[IELTS 5.] Unit 11.1 - Grammar

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Fill in the gaps with the adjectives in the box in a comparative or superlative form.

1. I travelled through Turkey by train because it was the fastest way to cross the country.

2. Scientists have discovered a tiny bacteria living in the deep ocean. They say it is 1.1 living organism known to man.

3. It is almost impossible to find a parking space in the city center so it is 1.2 to travel by public transport if you need to go there.

4. Pain killers are much 1.3 now so they reduce pain a lot faster than in the past.

5. I like all kinds of sports, but I think football is 1.4 game to watch because it is so fast-moving.

6. Nick did a bungee-jump, but I was too scared. He's much 1.5 than me.

7. I think people from the north of my country are 1.6 than people from the south. In the south, no one ever seems to smile, but it's the opposite in the north.

8. The website listed hotels in a wide price range. I was amazed that the 1.7 ones cost over $500 a night.

9. Weightlifters these days are lifting 1.8 weights than ever before.

Fill in the gaps in the model answer below. Use one word in each gap.

The charts below show the number and types of books bought by men and women and four different age groups in the UK. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The charts give information about the types of books that British men and women and different age groups buy. The initial impression from the charts is that women tend to buy more books than men overall although they buy slightly 2.1 non-fiction books. The people that buy the 2.2 books are in the 45+ age group.

Nearly 60% of women buy fiction which is almost 2.3 as many as the number of men who choose this type of book. Nevertheless, most age groups buy 2.4 fiction books than non-fiction ones showing that non-fiction is generally 2.5 popular than fiction.

The number of people buying fiction increases steadily, from ages 16 to 45 with the 2.6 number of books, at just over 40% of the age group, bought by 16- to 24-year-olds and the 2.7 number at just over 50%, bought by the over 45s.

However, the pattern is different for non-fiction. The number of books bought by 25- to 44-year-olds is 2.8 lower than the number bought by 16- to 24-year-olds and those over 45. Just over 40% of 16- to 24-year-olds buy non-fiction, but this number is not 2.9 high as the number of people aged 45 and over buying non-fiction, at nearly 60%. Only 31% of 35- to 44-year-olds buy non-fiction, and the number of 24- to 34-year-olds is 2.10 lower at 28%.

Read the description of the table below. Decide if the underlined comparisons are correct or not. Write (x) if they are right and correct them if they are wrong.

The table shows the number of medals won by the top ten countries in the 2004 Olympic Games. The USA won (1) greatest number of medals overall with a total of 103. They won (2) more silver medals as gold and (3) more medals than any other country in both categories. China had (4) the second high number of medals at 63, but unlike the USA, China won (5) less silver medals than gold medals. While Russia's silver medal total was (6) more good than China's, they did not do (7) well as China in the gold medals, winning just 27. In fact, China had a (8) more lower overall medal total than Russia but, as the table is based on the number of gold medals won, they were placed second. Similarly, Germany was (9) significantly successful at winning medals than Japan, with a total of 48 compared to Japan's 37, but because Japan won (10) two more gold medals that Germany they were ranked (11) higher. Great Britain gave (12) the worse performance in this group, winning only nine gold and nine silver medals.

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences using the correct form of the words in brackets and any other words you need.

1. The total number of hours worked by married women with children is 4.1 (great) the total number of hours worked by men.

2. Whilst women aged 45 to 64 may work 4.2 (few) hours inside the home than younger women, overall they work 4.3 (great) number of hours per day due to the extra hours of paid work that they do.

3. Men aged 25 to 44 spend only 4.4 (slight/more) time working outside the home than men aged 45 to 64, but this figure is 4.5 (significant/high) the number of hours of paid work that women of the same age do.

4. Women in the 25 to 44 age group work almost 4.6 (many) hours inside the home as outside, and there is only a slight difference in the 45 to 64 age group.

5. However, men work on average 4.7 (three/long) outside the home than inside.

The curriculum at the public school is _____ of any private school.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to this sentence.

There are more sports competed in this SEA Games than in last SEA Games.

Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the following sentence.

It can’t be denied that today communication is a lot easier than it was 50 years ago.

Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.

In the past, people treated their belongings more carefully than they do now.

Complete the second sentence using the word given that has the same meaning to the first.

This is the most correct way to reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection. => There ..........