Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

studies class. Choose the correct answer A, B or C to complete sentences 1-3 below.
1
Jam es th in ks that the topic of the presentation should be about
A 
why fam ilies w ant to live in the countryside less than in the past 
B 
the reasons fam ilies are moving to the city more nowadays 
C how recently countryside living has become more desirable
2
Professor Davies told the students that
A 
there are the same num ber of houses available in suburban areas as 20 years ago 
B 
more fam ilies have moved to cities over the last two decades 
C 
the range of options fo r fam ilies is less wide nowadays
3
Suzanne agrees w ith Helen because she thinks that the students should show that 
A 
they have researched more w idely than the reading list
B 
they have done more research than fo r th e ir last presentation 
C 
they have done more research than necessary
i 
Grammar tip: 
To switch between positive and negative com parisons you can change 
! the com parative stru ctu re : 
a 
the verb, 
b 
the nouns or 
c 
the adjective, fo r example.-
i 
a A city [s noisier than a village. = A village isn 't as noisy as a city.
! b 
Villages are less interesting than towns. = Towns are more interesting than villages.
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c A block of flats is ta lle r than a house. = A house is sm aller than a block of flats.
Gram mar for IELTS
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Unit 11
4 
Now rewrite the following sentences from the student conversation changing positive
sentences to negative and negative to positive. More than one correct answer may be