(electronic) devices

"Electronic devices" are machines that use batteries such as laptop computers, phones, tablets, portable video games, and so on.

You can also use the word "device" by itself to talk about any machine:

I saw this device on TV that chops tomatoes perfectly in just a few seconds.

But more and more, "device" by itself specifically means a mobile phone or tablet computer:

I heard that they're releasing a new device at the end of this month.

(doing something) would (do something)

You can use this sentence structure when you're making plans or decisions:

Cutting the Arts program would be horrible for the children.

Moving our troops to the north would make us vulnerable to an attack from the east.

You can also use "___ing would ___" when you're imagining something that probably won't happen:

Living on Mars would be awesome!

multiple (things)

"Multiple" means "many" or "several".

This word sounds intelligent and academic.

Some words that often appear with "multiple" are:

multiple perspectives

multiple factors

multiple layers

multiple locations

create a layout

A "layout" is a design for where things are going to go. You can make layouts for things like:

• software applications
• magazine pages
• where pieces of furniture should go in a room

quite (adjective)

"Quite" is an adverb that means something similar to "very". It's perhaps a little lower in strength than "very".

If you're using "quite" with an adjective, you say "quite ___":

I'm quite hungry.

You can also use "quite" with a noun:

You have quite an impressive background.

(something) is time intensive

If an activity is "time intensive", it means that it takes a lot of time to complete.

You can use this phrase for talking about some task at work:

I don't think we should bother with that. It's too time intensive.

You can also use it to describe hobbies that take up a lot of time:

Making your own furniture is really cool, but it's really time intensive.