5 Complete the questions with the comparative form of the adjective in brackets and then answer. Example: Are your shoes cleaner than my shoes? 1) Are you ______ (old) me? 2) Is your chair ______ (comfortable) mine? 3) Are your hands ______ (big) mine? 4) Is your bag ______ (heavy) my bag? 5) Are films ______ (interesting) books? 6) Are computers ______ (intelligent) people? 7) Were people in the past ______ (happy) people today? 8) Is English ______ (complicated) other languages? 9) Is the countryside ______ (safe) the city? 10) Are boys (good) ______ girls at sport?

1. Are you older than me?
2. Is your chair more comfortable than mine?
3. Are your hands bigger than mine?
4. Is your bag heavier than my bag?
5. Are films more interesting than books?
6. Are computers more intelligent than people?
7. Were people in the past happier than people today?
8. Is English more complicated than other languages?
9. Is the countryside safer than the city?
10. Are boys better than girls at sport?

Вопросы 1–4 требуют личных данных. Возможные условные ответы: Yes, I am. No, my chair isn’t. Yes, they are. No, it isn’t.

Пример общих ответов: No, films aren’t more interesting than books. No, computers aren’t more intelligent than people. People today may be happier than people in the past. No, English isn’t more complicated than other languages. Yes, the countryside is safer than the city. Boys aren’t necessarily better than girls at sport.

Ответ: older than; more comfortable than; bigger than; heavier than; more interesting than; more intelligent than; happier than; more complicated than; safer than; better than.