B Complete the paragraph with the correct adjective or adverb form of the words

in parentheses.
Paul and his boss don't get along very well (good). They see a lot of
(1)

Things differently (different). Paul thinks he's a careful (careful)

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worker. He likes to do a job properly (proper). In his opinion, he works

(4)

very hard (hard). To his boss, Paul seems slowly (slow).

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When Paul doesn't work quickly (quick) enough, his boss gets
(7)

impatient (impatient). He sometimes argues with Paul, and that

(8)

automaticly (automatic) has a bad (bad) effect on Paul's work.

C Check (.,/) the correct word for each person.

1. When Dan plays a sport, he wants to win.

o competitive 0 easygoing 0 friendly

2. Marta loves to be with people.

o arrogant 0 helpful 0 outgoing

3. Sally likes to give things to her friends.

o honest 0 generous 0 practical

4. Josh's friends and co-workers can always count on him.

o reliable 0 talented 0 versatile

5. Rob is always thinking of new ways to do things.

o cool 0 serious 0 creative

6. Jennifer doesn't know how to do her job.

o accomplished 0 humble 0 incompetent

D Rewrite these negative sentences. Add a prefix to the adjectives to give the opposite
meaning and use the words in parentheses.
Example: My co-worker isn't honest. . My co-worker is dishonest. (totally)
1. My roommate isn't organized. my roommate is very disorganized

2. Young people aren't considerate. yung people are pretty inconsiderate

3. Our neighbors aren't friendly. out neighbors are really unfriendly
4. My sister isn't a reliable person. my sister is totally unriable person.

E Add a comment to describe the things these people do a lot. Choose a phrase
from the box and use always and a continuous verb.
do things for other people she is always doing things for other person
talk about himself he is always talking about himself
spend too much money she is always spending too much money
complain about things he is always complaining about things
say funny things he is always saying funny things
Example: Jeff has a great sense of humor. He always saying funny things

B Complete the conversations with the words in parentheses and the present perfect.
Use contractions where possible.
1. A I want to go to Africa next year. I ve never traveled (never / travel) there.
B Maybe we should go together. I ve always wanted (always / want) to see

the animals.
2. A I havent tried (not / try) Indonesian food. I hear it's very good.
B Yeah, it is. I ve eaten (eat) it several times, and I like it a lot.
3. A I havent gone (not / go) hiking lately. Let's go on Sunday.
B Great idea! I havent done (not / do) that for a long time either.
4. A I ve surfed (surf) in Hawaii several times.
B Wow! That sounds great. Ive never been (never / be) to Hawaii.

Read the facts about different countries. Complete the sentences with the superlative
form of the adjectives or the superlative with nouns.
1. Russia is the largest (large) country in the world. It covers over
17,000,000 square kilometers.
2. According to one survey, Japan is the most expensive (expensive) country

to live in.
3. That same survey reports that Norway is the country with
The best (good) quality of life.
4. China is the country with the most people (people). It has a population
of more than one billion.
5. East Timor is the newest . (new) country. It became independent
on May 20, 2002.
6. The United States is the country with the most billionaries (billionaires).
It has more than 250.

C Look at the name of the place in each question. Circle the logical answer.
Then complete the question with How + adjective.
1. the Volga River?
a. It's 3,686 kilometers long. b. It's 3,686 kilometers high. (how long is the Volga river?)

2. Mount Kilimanjaro?
a. It goes up to 5,963 degrees. b. It's 5,963 meters high. (how high is the mount kilimanjaro?)
3. the Atlantic Ocean?
a. It's 9,219 meters long. b. It's 9,219 meters deep. (how deep is the atlantic ocean?)
4. the Empire State Building?
a. It's 381 meters tall. b. It's 381 meters long. (how tall is the empire state building)

5. Canada?
a. It covers 9,330,970 square kilometers. b. It's 9,330,970 kilometers high. (how square kilometers
cover the canada ?)

D Complete the sentences with words from the box. Use each word only once.
Beach, continent ,desert, island ,sea ,forest, river ,volcano
1. There are a lot of trees in a
forest
2. A is a very hot and dry place.
desert
3. An active can erupt every day. volcano
4. A usually runs into a lake or an ocean. sea
5. A is larger than a lake but smaller than an ocean. river
6. Greenland is a large in the North Atlantic. island
7. A is a sandy place by an ocean, sea, or lake.
beach
8. Africa is a , but Brazil isn't. coninent