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SINTESIS DE INGLES

GEOGRAPY

I. - Chose the correct answer.

Example: The Atacama is a mountain / desert / sea.

1. Mount Everest is a Volcano / Mountain / Island in the Himalayas.

mountain

2. Africa is bigger Island / Country / Continent in the Himalayas.

Continent

3. Spain`s east coast is on the Mediterranean Country / River / Sea.

sea

4. The Atlantic Ocean/ Sea / Like is between Europe and Africa in the east, and the
America in the west.

ocean

5. The Villarica Desert / River / Volcano is in Chile.

volcano

6. San Andres is a beautiful Continent / Sea / Island in the Caribbean.

island

7. How about going to Desert/ Lake / River Llanquihue tomorrow?

lake

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8. Germany is a Country / Continent / Lake in Europe.

country

9. The Mapocho is a very long Ocean/ Island / River in Santiago.

river
II. Complete the Sentences with the correct geography words.

Example: The Nile is a very long river.

1. Di you Know that Australia is a country and a ________________.

2. The Pacific __ocean___________ is in the American Continent.

3. Theres very little water in the Atacama __desert_______________.

4. The Mediterranean ___ocean__________ lies between Europe, Asia and Africa.

5. Michigan is a famous _______country________ in EE.UU.

6. Copahue in Chile is an active ______volcano______________.

7. Galapagos is an ___island____________.

COMPARATIVE ADJETIVES

I. Complete the sentences with the comparative form of adjectives in parentheses.

Example: My brother is older than me. (Old)

1. Luisa is _______taller______ than Eva. (tall)

2. Mexico City is ______bigger______ than New York City. (big)

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3. The Mississippi River is _____longer______ than Hudson River. (long)

4. A walk is ___________easier_______ than a run. (easy)

5. The Entel tower is ______smaller_________ than Costanera Center. (small)

II. - Complete the chart with the comparative adjective.

ADJETIV
E COMPARATIVE

tall Taller (than)

nice Nicer (than)

slow Slower (than)

long Longer (than)

windy Windier (than)

easy Easier (than)

hot Hotter (than)

III. Write comparative sentences. Use the adjectives from exercise II.

Example: There were strong winds yesterday, but there arent any today.
Yesterday was windier than today.

1. My sister runs the 100 m in 13 seconds. I take 11.6 seconds.

_my sisters is slower than my


__________________________________________________________________.

2. Today, its 28 C. Yesterday, it was 22C.

___________________________________________________________________.

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3. I did my math test without any problems, but my History test was really
difficult.

___________________________________________________________________.

4. I like the blue jacket, but I dont the red one.

___________________________________________________________________.

5. The Nile River is 6.650 Kilometers long.


The Amazon River is 6.400 kilometers long

___________________________________________________________________.

IV. Complete the sentences with the comparative form the adjectives in the box.

dangerou
bad cheap famous far good
s

Example: I walk one kilometer to school every day. But Mery walks two kilometers.

William walks farther/further than me every day.

1. It was mild yesterday, but its freezing now.

The weather today is ____________________ yesterday.

2. I feel safe in towns, but I don`t feel safe in cities.

I think that cities are _________________________ towns.

3. We all know about the Empire State Building in New York. But do we all know
about the Shard in London?

Is the Empire State Building __________________ the Shard?

4. Juan doesn`t like the restaurant`s pizzas. He prefers his moms!

Juan thinks that his mom`s pizzas are ________________ the restaurants.

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5. It costs $589 to travel by train from Los Angeles to Minneapolis. But its costs $280
to fly there.

The airplane ticket is ____________________ the train ticket.

V. - Complete Joel`s blog entry. Use the comparatives forms of the adjectives in the
box. Use than in the correct places.

beautif
bad far high hungry quiet thin
ul

It`s the end of my vacation in India. I`m writing my last blog post in a noisy caf in
Mumbai. There quieter cafes, but like it here!
India is a really interesting. The poverty here is ________________ than in the U.S. The
children are ________________ than kids back home, and when they want money for food,
I know that they`re _______________, too. But the country looks amazing. The country
looks amazing. The beaches are ________________________ than the beaches at home
and the mountains are ___________________. I cant travel _______________ because I
m starting college soon. But I hope I can return one day.

