UNIT 4: MUSIC AND ART

• New words (Từ mới)

• Word formation (Từ loại)

B.GRAMMAR

Các hình thức so sánh với like, different from, (not) as … as, (not) the same as

1. So sánh sự giống nhau.

Chúng ta dùng like, as… as, the same as để so sánh sự giống nhau.

1. So sánh sự khác nhau.

Chúng ta dùng different from, not as… as, not the same as để so sánh sự khác nhau.

C.PHONETICS

Exercise 1. Put the words into the correct column according the underlined part.

Exercise 2. Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.

1. A. division B. insurance                       C. shake      D. show
2. A. peaceful B. social                               C. special      D. ancient
3. A. she B. television                       C. insurance      D. efficient
4. A. delicious B. action                              C. decision      D. share
5. A. shop B. ship                                 C. nation      D. visual
6. A. leisure B. mansion                         C. vision      D. pleasure
7. A. intention B. ocean                              C. fishing      D. usual
8. A. brush B. push                                C. ensure      D. refuse
9. A. proposal B. mouse                             C. council      D. sense
10. A. division B. tension C. measure      D. conclusion
11. A. chemical B. character C. chaos      D. machine
12. A. shear B. chemise C. equation      D. ambitious
13. A. sugar B. sister C. wish      D. nation
14. A. insure B. close C. business      D. music
15. A. niece B. cession C. artificial      D. musician

Exercise 3. Choose the word which has a different stress pattern from the others. (Further practice)

1. A. perform B. painting                          C. concert      D. cello
2. A. national B. festival                            C. saxophone                          D. violin
3. A. gallery B. musician                         C. recently      D. excellent
4. A. fantastic B. museum                         C. colorful      D. melodic
5. A. necessity B. definitely                        C. traditional      D. curriculum
6. A. industry B. tornado                          C. natural      D. injury
7. A. geography B. electronic                       C. scientific      D. preparation
8. A. patient B. humor                             C. deny      D. friendly
9. A. worried B. reserved                         C. polite      D. arrive
10. A. mathematics B. economics C. politics      D. automatics

Exercise 1. Match the word or phrase to the correct picture.

Exercise 2. Choose the correct meaning of the following words or phrases.

1. composer
2. a person who sings songs B. a person who writes music
3. a person who plays the drum
4. classical music
5. music written in a tradition B music written in modern styles
6. an instrument used for playing music
7. paintbrush
8. a painting displayed in art galleryB. a brush that is used for painting
9. a person who paints the pictures
10. sculpture
11. the art of drawing portraits B. the art of taking photos
12. the art of forming solid objects by carving clay, stone, etc.
13. national anthem
14. the official song of a nation B. the official dance of a nation
15. the traditional game of a nation
16. art exhibition
17. films shown in the cinema B. works of art shown to the public
18. books and magazines displayed at the fair

Exercise 3. Fill in each blank with a suitable verb.

Exercise 4. Circle the correct word to complete the sentences.

1. I love that picture. It’s kind / impressive.
2. She draws just for pleasure / health.
3. He likes / prefers country music to pop music.
4. The violin is Jane’s. It’s her favourite music instrument / national anthem.
5. The water puppet show was interesting. The puppets / musicians were so lovely.
6. The Mona Lisa is a portrait / landscape painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
7. Tom likes the Vietnamese pop / folk songs such as “Lý Ngựa Ô” and “Áo mới Cà Mau”.
8. Trinh Cong Son was a famous painter / composer in Viet Nam.
9. Mike likes taking photos very much. His drawing / photography is very good.
10. Many works of art are displayed in the art gallery / puppet theater.
11. Lan enjoys taking photos/ photography of everything around her.
12. Writing essays is not the same as writing songs/ meals.
13. Since 1970s, Glastonbury festival has taken note/ place almost every year.
14. Rock/ Singer is my favourite kind of music.
15. The orchestra will perform its final portrait/ concert of the season tomorrow.
16. She adores drawing. Her paintings/ instruments are very beautiful.

