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We use as....as when two people, animals or things are the same.Joseph is as clever as Sam.Melinda is as tall as Jason.%u2022%u2022We use not as....as when two people, animals or things are different.Frank is not as old as Jack. Trains are not as fast as cars.%u2022%u2022AS....ASComplete the sentences with the adjectives by using as....as or not as....as, as in the examples.1Agatha is ten years old. Chris is ten years old, too.Agatha is ......................................... (young) Chris.1.I weigh sixty kilos. David weighs forty kilos.David is ......................................... (fat) I am.2.Linda%u2019s car can go 220kph. Jack%u2019s car can go 200kph.Jack%u2019s car ......................................... (fast) Linda%u2019s car.3.Your laptop is 1000 dollars. Mine is 1000 dollars.Your laptop is ......................................... (expensive) mine.4.Ten million people live in Rome and London.Rome is ......................................... (crowded) London.5.He has got ten flats. We %u2018ve got one flat.We are ......................................... (rich) he is.6.Linda is 1.60 metres. Tina is 1.60 metres.Linda is ......................................... (tall) Tina.7.My skateboard is 80 cm. Yours is 80 cm, too.My skateboard is ......................................... (long) yours.8.as young asnot as fat asSPEAKING: Look at the pictures of houses for sale and make comparisons by using the adjectives below, as in the example.2old %u2013 new %u2013 big %u2013 small %u2013 cheap - expensive1Built inRoomsPrice20168150.000:::2Built inRoomsPrice195016140.000:::3Built inRoomsPrice20198145.000:::The first house isas big as the thirdhouse.The second is thebiggest of all.147