Gateway Unit 5 Writing - Алла Миколаївна Hrechuk | Library

1  Complete the sentences with the correct comparative or superlative form of these adjectives.

bad  •  big  •  funny  •  important  •  intelligent

1  A:  Which actor has …………………………..……..………..……..…
……..……..………..……… house in Hollywood?
B:  I don’t know. Maybe it’s Ashton Kutcher.
2  My sister, Bea, is ………………………..……..………..……..………..
……..………..………… member of our family. She can speak five languages and she’s really good at maths.
3  I love the new cartoon series. It’s much ……………..……..…
……..……..………..……..………..…………………… the last one.
4  A:  Is it …………………..……..………..……..………..……..………..…
…………… to do my maths homework or my English?
B:  Your maths homework. We’ve got a test tomorrow.
5  My handwriting is a lot ………………..……..………..……..………..…
…..………..………………… it was in the past. It’s because I text all the time.

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Complete the text with too or enough.

My dad has just bought a new TV. He said the old one was (6) ……………………… small and he couldn’t see the screen. But the TV he has bought now is (7) ……………………… big! My mum’s really angry and she says we haven’t got 
(8) ……………………… space in the living room! She thinks it was (9) ……………………… expensive and she doesn’t think the programmes are good (10) ……………………… to buy a giant TV.

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Choose the correct alternatives to complete the sentences.

I usually watch the TV for an hour or two every day. I only (11) switch on/switch off the TV when I know there is something I want to watch. I try to watch the 
(12) news/adverts because I think it’s important to know what’s happening in the world. I also like watching 
(13) cookery programmes/documentaries, especially ones about space and the natural world. However, I don’t like many other programmes, especially (14) reality shows/the news. There are too many of them and nothing interesting ever happens. When they come on, I get the (15) remote control/channel and switch it off!

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Complete the descriptions of films with these words.

informative  •  popular  •  moving  •  boring  •  funny

It’s about a girl and she dies at the end. I cried and cried. It was really ………………………
It’s about the longest train journey in the world. I fell asleep it was so ………………………
It’s a documentary about the language of monkeys. It's really intersting and  ………………………
It’s got Angelina Jolie in it. Everyone wants to see it. It's very ………………………
It’s about a group of dogs. I laughed all the way through – it was so ………………………

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Complete the sentences with the correct adjective form of these words.

confuse  •  disappoint  •  relax  •  surprise  •  tire

21  I’m ……………………… that you don’t want to join the drama group. I think we’d have a great time.
22  The directions you gave me were ……………………… . 
I couldn’t understand them and I got completely lost.
23  I’m going to have a nice ……………………… bath and read my book.
24  I’m ……………………… that you didn’t recognise her. You’ve met her before, haven’t you?

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