AS.AS

I. - Complete the sentences with the expressions in the box.

is as expensive isn`t as deep


is as old as
as as

isn`t as good isn`t as warm


isn`t as tall as
as as

Example: My brother is shorter than me.

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My brother isn`t as tall as me.

1. My aunt is 70. My grandma is 70.

My aunt ___ is as old as ___________________ my grandma.

2. The book is better than the movie.

The movie __ isn`t as good as ____________________ the book.

3. The car cost $4,000. The motorcycle cost $4,000.

The motorcycle _____ is as expensive as ____________________ the car.

4. The Pacific Ocean is deeper than the Atlantic Ocean.

The Atlantic Ocean ___ isn`t as deep as _____________________ the


Pacific Ocean.

5. It`s colder today than yesterday.

Today ___ isn`t as warm as ___________________ yesterday.

II. Rewrite the sentences using the structure as.as. Use the adjectives in
parentheses.

Example: Skiing is more difficult than swimming. (Easy)


Skiing isn`t as easy as swimming.

1. Lake Maracaibo is smaller than Lake Superior. (big)

lake Maracaibo as bigger as superior


____________________________________________________.

2. Fantasy movies are worse than love stories. (good)

Fantasy movie as bad as love stories


______________________________________________________.

3. Art is more interesting than science. (boring)

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art as boringer as science
_________________________________________________.

4. The bus is slower than the train. (fast)


The bus as fast as the rain
_______________________________________________________.

5. Angelina Jolie is younger than Brad Pitt. (old)

angelica jolie as older as brad pitt


_____________________________________________________.

III. Read the sentences. Write sentences with the same meaning. Use (not)
as..as and the adjectives in parentheses.

Example: The volcano Kileauea erupts more often than Hualalai. (active)
The volcano Hualalai isn`t as active as Kileauea.

1. This book cost $10. The magazine costs $10 (expensive)

_______________________________________________________.

2. I wasn`t interested in last night`s movie. And this one isn`t any
better! (boring)

_______________________________________________________.

3. Africa is big: 30.244.049 KM2. But Asia is 44.391.162 KM2! (large)

_____________________________________________________________.

4. Houston is a nice city. But I think there are more things to do in New Orleans.
(interesting)

______________________________________________________________.

5. Your sister is very friendly. And I like your cousin, too. ( nice)

_______________________________________________________________.

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LESS.THAN

I. - Write the sentences giving your opinion. Use less..than.

Example: Selena Gomez is less beautiful than Miley Cyrus.

1. - trains / buses (expensive)

trains are less expensive than buses


_________________________________________________________.

2.- iPads / laptops (useful)


Laptop are less useful than ipdas
___________________________________________________________.

3. - Daddy Yankee/ Don Omar (famous)


Daddy yankee is less famous than don omar
___________________________________________________________.

4. - action movies / horror movies (exciting)


Action movies are less exciting than horror movies
___________________________________________________________.

5. - motorcycles / cars (dangerous)

_motorcycles are less dangerous than cars


__________________________________________________________.

6. - English / Japanese (difficult)

english is less difficult than japanese


__________________________________________________________.

7. - books / movies (interesting)


Books are less intereting than movies
___________________________________________________________.

8. - Soccer / Tennis (popular)

soccer is less popular than tennis


__________________________________________________________.

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9. - mountain biking / climbing (exciting)

mountain biking is less exciting than climbing


__________________________________________________________.

10. - happiness / money (important)


Money is less important than hapiness
___________________________________________________________.

FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS

I. Match the adjectives with the pictures.

ANGRY FED UP SAD EXCITED BORED HAPPY

EMBARRAS NERVOU CONFIA ANNOYE FRIGHTE


SED PROUD S DO D NED

annoyed

Nervous

proud

frightened

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bored

Sad

embarras
sed

exited

confident

happy

Fed up

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ungry

II. - Complete the text with the words in the box.

Confide nervou excite


Happy Bored Sad Proud
nt s d

At the audition for the band, I was very _____________. A lot of people were there.

One girl looked very ____________. They didn`t want me, she said. When it was

finally my turn, the band seemed tired and little _____________. But when I started to

sing, they started to listen, and I began to feel more ________________.

When I finished, the band members looked really _____________. You are perfect!

they said. Afterwards, I called my mom and she said, I am very ___________. I am

singing in my first concert next week. I am still a little nervous, but now I am also

________________.

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