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Practice Drive
Key Expression Practice
Practice the pattern with a partner.
When you compare two things, use the following pattern.
often
likely
common
more/less +
+
+
prison
You will go to
prison
and lose your freedom if you break the law.
arrest
The policeman
arrested
the teenager for stealing from the museum.
escape
The prisoner was forced to wear chains on his legs so that he couldn’t
escape
.
embarrass
I was
embarrassed
by my baby brother when he cried loudly in the
quiet theater.
judge
In a court of law, the
judge
decides if you are innocent or not.
A
Learn the words.
B
Complete the answers with words from
A
and then match. Practice asking and
answering with a partner.
1.
What will the police do with that
man?
2.
Why don’t you just put the T-shirt in
your bag and walk out?
3.
Did you ask the boy why he painted
the wall of the museum yellow?
4.
How was your date last weekend?
5.
Was the jewelry thief proven
innocent in court?
(
a) That’s stealing! I don’t want to go to
___________.
(
b) It was terrible. I was so ___________
because my parents followed us all
night.
(
c) They will probably ___________ him
for stealing books from the library.
(
d) No, the ___________ sent her to
prison.
(
e) No, he ___________ before I could
ask him.
<Example>
Boys are
more likely
to play baseball than girls.
High school students do their homework
less often
than middle school students.
It is
more common
for families to own dogs than cats.
Nouns
than teenagers
than dogs
than artists
+
Verbs
to bite
to exercise
Nouns
for athletes