Exercise 5. Complete the sentences with the words from the box.

1. Tien Quan Ca is Vietnam’s national ___________________.
2. Classical music is not as ___________________as pop music.
3. His ___________________will be on exhibition until the end of the month.
4. She draws just for ___________________.
5. Trinh Cong Son was a famous ___________________in Viet Nam.
6. They are watching ___________________at the puppet theater.

Exercise 6. Choose the word or phrase (A, B, C or D) that best fits the blank space in each sentence.

1. He ___________ lots of songs very well.
2. composes B. paints                              C. takes      D. goes
3. My brother can ___________ many musical instruments such as guitar and violin.
4. sing B. play                                 C. dance      D. write
5. The Mona Lisa is a ___________ painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci.
6. portrait B. flower                             C. garden      D. landscape
7. The piano is her favorite ___________.
8. song B. puppet                            C. music instrument                         D. national anthem
9. Water puppetry is one of the traditional ___________ forms.
10. music B. art                                    C. film      D. sculpture
11. Pablo Picasso is a famous Spanish ___________.
12. composer B. writer                              C. dancer      D. painter
13. Lisa likes the Vietnamese ___________ songs such as “Lý Ngựa Ô” and “Áo mới Cà Mau”.
14. pop B. jazz                                  C. blue      D. folk
15. The Louvre in Paris is the world’s largest ___________.
16. school B. cinema                            C. museum      D. bridge
17. ___________ is the art of forming solid objects by carving clay, stone, etc.
18. Drawing B. Sculpture                        C. Photography                      D. Music
19. He is very happy because his works of art are displayed in the ___________.
20. zoo B. post office                      C. art gallery      D. puppet theater
21. She is as beautiful _______________ her mother
22. different B. so                                     C. as      D. like
23. she paints _______________ an artist.
24. like B. as                                     C. to      D. from
25. Her idea is different _______________ her friend’s.
26. as B. from                                C. to      D. same
27. Photography is not _______________ hard as painting.
28. like B. from                                C. different      D. as
29. I heard a noise _______________ a dog barking.
30. from B. like                                  C. as      D. for
31. This new video clip is not _______________ as the original one.
32. same B. different                         C. the same      D. the different
33. The film is not _______________ the story.
34. as interesting as B. as interesting                 C. interesting as                     D. interesting from
35. She is _______________ active as her sister.
36. not like B. not to                              C. not the same                                    D. not as
37. He looks _______________ a famous actor.
38. from B. different                         C. like      D. as
39. London is much _______________ other European capitals.
40. different B. different from                C. as different                              D. different as

Exercise 7. Put the words in brackets into the correct forms to complete the sentences.

1. The ___________________in this film are very famous. (character)
2. The government is trying to ___________________spending. (control)
3. The photograph will be on ___________________until the end of the month. (exhibit)
4. The gardens have recently been restored to their ___________________glory. (originate)
5. This was a very impressive ___________________the young player. (perform)
6. She’s a professional ___________________. (photograph)
7. We took the children to a ___________________show. (puppetry)
8. “What’s your ___________________colour?” “Green.” (favour)
9. He is a famous ___________________. I usually hear some of his wonderful songs when I relax. (music)
10. English is one of the ___________________subject for students to learn. (compel)
11. The school was ___________________very small. (originate)
12. She played the piano and sang this song ___________________. I couldn’t stop watching her performance. (art)
13. ___________________is the art of taking and processing photographs. (photograph)
14. Avatar is probably the ___________________film I’ve ever seen! (bad)
15. The DAN BAU is a Vietnamese traditional ___________________instrument. (music)

Exercise 8. Match the beginnings in column A with its endings in column B to make a complete sentence.

Exercise 9. Complete the dialogue with the words from the box.

Exercise 10. Fill in the gaps with as or like.

