following the model.
ex. Interesting-reading magazines/reading newspapers.
Reading magazines is (isn't) as interesting as reading newspapers.
A) Stressful--cooking/studying.

B) Dangerous--surfing/riding motorcycles.

C) Good--playing sports/watching them.

D) Relaxing--singing/dancing.

E) Boring--surfing the Net/ watching TV.



2-Choose the right words to complete the sentences.

A) A businessperson's salary is __________ than a chef's. (as high/higher)
B) A vet's work is_________as a doctor's. (as interesting/interesting)
C) Kelly is_________than her sister.(as short/shorter)
D) Tea is___________than coffer. (better/as good as)
E) My house is________ than my friend's.( as small/smaller)
F) Sue is_______as Mary. (as thin/thinner)


3-Answer the following questions.
A) How far do you live fron here ?
B) How well do you speak English ?
C) How big is you house ?
D) What are you interests ?
E) How organized are you ?
F) How well do you know your friends ?



4-Complete the sentences using One or Ones.
A) The boy played with the big and the samll toys, but he liked the small____.

B) 1: Which pen do you want ?
2: Give me the blue____.

C) 1: Which dictionary is your ?
2: Mine is the old____.

D) Mr.Johnson wants to talk to the candidates, especially to the creative____.

E) The oranges are delicious, especially the big____.



5-Complete the comparisons.
A) Working under pressure is____________as having a demanding boss. (bad)
B) Working overtime is ___________than having a demanding boss (good)
C) My sister is less__________ my brother. (impatient)
D) Is a fashion designer's job more__________ a teacher's job? (demanding)
E) Cars are less_____________motocycles. (dangerous)
F) I think a doctor works________than a chef. (hard)


6-Answer.
A) What is less difficult than talking on the phone in English ?
B) Is working under pressure less stresssful on than working overtime ?
C) Which is less important, salary or job security ?
D) Which is less irritanting, dealing with difficult people or dealing with gossip ?
E) Which language is less difficult, Italian or Japanese ?
F) What job is less dangerous than a taxi driver's job ?


7-Complete the questions using Was or Were.
A)_______ the girls at the movies last night ?
B)_______ the tickets expensive ?
C)_______ Sally and Peter at the same hotel ?
D)_______ the book interesting ?
E)_______ the car fast ?
F)_______ the weather nice in Washington D.C. ?



8-Answer.
A) How long did you study for the English test ?
B) How long did you talk on the phone every day ?
C) How long did you going to surf the Net on Sunday ?
D) How long did your mother stay in the kitchen yesterday ?
E) How long did you watch TV every day ?
F) How long would you like to stay in Florida?



9-Follow the model.
ex. (aff.) I need some lemons for this pie
(neg.) I don't need any lemons for this pie

A) Did Ken visit any museums in Mexico?
(aff.)__________________________
B) Julian doesn't have to buy any milk for her cat.
(int.)______________________________
C) I need some money to go the supermarket.
(neg.)____________________________
D) Is there any sugar in the cabinet ?
(neg.)______________________
E) Your aunt doesn't like any king of fish.
(int.)__________________________


10-Answer.
A) What was your friend doing on Sunday morning ?
B) Were you having lunch at noon yesterday ?
C) Why were the boys studying geography in the library ?
D) At what time was karen watching TV ?
E) Were you surfing the Net last night ?
F) Were the dog and the cat playing with the ball last night ?



11-Match.

1- There was 2. There were

( ) a surfboard next to those guys over there
( ) a cmpetition at the beach.
( ) not many cute guys at the beach. The girls were disappointed
( ) not any water in the bottl. Did you drink it all ?
( ) three bars of chocolate in the cabinet. Do you know where they are ?
( ) a dog at my door.



12-Write sentences. Follow the model.
ex. (I) watch a movie - read the book
I was going to watch a movie, but then I decided to read a book

A) (My sister) call her friend - send an e-mail.
B) (Kelly) buy a swimsuit - buy a beach bag.
C) (The girls) study math - study English.
D) (My cousin) play soccer - take a nap.
E) (My mom) cook dinner - eat out
F) (I) go out with my friends - go to bed.

Answer 1

1
a) Cooking isn´t as stressful as studying.
b) Surfing isn´t as dangerous as riding motorcycles.
c) Singing is as relaxing as dancing.
d) Surfing the net is as boring as watching TV.

2
a) A businessperson's salary is higher than a chef's.
b) A vet´s work is as interesting as a doctor's.
c) Kelly is shorter than her sister.
d) Tea is better than coffee.
e) My house is smaller than my friend's.
f) Sue is as thin as Mary.

3. 
a) Not far.
b) Quite well.
c) Big enough.
d) Reading and travelling.
e) Not much.
f) Never enough.

4.
a) ones
b) one
c) one
d) ones
e) ones

5
a) as bad
b) better
c) impatient than
d) demanding than
e) dangerous than
f) harder

6
a) Watching TV is less difficult than talking on the phone in English.
b) No, working under pressure is more stressful than working over time.
c) Salary is less importamt than job security.
d) Dealing with difficult people is as irritating as dealing with gossip.
e) Italian is less difficult than Japanese.
f) A nurse´s job is less dangerous than a taxi driver's job.

7
a) Were
b) Were
c) Were
d) Was
e) Was
f) Was

8
a) I studied more than 2 weeks for the English test.
b) I talked on the phone every day for about an hour.
c) How long did you going to surf the Net on Sunday ? > frase mal construída: pode ser How long did you surf the net on Sunday? (resposta: I surfed the net during 3 hours on Sunday) OU How long were you surfing the net on Sunday? (resposta: I was surfing the net during 3 hours on Sunday)
d) Yesterday, my mother stayed in the kitchen all afternoon.
e) I watched TV every day for an hour.
f) I would like to stay in Florida for a week.

9
a) Ken visited some museums in Mexico
b) Does Julian have to buy any milk for her cat?
c) I don't need any o=money to go to the supermarket
d) There isn´t any sugar in the cabinet.
e) Does your aunt like any kind of fish?

10.
a) On Sunday morning, my friend was sleeping
b) Yes, yesterday at noon I was having lunch.
c) The boys were studying Geography in the library, because they were having a test this morning.
d) Karen was watching TV at 9 pm
e) No, I wasn't surfing the net last night.
f) Yes, they were

11
1. There was
a surfboard next to those guys over there 
a competition at the beach
not any water in the bottl. Did you drink it all ?
a dog at my door.

2. There were
not many cute guys at the beach. The girls were disappointed
three bars of chocolate in the cabinet. Do you know where they are ?

12. 
a) My sister was going to call her friend, but then she decided to send an email
b) Kelly was going to buy a swimming suit, but then she decided to buy a beach bag
c) The girls were going to study Math, but then they decided to study English
d) My cousin was going to play soccer, but then he decided to take a nap
e) My mom was going to cook dinner, but then she decided to eat out
f) I was going to go out with my friends, but then I decided to go to bed.