This week the ‘Thinking in English’ Community is practicing comparisons of equality (as + adjective + as)!
This type of grammar allows us to compare two things based on their “equality” or “inequality.” It is very useful!
I think this type of grammar is as important as other forms of comparison.
Here are some conversation questions to get you talking!
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Conversation Questions:
Here are nine “comparison of equality” statements. Do you agree or disagree with the statements? Explain why and share your opinion!
- Your hometown is as exciting as a big city. Agree or disagree?
- Your country’s food is as delicious as the food in other countries. Agree or disagree?
- Social media is not as addictive as people say it is. Agree or disagree?
- Your job is as stressful as you expected it to be. Agree or disagree?
- The public transportation in your country is as reliable as in other countries. Agree or disagree?
- Your friends are not as funny as you are. Agree or disagree?
- Your country’s education system is as challenging as in other countries. Agree or disagree?
- Your daily routine is not as exciting as when you were younger. Agree or disagree?
- Your country’s economy is as stable as other countries you know. Agree or disagree?
- Make your own!
Vocabulary
- Exciting (adjective): Causing great enthusiasm and excitement.
- Delicious (adjective): Very tasty or pleasing to the taste.
- Addictive (adjective): Causing a strong habit or dependency, hard to stop.
- Stressful (adjective): Making you feel anxious, worried, or under pressure.
- Reliable (adjective): Consistently good in quality or performance, dependable.
- Challenging (adjective): Requiring a lot of effort, skill, or determination.
- Routine (noun): A regular and repetitive way of doing things, often daily.
- Stable (adjective): Not likely to change or fail, firmly established.
Resources
Model Answers & Vocabulary
To help you prepare for the Thinking in English conversation club this week, I have created vocabulary lists and some model answers.
The model answers are split into intermediate, upper-intermediate, and advanced level responses. Hopefully this will give you an idea on the differences in quality between intermediate and advanced responses, and perhaps inspire your own answers to these questions!
B1 (Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
B2 (Upper Intermediate)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
C1 (Advanced Level)
Model Answers
Vocabulary
See you all at this week’s conversation club!
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