8. Ways of comparing

Exercise 1

1. Social media takes up easily the biggest part of teenagers’ free time today.

2. Online meetings don’t take nowhere near as much energy as face-to-face meetings.

3. Taking care of yourself takes slightly more time than people think.

4. A first date can take nearly as much preparation as a job interview.

5. Making a small decision takes no bigger courage than saying “no” to someone.

6. Taking advantage of a good opportunity takes just as much confidence as starting something new.

Exercise 2

Exercise 6

Exercise 7

Exercise 8

Work in small groups and choose a country/city you would love to move to, e.g. Russia vs Finland. You need to come up with reasons why you want to move to this particular country or why they want to stay in Russia.