Unit 6
Grammar: Quantifiers to make comparisons
Exercise 5/ page 45
5 Look at the diagram of after-school classes and complete the sentences with the phrases in the box.
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as much as less more not as many the least the most as popular as |
1. English is the most studied subject.
2. The least studied subjects are Music and Art.
3. There are not as many students studying Science as Maths.
4. Maths is more popular than Science but less popular than English.
5. Students don't like doing Music and Art as much as they like doing Maths.
6. Neither Maths nor Science is as popular as English.
Activity book
Exercises 4,5 and 6/ pages 31 and 32
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Grammar |
4 Study the information in the table about compulsory education and complete the sentences below it. Use the words and phrases in the box. One word is not needed. The first one is done for you.
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Compulsory education in different countries |
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England |
5–16 years |
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Portugal |
6–18 years |
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Jordan |
6–15 years |
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Turkey |
6–18 years |
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Japan |
6–15 years |
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earlier later less longer the most the least |
1. Portuguese and Turkish children have the most compulsory schooling.
2. Portuguese children have to go to school for longer than children in Japan.
3. In Jordan, children start school a year later than English children.
4. Japanese and Jordanian children have the least compulsory schooling.
5. Jordanian children can leave school one year earlier than English children.
5 This table gives recent information about some of the most popular university subjects offered by British universities. Use it to complete the sentences. Use phrases from the box. One phrase is not needed. The first one is done for you.
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Subject |
Number of applications in 2014 CE |
Change since 2013 CE |
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Business Studies |
280,240 |
+3.2% |
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Visual Arts |
244,620 |
+2.4% |
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Biology |
231,720 |
+8% |
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Engineering |
141,100 |
+11% |
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Law |
108,130 |
-1% |
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Physics |
104,410 |
+5% |
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Medicine and Dentistry |
98,910 |
+3% |
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Computer Science |
97,110 |
+13% |
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as popular as as much as least popular more people less popular than more popular not as many the fastest the most popular |
1. Business Studies is the most popular subject.
2. Not as many people applied for Law in 2014 CE as in the previous year.
3. Physics isn't as popular as Biology.
4. Law is more popular than Medicine and Dentistry.
5. The fastest growing subject is Computer Science.
6. Engineering is less popular than Visual Arts.
7. 11% more people applied for Engineering in 2014 CE than in 2013 CE.
8. The least popular subject on the list is Computer Science.
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Speaking |
6 Look at sentence 8 in exercise 5. Do you think it will still be true in the next few years? Why? Discuss with a partner.
No, I do not. As computers play an increasingly important role in our lives, many jobs now require computer skills. This means that more people are likely to study Computer Science in order to get a job. If we refer back to the table in exercise 5, it shows that Computer Science has had the greatest increase in popularity since 2013 CE.
