Ute Eliya Comparative 3 (as... as / than) el Study this example situation: ; Sarah, Joe and David are al very ich pee ae Sarah has $20 million, Joe has $15 milion = and David has $10 million. So: Joe is rich, He is richer than David. Butheisn’t as rich as Sarah, (Sarah is richer than he is} Some more examples of not as... (as): © Jackisn’t as old as he looks. (=he looks older than he's) ©) The town centre wasn’t as crowded as usual. (=itis usually more crowded) Lisa didn’t do as well in the exam as she hed hoped. (-she had hoped to do better) The weather is better today, Its not as cold, (= yesterday was colder than today) ©) don’t know as many people as you do. (=you know more people than me) © ‘How muchwasit? Fiftydollars?” ‘No, not as much as that’ (less than fity dollars) You can also say not so ... (as): © Itsnot warm, but it’s not so cold as yesterday. notas cold as...) Less than is similarto not as ... as: © Ispentless money than you. {=I didn’t spend as much money as you) The city centre was less crowded than usual, (=itwasn’t as crowded as usual) ©) Iplay tennis less than | used to. (=| don’t play as much as | used to) We also use as ....as (but notso ... as) in positive sentences and in questions: fimsorry 'mlate. | gothere as fast as | could. © There's plenty of food. You can have as much as you want: © Can you send me the information as soon as possible, please? © Let's walk. it'sjust as quick as taking the bus. also twice as... as, three times as ... as etc © Petrol istwice as expensive as it was a few years ago, Their house is about three times as big as ours. (or ...three times the size of ours) We say the same as (not the same like}: © Laura'ssalaryisthe same as mine. or Laure getsthe same salaryas me. © David isthe same age as James. Sarah hasn't changed. She still looks the same as she did ten years ago. than me / than lam etc. 11 You can say: © You'retallerthan me. or You'retallerthan |am, (notusually You're taller than I © He'snotas clever as her. or He'snotascleveras she is. They have more money than us. or They have more money than we have. © Ican'trunas fast as him, or | can'trunas fastas he can. 6 214 aslongas-> Unit 158 asa vk.comilingualibExercises Complete the sentences using as... a5. 1 I'mtall, but you are taller. 'm not as. tall. a. you 2 Mysalary is high, but yours is higher. My salary isn’t 3. You know a bit about cars, but | know more. You don’t 4 Weare busy today, but we were busier yesterday. We aren't 5 still feel bad, but Ifelt a lot worse earlier. don't © Ourneighbours have lived here for quite a long time, but we've lived here longer. Our neighbours haven't. 7 Iwasa little nervous before the interview, but usually I'm a lat more nervous. wasn't. Write a new sentence with the same meaning. 1 Jacks younger than he looks. Jackisn’t .03.0ld..a¢ he. looks. Ididn’t spend as much money as you. You spent. The station was nearer than | thought. The station wasn't. The meal didn’t cost as much asl expected. The meal cost watch TV less than | used to. Idon't. 5 Karen's hair isn’t as long asit used to be. Karen used to .. | know them better than you do. You don't There are fewer students in this class than in the other one. There aren't Complete the sentences using as... as. Choose from: fast hard long often quietly soon _—well_ I'm sorry ’m late. | got here...08.fast as._I could Itwas a difficult question. | answered it . “How long can |stay with you?” "You can stay I need the information quickly, so let me know Hike to keep fit, 50 | go swimming... I didn’t want to wake anybody, sol came in You always say how tiring your job is, but | work just. Write sentences using the same as. 1 David and James are both 22 years old. David 2. You and | both have dark brown hair. Your hair 3 arrived at 10.28 and so did you. | arrved 4. My birthday is April. Its Tom’s birthday too. My birthday -29e..48... James, mine, Tom's. Complete the sentences. Choose fro! as him less me much secon —than_— twice 1 Fillet you know as as Ihave any more news. 2 My friends arrived earlier lexpected 3 live in the same street Katherine, We're neighbours. 4 He doesn’t know much, I know more than traffic than usual. This morning there was don't watch TV as as| used to, 7 Your bagis quite light. Mine is. as heavy as yours. We were born in the same year. I'ma litle older than she .. was eally surprised. Nobody was more surprised than favebook.com/LinguaL IB 21s vk.comilingualib