System 100 Dustvac Aquaplus

Price £109.99 Price £29.99 Price £84.99

Weight (kg) 7.5 Weight (kg) 1.1 Weight (kg) 8.15

Cord length (m) 6.0 Cord length (m) 4.5 Cord length (m)6.0

Important features: Important features: Important features:

Powerful motor but light, easy to carry for wet and dry cleaning

Very quiet

Use the comparative or superlative forms of the adjectives in brackets to complete the three dialogues between a new shop assistance and his manager. Define the model of each vacuum cleaner they are talking about.

1 SA: I've looked at the details. What's this machine for?

M: Well, it's recommended for offices and small factories. It's …..… (heavy) of the three cleaners, but it moves easily on wheels and it's ….… (cheap) than other ones of a similar size. It has a …… (long) cord than hand-held machines, so you can clean …..… (large) areas. Its …...… (important) feature, though, is that you can clean up liquids as well as dry dirt.

MODEL: ……

2 SA: Now, of the three, this would be …… (useful) for cleaning in side a car, wouldn't it?

M: Yes, it's …… (good) because it's …… (light) than the others. That means it's …… (easy) to carry and to move around. It's also …… (small), of course, so you can clean difficult places like under the seats. It's very popular because it's ….… (cheap) of all our vacuum cleaners.

MODEL: ……

3 SA: And I suppose this one is intended for cleaning the house.

M: That's right. It's …… (expensive) machine, but it's ….... (powerful) than the others. It's …… (quiet) than either of them, though, so you won't disturb your neighbours.

MODEL: ……

14.19 Look at the table about floor cleaning products. Then complete the sentences with the comparative form of the adjectives in brackets.

PRODUCT	PRICE	SIZE	EFFECTIVENESS
Florklene	£4.80	5 litres	good
Washflor	£2.30	2 litres	poor
Cleankit	£3.60	3 litres	excellent
Floorkit	£3.00	4 litres	very good
Washklene	£3.40	3 litres	very poor
Cleanfloor	£2.80	2 litres	good

Model: A bottle of Florklene is… bigger than (big) a bottle of Wasflor.

A bottle of Washflor is … as big as (big) a bottle of Cleanfloor.

A bottle of Cleanfloor is … not so big as (big) a bottle of Washflor.

1 Cleankit is …….. (cheap) Florklene.

2 Cleankit is …….. (good) Cleanfloor.

3 A bottle of Cleankit is …….. (big) a bottle of Washklene.

4 Cleanfloor is …….. (good) Florklene.

5 Washflor is …….. (not good) Florklene.

6 Cleanfloor is …….. (expensive) Washflor.

7 Floorkit is …….. (not expensive) Florklene.

8 A bottle of Washflor is …….. (small) a bottle of Cleankit.

9 Washklene is …….. (bad) Washflor.

10 A bottle of Cleankit costs …….. (much) a bottle of Washklene.

11 Cleanfloor is …….. (not cheap) Washflor.

12 Floorkit is …….. (not big) Florklrnr.

13 Cleankit is …….. (expensive) Washglor.

14 Washflor is …….. (not bad) Washklene.

14.20 A club for superbrains. Put the adjective in the comparative or superlative form. Use than where necessary.

JENNY: Have you heard of Mensa?

NICK: Yes, it's the club for superbrains. I might join it.

JENNY: It's … more difficult than …(difficult) you think, Nick. You can only become a member if your IQ is …… (high) 148.

NICK: I expect mine is at least 148! Shall we do some more puzzles?

JENNY: I read that Mensa already has 100,000 members, probably the …… (intelligent) people in the world. It doesn't matter how old you are. The …… (young) member is only six.

NICK: Why don't you try the Mensa test? You are …… (good) me at

school.

JENNY: I don't think being …… (clever) someone at school also means that you are …… (intelligent). If you are ……. (knowledgeable) someone or you find Maths …… (easy), you are probably just …… (hard-working).

NICK: I'm sure you are right, Jenny.

JENNY: And you are much …… (quick) me at thinking up excuses.

Note: IQ – short for "intelligence quotient". A method of measuring intelligence. 100 is the average.

14.21 Believe it or not. Read and translate these sentences.

Fair beards grow faster than dark beards. Rats can live longer without water than camels.

The most common family name in the world is Chang: there are about 75,000,000 people called Chang in China. The most common first name in the world is Mohammed.

The oldest map was made 5,000 years ago: it shows the River Euphrates.

Nearly three times as many people live in Mexico City as in Norway.

One of the narrowest streets in the world is St John's Lane, in Rome: it is 49 cm wide. But there is a street in Cornwall, England, that is even narrower: it is 48 cm wide at its narrowest point.

Loud – louder – loudest: You can hear alligators calling a mile away. You can hear the clock bell "Big Ben"(on the Houses of Parliament, London) ten miles away. When the volcano Krakatoa erupted in 1883, it was heard 3,000 miles away.

