6. The ………………………..of Professor Ogden’s knowledge impressive everyone who meets him. BROAD

7. I don’t know ì people today are more……………………..than people were in the past. MATERIAL

8. The interviewer asked the 107-year-old man what the secret of his …………………..was. LONG

9. The next step is to soak the leather in water to ……………………it. SOFT

10. It’s a shame when a ……………………of football hooligans spoil the game for the rest of us. MINOR

Bài tập 1: Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc:

1. Her daughter is …………….her (beautiful). 
2. Summer is………………..season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn’t ………………..it looks (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were ………………..than today (polite)
5. It is ………..today than it was yesterday (cold)
6. Our hotel was …………..than all the others in the town (cheap)
7. What’s ………………..river in the world (long)
8. It was an awful day. It was ………….day of my life (bad)
9. Everest is……………mountain in the world. It is …..….than any other mountain (high)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s ………………(comfortable)

Task 1. Hoàn thành câu bằng dạng so sánh đúng của động từ trong ngoặc
1. Her daughter is ......her (beautiful).
2. Summer is….......season of the year (hot)
3. That dog isn’t.......it looks (dangerous)
4. In the past, people were .......than today (polite)
5. It is.......today than it was yesterday (cold)
6. Our hotel was .......than all the others in the town (cheap)
7. What’s .......river in the world (long)
8. It was an awful day. It was .......day of my life (bad)
9. Everest is.......mountain in the world. It is .......than any other mountain (high)
10. I prefer this chair to the other one. It’s .......(comfortable) 

EX15. Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng.

Nowadays, life is totally different (1) ______ 30 years ago. In the past, there weren’t as many people (2) ______ there are today, so houses were (3) ______spacious than today. Because there weren’t so many cars in the streets, the air was not as (4) ______as it is today. Our grandparents often earned a living by growing plants and raising animals. Life at that time depended a lot on the weather. In the present days, people live (5) ______comfortable and independent than before.

Our houses aren’t as large as it (6) ______be but they are all taller and more modern. We don’t grow plants to make more anymore and we don’t raise animals (7) ______. Instead, we work in big factories and tall buildings. There are also more ways of entertainment than before. Today’s life is more interesting and comfortabe (8) ______in the past.

1. A. from                   B. like                          C. as                            D. than

2. A. as                        B. more                       C.most             D. so

3. A. as                        B. more                       C.most             D. so

4. A. clean                   B. fresh                       C. polluted                  D. pollution

5. A. as                        B. more                       C.most             D. so

6. A. have to               B. must                        C. can                          D. used to

7. A. too                      B. so                            C. either                      D. also

8. A. from                   B. like                          C. as                            D. than

In 1960, most people in Vietnam didn’t have a TV set. The people with TVs were
popular. Both old and young people enjoy watching it very much. In the evening, the neighbors would gather around the T. V. They would stay until the T.V programs finished. Vietnam is different today. More families have a T.V set and life is more comfortable. In addition to the news, television stations also broadcast many interesting programs such as sports, music, cartoons, wild life, popular science, reports, contests, movies, etc… At present people can enjoy live programs on TV, now many students in the world watch TV more than three hours a day. But neighbors don’t know each other as well as they did in the past.
1/In 1960 most people in Vietnam had a TV set.
2/The people with TVs were popular
3/More people have a TV set today.

4) the neighbors would gather around the TV in the morning

Exercise 2. Give the right form of the words in the brackets. ( Dạng của từ)

1. You had to use your _____________ when you read . ( imagine )

2. People in the past were slower in accepting _______________changes than they are today. ( technology)

3. How did the children in your village __________ themselves? ( entertainment )

4. Most of the villagers were _______________. ( illiteracy)

5.____________________ ,weddings and funerals are considered important village events in Viet Nam. ( tradition)

6. We should work together to ______________ our tradition . ( preservation )

7. ________________________! How could they stand the cold ! ( believe )

8. A _________ is used to make the sound much louder so that many people can hear it from a distance. ( loudspeak)

9. There is always a big gap between _________. The old sometimes find it difficult to understand the young. ( generate )

10. Every country has its customs and ________________. ( traditional )

11. A postman comes once a day and ____________ the post from the post box . ( collection )

12. The children in my home lillage used to go bare -____________, even in winter. ( foot)

Rewrite the sentences.

