Student A. Review: The
Comparative
Ask your partner. Take turns. 轮流做 (某事), alternar, делать что-н по очереди
1. Are you heavier or thinner than your mother
is or was?
Answer: I
am (heavier/thinner) than my mother is
(was).
3. Is San Francisco smaller or bigger than your
hometown? San Francisco has about 750,000
people.
Answer: San
Francisco is (bigger/smaller) than my hometown.
5. Whose household* is bigger, yours or mine? My
household has ___ people.
*家庭, hogar, дом
#
Answer:
Your
household is bigger
than mine.
or: My household is bigger than yours.
7. Which city has a larger population*, Los
Angeles or Mexico City?
*人口, población,
население
Answer: Mexico
City has a larger
population than Los
Angeles (does).
(Mexico City has 18 million people,
and L.A. has 13 million.)
9. Which country is farther north, Taiwan or
Japan?
Answer: Japan
is farther north than
Taiwan (is).
11. In July, is San Francisco warmer or cooler
than your hometown?
Answer:
In July, San Francisco is (warmer/cooler) than my hometown.
Student B. Review: The
Comparative
Ask your partner. Take turns. 轮流做 (某事), alternar, делать что-н по очереди
2. Are you taller or shorter than your father
is or was?
Answer: I
am (taller/shorter) than my father is
(was).
4. Whose commute to school is longer, yours or
mine? My commute is ___ minutes long. #
Answer: Your commute to school is longer than mine.
or: My commute to school is longer
than yours.
6. Which state is farther south, Florida or
California?
Answer: Florida
is farther south
(than California is).
8. Do you think you are younger or older than I
am?
Answer: I
think I am (younger/older) than you are.
10. Which city has a larger population, Mumbai,
India, or Tokyo, Japan?
Answer: Tokyo has a larger population than
Mumbai (does).
(Tokyo
has 28 million people, and Mumbai has 18 million.)