VOICES LEVEL 9 REVIEW UNITS 4 AND 5

MODIFYING COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES

100

Around here, chicken eggs are more common than duck eggs for breakfast. (a lot)

Around here, chicken eggs are a lot more common than duck eggs for breakfast.

200

Pho is Vietnam´s most famous foods. (one of)

Pho is one of Vietnam´s most famous foods.

300

As the weather gets colder, ice cream becomes popular. (less and less)

As the weather gets colder, ice cream becomes less and less popular.

400

He isn´t working as much, so he´s cooking at home regularly now. (more)

He isn´t working as much, so he´s cooking at home more regularly now.

500

At home, we have rice more often than pasta. (much)

At home, we have rice much more often than pasta.

COULD HAVE SHOULD HAVE WOULD HAVE

100

I really ________ spent more time warming up before the competition.

should've

200

If I´d warmed up more. I _______ have injured my leg.

wouldn´t

300

Yeah, maybe. But you still ______ got hurt. It just happens sometimes.

could´ve

400

Maybe, but if I´d warmed up, an injury ______ been less likely.

would´ve

500

I _______ have been in such a hurry.

shouldn´t

COULD HAVE....not

100

The coach was really happy that the team played well. She __________ been happy if they hadn't been so strong.

wouldn´t have

200

She wasn´t able to play because she didn´t have the right shoes. If she´d had the right shoes, she _________ joined the game.

could have

300

The bus broke down, so we were late for the game. If the bus hadn´t broken down, we _______________ been on time.

would have

400

I forgot we were supposed to play last night. I ________ remembered!

should have

500

I was too tired on game day. I ____________ stayed up so late the night before.

shouldn´t have

Maya Gabeira

100

She _______ in her first surfing tournament in at the age 15.

participated

200

She became a _______ when she was 17.

professional

300

Competing against other surfers requires __________.

great skills

400

Surfers are more focused on trying to catch goods waves than on being determined to beat their _____

opponent

500

Judges award zero scores when surfers _______

perform poorly

MISCELANEOUS

100

I think she likes her coffe sweeter than I do. (a bit)

I think she likes her coffe a bit sweeter than I do.

200

This is the best lunch I´ve had in a long time. (by far)

This is by far the best lunch I´ve had in a long time.

300

I ________ given myself more time to get ready.

could've

400

The situation was impossible. We were missing three team members, so we ________ won the game.

couldn´t have

500

It isn´t about _______, it´s about being in love with big-wave surfing.

winning at all costs