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My parents didn't send many emails two years ago. They send a lot of emails now. (more)

My parents send more emails now than (they did) two years ago.

Judy gets 20 phone calls a day. Sandra gets 15. (more)

Judy gets more phone calls (a day) than Sandra (does).

Marie doesn't talk on the phone very much. Beth talks on the phone a lot. (less)

Marie talks on the phone less than Beth (does). / Marie talks less on the phone than Beth (does).

I spend a lot of time on the phone. My brother doesn't spend a lot of time on the phone. (less)

My brother spends less time on the phone than I do / than me.

Combine the sentences: Last year I wrote one or two letters a month. Now I write one or two letters a year.(fewer)

I write fewer letters now than (I did) last year.

Combine the sentences: I don't get a lot of text messages. I get a lot of voice-mail messages. (fewer)

I get fewer text messages than voice-mail messages.

I'm buying ____________ newspapers now because I'm getting my news online.

fewer

My friends prefer texting to email, so they're sending me __________ emails these days.

fewer

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

I called my brother, but his wife said he was upstairs watching TV. She asked me to ___________ while she told him to answer the phone.

hold on

I have problems with my cellphone. Eveytime I walk into my bedroom, I hear a clickand then I ________________.

get cut off

My brother tried to call his office, but he accidentally called someone he didn't know. He _________________.

had the wrong number

I need to talk to my grandmother, but she's not at home. I want her to return my call, so I should probably ______________.

leave a message

I'm trying to call my siste, but I can't hear her. She's in the mountains, and the call keeps ___________.

breaking up

One of my friends called me at work, but I was in an important meeting and couldn't talk.I asked him to _______________ later.

call me back

Say the opposite: I think text messages are more popular than phone calls.

I think text messages are less popular than phone calls.

Say the opposite: It's worse to have no phone than to have no laptop.

It's better to have no phone than to have no laptop.

Say the opposite: It's easier to understand a voice-mail message in English than a written one.

It's more difficult to understand a voice-mail message in English than a written one.

Say the opposite: I think it's more important to listen to the radio than to watch TV.

I think it's less important to listen to the radio than to watch TV.

Say the opposite: Cameras take better photos than cameras in cellphones.

Cameras take wose photos than cameras in cellphones.

Say the opposite: I think tablets are harder to use than smartphones.

I think tablets are easier to use than smartphones.

It's __________ (important) to have a phone than to have a computer.

more important

Tablets are __________ (good) than laptops when you're working on the bus.

better

To me, black and white photos are __________ (nice) than color photos.

nicer

I think sending e-cards is __________ (convinient) thans sending regular cards.

more/less convinient

Texting is often __________ (easy) than sending an email.

easier

Cell-phone service is __________ (expensive) than regular phone service.

more/less expensive

Postcards are __________ (slow) than email.

slower