Cold – colder – coldest: There was ice on the river Nile in 829 AD and 1010 AD. On average, New York is colder than Reykjavik (Iceland). The coldest place in the world, in Antarctica, has an average temperature of –57,8^°C.

UNIT 15 A / An / The

15.1 Write a or an.

1... a... book 6.... organisation 11.... question

2... an...old book 7.... restaurant 12.... important person

3...... window 8.... Chinese restaurant 13.... hamburger

4...... airport 9.... accident 14.... economic book

5...... university 10.... bad accident 15.... nice evening

15.2 What are these things? Choose your answer from the list and write a sentence.

animal / bird / flower / fruit / musical instrument / planet / river / tool / game / vegetable

1 a duck? It... ’s a bird....... 6 a hammer? It.........….........

2 the Nile? It..................... 7 a carrot? It.....................

3 a rabbit? It..................... 8 Mars? It.....................

4 tennis? It..................... 9 a trumpet? It...........….......

5 a rose? It..................... 10 a pear? It..............…....

15.3 Write sentences from the words in brackets. Write a or an where necessary.

1 (I bought newspaper)...... I bought a newspaper.....................…........

2 (we went to party last night)..............................................................

3 (my brother is artist)..........................................................................

4 (it’s beautiful day today).....................................................................

5 (I ate sandwich and apple).................................................................

6 (Britain is industrial country)...................................................….......

7 (I had bath this morning)....................................................................

8 (Barbara works in office)...................................................................

9 (it’s very difficult question).......................................................….......

10 (we stayed at expensive hotel)....................................................…

15.4 Use a, an, ( – ) or the with the following.

1 child must go to school...... A child must go to school.......……..........

2 children play games...........................................................................

3 children next door are very nice...............................................…......

4 man in the photo is my father....................................................….....

5 woman in the bank gave me some good advice......................…......

6 adult can vote....................................................................................

7 adults can vote..................................................................................

8 knife must be sharp.....................................................................…...

9 radios are cheaper than they were................................................…..

10 radios in our house were bought some years ago...............…........

11 radio in the bathroom doesn’t work............................................…..

12 radio isn’t expensive..................................................................…...

13 year is a long time.....................................................................…...

15.5 Complete these sentences. Use the words in the list. Use the if necessary.

breakfast / dinner / guitar / lunch / police / radio / sky / sun / television / time

1 “Can you tell me...... the time...... please?” “Yes, it’s half past six.”

2 We had............ at a restaurant last night.

3............ is a star. It gives us light and warmth.

4 Did you see the film on............ last night?

5 I was hungry this morning because I didn’t have.............

6............ stopped me because I was driving too fast.

7 “Can you play............?” “No, I can’t play any musical instruments.”

8 “What did you have for............?” “Just a salad.”

9 When I’m working at home I like listening to.............

10............ is very clear tonight. You can see all the stars.

15.6 Put in a / an or the.

1 I wrote to her but... the... letter never arrived.

2 Britain is... an... island.

3 What is...... name of this village?

4 Jane is...... very nice person. You must meet her.

5 Montreal is...... large city in Canada.

6 What is...... largest city in Canada?

7 “What time is it?” “I don’t know. I haven’t got...... watch.”

8 When I went to Rome, I stayed with...... Italian friend of mine.

9 You look very tired. You need...... holiday.

10 Don’t sit on...... floor. It’s very dirty.

11 “Let’s go to...... restaurant this evening.” “That’s...... good idea. Which restaurant shall we go to?”

12 Can you turn on.... radio, please? I want to listen to some music.

13 Tom is in...... bathroom. He’s having...... bath.

14 This is a nice room, but I don’t like...... colour of...... carpet.

15 We live in.... old house near... station. It’s two miles from... centre.

15.7 Complete this paragraph with a / an, the or ( – ).

A) Venus is (1)..….. planet. It is very brilliant but it is not as bright as (2)….... moon. During (3)..….. Second World War, (4)….... soldiers on both sides fired their guns at (5)….... planet, which is named after (6)..….. Roman goddess of (7)….... love, thinking that it was (8)….... enemy aeroplane.

B) Look at the rules (a – f) and say which one explains your choices of article in part A).

Rules

a / an is used with:

a) 1 a singular countable noun, not previously mentioned

the is used with: a singular or plural noun. We know which one because:

b) there’s only one

c) we’ve already mentioned it

d) we include information now to say which one(s)

( – ) no article is used with:

e) a plural countable noun used in a general sense

f) an uncountable noun used in a general sense

15.8 Complete the sentences. Use a, an or the + one of these:

bicycle / capital / cigarette / play / difficult language / kitchen / nice day / next train / roof / small hotel

1 Rome is... the capital... of Italy.

2 When we were in London, we stayed at........

3 Can you ride......?

4 What’s that man doing on....... of that house? Is he repairing something?

5 We went to the theatre last night but........ wasn’t very good.

6 Do you think English is....... for people to learn?

7 “Would you like.........?” “No, thanks. I don’t smoke.”