1. You must do it ___________________this.
2. Joe runs ___________________a horse does.
3. We are as intelligent ___________________you.
4. You look ___________________your sister.
5. Nicky is ___________________tall as Kevin.
6. Sue looks just ___________________her mother.
7. John studied really hard, ___________________us.
8. Mr. Sam works ___________________a firefighter.
9. Mike is not ___________________clever as Freddy.
10. I’ve never met anyone ___________________you.

Exercise 11. Choose the correct option.

1. Lan is (as/ from) beautiful as Mai.
2. My choice is different (like/ from) yours.
3. Ms. Susan works (as/ like) a teacher.
4. (Like/ As) it was cold, she took a coat.
5. Your perfume smells (like/as) Paul.
6. Oliver is as intelligent (from/as) Paul.
7. I like orange juice, (as/ like) your sister.
8. Her habits seemed so (different from/ different as) mine.
9. He works in a bank, (like/ as) his brother.
10. Painting is different (with/ from) drawing.

Exercise 12. Complete the sentences below, using the comparative structure “as…as” and the adjectives in brackets.

1. Jane is ___________________a doll. (pretty)
2. Cats are not ___________________dogs. (friendly)
3. She didn’t want to be late, so she run ___________________she could. (fast)
4. Watching movie is not ___________________reading books. (entertaining)
5. Please call me ___________________possible. (soon)
6. I am not ___________________you. (tall)
7. This book is not ___________________that one. (interesting)
8. This summer is ___________________last summer. (hot)
9. Yesterday it was ___________________today. (sunny)
10. I think my essay is ___________________yours. (good)
11. Sleeping on the sofa is not ___________________in bed. (comfortable)
12. This hotel is ___________________the one near the beach but it is much better. (expensive)
13. Do you think learning Japanese is ___________________learning English? (difficult)
14. This musician is not ___________________that one. (popular)
15. The river isn’t ___________________it looks. (deep)

Exercise 13. Complete the sentences below, using the comparative structure “the same….as” and the noun in brackets.

1. My friends went to see ___________________ me. (movie)
2. This musician plays ___________________ me. (musical instrument)
3. Critics say that this painter has ___________________ with that one. (style)
4. My best friend is at ___________________ me. (age)
5. Anne bought ___________________ me yesterday. (dress)
6. My best friend likes ___________________ my brother. (books)
7. My mother likes ___________________ me. (TV programs)
8. My brother is interested in ___________________ me. (subject)
9. My sister has ___________________ me. (height)
10. Jim pursues ___________________ Jane. (hobby)

Exercise 1. Choose the correct response.

1. Which do you prefer, classical or pop music?
2. I prefer pop music. B. I prefer singing to dancing C. It’s my favorite kind.
3. Does he like jazz music?
4. Not much, he prefers folk music. B. He often listens to jazz music in the evening.
5. He is very good at playing drums.
6. Who is the composer of “Tien Quan Ca”?
7. Trinh Cong Son B. Pham Tuyen C. Van Cao
8. Where in Vietnam did water puppetry originate?
9. In the South B. In the North C. In the West
10. Is Mozart one of the world’s greatest poets?
11. No, he is one of the world’s greatest painters.
12. No, he is one of the world’s greatest composers.
13. No, he is one of the world’s greatest builders.
14. Where are his works of art displayed?
15. They are displayed in the art gallery.
16. The art gallery is far from his house.
17. He doesn’t like their works of art.

Exercise 2. Write questions for the underlined parts.

1. A:

B: I like pop music.

2. A:

B: My favourite song is Thriller.

3. A:

B: My mother’s favourite composer is Trinh Cong Son.

4. A:

B: Water puppetry began in the 11th century.

5. A:

B: Alex goes to the Art Club twice a week.

6. A:

B: I don’t like horror movies because I don’t like the feeling of being scared.

7. A:

B: She has painted for more than five years.

8. A:

B: Dong Ho paintings are made in Dong Ho Village.

Exercise 1. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

WATER PUPPETRY

      Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique folk art. It’s said that ‘Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not visiting Vietnam yet.’ That’s why water puppetry is a must-see show for tourists in Vietnam. Watching this show can help you escape from your busy life and refresh your minds with unforgettable moments.

