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G
rammar
Comparisons
4
Complete the sentences with
comparative/superlative
structures. When do we use
comparatives & superlatives?
1
London Heathrow is by far .............
................
(large)
airport in the UK.
2
Some workers in the air terminal
are ..............................................
(kind)
to the homeless than others.
3
The .............................
(difficult)
thing about living in the terminal
is hiding from the guards.
4
Eram isn’t ....................................
(desperate)
as some other
homeless people.
5
Eating in an airport is .................
........................
(expensive)
than
eating on the high street.
6
The ...................................
(long)
Eram lives in the terminal the ......
...........................
(easy)
it will be
for the security guards to spot her.
see
pp. GR4-
GR5
S
peaking &
W
riting
6
Imagine you are a
journalist and ask Eram Dar five
questions. Write down your
questions. Your partner is Eram.
Act out your interview.
5
Use these adjectives/
adverbs to compare yourself to
your friends and family members.
• intelligent • funny • patient
• hardworking
• work/study long hours
• drive carefully
• play football well
My friend Paul is
funnier
than me.
2
For questions 1-6, choose the correct answer
(
A
,
B
,
C
or
D
). Justify your choices.
1
What does the writer focus on in the first paragraph?
A
what Heathrow airport is like at night
B
what Eram Dar does at night
C
what the life of homeless at Heathrow are like
D
how to spot homeless people at Heathrow
2
Heathrow’s homeless have to pay attention to
A
their belongings.
C
their speech.
B
their behaviour.
D
their appearance.
3
What does the writer find surprising about Eram?
A
how she spends her days
B
how she became homeless
C
her background
D
her attitude towards her situation
4
What is meant by ‘just putting on a brave face’ in line 23?
A
trying to make others feel sorry for you
B
refusing to help yourself
C
pretending to be happy
D
making things sound worse
5
The phrase ‘cat-and-mouse game’ mentioned in line 30 refers
to
A
the fact that the authorities pretend not to see Eram
B
the difficulties Eram faces every day to survive
C
the fact that Eram is breaking the law
D
Eram’s struggle to avoid being caught by authorities
6
What is Eram’s attitude towards her future?
A
She is hopeful that her life will get better.
B
She expects her situation to get worse.
C
She doesn’t know how to help herself.
D
She doesn’t see her situation changing.
3
Choose the correct word.
1
She was in a
hurry/rush
to catch a taxi to the airport.
2
He had
trouble/difficulty
in telling his family he had lost his job.
3
He is a
permanent/steady
resident of London.
4
She likes
keeping/holding
to herself and doesn’t mix with
others.
5
She
joins/engages
in charity work.
6
He turned a
blind/cover
eye and didn’t report her to the police.
7
His job at the airport is
provisional/temporary
so he is looking
for another one.
8
He is in
pursuit/search
of a new place to live.
Vocabulary Bank 1 p. VB5
7
Compare your
lifestyle to Eram’s. In three
minutes write a few sentences.
Tell your partner or the class.
Think!
