Write like, as, or different in the gaps.
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.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải1. Rock is very different from country music.
(Nhạc Rock rất khác với nhạc đồng quê.)
2. Composer Hoang Long as Pham Tuyen, wrote many good songs for children.
(Nhạc sĩ Hoàng Long cũng như nhạc sĩ Phạm Tuyên, viết nhiều bài hát hay cho thiếu nhi.)
3. The Vatican Museum's works of art are as excellent as the Louvre Museum's works of art.
(Các tác phẩm nghệ thuật của Bảo tàng Vatican cũng xuất sắc như các tác phẩm nghệ thuật của Bảo tàng Louvre.)
4. A vacation on the beach is different from a vacation in a big city.
(Một kỳ nghỉ trên bãi biển khác với một kỳ nghỉ ở một thành phố lớn.)
5. City life is not as peaceful as country life.
(Cuộc sống thành phố không yên bình bằng cuộc sống nông thôn.)
(Trả lời bởi Hà Quang Minh)
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. safe | *** | ** |
4. expensive | ** | ** |
Example:
1. History is not as modern as Science.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải2. History is as friendly as Science.
(Bảo tàng Lịch sử thân thiện như Bảo tàng Khoa học.)
3. Science is not as safe as History.
(Bảo tàng Khoa học không an toàn như bảo tàng Lịch sử.)
4. Science is as expensive as History.
(Bảo tàng Khoa học đắt như bảo tàng Lịch sử.)
(Trả lời bởi Hà Quang Minh)
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 _________________.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải1 as interesting as action films.
2 as difficult as our maths homework.
3 like last year’s.
4 different from the ones in the play.
5 as bright as this picture.
(Trả lời bởi Minh Hồng)
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.
Thảo luận (1)Hướng dẫn giải- The flower in picture B is not as big as picture A.
(Bông hoa ở bức tranh B không to bằng bông hoa ở bức tranh A.)
- The fish in picture A is not as big as the fish in picture B.
(Con cá ở bức tranh A không to bằng con cá ở bức tranh B.)
- The cat’s shirt in picture A is different from the cat’s shirt in picture B.
(Cái áo của chú mèo trong bức tranh A khác với cái áo của chú mèo trong bức tranh B.)
- The house in picture A is like one’s in picture B.
(Ngôi nhà trong bức tranh A giống ngôi nhà trong bức tranh B.)
(Trả lời bởi Hà Quang Minh)