      During the shows, you can only see the puppets and a small folk orchestra of about 7 people; the puppeteers stand behind a curtained backdrop in a pool. All puppets are made of fig wood which goes along well with water. Then they are carved and painted. The themes of the shows are very familiar to Vietnamese people. They focus on the daily life of farmers and common aspects of Vietnamese spiritual life.

      Vietnamese water puppetry has been introduced to many countries all over the world and received much love from audiences. Foreigners don’t understand Vietnamese, but they enjoy the shows because the puppets clearly demonstrate Vietnamese life and culture through their actions. Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre on Dinh Tien Hoang Street near Hoan Kiem Lake is the most popular theatre for water puppetry.

1. You can ________ by watching water puppet shows.
2. escape from your busy life                               B. refresh your minds
3. be good at swimming                               D. Both A & B are correct.
4. There are about ________ in the orchestra.
5. 4 musical instruments                               B. 7 people
6. 9 strings                                                                 D. None are correct.
7. “They” in paragraph 2 refers to ________.
8. The themes of the shows                               B. Vietnamese people
9. the puppeteers                                D. water puppetry
10. ________ is the material to make all puppets.
11. Fig wood      B. Stones                             C. Water              D. None are correct.

Exercise 2. Read the following passage and choose the option (A, B, C or D) that best answers each of the questions below.

Elvis Presley

Do you love rock and roll music? A man named Elvis Presley helped create this kind of music. Elvis was born in Mississippi, but he was raised in Memphis Tennessee. He liked to sing growing up but never really did much of it. When he graduated from high school, he got a job driving a truck.

One day in 1953, Elvis went to the Sun record Company. He wanted to record a song for his mother. The president of the company hear Elvis sing, and he was impressed. He offered a recording contract to Elvis. Fans across a recording country loved his singing as well. Another company named RCA signed a recording contract with Elvis. By 1959, he had sold 21 million records. He was the world’s most famous entertainer of his time.

(Adapted from Daily Warm-up grade 4)

1. Elvis Presley contributed to creating _____.
2. a kind of music B. a hairstyle
3. musical instrument D. a means of transport
4. His first job after finishing school is _____.
5. a singer B. truck driver
6. a guitarist D. with a record company
7. The first record of Elvis is for _____.
8. the president of the Sun Record Company       B. his fans
9. the president of RCA                                              D. his mother
10. After six years since his first song, Elvis could sell _____.
11. more than 20 million records       B. nearly 20 million records
12. hundreds of records                                              D. thousands of records
13. Which of the following is NOT a fact about Elvis Presley?
14. He enjoyed singing
15. He grew up in Tennessee
16. He did a lot of singing when he was at high school
17. The president of a record company was impressed with his signing

Exercise 3. Read the following passage and circle the letter A, B, C, or D to indicate the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the numbers blanks.

Artists who (1) ______ pictures on the pavement with chalk used to be a common sight in London, but there are only a few left now. Sometimes the pictures are very good. This is proved by the fact that one of the (2) ______ favourite tricks is to draw a five-pound note and see a lot of people trying to (3) ______ it up. The police usually treat pavement artists kindly and there is nothing in the law against drawing on the pavement (4) ______ the artist is so good that he gets a large collection around him and this prevents other people from passing freely along the street.

1. A. draw B. paint                               C. take      D. print
2. A. artist B. artist’s                             C. artists      D. artists’
3. A. pick B. hold                                 C. bring      D. get
4. A. if B. although                         C. unless      D. because

Exercise 4. Read and choose the correct word to complete the passage.

Importance of Art

Art (1) _________ in many different forms which include audios, visuals and more.

We often consume a lot of (2) _________ arts in the form of music, songs and more. They help us (3) _________ our minds, motivate us (4) _________ strengthen our emotions. Poetries are audio arts help the author express their (5) _________ in writings.

