Exercise 21 Write a sentence comparing the items given, and using the word in brackets

a buses in the rush hour/buses late at night (crowded)

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b going to discos/going to restaurants (popular)

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c taking exercise/going on a diet (good)

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d being a scientist/being a poet (useful)

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e cycling/walking (healthy)

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f looking after a family/going out to work (interesting)

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g wearing formal clothes/wearing casual clothes (relaxing)

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h learning foreign languages/learning about computers (difficult)

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Exercise 22 Look at the information in the table and complete the sentences about Bob and Tony using the prompts given and the forms of comparison as...As, so...As, the same (as), like, as

The twins:	Bob	Tony
Date of birth	22 August	22 August
Time of birth	11.10 a.m	11.20 a.m
Weight at birth	3 kilos	3.5 kilos
Hair	fair	fair
Resembles	mum	dad
Height now	1.90	1.93
School	Central College	Central College
Geography	A	B
Maths	C+	B
English	D	D
History	A	A
Occupation	unemployed	businessman (coal miner)

1 Date of birth: Bob was born on __________ day ___________ .

2 Birthday: Tony’s birthday is _______________ Bob’s.

3 Time of birth: Tony was not born at _______________ .

4 Weight: At birth, Bob was not _______________ Tony.

5 Hair: Bob has the same _______________ Tony.

6 School: Tony went to _______________ Bob.

7 Geography: Tony was not as good at _______________ .

8 Maths: Bob was not as _______________ .

9 English: Bob was just as bad _______________ Tony was.

10 History: Bob was _______________ Tony was.

11 Height: Bob is not _______________ Tony is.

12 Money: Bob doesn’t have as much _______________ has.

13 Appearance: Bob looks __________ but Tony looks __________.

14 Occupation: Tony works _______________ .

15 Success: Bob has not been _______________ Tony has.

Exercise 23 Read this diary entry. Use the adjectives and adverbs in brackets in a correct form

Wednesday

I think today has been the __________ (bad) day of my life. My car broke down on the expressway during rush hour this morning – the __________ (busy) time of day. I sat there for an hour waiting for a tow truck. The __________ (long) I waited, the __________ (nervous) I became. I was a wreck when I got to work. Of course, this was the day we were closing the __________ (big) deal of the year. My boss called me five times about one letter. And the __________ (frequently) he called, the __________ (badly) I typed. My next worry is the repair bill for the car. I hope it isn’t as high as the last time.

I’m going to try to relax now. There’s an interesting movie on cable TV tonight. Jan saw it last week and says it’s the __________ (good) film she’s seen in a long time. After the movie, I’ll take a __________ (hot) bath and go to bed. I’m looking forward to tomorrow. It can’t be as __________ (bad) as today!

Exercise 24 Change the active to the passive by supplying the correct form of be

1 Tom opens the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

2 Tom is opening the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

3 Tom has opened the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

4 Tom opened the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

5 Tom was opening the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

6 Tom had opened the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

7 Tom will open the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

8 Tom is going to open the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

9 Tom will have opened the door. The door _____ opened by Tom.

Exercise 25 Change the structure

1 Nothing was sent to me.

2 Papers were brought to us to sign.

3 A clock was given to Henry when he retired.

4 Stories were read to the children.

5 A new job has been offered to me.

6 French is taught to us by Mrs. Lee.

7 A car has been lent to me for the week.

8 A full explanation was promised to us.

9 A lot of lies were told to me by the secretary.

Exercise 26 Make the sentences passive. Use “by” only if it is necessary to say who does/did the action

1 Shakespeare wrote “Hamlet”.

2 They have arrested her for shoplifting.

3 They are repairing your car now.

4 People in Chile speak Spanish.

5 Has anybody asked Peter?

6 My mother made this ring.

7 Electricity drives this car.

8 Somebody will tell you where to go.

9 A drunken motorist knocked her down.

10 Liverpool beat Manchester 3:0 yesterday.

11 The Chinese invented paper.

12 You need hops to make beer.

13 They don’t sell stamps in bookshops.

14 The directors are still considering your application.

Exercise 27 Choose the best sentence from each pair to build up a continuous text

1 a. How books are made.

b. How people make books.

2 a. First of all the printers print big sheets of paper.

b. First of all big sheets of paper are printed.

3 a. Each sheet contains the text of a number of pages (e.g. 32).

b. The text of a number of pages (e.g. 32) is contained in each sheet.

4 a. People fold and cut the sheet to produce sections of the book.

b. The sheets are folded and cut to produce sections of the book.

5 a. These sections are called signatures.

b. We call these sections signatures.

6 a. The printers put all the signatures together in the correct order.

b. All the signatures are put together in the correct order.

7 a. Then they are bound together and their edges are trimmed.

b. Then they bind the signatures together and trim the edges.

8 a. Finally, the cover – which has been printed separately – is attached.

b. Finally, they attach the cover – which they have printed separately.

9 a. Now the publishers can publish the book.

b. Now the book can be published.