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SO

This is so expensive.
It goes so fasto

+ adjetivo / adverbio

We paid such a high price .

............

..

Tanto so como such dan mayor fuerza a la palabra (adjetivo, nombre o adverbio)
que /levan detrs y se traducen por "tan".
We enjoyed such wonderful weather!
We had such fun last night.
They were all so wonderful to usl
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Nota: Si such va seguido de nombre contable singular (precedido de adjetivo),

pondremos el artculo a.
such a good boy
such an interesting book

TOO / ENOUGH

such a fast horse

Pero si va seguido de nombre no contable o de nombre en plural, no lleva
artculo.
such clear water
such beautiful ha ir
such music
such interesting films
such kind people
such cornfortable houses
Las expresiones introducidas con so y such suelen ir seguidas de una oracin
subordinada con that que expresa el resultado o la consecuencia.
The film was so boring that we left early.
It was such a boring film that we left early.
Nota 1: Sin embargo tambin pueden emplearse sin la oracin subordinada.
She's so foolish.
She is such a fool.
Nota 2: So much (tanto/a) y so many (tantos/as) van seguidos de nombres.
There werc so many peoplc at the party that wc had nowhere to sit.

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Cortl b

1. The weather was

Y!

2. There is

a long queue for tickets that we won't be able to get an

y.

4.

The child was

5. There was
6. The radio was on
7. Meg has got
8.

It was

9.

She paid

10.

It was

, ,

":Q:

cold that we cancelled the trip.

"1

good that I can't put it down.

ill that his parents took him to hospital.
heavy traffic that I was late for work.
loud that I couldn't hear myself speak.
many friends that she is always out of the house.
a great book that I read it three times.
much money for this car that she is afraid to drive it!
1. I'm having a wonderful time here. I don't want to go home.

cold weather that there was ice on our car windscreen.

EXERCISE

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3. Skiing was a wonderful experience for Janet. She decided to do it again the

1. The maths questions are hard. lean only do one of them.

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~0.?t.J. f:?'!. R0!Y.

2. Bali has beautiful temples. Tourists from all over the world come to see them.

Combine the following sentences using so ... that.

2.

ine the following sentences using such ... that.

FiII in the blanks with so or such.

3. This book is

EXERCISE

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th~'!7:

He is worried about the baby's health. He takes her to a doctor twice a week.

following month .

4. There was a very bright moon when we walked through the desert. The sand
looked like snow.

3.

Richard is very wealthy. He can afford to buy alrnost anything he wants.

5.
4.

The view from the top was magnificent. We didn't want to leave.

Betty and Bob are a lovely couple. We always go on trips together.

.

6.
5. The speech was terribly long. Some people left in the middle.

She's got an excellent English accent. Everyone always comments on it.

.

7. There was a wonderful smell when we came home. We knew right away that
6.

The water in the lake was extremely cold. No one wanted to go in.

our neighbour had been baking .

.....................................................................................................................

7. They spend a lot of time together. They can almost read each other's thoughts.

8. We waited for a very long time. We became very impatient .

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8.

She's very good with children. She's the most popular babysitter in our area .
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EXERCISE

fill in the blanks with too or enough.

Complete the following sentences.

My brother isn't old ... .f~!!~l!.gf!.... to vote.

1. We live such a long way from town that we dont go out mucho
We live so
2.

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..~?~'t.go

out mucho

1.

..............

The car drove by

quickly for us to see the registration number.

Th'e handwriting wasn't clear

Algebra is

4.

complicated for me to understand.

5. janet isn't tall

4.

haven't ridden a bicycle for so long that I have probably forgotten how to do it.

haven't ridden a bicycle for such

EXERCISE

Why did you bring such a large number of magazines on the trip?

to eat two meals.

This detective story is so good that I cant put it down.

[2J

TOO / ENOUGH

+ adjetivo / adverbio

You're too noisy!

~ FilI in the blanks using too and an adjective.

1. You shouldn't drive home. You are
2.

This is such .....................................................................................................

too

When the game was over, we were hungry

6.
7. You didn't wait long
for your friendo

Why did you bring so

6.

to be a basketball player.

We brought such a lot of food on the trip that we took half of it back.
We brought so

5.

for me to read.

3.

She is such a good tennis player that she wins all her matches.
She plays tennis so

3.

can't drink this tea. It's

3. It's

t.C?9.~!~~c!. .
.

in here. Let's go outside where we can talk quietly.

4. The weather is
5. This bag is

to go swimming.
for me to carry. Can you help me?

6. You look better in light colours. This colour is

7. You're

for you.

to be out so late at night.

He works too hard .

.............................................