Being different (6) _________ audio arts, visual (7) _________ are in the form of painting, photography, movies and more. They help artists communicate (8) _________ the viewer. They also allow the viewer (9) _________ the art in their own way. Thus, they invoke a variety of emotions among us.

In short, art is essential for humankind. Our lives will be dull and (10) _________ without art.

1. A. come B. comes                             C. coming      D. to come
2. A. audio B. visual                               C. poetic      D. musical
3. A. relaxes B. relaxing                           C. relax      D. relaxed
4. A. and B. but                                  C. so      D. for
5. A. house B. beauty                            C. appearance                        D. feelings
6. A. as B. from                                C. same      D. like
7. A. photographs B. songs                               C. arts      D. paintings
8. A. to B. between                         C. from      D. with
9. A. interpreting B. to interpret                    C. interpret      D. interprets
10. A. boring B. happy      C. interesting                D. exciting

Exercise 5. Read the passage and then decide whether the sentences are True (A) or False (B).

ROOM FOR ART

Why do we teach art in school? Many believe that art is the only subject where children are able to express their “creativity” or “release their feelings”. Others believe that art helps student learn better. Still others think that the primary benefit of art is to provide children with something “fun”.

The arts involve so many different areas. Art can be creating pottery, singing, playing an instrument, painting a picture, ballet dancing, poetry reading or acting and drama. Art is much more than just drawing a picture with crayons.

There are many different ways to incorporate the arts in the schools. Some schools can allow professional artists to come on and share their talents and skill with the students. When finished learning about a specific art, students can share what they have learnt in a performance or an exhibit.

(Adapted from Daily Warm-up 5)

1. The most important benefit of teaching art at school is to help children become an artist._______
2. The only form of art taught at school is drawing a picture.                                                                                                   _______
3. Children can learn to play a musical instrument in an art lesson at their school.                                                                                                   _______
4. Only art teacher at school is allowed to teach art to children.                                                                                                   _______
5. Children can display their paintings at an exhibition at their school.                                                                                                   _______

Exercise 8. Read the following passage and write T (True) or F (False) for each statement.

In the 1960s, The Beatles were probably the most famous pop group in the whole world. Since then, there have been a great many groups that have achieved enormous fame, so it is perhaps difficult now to imagine how sensational The Beatles were at that time. They were four boys from the north of England and none of them had any training in music. They started by performing and recording songs by black Americans and         they had some success with these songs. Then they started writing their own songs and that was when they became really popular. The Beatles changed pop music. They were the first pop group to achieve great success from songs they had written themselves. After that it became common for groups and singers to write their own songs.

1. Prior to The Beatles, it was usual tor groups to write their own songs. __ _______
2. The Beatles were the most famous pop group in the 1960s. _____ _______
3. The Beatles did not succeed with the songs by black Americans. _____ _______
4. Some members of The Beatles studied music at school. _____ _______
5. The Beatles achieved great success with the song they had written. _ _______

Exercise 1. Choose the sentence that has the same meaning as the given sentences.

1. Linda is hardworking. Mary is lazy.
2. Mary is not as hardworking as Linda. B. Mary is not as lazy as Linda.
3. Tom likes dancing. His wife likes listening to music.
4. Tom has the same hobby as his wife B. Tom’s hobby is different from his wife’s.
5. His drumming style is forceful. His friend’s drumming style is forceful.
6. His drumming style is as forceful as his friend’s.
7. His drumming style is not as forceful as his friend’s.
8. The characters in the play are not like the ones in the story.
9. The characters in the play are different from the ones in the story.
10. The characters in the play are the same as the ones in the story.
11. He is handsome. His father is handsome.
12. He is more handsome than his father. B. He is as handsome as his father.
13. She has a blue bag. I have a blue bag.
14. She has a blue bag as mine. B. Her bag color is different from my bag color.

Exercise 2. Reorder the words and phrases to make sentences.

1. favourite/ My/ song/ country music/ of/ Love Story/ is/.

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2. was/ Văn Cao/ a/ composer/ Vietnamese/ great/.

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3. compose/ Beethoven/ Did/ Symphony 5/?

