A closer look 2 | Tiếng Anh 7 (Global Success) | Unit 4: Music and arts - Lớp 7 - Global Success & Bộ Giáo Dục - Đào Tạo

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👉A CLOSER LOOK 2

   Grammar
   Comparisons: like, different from, (not) as... as

   💡Remember!
     We use:
     - like to show that something is similar to something else.
       Example: This picture is like the one I saw at the art museum.
     - different from to show that two or more things are not similar.
       Example: Painting portraits is different from painting landscapes.
     - as + adjective + as to show that two things are similar.
      not as + adjective + as to show that something is "more" or "less" than something else. 
       Example: Classical music is not as exciting as rock.

1. Write like, as, or different in the blanks.

   1. This camera is not as expensive _____ I thought at first.
   2. Her room is lovely. It is _____ a princess's room.
   3. You like folk songs; I like pop music. Your taste is _____ from mine.
   4. My dad is not always as busy _____ my mum.
   5. Some of us think that Spiderman 2 is not too _____ from Spiderman 1.

2. Finish the second sentence in each pair, using like, as... as, or different from.

   1. Rock is very exciting. It is not like country music.
     ->  Rock is very _____ country music.
   2. Composer Hoang Long wrote many good songs for children. Composer Pham Tuyen also wrote many good songs for children.
     -> Composer Hoang Long, _____ Pham Tuyen, wrote many good songs for children.
   3. The Vatican Museum has excellent works of art. The Louvre Museum has excellent works of art too.
     -> The Vatican Museum's works of art are _____ excellent _____ the Louvre Museum's works of art.
   4. A vacation on the beach is relaxing, while a vacation in a big city may not be.
     -> A vacation on the beach is _____ a vacation in a big city.
   5. City life is busy, but country life is peaceful.
   ->  City life is not _____ peaceful _____ country life.

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3. Work in pairs. Compare the two museums: History and Science, using like, as ... as, or different from.

   Example:
   1. History is not as modern as Science.

4. Rewrite the sentences, using the words given at the beginning.

   Example:
   A play is usually longer than a film.
   -> A film is usually not as long as a play.

   1. I think action films are more interesting than comedies.
     -> I think comedies are not
   2. Our maths homework is more difficult than our history homework.
     -> Our history homework is not
   3. This year's music contest is different from last year's.
     -> This year's music contest is not
   4. The characters in the film are not the same as the ones in the play.
     -> The characters in the film are.
   5. This picture is brighter than that picture.
     -> That picture is not _____. 

5. Work in groups. Look at the two pictures below. Compare them, using like, as ... as, or different from.

   Example:
   - Picture A is not like / different from picture B.
   - Picture A is not as big as picture B.