Spectrum TRD1 U4 EP

 Extre  Extr em es Extra practice .1 Voc Vocabul abul r y djectives 1 * Complete th opposites.

3 *** Complete t e text text wi th adjectives.

1 fast ≠ sl _ w

Living in the cit  is (1) …………

2 low ≠ h _ gh

do and life is ne ver (2) …………

3 short ≠ l _ ng

love it. It’s a (3) …………… distance to lots of shops and cafés – I

4 exciting ≠ b _ r _ ng

them in three minutes. There are stairs and a lift u p to my apartmen t.

5 easy ≠ d _ f  _ c _ lt

I always use th  lift because it’s ( 4) …………… – it takes 20 secon s to

6 cheap ≠ _ xp _ ns _ v _

the tenth floor. I  love sitting on m y balcony. It’s ver y (5) ……………, but I never look dow . It’s (6) ………

2 ** Complete th e sentences wit  the opposites of the words in 1 It’s noisy in noisy  in the classroom. It isn’t …………… . 2 It isn’t safe o walk here. It’s

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3 Computer games are expen iv e. They aren’t …………… . 4 This is a fas t  train. It isn’t a …………… one. 5 Surfing isn’t boring. boring . It’s ……

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6 I find ice sk ting difficult. difficult . I d n’t find it ………

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old.

 – there are are alw ys lots of things t o . I live in an apa rtment in the city and I alk to

… to do that be ause I hate heigh ts!

Extrem es Extra practice .2 Grammar omparative adjectives 1 * Complete th text with the co mparative fo rm of the adjective in bold.

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Dragon Ka n (1995) / Sham hala (2012) ………………………………

We’ve got a ca  called Lisa and

dog called Bart. Bart is (1) ……………

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(bi g) than Lisa and he loves run ing. Lisa likes running too, but Ba t is (2) …………… (fa t) than her. Lisa is (3) …………… (easy) to look after – we feed her, but w don’t go for a w lk with her. We o for a short wal with Bart in the mor  ing and then we go for a (4) ……

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London 16°C / Madrid 23°C ………………………………

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Hotel A ***** / Hotel B ** ………………………………

…… (long) wal in the

evening. I love our pets, but I thi k Bart is a (5) …………… (good) pet than Lisa. Dog  are (6) ………… … (exciting) tha cats.

3 *** Rewrite the sentences so th ey mean the sa e.  A roller coaster is slower than a ypercoaster.  A hypercoaster is faster than a r  ller coaster.

2 ** Write sente ces. Use the comparative for m expensive

good

high

hot

old

f t he adjectives .

short

1

Going to th  cinema ………

slow 2

Milly 1.56 m / Josie 1.65 m 1

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3

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a Ferrari F 2 €274,000 / a F iat 500 €13,000 ………………………………

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a tiger 80 km per hour / a ch eetah 110 km pe  hour ……………………………… ……………………………………………

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Jack is better at English than Rob. Rob …………………………

Millly is shorter than osie.

Mount Eve est 8848 m / Mo nt Kilimanjaro 58 95 m

Watching TV is cheaper tha going to the cin ma.

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Polar bears are smaller than elephants. ………………………………

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Maths is m re difficult than

istory.

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Your hair is  longer than my hair. ………………………………

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Extrem es Extra practice .3 Grammar uperlati ve ad jec ti ves 1 * Match 1–6 to  A–F.

3 *** Write you r pinions about y our countr y. Us e the superlativ  form of the adjectiv s in bold.

1 the old ……

 A iest

2 the big ……

B test

3 the safe …

C est

I think the hottest month of the y ar is August.

4 the cloud ……

D extreme

1 train (fast)

5 the hot ……

E gest

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6 the most ……

F st.

2 theme park good)

month (hot)

…………………………………… 2 ** Complete th e text with the s uperlative form of t he adjectives  in bold.  Antarctica is one of the seven co ntinents in the w rld. It isn’t (1) ……………

… (big) continent – that’s Asia, ut it’s

(2) ……………

… (windy) continent in the world . It’s very cold to .

(3) ……………

… (cold) temp rature on Earth

as at Vostock Station in

 Antarctica in 1 83. It was -89.2° ! It doesn’t often rain in Antarctica so it’s one of (4) …… …………… (dry) places on Earth. In fact, it’s a desert.  Antarctica is (5) ………………… (good) place in t he world to find i e. That’s because over 90% of the world’s ice is ther e. The continent hat is (6) ……………

… (short) distance from Antarctica is South Amer ica.

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3 season (wet )  ……………………………………

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4 part of the c untry (sunny)  ……………………………………

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5 food (popul r )  ……………………………………

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6 city (bi g) ……………………………………

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 Extrem es Extra practice .3 Vocabul ry eather 1 * Choose the orrect option.

3 *** Writ e about  the weather in ach season w h re you li ve.

1 Let’s go to the beach! It’s rea lly cloudy / sunn y / cold. 2 It’s scary travelling by plane

spring

summer

autumn

win er

hen it’s very war m / dry / windy.

3 There isn’t ny rain – it’s sno ing / wet / dr y.

In spring it’s su ny and warm. It iisn’t very hot but i t’s often windy.

4 It’s difficult to see more than 0 m. It’s very fo gy / ic y / sunny.. 5 There’s heavy rain so it’s ver  hot / dry / wet.

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6 Look! It’s st ormy / snowing foggy. Let’s go kiing!

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2 ** Complete th e words.

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1 It’s usually i…………… and snowing in the Alp s in winter.

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2 There’s a lot of rain today. It i sn’t d…………… .

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3 We can’t see the sun becaus e it’s c…………… .

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4 I wear two

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arm sweaters w en it’s c…………… outside.

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5 I love h…………… and sunn  weather. 6 Listen to the wind and the rai . It’s very s……

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