The document appears to be a transcript of a game show with questions about comparisons of size, height, population and other metrics between different countries, cities, and objects. It includes 6 multiple choice questions answered by 3 contestants, with the host confirming the right or wrong answers. The questions cover topics like which historic structure is oldest, which building is tallest, which country has the largest population, and which country or object is smallest, largest, heaviest.
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• 2 right: Canada, Monaco
• 2 wrong: Amazon, La Paz
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6. 2B Which is larger?
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MIKE: So let's see how you did on this quiz. The first question:
Which is larger, China or Canada? You said...
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WENDY: Canada.
MIKE: And you're right! Both are large, but Canada is larger. Next:
What's the longest river in the Americas? You said the Mississippi.
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Sorry, no. It's the Amazon.
WENDY: Oh, of course.
MIKE: This next question I didn't know. Monaco is more crowded than
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Singapore.
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WENDY: So I got it right ? I just guessed.
MIKE: And finally, you said that Bogota is the highest capital city in
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South America.
WENDY: Yeah, I remember hearing that somewhere.
MIKE: Sorry, Wendy, but you're wrong. La Paz in Bolivia is
the highest.
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WENDY: Really? Gee, I guess I didn't do so well - two right but two
wrong!
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Comparisons with adjectives
smaller
higher
more crowded
larger
the highest
the longest
the most expensive
the deepest
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noisier the noisiest
cooler the coolest older the oldest
more friendly the most friendly safer the safest
heavier the heaviest smaller the smallest
nicer the nicest wetter the wettest
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the most famous
the best
the most beautiful
the most popular
the most crowded
the worst
the coldest and foggiest
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The highest
longer than
the driest
the wettest
The hottest
colder than
the most dangerous
the lowest
higher than
deeper than
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13. 6 Game show
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HOSTESS [music and applause] Our contestants this evening are Jack,
Susan, and Jonathan. And now, contestants, let's get right to our first
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question. Question number one: Which is the oldest: the Statue of
Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, or the Panama Canal? [buzzer] Jack?
JACK: The Statue of Liberty is the oldest. They built it in 1886. They
didn't build the Eiffel Tower until 1889, and the Panama Canal until
1914. That's correct! [applause]
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HOSTESS: Question number two: What is the tallest building in the
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world? Is it Taipei 101, the Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, or the
Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur? [buzzer] Susan.
SUSAN: The Taipei 101 building is the tallest.
HOSTESS: That's right! [applause] Question number three: Which is the
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_________ a pound of gold, a pound of butter, or a pound of feathers?
heaviest:
[buzzer] Jonathan.
JONATHAN: They all weigh the same.
15. HOSTESS: Yes! [applause] Question number four: Which country is the
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largest: the U.S., China, or Canada? Nobody knows? Does anybody
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want to guess? [buzzer] Jack.
JACK: Uh ... China is_________ [audience laughs]
the largest,
HOSTESS: No, sorry!
JACK: Oh, shoot!
HOSTESS: [buzzer] Jonathan.
JONATHAN: Canada is the largest.
HOSTESS: Correct! [applause] Question number five: Which country has
largest population: India, Russia, or China? [buzzer] Susan.
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SUSAN: China is the largest.
HOSTESS: Very good! [applause] Question number six: Which is the
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smallest: Australia, Argentina, or Brazil? [buzzer] Susan.
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SUSAN: Argentina is the smallest of the three.
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HOSTESS: That's right! [applause and music] OK, contestants, the
winner is…
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