HOW DO YOU KEEP IN “We use email at work, but | use my social network to keep in touch with friends. | was TOUCH WITH PEOPLE? getting a lotot spam in my personal ema, There's nothing worse than spam in your inbox.” ~Alma Jones “Well, at work we use video conferencing for meetings with our “I text my friends all day. international offices. It’s less Texting’s a lot quicker and expensive than a business trip easier than calling. It’s And more convenient. And you : more fun, too. | can’t doit don’t get jet lag, either!” in class, though.” -Kayla Johnson Mayumi Sato “Well, for birthdays and things | still like to send “Well, | video call my : card. | know regular mail is parents. They think it’s, slower and less reliable better than the phone than email, but cards are because they can see me. more personal. And | never | guess it’s a good way to send those e-cards. | just keep in touch when I’m think it’s nicer to get a real away at school.” card.” Paco Rodriguez Tim Henry4A Grammar Comparative adjectives 4) a0 Short adjectives Textingis quicker and easier than calling. Notice Adjectives -er _ It’s nicer to get areal card than an e-card. slow > slower Long adjectives ees more + adjective Real cards are more personal than e-cards. aay el less + adjective Video conferences are less expensive than trips. 18 igger Irregular adjectives ck ' good > better Video calls are better than phone calls. ut more fun bad > worse Nothing is worse than spam in your inbox. im ‘The top adjectives after more are A Complete the conversations with the comparative form of the oe ane adjectives and than if needed. Then practice with a partner. interesting, end fun 1. A Doyou like e-cards? I think they're _more interesting than_(interesting) real cards. B True. And they're (easy) to send, too. Though they're a bit (personal) real cards. 2. A Doyou everuse video calling? Our grandparents think it’s (nice) because they can see us. It’s (good) the phone. B Yeah, andit’s (expensive) intemational phone calls. 3. A Doyou prefer your tablet or your laptop? B Mylaptop. It’s (big), butit's (useful) a tablet. Tablets are (difficult) to work on. A Yeah? My sister prefers her tablet. She says it’s (light) her laptop, soit’s (convenient) to carry around. 4. A Doyou use email much these days? | don’t. | just use my social network. B Metoo. It’s (efficient) email. Andit’s (un). It’s (good) texting, too. Texting’s (bad) email.