English in mind book 2,exercises

Grammar

ex.a page 19,unit 2

  1. Bolt was the fastest runner.
  2. Smyth was slower than Bolt.
  3. The best throw was by Trafton.
  4. Buggenhagen’s throw was shorter than Trafton’s.

ex.b

-er/-east-ier/-iestmore/mostirr.comparatives
youngeasybeautifulgood
fasttidyinterestingbad
quietexpensive
high,new

ex.c

1. I think watching TV is a lot more interesting than reading a book-and it’s far easier ,too.

2. I think mobile phone is a much more useful than an MP4 player-and it’s a bit more expensive,too/

3. I think girls are a lot more intelligent than boys-and they are a bit tydier.

4. I think History is a much more interesting than Maths-and it’s a lot more difficult.

5. I think my best friend is a bit taller than me-and he is a little younger.

6. I think Great Britain is a lot more beautiful and bigger than my country-it is my own opinion)

ex.a (vocabulary)

  1. Bad-good
  2. difficult-easy
  3. slow-fast
  4. boring-interesting
  5. cheap-expensive
  6. low-tall
  7. noisy-quiet
  8. messy-clean
  9. ugly-beautiful
  10. old-young/mature

ex.c

  1. Sarah’s brother is younger than Sarah. Sarah’s brother isn’t as old as her.
  2. Peter’s tidier than his sister. Peter’s isn’t as messy as her.
  3. Travelling by train is faster than travelling by bus. Travelling by train isn’t as slow as travelling by bus.
  4. Dogs are noisier than cats. Dogs aren’t as quiet as cats.