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Johannesburg gets a taste for Japanese beef from VOA
Vocabulary
the... + the comparative
Look at this sentence from the text :
Kobe farmers understand that the better they feed and treat their animals, the better their beef will taste.
Use this double comparative structure, the...the +comparative adjective or adverb (+clause) to show cause and effect.
1) Rewrite the following to practise the above structure :
e.g. If you finish your homework soon you can go out to play sooner.
The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go out to play.
If you leave the city late the traffic will be heavier.
The later you leave the city, the heavier the traffic will be.
If the diamond is big she'll be happier.
If I speak fast I make more mistakes.
If you eat too much chocolate you will get fatter.
If you do the job quickly I will pay you sooner.
If people have a lot of money they want to pay less tax.
2) Now suggest an ending to the following phrases:
The harder you work,...................................................................
The more I see him, ...................................................................
The more expensive the clothes, ...................................................................
The more you practise, ...................................................................
The colder it is, ...................................................................
The darker the night, ...................................................................
The older you get, ...................................................................
3) Describe a situation where you can use the following expressions :
The sooner, the better.
The more, the merrier.
The greater the risk, the greater the reward.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The more you stir, the worse it stinks.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
Johannesburg gets a taste for Japanese beef from VOA
Vocabulary
the... + the comparative
Look at this sentence from the text :
Kobe farmers understand that the better they feed and treat their animals, the better their beef will taste.
Use this double comparative structure, the...the +comparative adjective or adverb (+clause) to show cause and effect.
1) Rewrite the following to practise the above structure :
e.g. If you finish your homework soon you can go out to play sooner.
The sooner you finish your homework, the sooner you can go out to play.
If you leave the city late the traffic will be heavier.
The later you leave the city, the heavier the traffic will be.
If the diamond is big she'll be happier.
If I speak fast I make more mistakes.
If you eat too much chocolate you will get fatter.
If you do the job quickly I will pay you sooner.
If people have a lot of money they want to pay less tax.
2) Now suggest an ending to the following phrases:
The harder you work,...................................................................
The more I see him, ...................................................................
The more expensive the clothes, ...................................................................
The more you practise, ...................................................................
The colder it is, ...................................................................
The darker the night, ...................................................................
The older you get, ...................................................................
3) Describe a situation where you can use the following expressions :
The sooner, the better.
The more, the merrier.
The greater the risk, the greater the reward.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
The more you stir, the worse it stinks.
The bigger they are, the harder they fall.
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