Gap-fill
French A2 gap-fill: the flat with the blue shutters
Camille must choose between two flats. Fill comparatives (plus… que, moins… que, aussi… que, meilleur, mieux) and adjective forms in this short French story.
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In short
This story practises comparisons: plus grand que, moins cher que, aussi lumineux que, and the irregular meilleur (better, adjective) and mieux (better, adverb). Adjectives also agree: une cuisine petite, des volets bleus.
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| Meaning | Form |
|---|---|
| more … than | plus + adj. + que |
| less … than | moins + adj. + que |
| as … as | aussi + adj. + que |
| better (adjective) | meilleur(e)(s) |
| better (adverb) | mieux |
L'appartement aux volets bleus
Camille visite deux appartements. Le premier, rue Gambetta, est grand : soixante mètres carrés. Le deuxième, aux volets (blue, plural), est (more) petit : quarante-cinq mètres carrés.
Mais le deuxième est (less) cher (than) le premier : sept cents euros au lieu de neuf cents. Il est aussi (more) près de son travail.
Les deux sont (as) lumineux l'un que l'autre. Par contre, la cuisine du premier est (better, adjective) : elle est neuve et très (equipped, fem.).
Camille réfléchit. « Je dors (better, adverb) dans un quartier calme, et la rue des volets bleus est très calme. » Elle choisit l'appartement aux volets bleus.
Read it in English
Camille is visiting two flats. The first, on rue Gambetta, is big: sixty square metres. The second, with blue shutters, is smaller: forty-five square metres.
But the second is cheaper than the first: seven hundred euros instead of nine hundred. It's also closer to her work.
Both are equally bright. On the other hand, the first one's kitchen is better: it's new and very well equipped.
Camille thinks it over. "I sleep better in a quiet area, and the street with the blue shutters is very quiet." She chooses the flat with the blue shutters.
Meilleur or mieux?
Meilleur is the comparative of the adjective bon and agrees with a noun: une meilleure cuisine. Mieux is the comparative of the adverb bien and goes with a verb: je dors mieux. Plus bon and plus bien don't exist. Tip: if you could say good in English, use meilleur; if you could say well, use mieux.