Comparing two courses · Comparing flexibility and duration

Comparing flexibility and duration in context, with bilingual examples and practice.

Application goal: Comparing flexibility and duration.

Add er to many short adjectives for comparison and use more with many longer adjectives. Put than before the second option.

Context: Comparing two courses. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.

Practical examples

The online course is more flexible than the evening course.

الدورة عبر الإنترنت أكثر مرونة من الدورة المسائية.

Its lessons are shorter, so I can study during lunch.

دروسها أقصر، لذا يمكنني الدراسة أثناء الغداء.

The evening course offers more speaking practice.

توفر الدورة المسائية تدريبًا أكثر على التحدث.

Check your understanding

1. Choose the closest Arabic meaning of this expression: The online course is more flexible than the evening course.
2. Choose the English expression that matches this meaning: توفر الدورة المسائية تدريبًا أكثر على التحدث.