Matching Pairs Comparing life now and in the pastOnline version Introductory comparatives exercise for internediate students. by Renata Hirose 1 Smartphones are becoming... 2 Electronics today are... 3 English pronunciation is... 4 Life in the big city is... 5 Walking or riding a bike to school or to work is... 6 The internet is... 7 Rio de Janeiro is... 8 My sister is... ...faster than before. ...healthier than driving. ...more technological than in the past. ...more stressful than it used to be. ...more difficult than Portuguese. ...more dangerous than Minas Gerais. ...taller than me now. ...more expensive than before.