1.In this exercise you have to complete the sentences us-
ing as ... as.
Examples: I'm quite tall but you are taller. I'm not as tall as you.
Ann works reasonably hard but she used to work much harder.
Ann doesn't work as hard as she used to.
1. My salary is high but yours is higher. My salary isn't ... .
2. You know a bit about cars but I know more. You don't ... .
3. I still smoke but I used to smoke a lot more. I don't ... .
4. I still feel quite tired but I felt a lot more tired yesterday. I don't ... .
5. They've lived here for quite a long time but we've lived here longer. They haven't ... .
6. I was a bit nervous before the interview but usually I'm a lot more nervous. I wasn't ... .
7. The weather is still unpleasant today but yesterday it was worse. The weather isn't ... .
2.Re-write these sentences so that they have the same meaning. Begin as shown. Example: Jack is younger than he looks. Jack isn't as old as he looks. 1 It's warmer today than yesterday. It isn't _____________________________ 2 The station was nearer than I thought. The station wasn't _____________________________ 3 I go out less than I used to. I don't _____________________________ 4 The hotel is cheaper than I expected. The hotel isn't _____________________________ 5 There were fewer people at this meeting than at the last one. There weren't _______________________ 6 The examination was easier than we expected. The examination wasn't __________________________
3.Complete these sentences using JUST AS with one of the following words: bad comfortable expensive quick well-qualified 1 Let's walk. It's just as quick as taking the bus. 2 I'm going to sleep on the floor. It's _____________________________ sleeping in that bed. 3 Why did he get the job? I'm _____________________________ him. 4 I thought you were nice but you're _____________________________ everybody else. 5 You won't find a cheaper restaurant than this. They'll all be _____________________________
4. Now you have to make sentences with THE SAME AS Example: (Tom / same age / George) Tom is the same age as George. 1 (your hair / same colour / mine) _____________________________ 2 (I arrived here / same time /you) _____________________________ 3 (you made / same mistake / I made) _____________________________
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Ответ:
#1.
1. My salary isn't as high as yours.
2. You don't know about cars as much as I do.
3. I don't smoke as much as I used to.
4. I don't feel as much tired as I felt it yesterday.
5. They haven't lived here as long as we have.
6. I wasn't as much nervous before the interview as usually.
7. The weather isn't as bad as it was yesterday.
#2.
1. It isn't as cold today as it was yesterday.
2. The station wasn't as far as I thought.
3. I don't go out as frequently as I used to.
4. The hotel isn't as expensive as I expected.
5. There weren't as many people at this meeting as there were at the last one.
6. The examination wasn't as complicated as we expected.
#3.
1 Let's walk. It's just as quick as taking the bus.
2. I'm going to sleep on the floor. It's just as comfortable as sleeping in that bed.
3. Why did he get the job? I'm just as well-qualified as him.
4. I thought you were nice but you're just as quick as everybody else.
5. You won't find a cheaper restaurant than this. They'll all be just as expensive as this one.
#4.
1. Your hair is the same colour as mine.
2. I arrived here at the same time as you.
3. You have made the same mistake as I have.