8 “Where’s Jack?” “He’s in.......... He’s cooking something.”

9 Excuse me, what time is.......... to London?

10 It’s........ today. Let’s go out.

15.9 Put in the where necessary. Write “true” if the sentence is correct.

1 Sky is blue and sun is shining..... The sky...... the sun.............

2 What are you going to have for lunch?...... true..........................

3 Our apartment is on third floor.

4 Help! Fire! Somebody call fire brigade.

5 Who was first man to walk on moon?

6 Which city is capital of your country?

7 What is largest city in world?

8 Would you like to be in army?

9 Do you live near sea?

10 After dinner we watched television.

11 “Where is your dictionary?” “It’s on top shelf on right.”

12 Ann is going to see us at end of May or beginning of April.

13 Prime Minister is most important person in British government.

14 I don’t know everybody in this photograph. Who is man on left?

15 It was a very nice hotel but I don’t remember name.

16 What do you usually have for breakfast?

17 “Have you got any milk?” “Yes, there’s some in fridge”.

18 I visited Tower of London last year.

19 Queen of England lives in London.

20 Castle in Lancaster is very old.

21 Do you know man who won competition?

15.10 "Healthy Henry." Complete the sentences with a / an or the where necessary, like this:

Model: Henry is... a... vegetarian, so he never eats meat. He eats strange things for....... breakfast.

1...... lemons have a lot of vitamin C, so Henry eats ten...... day.

2 Visitors to this house have to take off their shoes and leave them at...... door.

3 Henry cleans his teeth six times...... day.

4 For...... supper he has a huge bowl of beans and yoghurt.

5 He believes that sitting in...... sun even for one minute is extremely dangerous.

6...... health is his favourite topic of conversation.

7 On...... Friday he goes to Yoga class.

8 He once went to...... cinema, but he wore his mask.

9 He is frightened of...... hospitals.

10 He sometimes listens to... news on.... radio, but it makes him nervous.

11 He is afraid that he will end up in....... hospital.

12 He always goes to...... bed early, even at...... weekend.

13 He goes to...... doctor’s at least once...... month.

14 He hates...... buses,...... cars and...... planes.

15 He wears...... gloves to open...... doors and to pick up...... telephone.

16 His colleagues at...... work think that he is mad.

15.11 Write the correct article (a / an or the) in each space.

1 That’s …….. good idea, Peter. But I think …….. idea John had was even better.

2 Max: There was …….. apple on …….. table over there. Where is it now?

Ben: I don’t know. I took …….. orange but I didn’t see …….. apple you’re talking about.

3 Jill: Did you know that …….. sun is actually …….. star?

Polly: Wow! It’s …….. really big star then!

Jill: In fact, it’s …….. rather small one.

4 When ……. train we were in finally stopped at …….. tiny station in …….. middle of …….. country, we saw that …….. strange horse and cart stood there, but …….. horse was extremely small. When we got out of …….. train we found …….. young boy asleep in the cart.

15.12 These are geography questions. Choose your answer from the geographical names given below. Sometimes you need to use “ the”.

Alps / Amazon / Atlantic / Bahamas / Cairo / Kenya / Red Sea / Asia / Andes / Pacific / Malta / Tokyo / Rhine / Switzerland / United States

1...... Cairo...... is the capital of Egypt.

2...................... is between Africa and America.

3...................... is a country in the middle of Europe.

4...................... is a river in South America.

5...................... is the largest continent in the world.

6...................... is the largest ocean.

7...................... is a river in Europe.

8...................... is between Canada and Mexico.

9...................... is in East Africa.

10..................... are mountains in South America.

11..................... is the capital of Japan.

12..................... is an island in the Mediterranean.

13..................... are mountains in Central Europe.

14..................... is between Saudi Arabia and Africa.

15..................... are a group of islands near Florida.

15.13 Put in the where necessary. If the sentence is correct, write “true”.

1 Kevin lives in Coronation Street......................... true.....................

2 Have you ever been to National Theatre?.... the National Theatre

3 Milan is a large city in north of Italy.

4 Brussels is the capital of Belgium.

5 Manila is the capital of Philippines.

6 National Gallery is in Trafalgar Square in London.

7 Most of the best shops are in Merrion Street.

8 Rocky Mountains are in North America.

9 In London, Houses of Parliament are beside River Thames.

10 Have you ever been to British Museum?

11 Texas is famous for oil and cowboys.

12 You must visit Museum of Modern Art. It’s very interesting.

13 Alan studied chemistry at London University.

14 When I finish my studies, I’m going to United States for a year.

15 If you sail from Britain to Denmark, you cross North Sea.

16 Have you ever been to USA?

17 How long is Nile?

18 When were Pyramids built?

15.14 A careless student copied this passage out of a newspaper, but left out the because he didn’t think it was important. Copy it again and put in the in nine places.

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