Fiche à imprimer : The more, the better : plus... plus... (Terminale)

Anglais	Français
The more, the better.	Plus on est de fous, plus on rit / Plus il y en a, mieux c'est.
The sooner, the better.	Le plus tôt sera le mieux.
The more you practise, the better you get.	Plus tu t'entraînes, plus tu progresses.
The less you sleep, the more tired you are.	Moins tu dors, plus tu es fatigué.
more and more expensive	de plus en plus cher
better and better / worse and worse	de mieux en mieux / de pire en pire

Structure : The + comparatif..., the + comparatif... avec the devant chaque comparatif : The older he gets, the wiser he becomes. Pour « de plus en plus » : on répète le comparatif (bigger and bigger, more and more difficult).

Mise en situation : les révisions du bac

Mum : You should start revising for the bac now.

Tu devrais commencer à réviser le bac maintenant.

Lucas : I know. The more I revise, the more stressed I get!

Je sais. Plus je révise, plus je stresse !

Mum : But the earlier you start, the less stressed you'll be in June.

Mais plus tu commences tôt, moins tu seras stressé en juin.

Lucas : You're right. The sooner, the better. My maths is getting better and better anyway.

Tu as raison. Le plus tôt sera le mieux. De toute façon, je suis de mieux en mieux en maths.

À retenir

The + comparatif..., the + comparatif...
The sooner, the better. The more, the merrier.
de plus en plus : bigger and bigger, more and more expensive.

Exercice 1 : Le double comparatif : exercice 1 (QCM)

« Le plus tôt sera le mieux. »
1. The sooner, the better.
2. More soon, more good.
3. The soon, the good.
« Plus tu t'entraînes, plus tu progresses. »
1. More you practise, more you get better.
2. The more you practise, the better you get.
3. The more you practise, the more good you get.
« de plus en plus cher »
1. expensiver and expensiver
2. the more expensive
3. more and more expensive
« de mieux en mieux »
1. best and best
2. more and more good
3. better and better
« Moins tu dors, plus tu es fatigué. »
1. The less you sleep, the more tired you are.
2. The less you sleep, the tireder you are of.
3. Less you sleep, more you are tired.
« de plus en plus grand »
1. the bigger the bigger
2. more and more big
3. bigger and bigger
« Plus il vieillit, plus il est sage. »
1. More old he gets, more wise he becomes.
2. The older he gets, the wiser he becomes.
3. The older he gets, more wise he becomes.
« de pire en pire »
1. worse and worse
2. more and more bad
3. worst and worst
« Plus on est de fous, plus on rit. »
1. More crazy, more laugh.
2. The more, the merrier.
3. The most, the merriest.
Dans la structure double, on met the...
1. seulement devant le premier
2. devant chaque comparatif
3. jamais

Exercice 2 : Le double comparatif : exercice 2 (à compléter)

The .......................... , the better. (tôt)
The more you practise, the .......................... you get.
The .......................... you sleep, the more tired you are.
It's getting .......................... and more expensive.
My English is getting better and .......................... .
The weather is getting .......................... and worse.
The older he gets, the .......................... he becomes. (sage)
The .......................... , the merrier.
The city is getting bigger and .......................... .
The earlier you start, the .......................... stressed you'll be.

Exercice 3 : Le double comparatif : mise en situation

Ta mère dit qu'il faut commencer à réviser.
1. You should start revising now.
2. You should start to revising now.
3. You should starting revise now.
Plus tu révises, plus tu stresses.
1. The more I revise, the more stressed I get.
2. More I revise, more I get stressed.
3. The more I revise, more stressed I get.
Plus tu commences tôt, moins tu seras stressé.
1. The more early you start, the less stressed you are being.
2. Earlier you start, less stressed you'll be.
3. The earlier you start, the less stressed you'll be.
Le plus tôt sera le mieux.
1. The sooner, the better.
2. The soon, the good.
3. More soon, more better.
Tu es de mieux en mieux en maths.
1. My maths is getting better and better.
2. My maths is getting best and best.
3. My maths is getting more and more good.
Les loyers sont de plus en plus chers.
1. Rents are getting expensiver and expensiver.
2. Rents get the more expensive.
3. Rents are getting more and more expensive.
Tu invites tout le monde : plus on est de fous...
1. The more, the merrier!
2. More people, more laugh!
3. The most, the merriest!
Le climat est de pire en pire.
1. The climate is getting worst and worst.
2. The climate is getting worse and worse.
3. The climate is more and more bad.
Plus tu lis, plus tu apprends.
1. The more you read, more you learn.
2. The more you read, the more you learn.
3. More you read, more you learn.
Moins tu dors, plus tu es fatigué.
1. Less you sleep, more tired you are.
2. The less you sleep, the more tired you are.
3. The less you sleep, the tireder you are.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. a) The sooner, the better. · 2. b) The more you practise, the better you get. · 3. c) more and more expensive · 4. c) better and better · 5. a) The less you sleep, the more tired you are. · 6. c) bigger and bigger · 7. b) The older he gets, the wiser he becomes. · 8. a) worse and worse · 9. b) The more, the merrier. · 10. b) devant chaque comparatif

Exercice 2

1. sooner · 2. better · 3. less · 4. more · 5. better · 6. worse · 7. wiser · 8. more · 9. bigger · 10. less

Exercice 3

1. a) You should start revising now. · 2. a) The more I revise, the more stressed I get. · 3. c) The earlier you start, the less stressed you'll be. · 4. a) The sooner, the better. · 5. a) My maths is getting better and better. · 6. c) Rents are getting more and more expensive. · 7. a) The more, the merrier! · 8. b) The climate is getting worse and worse. · 9. b) The more you read, the more you learn. · 10. b) The less you sleep, the more tired you are.