4 Extremes Extra Practice

4.1 Grammar
Present simple: questions

1 * Complete the text with the comparative form of the adjectives. 5 London to Rome 1433 km / London to Madrid 1263 km

We’ve got a cat called Lisa and a dog called Bart. Bart is ...................................................................................................................

(1) ................... (big) than Lisa and he loves running. Lisa likes running 6 Hotel A ***** / Hotel B **

too, but Bart is (2) ................... (fast) than her. Lisa is ...................................................................................................................

(3) ................... (easy) to look after – we feed her, but we don’t go for a 3 *** Write sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives.

walk with her. We go for a short walk with Bart in the morning and then we maths / science a helicopter / a boat watching TV / going to the cinema
reading a book / watching a film basketball / football
go for a (4) ................... (long) walk in the evening. I love our pets, but I
zipline / boat trip museum / circus
think Bart is a (5) ................... (good) pet than Lisa. Dogs are
big boring cheap difficult easy exciting
(6) ................... (exciting) than cats. expensive good long scary short

2 ** Write sentences. Use the comparative form of the adjectives. Maths is more difficult than science.
expensive good high near old short slow
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Milly 1.56 m / Josie 1.65 m Milly is shorter than Josie. ...................................................................................................................
1 Mount Everest 8848 m / Mount Kilimanjaro 5895 m ...................................................................................................................
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2 a Ferrari F12 €274,000 / a Fiat 500 €13,000 ...................................................................................................................
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3 a tiger 80 km per hour / a cheetah 110 km per hour ...................................................................................................................
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4 Dragon Kahn ride (1995) / Shambhala ride (2012) ...................................................................................................................
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Dynamic 1 Student’s Book Unit 4

1 * Match adjectives 1–6 to opposites A–F. 3 *** Write negative and affirmative sentences. Use the opposites of
the adjectives in bold.
1 short ..... A boring
The zipline is slow. ✘
2 safe ..... B expensive
It isn’t slow. It’s fast.
3 cheap ..... C crowded
1 The River Nile is short. ✘
4 slow ..... D fast
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5 exciting ..... E long
2 That ride is dangerous. ✘
6 quiet ..... F dangerous
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3 Barcelona is boring. ✘
2 ** Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives.
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boring dangerous expensive fast long quiet 4 Travelling by plane is cheap. ✘

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1 There aren’t a lot of people in the park today. It’s very ........................ .
5 This shop is quiet. ✘
2 £200 for a hockey stick? That’s very ........................ !
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3 Please don’t go on the tightrope. It’s ........................ .

4 I love this ride. It’s very ......................... . 180 km/h!

5 I don’t like art lessons. I think they’re ......................... .

6 Your hair is very ......................... .

Dynamic 1 Student’s Book Unit 4

1 * Write the superlative form of the adjectives. 3 *** Write your opinions about your country. Use the superlative form
of the adjectives.
fast the fastest
month of the year (hot)
1 old ..........................................
I think the hottest month of the year is August.
2 long ..........................................
1 train (fast)
3 wet ..........................................
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4 cloudy ..........................................
2 theme park (good)
5 extreme ..........................................
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6 bad ..........................................
3 season (wet)

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2 ** Complete the text with the superlative form of the adjectives. 4 part of the country (sunny)

Antarctica is one of the seven continents in the world. It isn’t ...................................................................................................................

(1) ................... (big) continent – that’s Asia, but it’s 5 food (popular)

(2) ................... (windy) continent in the world. It’s very cold too. ...................................................................................................................

(3) ................... (cold) temperature on Earth was at Vostock Station in 6 city (big)

Antarctica in 1983. It was -89.2°C! It doesn’t often rain in Antarctica so it’s ...................................................................................................................

one of (4) ................... (dry) places on Earth. In fact, it’s a desert.

Antarctica is (5) ................... (good) place in the world to find ice. That’s

because over 90% of the world’s ice is there. The (6) ................... (near)

continent to Antarctica is South America.

Dynamic 1 Student’s Book Unit 4

1 * Choose the correct words. 3 *** Write about the weather in each season where you live.

1 Let’s go to the beach today. It’s really cloudy / sunny / cold.

3 Sometimes when it’s very hot in summer there is In spring it’s sunny and warm. It isn’t very hot but it’s often windy. It’s
never foggy.
snow / a thunderstorm / rain.

4 It’s impossible to see more than 10 m. It’s very foggy / dry / sunny. ...................................................................................................................

5 There’s heavy rain so it’s very hot / icy / wet. ...................................................................................................................

6 Look at the rain / snow / thunderstorm. Let’s go skiing! ...................................................................................................................

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2 ** Write the noun form of the adjective. ...................................................................................................................

1 He can’t stand the ................... . (hot) ...................................................................................................................

2 There are lots of ................... in the sky today. (cloudy) ...................................................................................................................

3 Do you like the ................... ? (cold) ...................................................................................................................

4 How strong is the ................... today? (windy) ...................................................................................................................

5 Be careful! There’s ................... on the ground. (icy) ...................................................................................................................

6 Do they prefer the ................... or the rain? (sunny)

Dynamic 1 Student’s Book Unit 4