Transcription of (Unit 8, page 88) - Pearson ELT
1 S u mmi t 1 U n i t 8 Copyright 2006 by Pearson Education. Permission granted to reproduce for classroom use. N A ME : D A T E : G r a mma r S e l f-C h e c k s ( unit 8, page 88 ) R e p e a t e d c o mp a r a t i v e s a n d d o u b l e c o mp a r a t i v e s L o o k a t t h e s t a t e me n t s u s i n g r e p e a t e d c o mp a r a t i v e s . F I G U R E I T O U T .. F i l l i n t h e b l a n k s . 1. Which repeated comparatives in the example sentences describe things that are increasing? _____ _____ 2. Which repeated comparatives in the example sentences describe things that are decreasing? _____ _____ L o o k a t t h e s t a t e me n t s u s i n g d o u b l e c o mp a r a t i v e s.
2 F I G U R E I T O U T .. C h o o s e t h e l e t t e r o f t h e b e s t i n t e r p r e t a t i o n . 1. T h e l e s s children studied, t h e mo r e slowly they learned. a. Children studied less because they were slow learners. b. Children studied less, so they learned more slowly. F i l l i n t h e b l a n k . 2. Which verb is sometimes omitted in double comparatives? _____ F I G U R E I T O U T .. C h e c k t h e c o r r e c t s t a t e me n t . a. The longer couples wait to have children, the fewer children they have. b. The longer couples are waiting to have children, the fewer children they re having. R e p e a t e d c o mpa r a t i v e s d e s c r i b e t h i n g s t h a t a r e i n c r e a s i n g o r d e c r e a s i n g.
3 The birthrate is getting l o w e r a n d l o w e r. F e we r a n d f e we r children are leaving school. It s becoming mo r e a n d mo r e difficult. By the end of the century, couples were waiting l o n g e r a n d l o n g e r to marry. B E C A R E F U L ! D o n t u s e c o n t i n u o u s v e r b f o r ms i n d o u b l e c o mp a r a t i v e s . D o u b l e c o mp a r a t i v e s d e s c r i b e a c a u s e-a n d-e f f e c t p r o c e s s . T h e mo r e education women get, t h e l a t e r they marry. [Women are getting more education, so they re marrying later.] T h e b e t t e r the quality of health care (is), t h e h i g h e r the life expectancy (is).
4 [If the quality of health care is better, the life expectancy is higher.]
