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Lesson 44: as ... as

Lio 44: to ... quanto

Reading (Leituras)

The watermelon shake is as sweet

as the mango shake. Bob is as clever as Alex.
(O batido de melo to doce quanto o (Bob to esperto quanto Alex. )
batido de manga. )

Her room is as clean as mine. Today is not as sunny as yesterday.

(O quarto dela to limpo como o meu. ) (Hoje no to ensolarado quanto
ontem.)

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I am not as tall as my sister. I do not earn as much money as you

(Eu no sou to alto quanto minha irm. ) do.
(Eu no ganho tanto dinheiro quanto
voc.)

My luggage is not as heavy as your It is not as cold as it was yesterday.

bag. (No est to fro quanto estava ontem. )
(Minha bagagem no to pesada quanto
a sua mala.)

Are you as good as your friend at

Is Ana as friendly as her sister? English?
(Ana to amigvel quanto sua irm? ) (Voc to bom em ingls quanto o seu
amigo? )

Is Vietnam as hot as the

Is your house as far as my house? Philippines?
(A sua casa to longe quanto a minha? ) (O Vietn to quente como as Filipinas? )

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Grammar focus (Gramtica)

Use as + adjetivo/advrbio + as para comparar duas coisas. Com este tipo de

comparao, voc pode demonstrar igualdade e diferena entre os dois.

E.g.You are as tall as Tom. (Voc to alto quanto o Tom.)

You are not as tall as Tom. (Voc no to alto como o Tom.)

Para formar uma pergunta, coloque o verbo auxiliar no incio da frase, seguido por um
sujeito + asas.
E.g.Are you as tall as Tom? (Voc to alto quanto o Tom?)

Para formar uma frase negativa use not asas

E.g.You are not as tall as Tom. (Voc no to alto como o Tom.)

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Speaking (Falando)

1) Fredas hair is not as long as Annas hair.

(Cabelo de Freda no to longo como o cabelo de Anna.)

2) This car is just as expensive as the other car.

(Este carro to caro quanto o outro carro.)

3) Greg is not as tall as Gina. (Greg no to alto quanto Gina.)

4) Is this coat as expensive as that one?

(Este casaco to caro como aquele outro?)

5) My car is not as fast as your car.

(Meu carro no to rpido quanto o seu carro.)

6) Are they as shy as their parents? (Eles so to tmidos quanto seus pais?)

7) Is your task as difficult as mine? (A sua tarefa to difcil quanto a minha?)

8) My mother is not as brave as my father.

(Minha me no to corajosa quanto meu pai.)

9) Math is not as interesting as English.

(Matemtica no to interessante quanto ingls.)

10) Is your car as fast as Alexas car?

(O seu carro to rpido quanto o da Alexa?)

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Gap Filling (Completando frases)

Preencha os espaos com as palavras corretas.

1) No boy in the class is you.

(Nenhum menino na classe to alto quanto voc.)

2) Skiing is riding a bike.

(Esquiar to fcil como andar de bicicleta.)

3) I am you, Gina. (Eu no sou to interessante como voc, Gina.)

4) I am I was yesterday.
(Eu no sou to faminto hoje como eu estava ontem.)

5) She is me. (Ela to inteligente quanto eu.)

6) Your car is mine. (Seu carro no to rpido quanto o meu.)

7) This hotel is the hotel in my hometown.

(Este hotel no to bom quanto o hotel em minha cidade natal.)

8) I think your sister you.

(Eu acho que sua irm no to amvel quanto voc.)

9) This house is that one.

(Esta casa no to grande quanto aquela.)

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Translating (Traduzindo)

Traduza as frases abaixo para o ingls.

1) Meu pai no to estrito quanto o seu pai. (Vocabulrio til: estrito = strict)

2) A nota do TOEIC do Matt no to boa quanto a nota da Carys.

3) A maioria dos japoneses no to grande quanto os americanos.

4) A sua escola to cara quanto a minha?

5) A Jenny to inteligente quanto o pai dela?

6) Voc no to saudvel quanto eu.

7) O gerente to bom quanto o presidente?

8) Vinho branco no to caro quanto vinho tinto.

9) Jason no to amigvel quanto seus colegas de classe.

10) Meu irmo to bonito quanto meu pai.

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