adjetivo / adverbio

+ ~~~~ghTh~;;;~~~~~id~~~~~h:
You don't work hard enough.

EXERCISE

~ Fill in the blanks using enough and an adjective or adverb.

1. You can't drive yet. You're not

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.
To~(;~;;,~;~d?j~~d~~~~d~i~~~~;~d~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;~~~~~~/;(i~

ba~ta?te, sufIClentem~nte) india: que algo es suficiente. Siempre va despus del

adJetIVo o del edverbio, mientras que too va delante.
The water is too cold (for us) to swim in.
This book is easy enough (for the children) to read.
Nota 1: Podemos usar ambas formas para decir lo mismo con diferentes palabras.
1 am too short to reach the shelf.
1 am not tall enough to reach the shelf.
Nota 2'. Enouen
o tambiten pue dee"i con un nombre, pero entonces se coloca delante de l.
They didn't give me enough money.
)

2. She speaks English

to manage when she's in England.

3.

Do you think he's

to understand the explanation?

4.

l'm not

5.

She is

6.

15 the weather

7. The teacher spoke

8.

He didn't run

to climb all those stairs. Isn't there a lift here?

to win any piano competition.
to go on a picnic?
for everyone to understand.
to get the medal.

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EXERCISE

ck has just come back from a trip. to Cannes, where the film festival is taking
;ace. FiIIin his friend Tom's questions.

Rewrite the following sentences without changing the meaning of the original
sentences.

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rn

(1)

jack:

Our trip to Cannes was short and expensive.

rorn:

(2)

jack:

It was so expensive that we had to move to a cheaper hotel. We didn't

realise that the film festival was on.

rorn:
1. My bag was so heavy that I had to ask for help. (such)

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2.

Alan is toa old to change careers now. (enough)

We stayed there for only two days.

orn:

(4)

jack:

Ves, it really was toa expensive for us to stay the whole week.

Tom:

(5)

jack:

6. jack wore such an elegant suit that everyone complimented him. (so)

7. My sister is toa young to watch horror films. (enough)

8. My mother is so wise that people often ask her for advice. (such)

9. The package is toa heavy for you to lift by yourself. (enough)

10. She felt so happy that she hugged everyone around her. (such)

No, we didn't see any famous film stars in those two days. But we saw a
few models.

Tom:

(6)

jack:

Apparently, some models go to Cannes because they want to become film

stars.

5. The house isn't big enough for us to live in. (toa)

jack:

3. The climb was so difficult that we stopped to rest several times. (such)

4. She ran toa slowly to win the race. (enough)

(3)

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EXERCISE

Translate the sentences below into your native language.

Choose the correct answer.

1. She was so hungry that she ate two big pizzas by herself.

I'm (1 so, too, enough, such) excited. The holidays (2 are going to start,
will have been starting, will start, will have started) tomorrow, and on Saturday

2.

Do you think she's fast enough to win the race?

3.

He likes football so much that he watches the sports channel all weekend long.

America. At this time next week, I (4 will be sitting, will sit, am sitting, will have sat)

4.

We were so hot that we put ice-cubes down our backs.

in Uncle Bill's house in New York. Uncle Bill (5 is going to meet, meeting,

night, we (3 are going to fly, will have flown, will have been flying, flying) to

will have been meeting, meets) us at the airport. I'd like to start touring as soon as
5. The talk is going to be interesting enough for children to listen to.
6.

These languages have such similarities between them that people often get
confused.

we (6 will get, are getting, will have got, get) to New York, but my parents think
we'lI be (7 so, too, enough, such) tired from the journey to start touring at once.
They think that by Tuesday, we (8 will have recovered, will be recovering,
are recovering, are going to recover) from jet lag, and will be ready to set off.

7. She likes roses so much that she buys a fresh bouquet every day.
8.

Chinese is too difficult for me to learn.

EXERCISE

Choose the correct continuation.

SPOT
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THE

ERROR

)(

1. They don't grow oranges in England.

Can you correct the mistakes?

1. It's very too hot in here.

2.

I've never read a so interesting article.

3.

I'm sorry but I'm busy enough to help you now.

a. It's cold enough.

2.

b. It's too cold.

I think 1'11go to bed early.

a. I'm too tired.

b. 1'm so tired.

3. Sally is planning a huge party.

4.

This coffee is too cold to drink it.

5. We've got such many books in our library that it takes us a whole day to
dust them.
6.

She's such funny person that we always laugh together.

7.

It's cheap enough that I can buy it.

8.

He's to lazy to do this job.

a. She's going to invite

the whole class.

b. She'lI have invited

the whole class.

4. You can't wear that shirt again.

a. It's not clean enough.

b. It's too clean.

5. When I arrive at the station,

a. my friends will be
waiting for me.

b. my friends will
wait for me.

6. We'll stop at the next village for a rest. By then

a. we're going to travel
for eight hours.

b. we'll have been travelling

for eight hours.

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EXERCISE
~

FiII in

the

blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Future

Simple, be

going to,

Future Continuous,

Future Perfect Simple or Future Perfect

Continuous.

Tony:

Hi, Mike. We (1)

evening. (2)

Mike:

Sorry. I promised to help Dad. I (3)

garage.

Tony:

Why don't you meet us at the pizza restaurant after the film? We should be
there by 10 o'dock. (4)
(you I finish) by then?

Mike:

I don't know, but I (5)

I (6)
(7)

Tony:

(meet) at the cinema this

(join) us?

(join) you anyway. By then,

(work) for hours and I
(need) a break.

That's great. We (8)

SHOWING

GIVING

EXAMPLES

INFORMATION

INFORMACiN

.
SHOWING

3. They didn't hear the phone ring because of all the noise in the room. (noisy)
The room

SEQUENCE

AND RESUL T-

MOSTRAR LA SUCESiN
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RESULTADO

She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. (a)

I've never seen

5. Without your help, he won't succeed. (unless)

He'lI fail

Watch out! You're too dose to that cydist. (hit)

Watch out! You

7. We never finish eating before 8. Come after that. (still)

Don't come before 8. We
8.

ANO ADDING

Y AADIR

The flight to Hong Kong takes 12 hours. (for)

By the time we reach Hong Kong, we

6.

RAZN O CAUSA Y FINALIDAD

DAR EJEMPLOS

4.

DE IDEAS

Don't put any more sugar in my coffee. (sweet)

My coffee

2.

U OPOSICiN

REASON OR CAUSE ANO PURPOSE

EXPRESAR

Rewrite the sentence using the words given. Make any necessary changes.

1.

INTRODUCING CONTRASTlNG OR OPPOSING IDEASEXPRESAR CONTRASTE

(wait) for you at 10 o'dock.

EXERCISE
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(dean up) the

It'll take them till the end of May to complete the job. (will)
By Iune, they

DE HECHOS

Y EL