1.The Red River is 1,200 kilomesters long.The Nile River is 6,437 kilometers long.

The Nile River is...........................................................................

2.That dog is more dangerous than my one.(friendly)

My dog......................................................................

My dog...............................................................

3.In the past,peple were more polite than today.(impolite)

People today ..........................................................................

4.It is colder today than it was yesterday.(hot)

It was.......................................................

5.Nobody in my class is fatter than Hoang.

Hoang is..........................................................

Tourism was not always as important as it is today. In the past, (1) ________ wealthy people could travel on vacations to other countries. But more people travel today (2) _______in the past because there is a growing middle class in many parts of the world. People now have more money for travel. Special airplane fares for tourists make travel (3) _______ expensive and (4) _______ attractive than ever before. One person does not travel for the (5) _______reason as another. But most people enjoy seeing countries that are different (6) _______ their own. They also like to meet new people and (7) _______ new foods.

          Tourism causes many (8) _______ in a country and in people's (9) _______. People build new hotels, restaurants and train men, women as tour (10) _______ to show tourists interesting places. There are new night clubs and other attraction for visitors to entertain. International tourism is really a big business.

Life in the past and Life in the present

Over the last century, there have been many significant changes in the way we live. Obviously, it is hard to compare the life of the ancient people and the life of the people of the twenty first century because so many changes have occured. However, even the changes that have taken place over the last ten years are amazing.

To start with, people were not able to travel such long distances in such short period of time. The planes were not that popular then because they used to be a very expensive means of transport. Nowadays, we have become very mobile. We have fast and comfortable cars and more and more people also travels by plane. Moreover, in the past people had to work much harder as they did not have tools which made their work easier. Today, most of the difficult and dangerous work is done by computers and other machines. In the past the conditions of living were not as comfortable as they are now. There were not bathrooms and running water in many houses, besides many people could not afford household appliances like fridge, TV set or vacuum cleaner because they used to be luxurious goods. Another difference between living now and in the past is the fact that nowadays the access to education is much easier. In the past, there were fewer schools and the quality of the education they provided was much poorer. Besides, nowadays it is much easier to find the educational materials that you need thanks to the Internet. Another difference is that in the past there were not that many sources of entertainment. Therefore people used to spend more time with their friends.

All things considering, it is an obvious conclusion that life has changed significantly in the last couple of years. It is definitely much easier now however, it is not easy to decide whether it is also better. The scientific achievements and technological progress are amazing. We still create new inventions which simplify our lives. On the other hand, however, life now is much faster and more busy than it used to be in the past. Moreover, it has also become more dangerous. The standard of living has definitely improved but it can be discussed whether the quality of our lives is also better.

* T/F:

1. Life nowadays is the same as life of our ancestors.

2. Technology has made our lives easier.

3. In the past, household appliances were very expensive.

4. Public schools allowed females and males to be educated in the same schools.

5. We can use the internet to communicate with people around the world.

* Answer Question:

1. Is life today faster or slower than life in the past?

2. What has happend to the standard of living?

3. What makes it easy to access information?

4. Who or what does some difficult jobs for us?

5. What makes our lives easier at home?

@Hoàng Minh Nguyệt, ...

Điền vào chỗ trống dạng so sánh đúng của từ trong ngoặc.

That dog isn’t.......(dangerous) it looks.

In the past, people were....... (polite) than today.

Our hotel was ..... (cheap) than all the others in the town.

What’s .... (long) river in the world.

It was an awful day. It was .....(bad) day of my life.

She can’t stay......(long) than 30 minites.

It’s (good)  ....... holiday I’ve had.

Well, the place looks (clean)............ now.

I'll try to finish the job (quick).........