We use than after comparatives (older than ... / more expensive than ... etc.):
- Athens is older than Rome.
- Are oranges more expensive than bananas?
- It's easier to take a taxi than to take the bus.
- How are you today? Not bad. Better than yesterday.
- The restaurant is more crowded than usual.
We usually say: than me / than him / than her / than us / than them:
You can say:
- I can run faster than him. or I can run faster than he can.
- You are a better singer than me. or You are a better singer than I am.
- I got up earlier than her. or I got up earlier than she did.
more/less than...
- A: How much did your shoes cost? ?60?
- B: No, more than that. (= more than ?60)
- The film was very short - less than an hour.
- They have more money than they need. 50.
- You go out more than me.
a bit older / much older etc:
- Canada is much bigger than France
- Sue is a bit older than Joe - she's 25 and he's 24
- The hotel was much more expensive than i expected
- You go out much more than me.
Make sentences about Kate and Ben. Use than:
Kate
1. I’m 26.
2. I'm not a very good swimmer.
3. I'm 1 meter 68 tall.
4. I start work at 8 o'clock.
5. I don't work very hard.
6. I don't have much money.
7. I'm a very good driver.
8. I'm not very patient.
9. I'm not a very good dancer.
10. I'm very intelligent.
11. I speak French very well.
12. I don't go to the cinema very much.
Ben
1. I’m 24.
2. I'm a very good swimmer.
3. I'm 1 meter 63 tall.
4. I start work at 8.30.
5. I work very hard.
6. I have a lot of money.
7. I'm not a very good driver.
8. I'm very patient.
9. I'm a good dancer.
10. I'm not very intelligent.
11. I don't speak French very well.
12. I go to the cinema a lot.
Compare
1. Kate is older than Ben
2. Ben is a better swimmer than Kate
3. Kate is taller than Ben.
4. Kate starts work earlier.
5. Ben works hard then Kate.
6. Ben works harder than Kate.
7. Ben has more money than Kate. / Ben has got more money ...
8. Kate is a better driver than Ben.
9. Ben is more patient than Kate.
10. Ben is a better dancer than Kate. / Ben dances better than Kate.
11. Kate is more intelligent than Ben.
12. Kate speaks French better than Ben. / Kate speaks better French than Ben. / Kate's.
Make the sentences. Use than.
1. He isn't very tall. You're taller than him (OR taller than he is).
2. She isn't very old. You're older than her. / than she is.
3. I don't work very hard. You work harder than me. / ... than I do.
4. He doesn't watch TV very much. You watch TV more than him. / ... than he does.
5. I'm not a very good cook. You're a better cook than me. / ... than I am. or You cook better.
6. We don't know many people. You know more people than us. / ... than we do.
7. They don't have much money. You have more money than them. / ... than they have.
8. I can't run very fast. You can run faster than me. / ... than I can.
9. She hasn't been here very long. You've been here longer than her. / ... than she has.
10. They didn't get up very early. You got up earlier than them. / ... than they did.
11. He wasn't very surprised. You were more surprised than him. / ... than he was.
Make the sentences with a bit or much + comparative (older/better etc.).
1. Emma is 25. Joe is 243. Emma is a bit older than.
2. Joe Jack's mother is 52. His father is 69. Jack's mother is much younger than his father.
3. My camera cost ?120. Yours cost ?112. My camera cost a bit more than yours. / ... than your camera.or My camera was a bit more expensive than ...
4. Yesterday I felt terrible. Today I feel OK. I feel much better today than yesterday. / ... than did yesterday. / ... than I felt yesterday.
5. Today the temperature is 12 degrees. Yesterday it was 10 degrees. It's a bit warmer today than yesterday. / ... than it was yesterday.
6. Sarah is an excellent tennis player. I'm not a very good player. Sarah is a much better tennis player than me. / ... than I am. or Sarah is much better at tennis than me. / ... than I am. or Sarah plays tennis much better than me. / ... than I do.
