Grammar 4

Jodie’s costume wasn’t as ........ her sister’s.

That’s the town ........ the winter festival is held.

As the party continued, the music grew ........ .

That was by far ........ holiday we’ve ever had.

Jake is ........ taller than Benjamin.

The parade, ........ starts at 11:00 am, features floats from all over the country.

This is ........ good news! I can’t wait to tell everyone.

The more imaginative the float is, ........ its chances of winning first prize are.

Read a tour guide giving instructions ahead of a trip. For questions 1-5, choose the best answer (A, B, C or D).

Hello everyone. On behalf of Starlight Tours, I’d like to welcome you to Manchester Airport for tonight’s astronomy flight. I’m sure you’ve noticed we have a very clear sky tonight, so get ready for a very special experience. There’s a good chance that we’ll see the spectacular colours of the Northern Lights when we get to Icelandic airspace.

Now, I have a few important things to explain about the flight. First of all, I hope everyone has remembered to bring some form of photo ID. You don’t have to have a passport with you, but you will need to present some valid photo ID at the check-in desk, so does everyone have some? Good. So, our flight tonight will last three hours in total, and we’ll have around 30 to 45 minutes of quality observation time. An hour or so after we take off, the captain will switch off nearly all the lights on the aircraft. This is to prepare your eyes for the observation experience and also, of course, to help you to see everything in the sky. At this time, we’ll also ask you to make sure you’ve switched off the flash on your camera. In fact, we ask everyone to take a picture to check that all the flashes have been disabled! If it’s not possible to turn off the flash on your camera, please don’t take any photos during the observation period. We need to keep the aircraft as dark as possible so that everyone has the best experience possible. Starlight Tours will take photos on tonight’s flight and they will be available to buy on our website in a few days. Another thing we ask of you is to move seats regularly. We have a very full plane tonight, so obviously it’s not fair for some people to sit at a window all evening while some people sit on the aisle all evening. So please change seats every few minutes or so during the observation period. And please don’t worry if the most interesting sights are on the other side of the aircraft from you – because you’ll see them on the return journey! Because of the way we’ve planned our route, we’ll be travelling either north or south the whole time, so everyone will get the chance to see everything.

Also, we’ll have on board Barry and Sue, our two astronomers, one for each side of the plane. They’ll move up and down the aisle to help everyone to make the most of the evening by pointing out planets, stars and, hopefully, the Northern Lights. So please stay on the same side of the aisle for the duration of the flight. If anyone has any questions, feel free to ask them now or at any time. Enjoy your flight! 

What does the speaker say they might see from the plane?

What is the duration of the flight?

During the flight, people should

What is Barry and Sue’s job on the flight?