| (quick/careful .) . - , be: Tom is a careful driver. - . We didn't go out because of the heavy rain. - . Please be quiet. , . I was disappointed that my exam results were so bad. , . look/feel/sound . Why do you always lookso serious? ? : She speaks perfect English. + -. look: Tom looked sad when I saw him. , . | (quickly/carefully .) . , - - - : Tom drove carefully along the narrow road. . We didn't go out because it was raining heavily. , . Please speak quietly. , . I was disappointed that I did so badly in the exam. , . Why do you never take me seriously? ? She speaks English perfectly. + + -. Tom lookedat me sadly. . |
. : reasonably cheap ( + )
terribly sorry ( + )
incredibly quickly ( + )
| It's a reasonably cheap restaurant and the food is extremely good. Oh, I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to push you. Maria learns languages incredibly quickly. The examination was surprisingly easy. | , . , . . . . |
II ( ) (3 ) (injured/organized/written .):
| Two people were seriously injured in the accident. The meeting was very badly organized. | . . |
4. (2) (well/fast/late, hard/hardly)
A. Good/well
Good . - well:
| Your English is good. but You speak English well. Susan is a good pianist. but Susan plays the piano well. | . -. . . |
Well (not 'good') participles II (dressed/known etc.):
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Well ' ':
| How are you today? Im very well, thanks. | ? , . |
B. Fast/hard/late
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| Jack is a very fast runner. . Ann is a hard worker. . The train was late. . | Jack can run very fast. . Ann works hard. . I got up late this morning. . |
Lately = 'recently' ,
| Have you seen Tom lately? | ? |
C. Hardly
Hardly = very little, almost not (). :
| Sarah was rather unfriendly to me at the party. She hardly spoke to me. George and Hilda want to get married but they've only known each other for a few days. I don't think they should get married yet. They hardly know each other. | . . , . , . . |
Hard hardly . :
| He tried hard to find a job but he had no luck. | , . |
| I'm not surprised he didn't find a job. He hardly tried to find one. | , . . |
hardly+any/anybody/anyone/anything/ anywhere:
| A: How much money have you got? B: Hardly any. I'll have to go shopping. We've got hardly any food. The exam results were very bad. Hardly anybody in our class passed. She ate hardly anything. She wasn't feeling hungry. | ? . . . . . . . |
hardly . :
| She ate hardly anything. or She hardly ate anything. We've got hardly any food. or We've hardly got any food. | . . |
can/could + hardly. I can hardly do something = it's almost impossible for me to do it ( - ):
| Your writing is terrible. I can hardly read it. My leg was hurting me. I could hardly walk. | . . . . |
Hardly ever = almost never( -, )
| I'm nearly always at home in the evenings. I hardly ever go out. | . . |
SO SUCH
A. :
| I didn't enjoy the book. The story was so stupid. . . so + /: so stupid so quick so nice so quickly | I didn't enjoy the book. It was such a stupid story. . . such + : such a story such people such + + : such a stupid story such nice people : such a... (not 'a such... ') |
B. So such ( ):
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| It's a lovely day, isn't it? It's so warm. , ? . He's difficult to understand because he speaks so quickly. , . | We enjoyed our holiday. We had such a good time. . . |
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| I like Tom and Ann. They are so nice. . . so...that...: The book was so good that I couldn't put it down. , . I was so tired that I fell asleep in the armchair. , . | I like Tom and Ann. They are such nice people. (not 'so nice people') . . such...that...: It was such a good book that I couldn't put it down. , . It was such lovely weather that we spent the whole day on the beach. , . |
| that : | |
| I was so tired (that) I fell asleep. , . | It was such lovely weather (that) we... , |
C. So such 'like this' ():
| I was surprised to find out that the house was built 100 years ago. I didn't realize it was so old. (as old as it is) , , 100 . , . I expected the weather to be much cooler. I didn't expect it to be so warm. , . , . I'm tired because I got up at 6 o'clock. I don't usually get up so early. , 6 . . | I didn't realize it was such an old house. , . The house was so untidy. I've never seen such a mess. (= a mess like this) . . no such...: You won't find the word 'blid' in an English dictionary because there is no such word. (= this word does not exist) 'blid' , . |
D. :
| so long, such alongtime: | |
| I haven't seen her for so long I've forgotten what she looks like. , , . | I haven't seen her for such a long time. (not 'a so long time') . |
| so far, such a long way: | |
| I didn't know it was so far. , . | I didn't know it was such a long way. , . |
| so much,so many, such a lot (of): | |
| Why did you buy so much food? ? | Why did you buy such a lot of food? ? |
ENOUGH AND TOO
A. enough
Enough :
| He didn't get the job because he wasn't experienced enough. (not 'enough experienced') | , . |
| You won't pass the examination if you don't work hard enough. | , . |
| She shouldn't get married yet. She's not old enough. | . . |
too... () (too hard / too old etc.):
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| You never stop working. You work too hard. | . . |
Enough :
| He didn't get the job because he didn't have enough experience. (not 'experience enough') | , . |
