Unit 11
Making comparisons stronger:
Add
much, far, a lot, considerably or
not nearly before
m ore/less or before an adjective/adverb
In te r-c itv tra ve l is fa r faster than
it was ten
years ago.
There are considerably more people moving
abroad from the UK to Spain than France.
Making comparisons weaker:
Add
a bit, a little, nearly, almost, not much or
not a lot before
as or an adjective/adverb
It’s nearlv as
easv to travel bv tra in as
by car.
W alking b risklv is actually a little quicker than
using public tra n sp o rt in the city centre.
See page 119 in the G ram m ar reference fo r m ore inform ation.
Practice exercises
Decide if the following pairs of sentences have the same meaning or a different meaning.
W rite S (same) or D (different).
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The C oliseum is not nearly as old as Stonehenge.
Stonehenge is considerably younger than The Coliseum .
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In Europe the same percentage of people live in fla ts as live in houses.
As many people live in houses as live in fla ts in Europe.
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This village isn’t nearly as picturesque as the last one we visited.
This village is alm ost as picturesque as the last one we visited.
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Urbanization in Asia has been increasing more quickly than in Europe.
In Asia, urbanization hasn’t been increasing as quickly as in Europe.
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Our new house in the suburbs has got as much space as our old house in the city centre.
Our new house in the suburbs is as spacious as our old house in the
city centre.
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You can w alk between places in the city centre as easily as taking public transport.
You can w alk between places in the city centre
more easily than taking
public tra n sp ort.
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