21.1 Too & enough Presentation
Letter smuggled out of prison:
Say what is wrong with conditions in the prison, using too and enough.
Examples The cells are too crowded.
The cells aren’t big enough.
The prisoners work too many hours a day.
They have to do too much work.
They don’t get enough free time.
21.2 The wrong man for the job Practice patience
Look at the list below of adjectives that describe people. Write in the noun forms.
patient ambitious strong tactful imaginative courageous intelligent dedicated |
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Work in threes.
Example A: I’m going to be a paratrooper.
В: Nonsense - you aren’t courageous enough to be a paratrooper.
С: And you haven’t got enough strength either.
Talk in the same way about these jobs:
1. teacher 2. explorer 3. politician |
4. novelist 5. marriage guidance counsellor 6. spy |
7. weightlifter 8. ....................... |
21.3 Linking sentences Presentation and practice
Examples: He can’t climb the stairs. He’s too weak.
He’s too weak to climb the stairs.
He isn’t strong enough to climb the stairs.
You couldn’t read that book in one evening. It’s too long.
That book is too long to read in one evening.
That book isn’t short enough to read in one evening.
The doorway was too narrow. The piano wouldn’t go through.
The doorway was too narrow for the piano to go through.
The doorway wasn’t wide enough for the piano to go through.
Work in groups. Make two sentences for each of the following (a) using too (b) using not... enough. Use for only where it is necessary.
We arrived late. We couldn’t get any dinner.
Don’t get married yet. You’re too young.
You can’t drink wine every day. It’s expensive.
My mother’s shopping basket was very heavy. She couldn’t carry it.
Don’t eat that bread. It’s stale.
We couldn’t see through the windows. They were dirty.
The stream was too wide. Dad couldn’t jump across it.
You’d better not sit on the ground. It’s damp.
You could never wear those trousers in winter. They’re too thin.
He spoke very fast. I couldn’t understand him.
21.4 Useless possessions Practice
You never throw things away, so your flat is full of things which you have kept, and you don’t know what to do with them. You are talking to a friend.
You: Oh dear. What shall I do with these gloves ?
Friend: Why don’t you wear them for gardening ?
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You: Oh,
they’re much too good to wear for gardening,
they aren’t nearly old enough to wear for gardening.
How might you reply to these other suggestions ?
Why don’t you, |
give them to your mother ? wear them for driving? sell them? wear them in the winter ?. |
Work in groups. Have similar conversations about these other objects:
jeans photograph books
coat clock sandals
doll