| Id like to go away on holiday but I havent got enough money. | , . |
| Some of us had to sit on the floor because there weren't enough chairs. | , . |
enough :
| I'll lend you some money if you haven't got enough. | , . |
too much... / too many...:
| We can't go away on holiday. It costs too much (money). | . . |
| There are too many people and not enough chairs. | , . |
B. enough/too...for (somebody/something):
| I haven't got enough money for a holiday. | . |
| He wasn't experienced enough for the job. | . |
| This shirt is toobigfor me. I need a smaller size. | . . |
enough/too...to do something (not 'for doing'). :
enough money to buy something ( -)
too young to do something ( , - )
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| I haven't got enough money to go on holiday. (not 'for going') | , . |
| He wasn't experienced enough to do the job. | , . |
| She's not old enough to get married. or She's too young to get married. | , . |
| Let's get a taxi. It's too far to walk home from here. | . . |
| There weren't enough chairsfor everyone to sit down. | . |
| They spoke too quickly for us to understand. | , . |
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| The food was very hot. We couldn't eat it. . . and The food was so hot that we couldn't eat it. , . but The food was too hot to eat. (without 'it') , . | |||
| The wallet was too big to put in my pocket. (not 'too big to put it') | , . | ||
| These boxes are too heavy to carry. (not 'too heavy to carry them') | , . | ||
| The water wasn't clean enough to swim in. | , . | ||
QUITE AND RATHER
A. Quite = , ( '', ''):
| I'm surprised you haven't heard of her. She's quite famous. (= less than 'very famous' but more than 'a little famous') | , . . ( , , ) |
| It's quite cold. You'd better wear your coat. | . . |
| Lucy lives quite near me, so we see each other quite often. | , . |
Quite a/an:
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quite an old house ; quite a long way
quite + ( ):
| I didn't expect to see them. It was quite a surprise. | . , , . |
Quite , like enjoy:
| I quite like tennis but it's not my favourite sport. | , , , . |
B. Rather quite. rather :
| It's rather cold. You'd better wear your coat. | . - . |
| What was the examination like?' 'Rather difficult, I'm afraid.' | ? , . |
| Let's get a taxi. It's rather a long way to walk. | . . |
quite .
quite , rather - :
| She's quite intelligentbutrather lazy. | , . |
rather (nice/interesting etc.), '' ''. , rather nice = unusually nice / surprisingly nice / nicer than expected:
| These oranges are rather nice. Where did you get them? | . ? |
| Ann didn't like the book but I thought it was rather interesting. (= more interesting than expected) | , . (, .) |
Rather a/an:
a rather interesting book or rather an interesting book
C. Quite 'completely' (, ). :
| 'Are you sure?' 'Yes, quite sure.' | ? , . |
Quite 'completely' , :
| sure certain right wrong true safe clear | obvious different unnecessary incredible extraordinary amazing impossible | ||
| She was quite different from what I expected. (= completely different) | , . | ||
| Everything they said was quite true. (= completely true) | , , . |
We also use quite (= 'completely') with some verbs. For example:
| I quite agree with you. (= I completely agree) | . ( ) |
Not quite = 'not completely':
| They haven't quite finished their dinner yet. | . |
| I don't quite understand what you mean. | , . |
| 'Are you ready yet?' 'Not quite.' | ? . |
, -ING -ED (boring/bored)
1. , -ing -ed.
1. The film wasn't as good as we had expected. (disappoint-)
a The film was disappointing.
b We were disappointed with the film.
2. Diana teaches young children. It's a very hard job but she enjoys it. (exhaust-)
a She enjoys her job but it's often....................................................
b At the end of a day's work, she is often................................................
3. It's been raining all day. I hate this weather. (depress-)
a This weather is....................................................
b This weather makes me....................................................
c It's silly to get...............................................because of the weather.
4. Clare is going to the United States next month. She has never been there before. (excit-)
a It will be an...................................................experience for her.
b Going to new places is always....................................................
c She is really.......................................about going to the United States.
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1. I was disappointing/ disappointed with the film. I had expected it to be better.
2. Are you interesting/interested in football?
3. The football match was quite exciting/excited. I enjoyed it.
4. It's sometimes embarrassing/embarrassed when you have to ask people for money.
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5.Do you easily get embarrassing/embarrassed?
6. I had never expected to get the job. I was really amazing/amazed when I was offered it.
7.She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/astonished progress.
8. I didn't find the situation funny. I was not amusing/amused.
9.It was a really terrifying/terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/shocked.
10. Why do you always look so boring/bored? Is your life really so boring/bored?
11. He's one of the most boring/bored people I've ever met. He never stops talking and he never says anything interesting/interested.
