Focus on Grammar. Exercise 14. In pairs, discuss the following statements:

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Exercise 14. In pairs, discuss the following statements:

1. The way one spends a holiday can tell us a lot about a person’s character.

2. People learn foreign languages visiting famous places abroad/ before going on a business trip.

3. Businessmen prefer travelling by air. Why?

4. The smugglers’ suitcases might make the Customs officer suspicious.

5. Travelling is the name of modern disease.

6. People travel more nowadays than in the 19^th century.

Exercise 15. Discuss the following questions.

1. What rules must international travellers know to avoid problems being abroad?

2. What purposes might make people travel?

3. How to prepare for business travel well?

Exercise 16. Rewrite these sentences using an adverb instead of an adjective.

Example: Peter is a bad tennis player. – Peter plays tennis badly.

1. He’s a dangerous driver.

2. She’s a fast swimmer.

3. Martin is a good cook.

4. I’m a slow writer.

5. She’s a wonderful dancer.

6. Sheila is a hard worker.

7. They aren’t quick learners.

Exercise 17. Complete the sentences using as... as.

1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn’t _________.

2. You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don't ________.

3. It’s still cold but it was colder yesterday. It isn’t _______.

4. I still feel a bit tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don’t _______.

5. They’ve lived here for quite a long time but we’ve lived here longer. They haven’t ______.

6. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I'm a lot more nervous. I wasn’t ______.

Exercise 18. Complete the sentences using than... or as...

1. I can’t reach as high as you. You are taller ______.

2. He doesn’t know much. I know more _______.

3. I don’t work particularly hard. Most people work as hard _______.

4. We were very surprised. Nobody was more surprised _______.

5. She’s not a very good player. I’m a better player _______

6. They’ve been very lucky. I wish we were as lucky ________.

Exercise 19. Open the brackets using the superlative (-est or most) or the comparative (-er or more) degrees of adjectives.

1. We stayed at (cheap) hotel in the town.

2. Our hotel was (cheap) than all the others in the town.

3. The United States is very large but Canada is (large).

4. What’s (long) river in the world?

5. He was a bit depressed yesterday but he looks (happy) today.

6. It was an awful day. It was (bad) day of my life.

7. We had a great holiday. It was one of (enjoyable) holidays we’ve ever had.

8. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s (comfortable).

9. What’s (quick) way of getting from here to the station?

Exercise 20. Fill in the gaps with adverbials from the list: yet, already, just, ago, since, for, how long.

1. It is a year ____ we last had a holiday.

2. I’m afraid I haven’t finished my work ____.

3. Shakespeare was born over four hundred years ____.

4. Paul has ____ bought one car, but he is going to buy a new one.

5. Don’t eat that cake. I’ve ____ made it and it is very hot.

6. My sister has been at university ____ six months.

7. ____ have you known Simon?

8. She’s ____ cleaned the house and it is only 9 o’clock.

9. Haven’t you typed those letters ____?

10. I haven’t watched TV ____ I moved in.

Exercise 21. Fill in the gaps with the preposition: to, about, at, from, for, in, into, of, on, with.

1. I want to talk ___ the group ___ their exams.

2. If you don’t understand any of these words, you could refer ___ a dictionary.

3. The police are appealing ___ witnesses to come forward.

4. It wasn’t his car, in fact I don’t know who it belongs ___.

5. Keep enough money to pay ___ your ticket.

6. She listened ___me and then told me ___ her problems.

7. I agree ___ you that we should wait a bit longer ___her.

8. She never apologizes ___ arriving late.

9. I thought we should look ___someone else to do the job.

10. If you want to travel, that would be a good job to apply ___.

11. The land belongs ___ a rich man.

12. She then referred ___ the Minister’s report.

13. I congratulate her ___ her success in the exams.

14. The boss disagreed ___ me.

15. The match resulted ___ a draw.

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