TAREAS 1º ESO INGLÉS TERESA RODRÍGUEZ

TAREAS 1º ESO

Escribe la forma correcta (positiva, comparativa o superlativa) de los adjetivos entre paréntesis.

1. This house is (high)  than the television tower.
2. That's the (good)  song the musician has published so far.
3. The journey is almost as (long)  by car as it is by train.
4. My dog is the (clever)  dog of all.
5. She is (happy)  with her new job than with her old one.
6. Some of the (intelligent)  people have studied at this university.
7. You are as (funny)  as a clown.
8. To me there isn't a (pleasant)  pastime than a walk along the beach.
9. He is not as (rich)  as everyone believes him to be.
10. That was the (big)  burger I have ever eaten.

Exercise 1 Fill in the blanks with the comparative or superlative form of the adjectives in brackets. Where necessary, add "the" before the superlatives and "than" after the comparatives. Good luck!

1. Mount Everest is ____________________________ mountain in the world. (high)

2. Malaga is ____________________________ Cadiz. (large)

3. What is ____________________________ sport in your country? (popular)

 

4.I prefer this chair to the other one. It's ____________________________ . (comfortable)

5. "The Simpson's" is _________________________ the "Flintstones" in my opinion. (funny)

6. What is ____________________________ place you've ever been to? (hot)

 7. If you want to go downtown, __________________________ way is to take the metro. (easy)

8. The east coast of Australia is ____________________________ the west coast. (populated)

 9. We stayed at ____________________________ hotel in the town. (cheap)

10. That garden looks ____________________________ since you tidied it up. (good

) 11. The exam was quite easy – ____________________________ we expected. (easy)

12. She is ____________________________ singer I have ever heard. (wonderful)

13. What is __________________________ way of getting from here to the station? (quick)

14. She is a really nice person – one of ____________________________ people I know. (nice)

 15. The unemployment in Spain is ____________________________ in Germany. (bad)

Exercise 2 Decide if the following sentences are correct or incorrect. If they are incorrect try to correct them. Good luck!

1. Which fast food restaurant has the better hot-dogs?

2. My new car runs faster that my old one.

3. Don't go to that restaurant, they serve the worst food in all the town.

4. Joan is the less clever student in my class.

5. Jack's new house isn't as bigger as his old one.

6. She is sweetest person I have ever met. 7. I'm sorry, I'm late. I got here as fast as I could

8. Her illness was much more serious than we thought at first.

9. Statistically speaking, travelling by airplane is more safe than travelling by car.

10. This grammar book is far more useful than the book we used last year.

11. A Mercedes is much most expensive than a Volkswagen.

12. The city centre wasn't as crowded this morning than it usually is.

13. It's a long walk from here to the station – farther than I thought.

14. Why does he always come to see me at the baddest possible moment?

15.Are you the oldest in your family?

 

 

 

 

1  Circle the animal that doesn't belong in each group. Then match the groups to the
explanations.  

    1.   fly ¿ mosquito ¿ worm                               … a.  They are farm animals.

    2.   fox ¿ wolf ¿ rat                                          … b.  They are from the cat family.

    3.   cow ¿ giraffe ¿ sheep                                 … c.  They are similar to dogs.

    4.   rabbit ¿ snake ¿ crocodile                          … d.  They are reptiles.

    5.   lion ¿ gorilla ¿ tiger                                    … e.  They are amphibians.

    6.   goldfish ¿ salamander ¿ frog                      … f.  They are insects.

2  Complete the names of the animals according to the clues.  

                1.            A tarantula is one type of this animal. It's got eight legs. s……………………
                2.            It's got wings and it can fly. It's a mammal. b……………………
                3.            It's a tiny hard-working insect. It's usually black but it can be red. a……………………
                4.            It's an insect with beautiful, colourful wings. b……………………
                5.            It's a popular domesticated animal. People enjoy riding on it. h……………………
                6.            This big fish has got many big teeth. It's often dangerous. s……………………
                7.            This huge mammal lives in the ocean. It's bigger than a cow. w……………………
                8.            This reptile is like a short snake but it has got four feet. l……………………

3  Complete the adjectives according to their definitions

                1.            easy to love, like a baby animal: … … t …
                2.            very big: … u … …
                3.            very small: … … n …
                4.            opposite of domesticated: … … … d
                5.            synonym for usual: … r … … … … … y
                6.            extraordinary: a … … z … … …

4  Complete the sentences with the adjectives below. Use the comparative or
the superlative.  )

fat ¿ adventurous ¿ creative ¿ strong ¿ good ¿ dangerous

             1.               Mosquitos can give people malaria. They are ……………………………… spiders.

             2.               Jim wants to go to the jungle. Ellie prefers the beach. Jim is ……………………………… Ellie.

             3.               That black bear never stops eating. It is ……………………………… bear in the zoo.

             4.               Some people like the film, but I prefer the book. In my opinion, the book is ……………………………… the film.

             5.               A weightlifter is ……………………………… a young child.

             6.               Anna can act, write songs and draw cartoons. She is ……………………………… student in my class.

5  Look at the fact file about two chimpanzees. Write five sentences about them with
(not) as … as and the adjectives below.  

old ¿ tall ¿ heavy ¿ dark ¿ friendly

	Lucy (female)	Ricky (male)
Age:	7 years	7 years
Height:	1 metre	1.2 metres
Weight:	25 kilos	32 kilos
Colour:	black	black
Activities:	play with other chimpanzees	play with other chimpanzees

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6  Complete the text about sharks with the adjectives in brackets. Use (not) as ... as,
the comparative or the superlative. 

Diving with sharks is becoming a very popular activity. Diving is ^1.…………………………… (adventurous) ordinary water sports, and diving with sharks is ^2.……………………………… (exciting) type of diving. It is an amazing experience! People often dive with sand tiger sharks. These sharks are ^3.……………………………… (strong) ordinary fish, but don't worry – they never eat people. They are big sharks but they are ^4.……………………………… (huge) great white sharks. At 3 metres from head to tail, they are ^5.……………………………… (long) any human. Sand tiger sharks are ^6.…………………………… (shy) other fish, so you can swim near them. But they aren't ^7.……………………………… (friendly) fish, so you can't play with them. However, you can watch them and take photos of them.

• Written Comprehension 

     A Blog Entry

1  Read the blog entry. Then complete the sentences.  

   

                1.            In Moscow, about 35,000 dogs live in …………………….. .

                2.            People sometimes abandon their …………………… dogs. These dogs become street dogs.
                3.            The street dogs are similar to ……………………………… .
                4.            …………………… and …………………… sometimes give food to street dogs.
                5.            The metro dogs can go home at night because ………………………………………… .

2 Answer the questions.

                1.            Who is studying Moscow's street dogs?

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                2.            What do street dogs need to survive?

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                3.            What percentage of street dogs don't survive?

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                4.            Why does the text mention mice, rats and cats?

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                5.            What type of people do street dogs look for on the metro?

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Written Production 

Write a report about an imaginary animal. Include the following:

1.  The type of animal
2.  Its size and colour
3.  Where it lives
4.  What it eats
5.  Other interesting facts

     

 

 

 

 

 

Task 2: Animal Care Instructions

     Think of a popular pet and make a list of instructions for caring for that pet.

    

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