新标准大学英语第二册课后答案book2LanguageinuseB2U5.ppt

Language in use 1 Rewrite the sentences using the more / less … the more / less 2 Rewrite the sentences using the former / the latter 3 Complete the sentences with suitable expressions 4 Translate the paragraph into Chinese 5 Translate the paragraph into English Language in use We use the more / less ... the more / less … for saying that when a particular activity, feeling etc increases or decreases, it causes something else to change at the same time. Here are some more expressions with more. More and more people are choosing to spend their holidays abroad. The more the merrier. The team is more or less the same as it was last season. A sum of ￡80,000, more or less, will be needed to carry out repairs. I’d be more than happy to show you round our factory. I’m glad he lost his job – it’s no more than he deserved. the more / less ... the more / less 1 Look at the sentences. The will is stronger. The task is more futile. You can rewrite them like this: The stronger the will, the more futile the task. 1 You have more hobbies. You’re less likely to worry. The more hobbies you have, the less likely you are to worry. Language in use Now rewrite the sentences using the more / less … the more / less. 2 You work longer. You earn more. The longer you work, the more you earn. 3 People work more. They have less free time. The more people work, the less free time they have. 4 Leisure inactivities have developed more. They have less interaction. The more leisure inactivities have developed, the less interaction they have. Language in use 5 You change the channel more. You have less chance of becoming interested. The more you change the channel, the less chance you have of becoming interested. 6 You spend more time in front of the computer screen. You have less interest in the outside world. The more time you spend in front of the computer screen, the less interest you have in the outside world. 7 You make less effort. You will be a better cou