Ex3. Use the words given to make up sentences with ‘The ..., the ...’

Example:   much wood pulp/ used, / many trees/ be cut down.

                  The more wood pulp is used, the more trees are cut down.

1.      near/ New Year come, / more/ hurried people/ be.

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2.      attentively/ he listen, / well/ he/ understand the lesson.

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3.      soon/ you finish your work, / soon/ you/ go home.

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4.      much/ you/ see our country, / more/ you/ love it.

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5.      less strong/ you/ be, / happy/ you/ be.

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6.      carefully/ you/ write, / few mistakes/ you/ make.

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7.      difficult/ lessons become, / hard/ we/ have to try.

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8.      near/ winter draw, / cold/ we/ feel.

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9.      far/ we/ be from home, / much/ we/ miss it.

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10.  old/ she grow, / beautiful/ she/ become.

EX 4. Give the correct form of the words in brackets.     

1.      Nobody can do this job …………………… as Tom. (good)

2.      Now she writes …………………… and …………………… than last year. (fast/beautiful)

3.      Of all those drivers, my father drives …………………… (dangerous)

4.      The ……………… you learn, the ………………… you forget. (much)

5.      I can’t run …………………… as Tom, but he plays football …………………… than I do. (fast/badly)

EX 5. Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.

1. Classical music and modern music are different.

  => Classical music is ………………………………..………………………………

2. Her book is not the same as mine.

=> Her book is..............................................................................................................

3. My school isn’t  the same as my brother’s

=> My brother’s school ………………………………………..……………………

4. This picture is the same as the picture in our room.

=> This picture isn’t ………………………………………………………………..

5. Her new school is different from her old school. ( the same as )

=> …………………………………………………………………………………...