Comparatives and Superlatives

U1 Essay: Correct the mistakes1. I think both parents and teenagers haven´t enough

time to do the housework.2. Although it would be nice to say that teenagers could

be in doing chores as good as their parents, I can´t imagine that.

3. …I think no one can expect teenager to fix boiler that´s work of parents…

4. Few years ago I thought it might be useful to make a scheduling where would be written duties for me and for my sister.

5. Teenagers should do more housework than their parents, because teenagers have more time to do it and they also need to learn how to do them…

6. Sometimes I also cook the dinner nevertheless our main chef is my mother.

7. Housework should do everyone who can …..8. Parents are usually working hard and they come home tired.9. Although students are during the day busy too, they have

free afternoon.10. Extremely told parents work because their life depends on

it.11. In my opinion, parents do chores better because they are

older and have more experiences and know some “life hacks“.

12. I think, that sharing a housework among parents and teenagers is very important the reciprocal accept.

13. Although here can I give a good example of situation, where housework rather should be questions of parents.

Vocabulary – Listening page 19MATCH THE SYNONYMS:AIM POSSESSPASSION WRITESET UP GOALOPPORTUNITY CHANCEBELONG TO EXCITEMENTGAIN DOCARRY OUT MANIATHRILL OBTAINDROP ME A LINE START

Vocabulary – reading p. 20Match the synonymsTAKE UP HEAPSSUM UP CHEEREDABRUPT WHERE A RIDER HOLDS THE BIKEMAKE AMBITIONGET HOLD OF HOPELESSNESSCLAMBER START STH. NEWPILES IMMEDIATEELATED GETDESPERATION BRANDDESIRE CLIMB UPHANDLEBARS BREAKSNAP SUMMARIZE

Translate these sentences

• Dnes je život mnohem více stresující než dříve.

• Petr nemluví německy zdaleka tak dobře jako Pavel.

• Týmový sport je o trochu riskantnější než si představuješ.

AS + ADJECTIVE or ADVERB + ASHe is as tall as me. I drive as slowly as you told me.

AS/SO + ADJECTIVE or ADVERB + ASHe isn´t as tall as me – or He isn´t so tall as me.I didn´t drive as/so slowly as you told me.

NOT NEARLY AS + ADJECTIVE + ASHe isn´t nearly as tall as me.I didn´t drive nearly as slowly as you told me.

MUCH/FAR/A LOT/ CONSIDERABLY + COMPARATIVEHe´s much taller THAN me. I drive far more slowly THAN you told me.

SLIGHTLY/ A BIT/ A LITTLE + COMPARATIVEHe is slightly taller THAN me.I drove a bit more slowly THAN you told me.