Er / - Ier More / Less +: Adjective + Adjective Irregular Adjectives
Er / - Ier More / Less +: Adjective + Adjective Irregular Adjectives
Er / - Ier More / Less +: Adjective + Adjective Irregular Adjectives
boring, fun,
2 popular
bad, good
4
convenient,
difficult,
6
interesting, useful
expensive,
7 important, personal
Tablets are better than laptops when you're working on the bus.
Dong UnI love my new tablet. It's so much better than my old laptop.
LoniI know. And the new tablets are less expensive too. Some cost only $200. Actually this
Dong UnAnd they're more convenient than laptops, too. They're more fun too. I like the
LoniRight. I know laptops are less popular than tablets these days, but I like my old laptop. It
has a bigger memory. And it's easier to work on when I have to write long papers.
My dad isn't good with computers. My mom is much better than he is, but she prefers to talk
on the phone. She says it's easier to talk and do other things at the same time.
My boss works on the bus. He says it's quieter than the office. He thinks there's
nothing worse than other people's cell phone conversations on the bus.
My mother doesn't like e-cards. She says they're less personal than real cards.
Actually, I think they're more fun because you can add music and stuff.
A broken computer
is worse than a
broken cell phone.
I'm trying to call my sister, but I can't hear her. She's in the mountains and the call
keeps breaking up.
I need to talk to my grandmother, but she's not home. I want her to return my call, so I should
probably leave a message.
My brother tried to call his office, but he accidentally called someone he didn't know. He had
the wrong number.
I have problems with my cell phone. Every time I walk into my bedroom, I hear a click and then
I get cut off.
I called my brother, but his wife said he was upstairs watching TV. She asked me to hold
on while she called him to the phone.
My mom works at home, and she gets a lot of phone calls. Every time I call her, I have to hold
on because she has another call.
NancyWow! Look at your mailbox. It's full of junk mail. You get a lot more junk mail than I do.
BillI know. I guess I get a lot of emails, generally. Look – 50 today.
Nancy Yeah. I get about three or four a day. You get a lot more emails than I do.
JulieMy cell phone bill was really high this month. I really need to make fewer calls. Or
talk less. Look – it was sixty-five dollars.
PaulaActually, that's not bad. Mine was ninety-five. My cell phone costs more.
DanYou know, I only had four text messages last month. I'm getting fewer text messages than
phone calls. I guess people prefer to call me these days.
EricYeah? I don't really like to talk on the phone too much. Actually, I like instant
messaging more than talking.
MikiAre you still working? You spend more time online than anyone I know.
LarryI know. I really should work less and spend more time with you and the kids.
BenOh, no! The internet is down again! I need to change my internet service provider to yours.
You seem to have fewer problems with your provider than I do.
PaulMaybe. I know my internet connection goes down less than yours, but it costs a lot more.
CROWDSOURCING
What can bring together a big crowd? A football game or a rock concert can fill a stadium with
people. But big crowds also bring big problems to solve, like security or cleaning up after the
event. The people in charge will outsource these problems to other workers – security and
cleaning companies.
Can you imagine a rock band asking the audience to volunteer to clean up before they leave? That
is the basic idea of crowdsourcing – using a large group of volunteers to work together on a
project. The word crowdsourcing is a combination of the words crowd and outsource.
Conclusion: Crowdsourcing has pros and cons, but it also has significant results.
It seems like almost everyone today is part of some kind of social network.
Social networking sites make it easier to talk to friends, find old friends, and
make new ones.
Some social networking sites can even help you to find a new job.
However, the use of social networking can cause problems.
Social networking has made it easier and quicker for people to damage your
computer.
A bigger problem is that it is easier for criminals to find out about you.
While social networking is fun, I think we need to be more careful about what
information we share and who we share it with.