1. Grammar file 4 English File 2
1 Comparative adjectives, as … as 4 some… / any… / nobody, etc.
San Francisco is cheaper than London.
New York is more / less dangerous than LA.
Restaurants are(n’t) as expensive as in London.
The service is much / a bit better.
✦ To compare people, places, and things, use:
1 a comparative adjective + than
2 (not) as + adjective + as
✦ Use much (+ comparative) for a big difference, a bit
(+ comparative) for a small difference.
There isn’t
Somebody’s in the Is anybody in the anybody in the
2 Comparative adverbs bathroom. bathroom? bathroom.
Adverb Comparative adverb
( / and ' ' and as subject
Regular quickly more / less quickly
Irregular fast faster People somebody anybody nobody
hard harder someone anyone no one
well better Things something anything nothing
badly worse
a lot more Places somewhere anywhere nowhere
a little less
✦ Use somebody / anything / nowhere when you don’t
Women drive more slowly than men. know exactly who / what / where.
Men drive faster than women.
✦ in + use some…
✦ To compare two actions use a comparative
adverb + than. ✦ in ? and * use any…
but in * short answers, and as the subject, use no…,
3 First conditional etc.
will / won’t Who’s in the bathroom? Nobody.
Nobody’s in the bathroom.
( '
✦ Remember, (some)body and (some)one mean the
I I
You ’ll miss the train. You won’t catch it. same.
etc. etc. 5 Superlative adjectives
Adjective Comparative Superlative Spelling
/ &
tall taller the tallest
Will you tell him? Yes, I will. / No, I won’t. + est
happy happier the happiest
Contractions ’ll = will won’t = will not modern more modern the most modern
+ the most
✦ Use will / won’t + infinitive for all persons. expensive more expensive the most expensive
good better the best
If … + will / won’t bad worse the worst
irregular
If you don’t work, you won’t pass the exam.
She’ll miss the train if she doesn’t hurry. Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
French champagne is the most expensive.
✦ Make the first conditional with if + present simple
and will / won’t + infinitive. The if-phrase can ✦ Use superlative adjectives to say that someone or something
come first or second. is the biggest / tallest in a group.
✦ Use the first conditional to talk about a possible ✦ Use the + est or most to make superlative adjectives.
future situation.
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2. Grammar check 4 English File 2
1 Comparative adjectives Cross out the wrong 5 Superlative adjectives Complete the
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form. sentences.
1 Chicago is violenter / more violent than San 1
Francisco.
2 London isn’t as expensive as / than Paris.
3 The train is cheaper as / than the plane.
4 China is much / more bigger than Vietnam.
5 English is more easy / easier than Japanese.
6 It’s much / much more polluted here.
2 Comparative adverbs Write sentences.
1 my father / me (work hard)
My father works harder than me.
2 my mother / my father (drive careful) 2 3
3 I / my husband (speak French well)
4 women / men (live long)
5 you / me (eat quick)
3 First conditional Write the verbs in the
correct tense.
1 It’ll be quicker if we get a taxi. (be, get)
2 If she me I her. (phone, 4 5
tell)
3 He you if you him. (help,
ask)
4 If you now you late. (not
go, be)
5 We a picnic if the weather
good. (have, be)
4 some… / any… / no… Complete with the
right word.
anybody anything nobody nothing
something somewhere 1 The Americans drive the biggest cars in the
1  Did you do anything last night? world. (big)
 No, special. 2 The Scots make whisky.
(good)
2 She’d like to go nice this evening.
3 The Germans drink beer.
3 They didn’t meet they knew at (more)
the party.
4 The Italians wear
4 We didn’t know because told us. clothes. (stylish)
5 I want to tell you important. 5 The British drink coffee.
(bad)
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