Unit: 12
Comparison
12.3 Comparing Prices.
Rules; Sub + comparative + than + obj.
A is as +adj+ as +B.
B is not + as +adj + as +A.
To show more than: twice/two times, three times.
To show less than : about, a little, a bit,
1. Tinned Peas: 25 p frozen peas: 48 p
Frozen peas are nearly twice as expensive as tinned peas.
Frozen peas cost about twice as much as tinned peas.
Tinned peas cost about a half the price of frozen peas.
2. Cotton sheets: £14 silk sheets: £150
Cotton sheets are about an eleventh as expensive as silk sheets.
Silk sheets cost about eleven times as much as cotton sheets.
Cotton sheets are about an eleventh the price of silk sheets
3. Olive oil: £2 corn oil: £99p
Olive oil is about twice as expensive as corn oil.
Olive oil costs about twice as much as corn oil.
Corn oil is about half of the price of olive oil.
4. Leather gloves: £8 woolen gloves: £2.75
Leather gloves are three times as expensive as woolen gloves.
Leather gloves cost about three times as much as woolen gloves.
Woolen gloves are about a third the price of leather gloves.
5. Color TV: £310 black & white TV: £60
Color TV is about five times as expensive as black& white TV.
Color TV costs about three times as much as black & white TV.
Black & white TV is about one fifth the price of colour TV.
12.4 Measuring Other Differences.
Write the other nouns in the table.
Expensive price
Deep depth
High/tall height
Wide width
Thick thickness
Long length
Heavy weight
Fast speed
12.6. Now change these sentences below into comparative sentences using: a) than b) as….as
1. The exam is not usually very difficult, but this year it was quite tough.
a) The exam was tougher this year than it usually is.
b) This year the exam wasn’t as easy as it usually is.
2. I had imagined my landlady would be in her fifties, but she turned out to be thirty.
a) My landlady is younger than I had imagined her to be.
b) My landlady isn’t as old as I have imagined her to be.
3. His parents would like him to work hard, but he doesn’t.
a) His parents would like him to work harder than he does.
b) He doesn’t work as hard as his parents would like him to do.
4. The washing machine makes a lot of noise, although it used to be fairly quiet.
a) The washing machine is nosier than it used to be.
b) The washing machine isn’t as quiet as it used to be.
5. You said I would enjoy the film, but in fact I didn’t like it much
a) I enjoy the film less than you said I would do.
b) I didn’t enjoy the film as much as you said I would do.
6. I had hoped to do quite a lot of work today, but I have only managed to do a little.
a) I have done less work today than I had hoped to do.
b) I haven’t done as much work today as I have hoped to do.
7. They could have helped me a lot, but in fact they hardly helped me at all.
a) They helped me far less than they could have done.
b) They didn’t help me as much as they could have done.
8.I hadn’t expected her to be very angry, but in fact she was absolutely furious.
a) She was much more furious than I had expected her to be.
b) She wasn’t as quiet as I had expected her to be.
9. Fifty people had been invited, but eighty came.
a) Far more people came than we had invited.
b) People didn’t come as few as we had invited.
Writing ( Page: 121)
Q. A friend has written to you, saying he/she is on a strict diet and is eating very little, but that he/she is still putting on weight. Write a reply, explaining what he or she is doing wrong and giving some good advice.
Adarshnagar
Nepalgunj
Date: 05/01/2012
Dear Shankar,
I got your letter yesterday. I got to know your problem of putting of weight. You had written that you were on a strict diet and eating little.
I think you have done something wrong in it. You perhaps don’t know how to lose your weight. At first you shouldn’t eat that food which contains fat and calories. You should reduce eating carbohydrate, meat and other oily food. The best way to reduce weight is to do physical exercise and yoga. Yoga would give you relief by making your body attractive and healthy. You can do jogging and you can go to the yoga center. If you try this for a month you surely lose your weight. I hope you will surely follow my suggestion. I hope I will get your reply soon.
Yours
Ramesh Adhikari
Composition (page: 123)
Q. Write a review for a newspaper of a recent film, play or book.
Munamadan: A historical Film of Nepal
I’ve recently watch the film ‘Munamadan’. It is a Nepali film. I’ve watched it in a computer through CD. This film really represents the picture of Nepalese youths who goes to the foreign countries leaving their family. Laxmi Prasad Devkota wrote the book Munamadan as a song, later the story is converted into a film. It is a historical and realistic film of Nepal. It is a tragedy, based on Nepal's most famous epic poem. Madan, a lower-class worker, is forced by poverty and mounting debts to go to Lhasa, Tibet, leaving behind his lonely mother and beloved wife, Muna. However, tragedy befalls him on the way home.
In this film, Madan, a poor Nepalese youth goes to Lhasa to earn some money leaving his dearest wife Muna and his very old mother at his house. He earned money there. When he was coming to his house, he became sick on the way. But his friends left him alone there. A bhote meets min at night and took him to his house. He makes Madan healthy and he comes back to his house. At that time his mother and his wife were already dead in his memory. The film ends with the pathetic scene. It touches everybody’s heart.
In this film, Deepak Tripathi is in the role of Madan and Usha Paudel is in the role of Muna. This film was directed by Gynendra Bdr. Deuja.This film has presented the typical Nepali theme of poverty and family love. The plot, dialogue and setting of the film are realistic. The songs are so heart touching and the decoration, costumes and dresses are all traditional one. I like to request all to watch this film at once because it teaches us about ourselves.
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