Comparisons

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Exercises practising Comparisons. Total: 40 points. Vocabulary from the B2 word bank is used throughout.
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Exercise 1
Choose the correct comparison structure
8 points
1
Carbon emissions are ______ than they were a decade ago.
2
Renewable energy is becoming ______ fossil fuels.
3
______ companies invest in cybersecurity, ______ they are to data breaches.
4
The impact of automation on inequality is ______ economists initially predicted.
5
The workforce is not ______ it was before automation took hold.
6
Biodiversity loss is happening at ______ pace than conservation efforts can manage.
7
The inequality gap is ______ it has ever been in modern history.
8
Data privacy breaches are ______ disruptive as cybersecurity threats.
Exercise 2
Complete with the correct comparison form
12 points
Fill in the gap with the correct word or phrase.
1
The investment there is in renewable energy, the dependent we become on fossil fuels.
2
Remote working is less common it was before the pandemic.
3
Carbon emissions are rising quickly as conservation targets are being met.
4
The impact of the data breach was worse than anyone had anticipated.
5
AI is bit disruptive as the industrial revolution.
6
The automation spreads, the workers will face redundancy.
Exercise 3
Key word transformation
12 points
1
Carbon emissions are much higher now than ten years ago. FAR
Carbon emissions are ______ ten years ago.
2
As inequality increases, social cohesion decreases. MORE
The ______ inequality grows, the ______ social cohesion there is.
3
Renewable energy is just as efficient as fossil fuels now. NOT
Fossil fuels are ______ renewable energy any more.
4
The economic impact of automation is much more serious than people realise. SERIOUSLY
Automation affects the economy ______ people realise.
Exercise 4
Error correction
8 points
1
Carbon emissions are more higher than ever before.
2
The more the workforce adapts, less vulnerable it is to automation.
3
Renewable energy is not as expensive than fossil fuels now.
4
The inequality gap is far most serious in developing economies.

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