Lesson XV: Explicite Comparisons

Exercise: A.2.4. Practice Inequality Express inequality beginning with PAUL DOESN’T … . For example: John speaks very clearly, but Paul doesn't . PAUL DOESN'T SPEAK AS CLEARLY AS JOHN. John sings very well, but Paul doesn't . PAUL DOESN'T SING AS WELL AS JOHN. 1. John talks very slowly, but Paul doesn't. 2. John works very carefully, but Paul doesn't. 3. John writes very well, but Paul doesn't. 4. John swims very fast, but Paul doesn't. 5. John works very hard, but Paul doesn't. 6. John teaches very well, but Paul doesn't. 7. John runs very fast, but Paul doesn't. 8. John drives very carefully, but Paul doesn't. 9. John speaks very clearly, but Paul doesn't. 10. John reads very fast, but Paul doesn't. 11. John walks very slowly, but Paul doesn't. Exercise: A.2.5. Practice Idioms Equalize a pair of statements. For example: John is quick . A wink is quick . JOHN IS AS QUICK AS A WINK . Our bread is hard . A rock is hard . OUR BREAD IS AS HARD AS A ROCK . Her cheeks are round . A ball is round . HER CHEEKS ARE AS ROUND AS A BALL . 1. Mary is quiet. A mouse is quiet. 5. His word is good. Gold is good. 2. The joke is old. The hills are old. 6. Her face is red. Fire is red. 3. Mary is pretty. A picture is pretty. 7. Mary is sweet. Honey is sweet. 4. Mr. Smith is cold. Ice is cold. 8. Mary's mobile phone is light. A feather is light. Exercise: A.2.6. Summary of Equalities Express the equality of one tree with several other trees. For example: This tree is as tall as those . size THIS TREE IS THE SAME SIZE AS THOSE . type THIS TREE IS THE SAME TYPE AS THOSE . big THIS TREE IS AS BIG AS THOSE . tall THIS TREE IS AS TALL AS THOSE . short THIS TREE IS AS SHORT AS THOSE . 1. beautiful 4. old 7. age 10. tall 2. color 5. height 8. big 11. good 3. short 6. shape 9. size 12. price