1 Look back at the dialogue in Lesson 2. Are these sentences true or false? Say why.
1 Dana thinks it’s easy to get on with everyone. false (She thinks it’s easy to get on with her friends, but it isn’t easy to get on with her sister.)
2 Her sister asked to borrow her T-shirt. false (She borrowed her T-shirt without asking.)
3 Dana and her sister argued. true
4 Mei suggests making a vlog or a podcast. true
2 Look at the grammar table. Then read and circle the correct options to complete the rules.
3 Read the dialogue in Lesson 2 again. Underline examples of as … as and not as … as.
for answer key (answers underlined in green).
1 Look at the pictures and compare Susie and Rita using as … as or not as … as and the adjectives in the box.
short long curly straight
happy tall old young
Rita’s hair isn’t as long as Susie’s hair. Susie’s hair isn’t as curly as Rita’s hair. Rita’s hair isn’t as straight as Susie’s hair. Rita isn’t as happy as Susie. Susie isn’t as old as Rita. Rita isn’t as young as Susie. Susie isn’t as tall as Rita.
3 Listen. Eman is talking to her dad. What is she telling him about?
She’s telling him about a talk at school on communicating with friends.
4 Listen again. For each question, choose the correct answer.
1 When we send a text message, we should always be
A unkind.
B kind.
C mean.
2 We should only chat to people who
A are kind.
B we know in real life.
C are interesting.
3 We should only write things online that we would be happy to
A wear on a T-shirt.
B say to a teacher.
C say to our friends.
4 Once a photo is online, it will
A be funnier.
B be easy to share.
C be there forever.
5 If we see something worrying, we
A should talk to someone online.
B should not talk to an adult.
C should turn off the computer and talk to an adult.
(not) as … as
1 Listen and tick (✓) the correct sentences.
1 a Julie is as old as Suha.
b Suha isn’t as old as Julie. ✓
2 a Julie can play baseball as well as Suha. ✓
b Suha doesn’t play baseball as well as Julie.
3 a Julie’s hair is as dark as Suha’s.
b Suha’s hair isn’t as fair as Julie’s hair. ✓
4 a Julie isn’t as tall as Suha.
b Suha is as tall as Julie. ✓
5 a Julie is as friendly as Suha. ✓
b Suha isn’t as friendly as Julie.
6 a Julie isn’t as funny as Suha. ✓
b Suha is as shy as Julie.
2 Rewrite the sentences with (not) as … as and the underlined adjective.
1 Yousuf is tall, but Paul is much taller. Yousuf isn’t as tall as Paul.
2 You are 13 years old. Your friend is 13. You are as old as your friend.
3 Lucia isn’t a tidy person. Her sister is very tidy. Lucia isn’t as tidy as her sister.
4 Zaid and his brother are both clever. Zaid is as clever as his brother.
5 You and I are both confident people. I’m as confident as
you are.
3 Look at the information. Write sentences with (not) as … as.
1 (old) Gabriel. Gabriel isn’t as old as Omar.
2 (tall) Omar. Omar is as tall as Gabriel
3 (sports) Gabriel. Gabriel isn’t as keen on sports as Omar.
4 (Maths) Omar. Omar isn’t as good at Maths as Gabriel
5 (hard-working) Gabriel. Gabriel is as hard-working as Omar
6 (bad) Omar. Omar isn’t as bad at keeping secrets as Gabriel.
4 Compare two friends. Use (not) as … as.
1 (old) is/isn’t as old as
2 (friendly)
3 (interested in art)
4 (good at languages)
5 (easy to get on with)
6 (confident)
Students’ own answer
