Unit 13 : The 22nd Sea Game – Đông Nam Á Vận Hội Lần Thứ 22 – Language focus – Unit 13 trang 145 Tiếng Anh 12. Match a half-sentenec from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B. (Ghép nửa câu ở khung A nửa câu thích hợp ở khung B.)

   LANGUAGE FOCUS

   –   Pronunciation : Linking

   –   Grammar: Double comparison.

   –  Comparative + and + comparative.

   –   The+ comparative, the comparative

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   ❖   Grammar

   Exercise 1: Match a half-sentenec from box A with a suitable half-sentence from box B. (Ghép nửa câu ở khung  A nửa câu thích hợp ở khung B.)

A	B
1. Finding a job is becoming. 2. Travelling is becoming 3. As I waited for my interview, I became 4. That hole in your pullover is getting 5. As the conversation went on he became 6. The suitcase seemed to get  7. Her English is improving; it’s setting	a. more and more nervous b. bigger and bigger c.  more and more difficult d. more and more talkative e. more and more expensive f. better and better g. heavier and heavier as I carried it upstairs

    1 – C       2 – C       3 – a         4 – b          5 – d              6 – g              7 – f

   Exercise 2: Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure comparative + and + cotnparative  with the words in brackets (Hoàn chỉnh những câu sau. dùng cấu trúc “comparative. + and + comparative” với từ trong ngoặc.)

   1. His visit to New York seemed to get………because he was very busy at work, (short)

   2. Eating and travelling in this city is setting……………. (expensive)

   3. As the day went on, the weather got………………… (bad)

   4. We had to stop the discussion because the question was becoming ………(complicated)

   5. Your English is OK now. your pronunciation has got………………….(good)

   6. Little John is becoming………………….(active)

   7. As it was setting dark, it was becoming……………to see everything in the house without electricity, (difficult)

   8. I feel happy as my birthday is coming……………. (close)

          1. shorter and shorter                                2. more and more expensive

          3. worse and worse                                  4. more and more complicated

          5. belter and better                                   6. more and more active

          7. more and more difficult                         8. closer and closer

   Exercise 3: Complete each of the following sentences, using the structure: “tile + comparative, the comparative . Choose a suitable half-senlcnce from the box. (Hoàn chỉnh mỗi câu sau, dùng cấu trúc: “the + compararive, the + comparative Chọn nửa câu thích hợp trong khung.

the faster you will learn                the more I liked him the more impatient he became       the better I feel the sooner we will arrive               the more you want the higher your bill will be             the better the service

   Example: The earlier we leave        ……………………….

                The earlier we leave, the sooner we will arrive.

   1. The warmer the weather……………………………

   2. The more you practise your English………………….

   3. The longer he waited…………………………          

   4. The more electricity you use       ………………………..

   5. The more expensive the hotel………………………               

   6. The more I got to know him        ……………………………

   7. The more you have     ……………………………..

               1. …….the better I feel.                            2. ……..the raster you will learn

               3…… the more impatient he became          4….. the higher your bill will he.

               5….. the better the service.                      6…… the more I liked him.

               7 ……….the more you want.