Exercise 1. Write like, as, or different in the gaps (Điền like, as hoặc different vào chỗ trống)

1. This camera is not as expensive _______ I thought at first 

2. Her room is lovely. It is _______  a princess's room.

3. You like folk songs; I like pop music. Your taste is _______  from mine.

4. My dad is not always as busy _______  my mum.

5. Some of us think that Spiderman 2 is not too _______  from Spiderman 1. 

Trả lời:

1. as             2. like              3. different              4. as              5. different

Exercise 2. Finish the second sentence in each pair, using like, as... as, or different from (Kết thúc câu thứ hai bằng like, as... as, hoặc different from)

1. Rock is very exciting. It is not like country music.

    —> Rock is very _______ country music.

2. Composer Hoang Long wrote many good songs for children. Composer Pham Tuyen also wrote many good songs for children.

    —> Composer Hoang Long _______ Pham Tuyen, wrote many good songs for children.

3. The Vatican Museum has excellent works of art. The Louvre Museum has excellent works of art too.

    —> The Vatican Museum's works of art are _______ excellent _______ the Louvre Museum's works of art.

4. A vacation on the beach is relaxing, while a vacation in a big city may not be.

    —> A vacation on the beach is _______ a vacation in a big city.

5. City life is busy, but country life is peaceful.

    —> City life is not _______ peaceful country life.

Trả lời:

1. different from               2. as                        3. as ... as

4. like                               5. as ... as

Exercise 3. Work in pairs. Compare the two museums: History and Science, using like, as ... as, or different from (Làm việc theo cặp. So sánh hai bảo tàng: Lịch sử và Khoa học, sử dụng like, as... as, hoặc different from)

Trả lời:

2. Science is friendly like History

3. History is not as interesting as Science

4. History is as expensive as Science

Exercise 4. Rewrite the sentences, using the words given at the beginning (Viết lại các câu, sử dụng các từ đã cho ở đầu)

1. I think action films are more interesting than comedies.

     —> I think comedies are not _________________

2. Our maths homework is more difficult than our history homework. 

     —> Our history homework is not _________________

3. This year's music contest is different from last year's.

     —> This year's music contest is not _________________

4. The characters in the film are not the same as the ones in the play.

     —> The characters in the film are _________________

5. This picture is brighter than that picture.

     —> That picture is not _________________

Trả lời:

1. as interesting as action films

2. as difficult as maths homework

3. as same as last year's

4. different from the ones in the play

5. as bright as this picture

Exercise 5. Work in groups. Look at the two pictures below. Compare them, using like, as ... as, or different from (Làm việc theo nhóm. Nhìn vào 2 ảnh dưới đây. So sánh chúng, sử dụng like, as .. as hoặc different from)

Trả lời:

The flower in picture B is not as big as picture A's.