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4. painting/ My/ is/ hers/ impressive/ as/ not/ as/.

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5. music instruments/ the same/ He/ plays/ as/ me/.

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6. different/ Mai’s taste/ is/ her sister’s/ from/.

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7. difficult/ as/ Playing/ is/ piano/ guitar/ playing/ as/. /

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8. horse/ run/ a/ Can/ fast/ as/ a/ as/ train/? /

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9. try/ as/ can/ you/ hard/ as/ should/ You.

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10. Tom’s/ totally/ is/ from/ My/ writing style/ different/. /

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11. car/ same/ runs/ the/ speed/ at/ His/ mine/ as/. /

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12. I/ went/ My/ school/ friend/ same/ the/ best/ and/ to/. /

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13. good/ This/ fridge/ modern/ isn’t/ as/ my/ one/ as/ old/. /

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14. Spending time/ isn’t/ with/ as/ computer/ as/ friends/ entertaining/ on/ spending time/. /

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15. art gallery /last week. / interesting portraits/ at the / I saw

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Exercise 3. Use the comparative structure “different from” to complete the sentences below.

1. My house is small and old. Your house is spacious and modern.

Ú My house is

2. My mother’s favourite food is noodle. My favourite food is rice.

Ú My mother’s favourite food is

3. My best friend has a powerful personality. I have a weak personality.

Ú My best friend’s personality is

4. Life in the countryside is quiet and peaceful. Life in the city is exciting.

Ú Life in the countryside is

5. Lan’s school is Hai Ba Trung School. Hue goes to Nguyen Hue School.

Ú Lan’s school is

6. My hobby is collecting stamps. My brother’s hobby is playing the piano.

Ú My hobby is

7. My answer for this equation is “4” but Tom thinks it should be “5”.

Ú My answer for this equation is

8. My sister’s hair is long and wavy. My hair is short and straight.

Ú My sister’s hair is

9. This house and your last house are different.

Ú This house is

10. Jane and her sister are very different.

Ú Jane is

11. Food in San Francisco and food in New Orleans are different.

Ú Food in San Francisco is

12. American English and British English are slightly different.

Ú American English is     

Exercise 4. Rewrite the sentence using the structure “as … as” and start by the given words.

1. I’m quite tall but you are taller.

Ú I’m not

2. My salary is high, but yours is higher.

Ú My salary isn’t

3. You know a bit about cars, but I know more.

Ú You don’t know

4. It’s still cold, but it was colder yesterday.

Ú It isn’t

5. I still feel quite tired, but a lot more tired yesterday.

Ú I don’t

6. Our neighbours have lived here for quite a long time, but we’ve live here longer.

Ú Our neighbour haven’t lived here

7. I was a bit nervous before the interview, but usually I’m a lot more nervous.

Ú I wasn’t

8. I know them better than you do.

Ú You don’t know

9. There are fewer people at this meeting than at the last one.

Ú There aren’t

10. I go out less than I used to.

Ú I don’t go out

Exercise 5. Complete each sentence so that it means the same as the sentence above.

1. This room is larger than the one at the end of the corridor of the art gallery.

Ú The room at the end of the corridor of the art gallery is not

2. I think action films are more exciting than romance films.

Ú In my opinion, romance films are not

3. Salvador Dali’s paintings are different from Picasso’s paintings.

Ú Picasso’s paintings are not

4. My sister sings better than me.

Ú I don’t sing

5. Ballets and modern dance are quite different.

Ú Ballets and modern dance are not

6. The project was shorter than we thought at first.

Ú The project was not

Exercise 6. Rewrite the sentences, using the given comparisons.

1. My hair is short. Your hair is long. (as … as)

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2. She likes swimming. Her friend likes playing chess. (different from)

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3. The action films are exciting. The documentary films are sad. (as … as)

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4. The characters in the play are not like the ones in the story. (different from)

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5. He looks handsome. His father looks handsome. (like)

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6. My house is new. Your house is new. (as … as)

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