Writing 4 Write a story about a time that someone was late. Follow the instructions below and write your story. • Set the scene. • Describe the lead up to the main event. • Talk about the main event. • Say what happened in the end.

1. (The warmer) the weather was, (the better) l felt 2. Her illness was (much more  serious) than we had expected. 3. It's (easier) to learn a foreign language when you have an opportunity to communicate with native speakers. 4. Milk is (twice as expensive as) it was several years ago. 5. They got (more) money for that project than we did. 6. She is my (elder) sister. She is two years (older) than me. 7. The film we saw yesterday was (more exciting) than the book. 8. It's a well-known fact that the giraffe is (taller) than the man. 9. The information you've sent me today is (more useful) than the one you sent me yesterday. 10. - I can't find Bob. Where is he? - He is sitting in ( the farthest) corner of the yard. 11. This machine is (the most reliable) of all. 12. Unfortunately the results of the experiment are (worse) than they were last year.