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    Life Pre-intermediate Unit 3b

    as ... as ...

    It looks like a normal sports car, it’s as fast as a normal


    sports car, it drives just as well as a normal sports car, but
    it isn’t a normal sports car. It’s 100% electric. It may be
    twice as expensive to buy as a traditional sports car, but
    it’s a hundred times more ecological and it isn’t nearly as
    expensive to run. With this car, saving the planet isn’t
    nearly as difficult as we thought – and it’s much more fun!

    Presentation
    Use as … as … to compare two things and say that they Modifying as … as …
    are similar: You can modify expressions using (not) as … as … to
    It’s as fast as a normal sports car. (5 Sports cars are fast. show the degree of similarity or difference.
    This car is equally fast.) • small difference: This one is almost as exciting as that
    Use just with as … as … to emphasise the similarity: one.
    It drives just as well as a normal sports car. • big difference: This one is twice as expensive as that
    one.
    Use not as … as … to compare two things and say
    Small differences
    that they are different, and that one possesses less of a
    certain quality and ability than the other: almost as exciting as
    nearly as cheaply as
    It isn’t as expensive to run as a traditional petrol-fuelled
    not quite
    car. (5 It’s cheaper to run than a traditional petrol-
    fuelled car.) Big differences
    (not) as adjective as noun twice / three times … as expensive as
    adverb not nearly as cheaply as

    It’s as cheap as a bicycle. Common expressions


    It drives as well as a normal sports car. As … as … is used in a lot of common fixed expressions:
    as soon as possible, as quickly as I can, as good as new, as
    Also use not as … as… to explain that an object, person good as gold, as old as the hills
    or situation has less of a quality than you imagined:
    It isn’t as difficult as we’d expected.

    Practical Grammar 2 1 © National Geographic Learning


    Pre-intermediate Unit 3b
    Exercises

    1 Put the words in order. Start with the phrase which is underlined.

    Question:
    Old-fashioned style or new tech comfort? Which camper van do you prefer?

    1 popular as the new model isn’t the original model as


    2 stylish not the new van as is


    3 it’s as comfortable sleep to in just


    4 to run not expensive as the new model is


    5 the new one the old one big as as just is


    2 Complete the sentences using as … as … and the words in brackets.


    1 bus ($25) train ($40): The bus isn’t (nearly / expensive) the train.
    2 car (5 passengers) van (10 passengers): The car isn’t (quite / big) the van.
    3 bike (no fuel) car (full tank of fuel): Obviously a bike isn’t (nearly / expensive) to
    run as a car.
    4 bike (30 mins) bus (30 mins): You can get there by bike (just / quickly) by bus.
    5 January (4) August (18): The weather in January isn’t (warm) it is in August.
    6 bus ( ) train ( ): The bus isn’t (quite / comfortable) the train.
    3  Complete the common expressions with the words in the box. Then listen and check.

    bad easy good much  quickly young
    1 A:  Thanks for looking after the kids.
    B:  You’re welcome. It was a pleasure. They’ve been as as gold.
    2 A:  Hi! Sorry I’m late. I got here as as I could.
    B:  Don’t worry. We started without you.
    3 A:  You can fix the car, can’t you?
    B:  Mmm … I’m not sure. It isn’t as as it looks.
    4 A:  Help yourselves to some food. Take as as you want.
    B:  Thanks! It looks delicious!
    5 A:  Look at this! It’s ruined!
    B:  Let me see. No, it isn’t as as you think. It’ll come out in the wash.
    6 A:  Ouch! I’m not as as I used to be!
    B:  Watch out Fred. You’re showing your age!

    Practical Grammar 2 2 © National Geographic Learning

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