Welcome to our English class .


UNIT 4
MUSIC AND ARTS
A CLOSER LOOK 2


* Grammar
1. Comparisons
as . . . as

the same as

The red bag is as beautiful as the black bag.
The price of this bag is the same as it was last year.
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as + adjective + as to show that two things are similar

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the same as . . . to show similarity.

Now: 500.000 vnd

Last year: 500.000 vnd


Grammar
1. Comparisons

not so/as . . . as

different from

Classical music is not as exciting as rock and roll.
City life is different from life in the country.
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not so/as + adjective + as to mean something is ‘more’
or ‘less’ than something else.
different from to show that two or more things are not similar.


*Grammar
1.Comparisons
a. So sánh sự giống nhau:

as . . . as

the same (+N) as giống như

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as + adjective + as to show that two things are similar

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the same (+N) as . . . to show similarity.


b. So sánh sự khác nhau:

not so/as . . . as different from
(không bằng)
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(khác)

not so/as + adjective + as to mean something is ‘more’ or
‘less’ than something else.
different from to show that two or more things are not
similar.


1. Put as, or from in the gaps.
1. The music festival this year is as good ______
as it was last year.
2. The concert will be broadcast ‘live’: that means it comes on TV at the same time ______
as
it is perform.
as I thought at first.
3. This camera is not as expensive ______
4. Your taste in art is quite different ______
from mine.
5. Some people say that Spiderman 2 is as boring ______
as Spiderman 1.
6. My mother is always as busy ______

as a bee.


2. Put one of these phrases in each gap in the passage.
friendly as
different from
the same as (2) as narrow as
as quite as

MY HOMETOWN TODAY
the same as it was
My hometown has changed a lot – it’s definitely not (1) ____________
as quite as it was 5 years ago. It’s much more noisy, but I
before. It’s not (2) ____________
prefer it now. There are more shops and restaurants. The restaurants are (3)
different from the ones we had before. Now we can eat many different kinds of
____________
food – Italian, French, and even Mexican!
There have been so many changes. Even the streets are not (4) ____________
as narrow as
they were before. They are wider now to make space for the extra traffic.
One thing hasn’t changed though. The people here are as warm and (5)
____________
friendly as before. That’s one thing that’s (6) ____________
the same as it was before.


3. Compare the two music clubs in the town: Young Talent and Nightingale.
Young Talent
1. old

2. friendly
3. safe
4. large
5. expensive
6. famous
Example:

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Nightingale

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Nightingale is older than Young Talent.
Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale.


Young Talent
1. old
2. friendly

3. safe
4. large
5. expensive
6. famous

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Nightingale

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2.
A.

Young Talent are more friendly than Nightingale.

B.

Young Talent is more friendlier than Nightingale.


C.

Nightingale is not as friendly as Young talent.
Ke y


Young Talent
1. old
2. friendly
3. safe
4. large
5. expensive
6. famous

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Nightingale

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*
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3
A. Young Talent is not as safe as Nightingale.
B. Young Talent is as safe as Nightingale.
C. Young Talent is not as safer as Nightingale.

Ke y


Young Talent
1. old
2. friendly
3. safe
4. large
5. expensive
6. famous

4

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Nightingale

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A. Young Talent is larger than Nightingale.
B. Nightingale is not so large as Young Talent.
C. A and B are correct

Ke y


Young Talent
1. old
2. friendly
3. safe
4. large
5. expensive
6. famous

5

**
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Nightingale


***
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*
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A. Young Talent is more expensive than Nightingale.
B. Young Talent is as expensive as Nightingale.
C. Young Talent is not as expensive as Nightingale.

Ke y


Young Talent
1. old
2. friendly
3. safe
4. large
5. expensive
6. famous

6

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Nightingale

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A.

Young Talent is not as famous as Nightingale.

B.

Nightingale is as famous than Young Talent.

C.

Nightingale isn’t more famous than Young Talent.

Ke y


3. Compare the two music clubs in the town: Young Talent and Nightingale.
1.

Young Talent is not as old as Nightingale./ 


= Nightingale is older than Young Talent.

2. Nightingale is not as friendly as  Young Talent./

4. Nightingale is not as large as Young Talent./
= Young Talent is larger than Nightingale.

5. Young Talent is as expensive as Nightingale.

= Young Talent is more friendly than Nightingale.

3. Young Talent is not as safe as 
Nightingale./
= Nightingale is safer than Young Talent.

6. Young Talent is not as famous as Nightingale./
= Nightingale is more famous than Young 
Talent.


2. too and either
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 too: used to express agreement with a positive statement.
 either: used to express agreement with a negative statement.

Examples:
A: I like pop music.

A: My mum doesn’t like rock and roll.


B: I like it too.

B: My mum doesn’t like it either.


4. Complete the following sentences with ‘ too’ or ‘ either ’
1. My friend likes photography, and I like it ______.
too
either
2. My mother doesn’t enjoy horror films, and my sister doesn’t ______.
either
3. I was not allowed to go to the show, and my classmates were not ______.
too
4. I love country music, and I like rock and roll ______.
too
5. When I finish painting my room, I’ll do the kitchen ______.


5. What music and arts are you interested, or not interested in? Make a
list by completing the sentences below. (you can use the words given
or your own ideas).

pop music
drawing

dancing

playing the guitar


rock and roll

going to the art gallery

painting
acting

1. I’m very interested in __________.
pop music
drawing is very boring.
2. I think __________
rock and roll
3. What I like to do most in my spare time is ___________.
dance
4. In my spare time, I often __________.

5. I never ___________
play the guitar, even if I have time.


HOMEWORK
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Learn by heart the grammar.

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Do more exercises 1-5 again.

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Prepare: Unit 4: Skills 1-2

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Test 5’ Unit 3


GOOD BYE!