English Unlimited HTL 3, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

87 Your environment 07 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Can you remember what Malik and Vasily say about the things in 3b? Talk together. What do you do when the weather’s really hot or cold? Do you like this kind of weather? a 4 b Complete the sentences from the talks with the words on the right. a GRAMMAR 5 Comparing Match meanings 1–3 with A–D in the highlighted expressions above. 1 a big difference? 2 a small difference? (2x) 3 exactly the same? Look at sentences 1–4 and add the highlighted expressions to A–D. 1 You need to be slightly more careful in the hot sun. 2 Even at night it’s only marginally cooler. 3 It’s usually -5 to -10 °C, but it can get a lot colder. 4 Helsinki is almost as cold as Moscow. Think about these things in your country and in England. Make notes. climate and seasons winters – much colder in Austria than in England rivers and lakes extreme weather and storms mountains oceans or seas Compare your ideas in groups. If you have been to England, do you agree? Example: A: Austrian winters are much colder than English winters, so people have far higher heating costs. B: Yes, and that is why people in Austria insulate their houses much better to keep out the cold. b 6 a SPEAKING 7 b Similarity and difference Comparatives 1 It makes the heat bit more bearable . 2 It’s too hot to go out. 3 Everything takes longer . 4 You have to be more careful on the roads. A B much lots far (2x) a little a bit as … as … 5 It isn’t as cold as Siberia. 6 Most people I know spend half the winter at home watching TV, which is as nice . C D nearly not quite just Grammar reference and practice, p. 158. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv