Comparative & Superlative
My mom is _______________ my dad. [intensifier+↑ talkative]
My mom is much/way/far more talkative than my dad.
My dog _______________ [always/zzz] on the sofa after we return from a walk.
My dog always sleeps/takes a nap on the sofa after we return from a walk.
I _______________ [do] all my homeworks on Sunday, but I _______________ [not write] my composition.
I did all my homeworks on Sunday, but I didn't write my composition.
When I was a kid, I _______________ [not like] vegetables.
didn't use to like
There's a student who's keen on playing a certain instrument. Who is this student and what instrument do they play?
Motta. The drums.
Adam Sandler is _______________ actor of all time! [bad]
the worst
My cat _______________ [annoyance: push] things off the table! Yesterday she dropped my new phone!
is always pushing
When I _______________, everybody _______________. [arrive/kung fu fight]
arrived/kung fu fighting
I _______________ [used to/would/both] live in a big house, but now I live in a tiny flat.
used to
There's a student who can't stand a certain family member. Who is this student and who is this relative?
Benjamin. His sister.
I think reading is _______________ as listening. [not equally difficult]
not as difficult
I _______________ [study] here since/for _______________ [personal answer].
I have been studying here since/for [personal answer].
I _______________ [call] you, but my phone [die].
was going to call/died
Until the 5th grade, I studied in the afternoon. Back then, I arrived home from school at around 6:30pm and I _______________ [used to/would/both] watch Dragon Ball Z and have a snack.
both
There's a student who often wears a football jersey in class. Who is this student and what team is it?
Erik. Manchester City.
I speak English _______________ [fluent/in a sufficient manner], so I don't depend on speaking Portuguese in class to make myself understood.
I speak English fluently enough, so I don't depend on speaking Portuguese in class to make myself understood.
I _______________ [not see] my best friend since she _______________ [move] to another city.
haven't seen/moved
I'm really mad! My parents _______________ [order] pizza for dinner, but when I _______________ [get] home, they _______________ [already/eat] everything!
ordered/got/had already eaten
I _______________ [no custom: still/hear] the teachers' voices in Portuguese.
I'm still not used to hearing the teachers' voices in Portuguese.
There's a student who's had a gun pointed at them by a family member. Who is this student and who is this relative of theirs?
Gustavo. His dad.
My mom always asks me to wash the dishes because my brother does it _______________ me. [↓ careful]
less carefully than
My neighbor _______________ [not know] her boyfriend for very long. They _______________ [only/be] together for three months and he _______________ [already/ask] her to move in!
My neighbor hasn't known her boyfriend for very long. They've only been together for three months and he's already asked her to move in!
Before I _______________ [break] my leg,
I _______________ everyday for 7 months. [work out]
broke/had been working out
I _______________ [habit: live] in a quiet neighborhood, but I moved to a more crowded one a few weeks ago. I'm having trouble sleeping because I _______________ [not adapt: sleep] with that noise yet.
I used to live in a quiet neighborhood, but I moved to a more crowded one a few weeks ago. I'm having trouble sleeping because I haven't gotten used to all that noise/to sleeping with that noise.
There's a student who has a medical condition which makes it hard for them to perform a certain physical activity. Who is this student? What condition is it? What activity does it affect?
Ana Luiza. Her head tilts to one side when she runs.