Expressions d'égalité et d'inégalité en Anglais | Seconde
Introduction
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Expressions d'égalité en Anglais
L'égalité en Anglais
Les expressions d'égalité en anglais servent à montrer que deux éléments sont identiques ou équivalents en termes de qualité, quantité ou degré.
Elles sont utilisées pour comparer deux choses qui ont la même caractéristique.
Structures d'égalité
Structures principales
2 Exemple : She is as tall as her brother
3 Traduction : Elle est aussi grande que son frère
2 the same + noun + as (identité)
3 equal to (formel)
Exemples d'égalité
Exemples concrets
- She is as intelligent as her sister
- The blue car is as expensive as the red one
- This book is as interesting as the movie
- He runs as fast as his friend
- She speaks English as fluently as a native
- They work as hard as possible
- I have as many books as you do
- She has as much money as her brother
- There are as many people as expected
Expressions d'inégalité en Anglais
L'inégalité en Anglais
Les expressions d'inégalité en anglais servent à montrer qu'un élément est supérieur ou inférieur à un autre en termes de qualité, quantité ou degré.
Elles sont utilisées pour comparer deux choses qui diffèrent dans une certaine mesure.
- 1 Supériorité : more...than ou forme comparative
- 2 Infériorité : less...than ou forme comparative
Structures de supériorité
Comparaison de supériorité
2 adjective + -er + than (adjectifs courts)
3 much/far/a lot + more + adjective + than (intensité)
- This car is more expensive than that one
- She is taller than her sister
- He works much harder than before
Structures d'infériorité
Comparaison d'infériorité
2 adjective + -er + than (négation)
3 not as + adjective + as (forme alternative)
- This movie is less interesting than the book
- He is not as tall as his brother
- She speaks French less fluently than English
Règles de formation
Règles grammaticales
- Ajouter -er et -est pour comparatif et superlatif
- Exemples : tall → taller → tallest
- Exemples : big → bigger → biggest
- Utiliser more et most pour comparatif et superlatif
- Exemples : beautiful → more beautiful → most beautiful
- Exemples : expensive → more expensive → most expensive
- good/better/best
- bad/worse/worst
- far/farther/farthest ou further/furthest
Exercice d'application
Mettez à l'épreuve vos connaissances
Complétez avec la forme correcte de l'expression de comparaison :
- My house is __________ (big) as yours.
- This car is __________ (expensive) than that one.
- She is __________ (tall) than her sister.
- This movie is __________ (interesting) as the book.
Traduisez les phrases suivantes :
- Elle est aussi intelligente que son frère.
- Ce livre est plus intéressant que le film.
- Il court aussi vite que son ami.
Solutions de l'exercice
Corrections détaillées
- My house is as big as yours.
- This car is more expensive than that one.
- She is taller than her sister.
- This movie is as interesting as the book.
- She is as intelligent as her brother.
- This book is more interesting than the movie.
- He runs as fast as his friend.
Astuces et erreurs courantes
Points importants à retenir
- ❌ Ne pas dire : "more better" mais ✓ dire : "better"
- ❌ Ne pas dire : "more taller" mais ✓ dire : "taller"
- ❌ Ne pas dire : "as more expensive as" mais ✓ dire : "as expensive as"
- ✅ Utilisez "as...as" pour l'égalité
- ✅ Utilisez "more...than" pour les adjectifs longs
- ✅ Utilisez "-er" pour les adjectifs courts
- ✅ Retenez les adjectifs irréguliers
Exemples dans la vie quotidienne
Applications pratiques
- "This room is as big as mine."
- "That sofa is more comfortable than this one."
- "Math is as difficult as physics."
- "English is less challenging than French."
- "She is as funny as her sister."
- "This restaurant is more expensive than that one."
Jeux de vocabulaire
Pratique interactive
Adjectifs : beautiful, tall, happy, difficult, small, good
Formes comparatives : more beautiful, taller, happier, more difficult, smaller, better
- My friend is _______ (intelligent) me.
- This test was _______ (easy) the previous one.
- She sings _______ (beautiful) than I do.
Révision complète
Points clés à retenir
- as + adjective + as : She is as tall as her sister
- as + adverb + as : He runs as fast as possible
- as + many/much + noun + as : I have as many books as you
- more + adjective + than : This is more interesting than that
- adjective + -er + than : She is taller than him
- less + adjective + than : This is less expensive than that
Conclusion
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