GRAMMAR

SUMMER JOBS

Read the following dialogue. Identify expressions indicating opinion and comparisons. Send them to the e-mail: mgruiz@cantv.net

Tracy:	Good news! I've found a summer job!
Mark:	That's great! Anything interesting?
Tracy:	Yes, working at an amusement park. Doesn't that sound fantastic?
Mark:	Sure, it does.
Tracy:	So, have you found anything?
Mark:	Nothing yet, but I've got a couple of leads. One is working as an intern for a record company – mostly answering phones. Or I can get a landscaping job again.
Tracy:	Being an intern sounds more interesting than landscaping. And it's probably not as hard!
Mark:	Yeah, but a landscaper earns more money than an intern And you get a great tan!

GRAMMAR FOCUS

Comparisons

A landscaper earns more money than an intern.
An intern works more hours than a landscaper.
A landscaper is better paid than an intern.
Being an intern is more interesting than landscaping.
Landscaping is harder than being an intern.


An intern doesn't earn as much money as a landscaper.
A landscaper works less hours than an intern.
An intern is not as well paid as a landscaper.
Landscaping is less interesting than being an intern.
Being an intern is not as hard as landscaping.

Match the information to make sentences. Then compare with a classmate.

• A counselor at a summer camp works less hours

	Working on a construction site is more dangerous
	as a lifeguard.
	as working with the elderly.
	as much as a housepainter.
	than a dog walker.
	than working on a cruise ship.