READING

Read the following dialogue. Identify expressions indicating opinion and comparisons.

Tracy: Good news! There’s a summer job

Tracy:

Good news! There’s 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? ark: Nothing yet, but I've got a couple of leads. One is working as an intern for a record company – mostly answering phones. Or 1 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 write your impressions and send it to the e-mail: mgruiz@cantv.net.

• A counselor at a summer camp works less hours

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