[Friends Global] Giải tiếng anh 10 unit 4: Our planet - 4B. Grammar

1. Read part 1 of the text. What is a shooting star?

Answer:

A shooting star is space rock which fall towards the Earth.

2. Complete the table with comparative adjectives from part 1 of the text.

Answer:

1 smaller        2 larger                     3 earlier

4 bigger         5 more powerful        6 further

3. Read the Learn this! box. Then find examples of each rule (a-d) in part 1 of the text.

Answer:

a Each rock is smaller than an apple

b its effect was not as devastating as the bomb

c they look as bright as stars

d but their effects are far more spectacular

4. PRONUNCIATION Listen to the examples. What do you notice about the pronunciation of than and as? Practise saying the sentences.

Answer:

than /ðən/

as /əz/

5. Read the Look out! box. Complete part 2 of the text with the comparative form of the words in brackets.

Answer:

1 further                    4 closer

2 fewer                      5 brighter

3 more powerful        6 more unusual

6. SPEAKING Work in pair. Ask and answer questions beginning with Which.. ? Use the comparative form of the adjectives.

Answer:

1 Which is more dangerous, a blizzard or a thunderstorm? - A blizzard is more dangerous.

2 Which is more beautiful, a snowflake or a rainbow? - A rainbow is more beautiful.

3 Which holiday venue is better, the mountains or the beach? - The beach is better.

4 Which city has more seasons, Ha Noi or Ho Chi Minh CIty? - Ha Noi has more seasons.

5 Which temperature is worse for you personally, -5oC or 35oC? - -5oC is worse.

6 Which month in Ha Noi is hotter, June or August? - June is hotter.