Comparison & Linkers
The Gold Coast is ______ (small) than Tokyo.
smaller
I enjoy ______ (cook).
cooking
English ______ (speak) in Australia.
is spoken
A doctor is someone ______ helps sick people.
who / that
What's the difference between make and do? Complete: ______ a decision.
make
Tennis is an individual sport, ______ soccer is a team sport.
whereas / while
My parents made me to study.
My parents made me study.
Change to passive: "Someone stole my phone."
My phone was stolen.
This is the restaurant ______ we had dinner.
where
What's the opposite of responsible?
irresponsible
Correct: "Despite it was raining, we went swimming."
Despite the rain… / Although it was raining…
If I ______ (finish) early, I ______ (go) to the beach.
finish / will go
Change to passive: "They have cancelled the flight."
The flight has been cancelled.
She's the woman ______ son won the competition.
whose
What do you call a very strong wind?
A gale
Combine using however: "I was tired. I went to the gym."
I was tired. However, I went to the gym.
Rewrite using unless: "If you don't study, you won't pass."
Unless you study, you won't pass.
Change to passive: "You must complete the form."
The form must be completed.
Can we remove who?
"The woman who I met yesterday is a doctor."
Yes: The woman I met yesterday…
What's the difference between sprain and break?
A sprain damages a ligament; a break damages a bone.
Explain the difference between although and despite, and give an example of each.
Although: followed by s + v (full clause)
Although it was raining, we went outside.
Despite: followed by a noun or -ing verb
Despite the rain, we went outside.
Despite being tired, we went outside.
Complete all three:
"I enjoy ___ (swim)."
"I want ___ (swim)."
"My teacher made me ___ (swim)."
swimming / to swim / swim
Correct: "The hospital was build in 1995."
The hospital was built in 1995.
Can we remove who? Explain why.
"The woman who works at the hospital is my neighbour."
No. "Who" is the subject of "works".
Use overconfident, however and although correctly in two sentences.
Although he was very overconfident, he failed the exam.
He thought the exam would be easy. However, he was wrong.