English grammar for CEF - Level C1 - Thẩm Tâm Vy

 Thẩm Tâm Vy, August 2018 GRAMMAR POINTS CEF – LEVEL C1 
ENGLISH GRAMMAR FOR CEF – LEVEL C1 
USING COMPARATIVE STRUCTURES 
FOR CAUSE AND EFFECT 
The sooner, the better 
 In this lesson, we will learn to use the comparative structure: 
the + a comparative adjective, adverb or noun 
to show simultaneous cause and effect. Some grammar authors put this structure as 
“double comparison”. 
 You can show that one amount of a quality or thing is linked to another amount by 
using two contrasted comparatives preceded by the. 
 - The longer we stay, the harder it will be to leave. 
 - The more the atoms vibrate, the hotter the wire becomes. 
 - The less I see o f him, the better. 
 - The more I find out about her, the less I want to get to know her. 
Remember! 
 The two clauses have a comma between them. 
PRACTICE 
I. Match the sentence halves. 
1. The braver the bird, 
2. The greater the artist, 
3. The bigger they are, 
4. The worse the wedding, 
5. The colder the winter, 
6. The harder the battle, 
[a] the greater the paintings. 
[b] the sweeter the victory. 
[c] the better the marriage. 
[d] the warmer the spring. 
[e] the harder they fall. 
[f] the fatter the cat. 
II. Put each sentence into the correct order. 
1 . / the / I / learn /, / more / I / less / know /The 
 ................................................................................ 
2 , / the / it / darker /The / is /. / harder / to / it/ see / is 
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3 . / chicken / the / the / , / fox / the / fatter / The / bigger 
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4. the / sleep / less / , / I /. / tired / more / I /The / become 
 ................................................................................ 
5. the / rains / , /The / it / more /. / it / likelier / to / is / flood 
 ................................................................................ 
6. . / the / colder /The / it / less / 1 / is /, / want / to / out / go 
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III. Which sentences are correct? 
1. The hungrier I am, the more I'm eating.  
2. The harder I work, the luckier I become.  
3. The sooner we get there, sooner we can leave.  
4. The more exercise I do, the fitter I get.  
5. The less I see of Mickey, the better.  
6. The longer we stay, the harder is it to leave.  
IV. Complete the sentences by writing one word in each gap. The first letter of the 
word has already been added. 
1. The more I see him, the m.................... I want to - he's lovely! 
2. The more work I have to do, the l.................... I want to do it - it's so boring! 
3. The more money I make, the w.................... I become. 
4. The funnier she is, the h...................I laugh. 
5. The more he eats, the f....................he becomes. 
6. The more they persist, the more a.................... I become. 
V. Find the wrong or extra word in each sentence. 
1. The louder they shout, the less I want to listen them. 
2. The more passionately they argue, the less I inclined believe them. 
3. The more time I have, the less I seem to get more done. 
4. The bigger is my handbag, the more I find to put in it. 
5. The faster I pedal, the sooner I will be reach my destination. 
6. The more money I make, the more I can donate it to others. 
VI. Decide if the pairs of sentences have the same meaning. 
1. A. The more she thought about it, the more she realized that she had been wrong. 
 B. Thinking about it more made her convinced that she had been wrong.  
2. A. The more freedom the children have, the more dangers they will face. 
 B. The children are dangerous when they are given more freedom.  
3. A. The greater the height, the greater the fall. 
 B. Being higher up means that there is further to fall.  
4. A. The less he spoke, the more he heard. 
 B. He couldn't hear very well when he was speaking.  
5. A. The harder Petra tried to put things right, the worse the problems became. 
 B. Petra trying to put things right made the problems worse.  
6. A. The less sugar you put in the dessert, the healthier it will be. 
 B. Sugar is healthier when you put it in a dessert.  
 Thẩm Tâm Vy, August 2018 GRAMMAR POINTS CEF – LEVEL C1 
VII. For each sentence, tick the correct ending. 
1. The less the teacher knows......... 
 about what you have been doing, better. 
 about what you have been doing, the better. 
2. The faster Emma ran, ......... 
 the harder her heart pumped. 
 her heart pumped harder. 
3. The more he learned about them, ......... 
 he felt he knew them better. 
 the better he felt he knew them. 
4. The hotter the climate, ......... 
 the higher the sun protection you will need. 
 the higher you will need sun protection. 
5. The more space you have, ......... 
 the easier is it to exercise indoors, 
 the easier it is to exercise indoors. 
6. The less you earn, ......... 
 the less you will pay in tax. 
 the less you will pay in tax. 
KEY 
I. 
1. [f] 2. [a] 3. [e] 4. [c] 5. [d] 6. [b] 
II. 
1. The more I learn, the less I know. 
2. The darker it is, the harder it is to see. 
3. The bigger the chicken , the fatter the fox. 
4. The less I sleep, the more tired I become. 
5. The more it rains, the likelier it is to flood. 
6. The colder it is, the less I want to go out. 
III. 
1. No 2. Yes 3. No 4. Yes 5. Yes 6. No 
IV. 
1. _ore 2. _ess 3. _ealth ier 4. _arder 5. _atter 6. _nnoyed or _ngry 
V. 
1. The louder they shout, the less I want to listen. 
2. The more passionately they argue, the less I believe them. 
3. The more time I have, the less I seem to get done. 
4. The bigger my handbag , the more I find to put in it. 
5. The faster I pedal, the sooner I will reach my destination. 
6. The more money I make, the more I can donate to others. 
VI. 
1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes 4. No 5. Yes 6. No 
VII. 
1. about what you have been doing, the better. 
2. the harder her heart pumped. 
3. the better he felt he knew them. 
4. the higher the sun protection you will need. 
5. the easier it is to exercise indoors. 
6. the less you will pay in tax.