2. Technology
Describe gadgets, compare them, and say which one you prefer.
AaRésumé du cours
Vocabulary
Smartphone, laptop, tablet, app, screen, battery, charger, to download, to upload, to browse, to log in, social media, artificial intelligence, online, offline.
Grammar: comparatives and superlatives
| Adjective | Comparative | Superlative |
|---|---|---|
| fast (short) | faster than | the fastest |
| big | bigger than | the biggest |
| easy (-y) | easier than | the easiest |
| expensive (long) | more expensive than | the most expensive |
| good / bad | better / worse than | the best / the worst |
Equality: as cheap as; inequality: not as fast as.
Function: expressing preferences
I prefer laptops to tablets. — I’d rather use my phone. — I like reading e-books more than paper books.
Writing tip: advantages and disadvantages
Use: On the one hand… On the other hand… However… In conclusion…
✎Exemples corrigés
Exemple 1
Complete: This phone is (cheap) than that one, but it’s (good) phone in the shop.
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Exemple 2
Rewrite with “as … as”: My laptop is slower than yours.
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?Teste-toi
Clique sur la bonne réponse.
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A tablet is ___ than a smartphone.
Réponse
b) bigger — Short adjective ending consonant-vowel-consonant: double the consonant. -
It’s ___ app I have ever used.
Réponse
a) the most useful — Long adjective → the most + adjective. -
“I’d rather…” expresses…
Réponse
a) preference — It means “I prefer to…”.
Résumé rédigé par Nqraw selon le programme officiel marocain.