📖 Reading
📜 My Country, Algeria
Algeria is a beautiful country in North Africa. It is the largest country in Africa. The capital is Algiers. Algeria has mountains, deserts and a long Mediterranean coast. The Sahara Desert is the largest hot desert in the world. Algeria is famous for its culture and history. We must protect our environment. We will reduce pollution and save water. Let's keep our country clean!
📚 Grammar
Future with "will" : Express a future action, promise or prediction.
Form : Subject + will + base verb
Examples :
- I will protect the environment.
- She will travel to Algiers.
- We will reduce pollution.
Comparatives and Superlatives :
- Comparative (-er) : Algeria is larger than Morocco.
- Superlative (-est) : Algeria is the largest country in Africa.
- More / Most : The Sahara is the most famous desert in the world.
📝 Vocabulary
🌍 Geography
- country (pays)
- capital (capitale)
- mountain (montagne)
- desert (désert)
- coast (côte)
- river (fleuve)
- sea (mer)
🌱 Environment
- pollution (pollution)
- protect (protéger)
- reduce (réduire)
- recycle (recycler)
- save (économiser)
- clean (propre)
- waste (déchet / gaspiller)
✏️ Spelling
Comparatives and Superlatives spelling rules :
- One syllable (short) → add -er / -est : tall → taller, the tallest
- Ends with -e → add -r / -st : large → larger, the largest
- Ends with consonant + y → change y to i + -er/-est : happy → happier, the happiest
- Two or more syllables → more / most : beautiful → more beautiful, the most beautiful
📝 Exercises
Exercise 1 : Complete with "will" or "won't".
- I ________ protect the environment.
- She ________ (not) pollute the water.
- We ________ save our planet.
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Exercise 2 : Complete with the comparative or superlative.
- Algeria is (large) ________ than Tunisia.
- The Sahara is the (large) ________ desert.
- Summer is (hot) ________ than winter.
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Corrections :
- 1. larger
- 2. largest
- 3. hotter