C Talk with a partner about an aspect of travel that you don’t know the correct word for. Explain what you mean.


I usually book my holidays online now but I still look at, you know, those magazines you get in travel agents.


Speaking 2: comparing and contrasting A


055 Listen to some more students talking with an examiner. Complete the sentences below with ONE WORD ONLY in each space.


1. Oh, it was ________ better than I hoped it would be. 2. Well, Paris wasn’t ________ as nice as I thought it would be. 3. However, it was ________ more beautiful than I imagined. 4. … it was very exciting and not _______ as polluted as I expected.


Grammar check We often use adverbs to modify comparative structures, especially in spoken language. We use much / a lot and far to make affirmative structures more extreme. much more than / a lot bigger than / far more interesting than


We use quite and nearly to modify negative structures. not quite as nice as / not nearly as good as


We use even with both affirmative and negative structures. even more beautiful than I hoped / not even as nice as my town


We can use by far with superlatives It’s by far the biggest city I’ve ever visited.


056 Listen again to the exchanges in Exercise A. Notice how the modifying adverbs are stressed to make the message clear.


Pronunciation check


1. Practise saying the sentences 1–4 in Exercise A. 2. Practise reading the exchanges from the tapescript. One of you is the examiner, the other is the student.


B Choose five or six places (countries, cities or famous sites) you have visited and follow the steps below.


1. Write the names of the places on a piece of paper ready to give to a partner. 2. Plan what you want to say about the places using the comparative structures with modifying adverbs from the Grammar check.


3. Exchange lists of places with a partner. 4. Ask and answer questions: So, what did you think of / Did you like …?, etc.


C Here is a typical task card for the Speaking test, Part 2. Spend a minute planning what you want to say and make notes. Then talk to at least two other students.


A


Compare a city you have visited with your hometown or city. Say ... • when and why you went there. • what you liked or disliked about it.


• how it is different from your hometown or city.


Watch out! typical errors


It wasn’t nearly as nice than I hoped. It’s far more big than …


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