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NAME: JONATHAN SUQUILLO

Finding an Apartment (comparative adjectives)

My wife and I need a new place to live. We spent the past week-end looking at
apartments. We found two apartments that we like but we cant decide which one
we like better.

I like the first apartment that we saw. It is closer to work. It is in

a newer, cleaner building. The inside is brighter because it has bigger windows.
The view is nicer too. Unfortunately, it is more expensive. The rent is too high.

My wife likes the second apartment that we saw. It is in an older building and it is
in a more interesting neighbourhood. The apartment has larger rooms. The rent
is cheaper. Unfortunately, it is farther from work than the other apartment. It
would take both us longer to get to work.

We are going to look at more apartments next week-end. Maybe we will find an
apartment that we both like!

Vocabulary help:
apartment (noun) - one or more rooms that people live in and that are part of a building.

cheaper (adjective) - comparative form of cheap - having a low price.

cleaner (adjective) comparative form of clean - not dirty.

decide (verb) - to choose, to make a decision

inside (noun) - the inner part or side.

rent (noun) - the money that you give to the owner of a property for the use of a space.

spent (verb) - past tense of to spend - to use time doing a particular activity.

unfortunately (adverb, sentence modifier) - unluckily

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Grammar Comprehension Check:

Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?

1. The older apartment is more expensive. Yes or no? NO

2. They are going to look at more apartments next week-end. Yes or no? YES

3. The cheaper apartment has bigger windows. Yes or no? NO

4. The cheaper apartment has larger rooms. Yes or no? YES

5. The more expensive apartment is closer to where they work. Yes or no? YES

Fill in the Blanks:

6. They have been looking at ___apartaments__________________ because they need a new
place to live.

7. The like different apartments. His wife likes the apartment in the _more______ interesting
neighbourhood.

8. One apartment is ___brighter________ because it has bigger windows.

9. The cheaper apartment is _closer__ from where they work. It will take __less to get to
work.

10. They can't ____decide___ which apartment to choose.