MINI GRAMMAR thethe + comparatives

The more illegible your signature is, the less assertive you are as a person. Use the + comparative a !ective or a verb to sho" that one thing epen s on another, e.g. The sooner you o it, the easier it#ll be $ ho" easy it "ill be epen s on "hen you o it. The col er it is, the more clothes you nee to "ear.

Rewrite the sentences using thethe + a comparative adjective or adverb.

% I& you stu y more, you learn more. The ''''''''''''''''''''''' , the '''''''''''''''''''''''. ( I& "e leave soon, "e#ll get there earlier. The ''''''''''''''''''''''', the '''''''''''''''''''''''. ) I& you are sociable, you have more &rien s. The ''''''''''''''''''''''', the '''''''''''''''''''''''. * I& you are happy, you are nicer to other people. The ''''''''''''''''''''''' ,the '''''''''''''''''''''''.

MINI GRAMMAR so + suchthat

The passenger is normally so embarrasse that he isappears as ,uic-ly as possible. .hen this happens there is o&ten such a strong smell o& roast bir that passengers on the plane thin- that chic-en is being coo-e . .e o&ten use so + such /that0 to e1press a conse,uence. Use so + adjective / adverb The &ilm "as so goo /that0 "e "ent to see it again. 2e rives so angerously /that0 nobo y "ants to go "ith him. Use so much / so many + noun There "as so much tra&&ic /that0 "e nearly misse our &light. Use such a + adjective + single countable noun It "as such a goo &ilm /that0 "e "ent to see it again. Use such + adjective + uncountable or plural noun They playe such a"&ul music /that0 nobo y "ante to ance. They "ere such beauti&ul shoes /that0 I bought them.

Complete the sentences with so, such, or such a. % The &light "as long that I got really bore .
( I ha noisy chil sitting besi e me that I coul n#t sleep at all. ) There "as long elay because o& &og that "e ha to sleep at the airport. * My suitcase "as heavy that I ha to pay e1cess baggage. 3 I slept ba ly in the plane that it too- me t"o ays to recover. 4 .e "ere serve terrible &oo that I coul n#t eat a thing. 5 There "ere many people at chec-6in that "e ha to ,ueue &or an hour. 7 .e ha heavy cases that "e ha to as- &or a porter.

MINI GRAMMAR li-ely an probably

A chil is %88 times more li-ely to ie in a s"imming acci ent than because o& playing "ith a gun. This 9control &actor# probably e1plains "hy &lying ten s to scare people more than riving. Likely an probably are very similar in meaning, but they are grammatically i&&erent. :i-ely is an a !ective an probably is an a verb. Use be + li-ely + in&initive, e.g. ;he#s li-ely to be o&& "or- &or a long time. Use probably be&ore the main verb in a sentence, e.g. ;he#ll probably be o&& "or- &or a long time, but be&ore the au1iliary verb in a sentence, e.g. 2e probably "on#t come.

Complete the sentences with likely or probably.

% I on#t thin- the boss is very to agree. ( They "on#t be here be&ore 4.88. ) That isn#t to happen in the near &uture. * I#ll be home late tonight.

MINI GRAMMAR "oul rather, ha better

< Use had better "ith the in&initive /"ithout to0, e.g. =ou# better hurry up. =our train leaves in ten minutes. =ou# better not tell your parents > they#ll be &urious. N?T =ou ha n#t better tell ha better is stronger an more imme iate than shoul an is o&ten use as a "arning. < Use would rather "ith the in&initive "ithout to, e.g. I# rather go on holi ay in @uly this year, not August. .oul you rather stay in or go out tonightA I# rather not come to the meeting this a&ternoon. I#m really busy. N?T I# not rather.

Rewrite the bold phrases using had better or would rather. % I thin- I should go now. It#s very late.
( Id prefer to go out on Bri ay instea o& ;atur ay. ) You shouldnt walk home. It#s a bit angerous here at night. * Ana sai shed prefer to meet on Thurs ay a&ternoon. 3 @ames should be careful. I& the boss &in s out, he#ll sac- him. 4 Would you prefer not to go to the party i& Cavi is going to be thereA 5 You shouldnt leave your bag there > someone "ill steal it. 7 My wife would prefer not to fly. ;he ha a ba e1perience once.

MINI GRAMMAR as
It#s great to get a"ay &rom Dritain as much as you can uring the "inter. I "or- as part o& a team. .e can use as in many i&&erent "aysE % to give a reasonE As it "as raining, "e i n#t go out. /as $ because0 ( to compare people or thingsE ;he#s as tall as me. ) to escribe somebo y or something#s !ob or &unctionE ;he "or-s as a nurse. .e ha to use a han -erchie& as a ban age. * to say that something happene "hile something else "as happeningE As they "ere leaving the postman arrive . /as $ "hen0

Decide how as is used in each sentence and write 1 in the bo!"

A The revie" in The Times "asn#t as goo as the one in The Guar ian. D =ou can use that glass as a vase &or the &lo"ers. F I got to the airport really ,uic-ly as there "as har ly any tra&&ic. C As he "as riving home it starte to rain. G My son#s hair got ar-er as he got ol er. B 2e got a !ob "ith the DDF as a programme researcher.

MINI GRAMMAR have something one

.here#s the best place to have your photo ta-enA Use have /something0 one "hen you as- or pay another person to o something &or you. Compare: I too- a photo o& .estminster Dri ge $ I too- the photo mysel&. I ha my photo ta-en on .estminster Dri ge $ I as-e someone to ta-e my photo.
2ave is the main verb in these sentences so it changes accor ing to the tense. I #m going to have my hair cut tomorro". I ha my car repaire a&ter the acci ent.

=ou can also use get instea o& have.I#m going to get my hair cut tomorro". Complete the sentences with the right form of have and the past participle of a verb from the list. build clean cut paint renew repair service
% .e ''''''''''our &lat ''''''''''ne1t month. ( A =our hair loo-s &antasticH D Than-s. I ''''''''''it'''''''''' yester ay. ) My coat is really irty. I nee to ''''''''''it ''''''''''. * =ou shoul ''''''''''your car ''''''''''every %8,888 -ilometres. 3 A ?ur &ri ge is bro-en. D Are you going to buy a ne" one or '''''''''' it ''''''''''A 4 I#ll nee to ''''''''''my passport ''''''''''be&ore my ne1t holi ay. 5 ?ur neighbour is ''''''''''a ne" garage ''''''''''at the moment.

MINI GRAMMAR "hatever, "henever, etc.

The bagels ha begun as a 9than- you# to his employees "henever they "on a research pro!ect. .e use "henever to mean 9at any time# or 9it oesn#t matter "hen#, e.g. Fome an see me whenever you li-e. .e can also useE "hatever /$ any thing0, "hichever /$ any thing, &rom a limite number0, "hoever /$ any person0, ho"ever /$ it oesn#t matter ho"0, "herever /$ any place0. They also have the meaning it oesn#t matter "hat + "hich + "ho + ho" + "here, etc. Complete the sentences with whatever, whichever, whoever, whenever, however, or wherever. % Ilease ''''''''''''''''''sit you li-e. ( There is a priJe &or ''''''''''''''''''' can ans"er the ,uestion &irst. ) ''''''''''''''''''''' she opens her mouth she says something stupi . * I#m going to buy it ''''''''''''''''''''''e1pensive it isH 3 '''''''''''''''''''''' I give her, it#s al"ays the "rong thing. 4 I#ll go by bus or train, ''''''''''''''''''is cheaper