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**Elena shares her concerns about money with her aunt Juana.**
*Complete the conversation with the words from the list.*
**Elena:** I have **a lot of / muchĂsimos** *(muchos)* expenses and I need to earn **more / más** money.
**Juana:** Why don’t you try to spend **less / menos** and study a little more? You know that most teenagers don’t lead lives **like / como** yours.
**Elena:** Well, the problem is not in my expenses but in my salary. My sister **who / que** *(in this case)* works fewer hours **than / que** me, but earns more.
**Juana:** Could be, but remember that it is **better / mejor** to attend a good university than to be able to buy **expensive / carĂsimos** *(caros)* shoes.
**Elena:** Could be.
**Connect the sentences on the left with the corresponding matches on the right to make logical sentences.**
1.h
2.f
3.g
4.c
5.a
6.d
7.b
8.e
**Translation**
**1h.** Last Saturday Alberto and I made the worst *trip of our life*
**2f.** Yo lleguĂ© al aeropuerto más temprano *que Alberto y no lo podĂa encontrar.*
**3g.** But he went through security faster *than I did and we finally met at the gate.*
**4c.** They then announced that the flight was delayed *for more than three hours due to a mechanical problem.*
**5a.** We finally left, as tired *as we were angry.*
**6d.** Suddenly, there was a *really bad smell. The engine had caught fire!*
**7b.** Alberto screamed as much *as I did until we managed to land.*
**8e.** In the end we spent the holidays at home. The good thing is that we had more visits *than we expected.*
**Look at the information in the table and write five sentences with superlatives and five with comparatives.**
Superlativos
**1.** El Nilo es un rĂo larguĂsimo.
**2.** Jessica Alba es una actriz famosĂsima.
**3.** Harry Potter es un libro que le gustĂł muchĂsimo a mi hermano menor.
**4.** Mark Zuckerberg es un hombre de negocios riquĂsimo.
**5.** Disneyland es un lugar divertidĂsimo y feliz.
Comparativo
**1.** Harry Potter es un libro más recomendado que Crepúsculo.
**2.** Jessica Alba es una actriz menos bonita que SofĂa Vergara.
**3.** Mark Zuckerberg es rico y mejor en los negocios que Donald Trump.
**4.** El Nilo es un rĂo más largo que el Amazonas.
**5.** Disneyland es el lugar más feliz que la playa para un niño.
Superlatives
**1.** The Nile is a very long river.
**2.** Jessica Alba is a very famous actress.
**3.** Harry Potter is a book that my little brother really liked.
**4.** Mark Zuckerberg is a very wealthy businessman.
**5.** Disneyland is a hilarious and happy place.
Comparatives
**1.** Harry Potter is a more recommended book than Twilight.
**2.** Jessica Alba is a less pretty actress than SofĂa Vergara.
**3.** Mark Zuckerberg is wealthy and better at business than Donald Trump.
**4.** The Nile is a river longer than the Amazon.
**5.** Disneyland is the happiest place for a child than the beach.