Preview - Interactive Activities – Guess how much (COMPARISONS)

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Guess how much (COMPARISONS)
Video page	https://multimedia-english.com/videos/esl/guess-how-much-i-love-you-a-bed-time-story-4870
Focus	Listening
Description	Practise COMPARISON with this little story. A listening activity focusing on comparative constructions mostly.
Instructions	Write the suitable word/s inside the gaps to complete the sentence. Use the -TAB- key on your computer keyboard to move from one box to the next.

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Little Nutbrown Hare ________________________________________________________________, held on tight to Big Nutbrown Hare's very long ears. He wanted to be sure that Big Nutbrown Hare was listening. "Guess how much I love you", he said. "Oh, ________________________________________________________________," said Big N. Hare.
"This much," said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms ________________________________________________. Big Nutbrown Hare had ________________________________________________ arms. "But I love you ________________________________________________," he said. Hmm, that is a lot, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.
"I love you ________________________________ reach," said Little Nutbrown Hare. "I love you ________________________________ reach," said Big Nutbrown Hare. That is ________________________________, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I had arms ________________________________.
Then Little Nutbrown Hare had a good idea. He tumbled upside down and __________________________________________________ the tree trunk with his feet. "I love you __________________________________________________" he said.
"And I love you ________________________________ up to your toes." said Big Nutbrown Hare, swinging him up over his head. "I love you ________________________________ hop!" laughed Little Nutbrown Hare, bouncing up and down.
"But I love you ________________________________________," smiled Big Nutbrown Hare - and he hopped ________________________________________ his ears touched the branches above. That's good hopping, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. ________________________________________ hop ________________________________________.
"I love you all the way down the lane ______________________________________," cried Little Nutbrown Hare. "I love you across the river ______________________________________," said Big Nutbrown Hare.
______________________________________, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. He was almost ______________________________________ anymore. Then he looked ______________________________________ the thornbushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be ______________________________________ the sky.
"I love you ________________________________________," he said, and closed his eyes. "Oh, that's far," said Big Nutbrown Hare. "That is very, ________________________________________." Big Nutbrown Hare settled Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves.
He______________________ and kissed him good night. Then he lay down ______________________ and ______________________ with a smile, "I love you right up to the moon - ______________________."

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Little Nutbrown Hare ________________________________________________________________, held on tight to Big Nutbrown Hare's very long ears. He wanted to be sure that Big Nutbrown Hare was listening. "Guess how much I love you", he said. "Oh, ________________________________________________________________," said Big N. Hare.

"This much," said Little Nutbrown Hare, stretching out his arms ________________________________________________. Big Nutbrown Hare had ________________________________________________ arms. "But I love you ________________________________________________," he said. Hmm, that is a lot, thought Little Nutbrown Hare.

"I love you ________________________________ reach," said Little Nutbrown Hare. "I love you ________________________________ reach," said Big Nutbrown Hare. That is ________________________________, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. I wish I had arms ________________________________.

Then Little Nutbrown Hare had a good idea. He tumbled upside down and __________________________________________________ the tree trunk with his feet. "I love you __________________________________________________" he said.

"And I love you ________________________________ up to your toes." said Big Nutbrown Hare, swinging him up over his head. "I love you ________________________________ hop!" laughed Little Nutbrown Hare, bouncing up and down.

"But I love you ________________________________________," smiled Big Nutbrown Hare - and he hopped ________________________________________ his ears touched the branches above. That's good hopping, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. ________________________________________ hop ________________________________________.

"I love you all the way down the lane ______________________________________," cried Little Nutbrown Hare. "I love you across the river ______________________________________," said Big Nutbrown Hare.

______________________________________, thought Little Nutbrown Hare. He was almost ______________________________________ anymore. Then he looked ______________________________________ the thornbushes, out into the big dark night. Nothing could be ______________________________________ the sky.

"I love you ________________________________________," he said, and closed his eyes. "Oh, that's far," said Big Nutbrown Hare. "That is very, ________________________________________." Big Nutbrown Hare settled Little Nutbrown Hare into his bed of leaves.

He______________________ and kissed him good night. Then he lay down ______________________ and ______________________ with a smile, "I love you right up to the moon - ______________________."