Look at the interview with Mrs Globetrotter, and compare Canada and (Great) Britain.
Compare the following things.

Example:
The coins in Britain are heavier.
The coins in Canada are lighter.

	(Great) Britain	Canada
coins	heavier	lighter; not as heavy as in GB
buildings	redder	less red; not as red as in GB
grass	greener	less green; not as green as in GB
people	quieter; less outgoing	louder; more outgoing
manners	better	worse
travelling	easier	more difficult; not as easy as in GB
land area	smaller	bigger
mountains	smaller	higher, taller
rivers	shorter	longer
countryside/landscape	more beautiful, less varied; not as varied as in Canada	less beautiful; more varied
weather/climate	better; less severe; not as severe as in Canada	worse; more severe
food	worse; not as good as in Canada	better
beer	worse	better
coffee	worse	better

2 a.

Find the comparatives of these adjectives in the text.

easy small green varied heavy far good red quiet bad beautiful severe

Host	What are your impressions of Britain, Mrs Globetrotter?
Mrs Globetrotter	The first thing you notice is that the coins are heavier, the buildings are redder and the grass is greener.
Host	What are the British like?
Mrs Globetrotter	Well, I think they're quieter than we are and not very outgoing. Their manners are better than ours.
Host	In what way is Britain better than Canada?
Mrs Globetrotter	It's easier to travel around because Britain is a lot smaller than Canada.
Host	Canada is the second largest country in the world, isn't it?
Mrs Globetrotter	That's right. So, everything in Britain is rather small. The highest mountain, for example, is Ben Nevis - 1,343 metres. Our mountains are much higher . And the longest rivers in Britain are the Severn - 354 km and the River Thames - 346 km.
Host	I see. Anything else?
Mrs Globetrotter	Well, what I like best about Britain is its beautiful countryside.
Host	Is it more beautiful than ours?
Mrs Globetrotter	Well, it's difficult to say. Maybe it is more beautiful. But Canada has many different kinds of landscape, you know, like forests, prairies and tundra.
Host	Oh, yes. Our evergreen forests, clear lakes ...
Mrs Globetrotter	... and further inland, the vast farmlands. I think Canada's landscape is more varied than Britain's. But then the weather here is much worse than in Britain. Our climate is much more severe.
Host	In what way is Britain worse than Canada?
Mrs Globetrotter	One thing is for sure - the food is much worse than ours. Their beer and coffee are also worse.
Host	Thank you, Mrs Globetrotter.
Mrs Globetrotter	Not at all.

2 b.

Find the superlatives of these adjectives in the text.

large high long

Host	What are your impressions of Britain, Mrs Globetrotter?
Mrs Globetrotter	The first thing you notice is that the coins are heavier, the buildings are redder and the grass is greener.
Host	What are the British like?
Mrs Globetrotter	Well, I think they're quieter than we are and not very outgoing. Their manners are better than ours.
Host	In what way is Britain better than Canada?
Mrs Globetrotter	It's easier to travel around because Britain is a lot smaller than Canada.
Host	Canada is the second largest country in the world, isn't it?
Mrs Globetrotter	That's right. So, everything in Britain is rather small. The highest mountain, for example, is Ben Nevis - 1,343 metres. Our mountains are much higher. And the longest rivers in Britain are the Severn - 354 km and the River Thames - 346 km.
Host	I see. Anything else?
Mrs Globetrotter	Well, what I like best about Britain is its beautiful countryside.
Host	Is it more beautiful than ours?
Mrs Globetrotter	Well, it's difficult to say. Maybe it is more beautiful. But Canada has many different kinds of landscape, you know, like forests, prairies and tundra.
Host	Oh, yes. Our evergreen forests, clear lakes ...
Mrs Globetrotter	... and further inland, the vast farmlands. I think Canada's landscape is more varied than Britain's. But then the weather here is much worse than in Britain. Our climate is much >more severe.
Host	In what way is Britain worse than Canada?
Mrs Globetrotter	One thing is for sure - the food is much worse than ours. Their beer and coffee are also worse.
Host	Thank you, Mrs Globetrotter.
Mrs Globetrotter	Not at all.

Recording 85, page 113
GREAT BRITAIN versus CANADA
Exercise 1 Listen and read.

Mrs Globetrotter comes from Ottawa, the capital of Canada. She is the world’s greatest tourist. She has been to every country in the world except North Korea and Antarctica.

She has travelled 2.6 million kilometres. That’s the same as seven journeys to the Moon. Tonight she is talking on a TV show, World Travellers’ Tales, about her impressions of Britain.

Host

What are your impressions of Britain, Mrs Globetrotter?

Mrs Globetrotter

The first thing you notice is that the coins are heavier, the buildings are redder and the grass is greener.

Host

What are the British like?

Mrs Globetrotter

Well, I think they’re quieter than we are and not very outgoing. Their manners are better than ours.

Host

In what way is Britain better than Canada?

Mrs Globetrotter

It’s easier to travel around because Britain is a lot smaller than Canada.

Host

Canada is the second-largest country in the world, isn’t it?

Mrs Globetrotter

That’s right. So, everything in Britain is rather small. The highest mountain, for example, is Ben Nevis – 1,343 metres. Our mountains are much higher. And the longest rivers in Britain are the Severn – 354 km and the River Thames – 346 km.

Host

I see. Anything else?

Mrs Globetrotter

Well, what I like best about Britain is its beautiful countryside.

Host

Is it more beautiful than ours?

Mrs Globetrotter

Well, it’s difficult to say. Maybe it is more beautiful. But Canada has many different kinds of landscape, you know, like forests, prairies and tundra.

Host

Oh, yes. Our evergreen forests, clear lakes…

Mrs Globetrotter

…and further inland, the vast farmlands. I think Canada’s landscape is more varied than Britain’s. But then the weather here is much worse than in Britain. Our climate is much more severe.

Host

In what way is Britain worse than Canada?

Mrs Globetrotter

One thing is for sure – the food is much worse than ours. Their beer and coffee are also worse.

Host

Thank you, Mrs Globetrotter.

Mrs Globetrotter

Not at all.

Look at the interview with Mrs Globetrotter, and compare Canada and (Great) Britain.Compare the following things.

Find the comparatives of these adjectives in the text.

Find the superlatives of these adjectives in the text.

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Look at the interview with Mrs Globetrotter, and compare Canada and (Great) Britain.
Compare the following things.