Comparatives
Vocabulary
Mystery
100

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first one: 

 Bianca isn’t as fluent in Chinese as her friend.
Bianca doesn’t speak Chinese ______  as her friend.

as fluently

100

Choose the right adjective: 

Ben was exhausting / exhausted when he got back from playing football. He slept for an hour.

exhausted

100

Say five negative personality adjectives. 

immature, impatient, bad-tempered, unreliable. anxious, concerned

page 10 SB

200

Finish the sentence:

The more I practice grammar, ______ 

the better I know it. 

200

Complete with one of the given adjectives: embarrassed/embarrassing, tired/tiring, excited/exciting:

When my mum turned up at the party, I was really _____ . Everyone laughed.

embarrassed

200

What three things one should keep in mind when writing an essay on the Cambridge B2 exam? 

stay on topic

write paragraphs

use linkers

give examples and details

use formal language

300

Complete the second sentence so it has the same meaning as the first one. Use the word given: 

My sister was born in 1990. My brother was born in 1991. 

OLD

My brother is ________ my sister.

almost/nearly as old as 

300

Complete with one of the given adjectives: embarrassed/embarrassing, tired/tiring, excited/exciting:

Going shopping with my mum is quite _____ . She never stops. 

tiring/ embarrassing

300

Say 8 collocations with make

Ex: make a cake

make the bed, a promise, an excuse, money, a plan, a decision, an appointment, a change, a phone call, etc

400

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the word given: 

I had never been on such a bad holiday before. 

EVER

It was the ________ been on. 


worst holiday I had ever

400

Choose the right form:

I found my new piano teacher very encouraging / encouraged. I feel much better about my playing.

encouraging

400

Use Although and Despite in two sentences of your own. 

Although I was busy, I decided to help her.

I decided to help her despite being busy. 

500

Complete the second sentence so it has a similar meaning to the first one. Use the word given: 

All other mountains are much smaller than Everest.

EASILY

Everest _________ in the world. 

is easily the biggest/largest/tallest mountain

500

Which word is extra?

do up, clear up, pick up, take up, work up, make up, sum up, 

work up

500

You get 500 points if Unit 1 Workbook is done.

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