Chocolate Bars Quiz

Do you like chocolate? What's your favourite chocolate bar?

How much money do you spend on chocolate or other snacks in a typical week?

Do you ever give chocolate as a gift? If so, on what occasions?

In 2013 the average chocolate bar weighed fifty-five grams; in 2016 it was only forty-nine grams. Chocolate bars are smaller and lighter than before. They aren't worse than they used to be but they aren't better either. And they certainly aren't cheaper. So why is it happening?

Read sentences 1-3 and decide which meanings are correct: a or b. 1 Chocolate bars aren't as big as they used to be.

• a Chocolate bars are bigger now.

• b Chocolate bars are smaller now.

Now chocolate is more expensive than before.

• a Chocolate was cheaper before.

• b Chocolate was not cheaper before.

This situation isn't good enough.

• a This situation is too bad.

• b This situation is better than before.

Complete the text with the correct forms of the adjectives in brackets.

• smaller

• larger

• bigger

Rewrite the sentences without changing the meaning using the words in bold. 1 It's too expensive. CHEAP

Compare each pair of food items using the comparative of the adjectives from the box. Then make another sentence with the same meaning using not as ... as. 1 fruit and chocolate.

• Fruit is healthier than chocolate.

• Chocolate isn't as healthy as fruit.