Listen again to the conversation between Stuart and Tony. Write Patricia or Alison in the correct places below.



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 Do you think Stuart will introduce his sister to Tony? Why or why not?

Language Focus

We can compare two things using the comparative forms of adjectives.
                         Who’s messier?
                         My brother’s messier than me.
We form comparative adjectives in this way:

Two common irregular adjectives:

good ====> better
bad ====> worse

We can also use not as…as to compare two things or people.

She’s not as hard-working as Patricia.
She isn’t as hard-working as Patricia.

Use the prompts to rewrite the sentences below. For each sentence, use the same adjective and keep the meaning the same.

a Peter is friendlier than Becky.
Becky isn’t as friendly as Peter.
b Tommy isn’t as tall as Ian.
Ian’s taller than Tommy.
c I’m not as outgoing as my parents.
My parents are     
d Jonathan’s desk is tidier than mine.
My desk isn’t     
e My father isn’t as talkative as my mother.
My mother’s     
f My new neighbours aren’t as considerate as my old ones.
My old neighbours were       
g Marcos is older than Manny.
Manny isn’t        
h I’m not as considerate as my brother.
My brother’s