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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.
| History | Science | |
| 1. modern 2. friendly 3. interesting 4. expensive | ** *** *** ** | *** *** ** ** |
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.
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