Too, enough

1. Inovace výuky na Gymnáziu Otrokovice formou DUMů CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0488 Předmět Too, enough Autor: Mgr. Kateřina Kozlová

2. TOO = příliš (NOT) ENOUGH = (ne) dost The soup isn´t salty enough. adjective + enough There are enough chairs in the classroom. I don´t have enough time. enough + plural countable and uncountable noun The soup is too hot. too + adjecitive There are too many people. too many + plural countable nouns There is too much noise. too much + uncountable nouns

3. TOO / NOT ENOUGH + to infinitivepříliš / ne dost… na to, aby… I´m too lazy to go for a walk. It´s too cold to have a swim. There are too few people to start the meeting. She isn´t slim enough to become a model. He doesn´t run fast enough to win the race. I don´t have enough money to buy the ticket. Compare: It´s too cold to wear shorts. = It´s not warm enough to wear shorts. She is too young to get married. = She isn´t old enough to get married. There´s too little snow to go skiing = There´s not enough snow to go skiing.

4. TOO / NOT ENOUGH + for sb. + to infinitive The coffee is too hot for me to drink. This exercise is easy enough for everybody to do. The experiment isn´t secure enough for anybody to try. There are not enough chairs for all students to sit. Is it clear enough for you to understand? I hope the exercises won´t be too difficult for you to do.

5. Exercise IComplete too or enough A successful date It was a disaster. We couldn´t park outside the restaurant because there wasn´t ……… space. The restaurant was ……… crowded and there wasn´t ……… fresh air. The waiter was ……… slow and we didn´t have ……… forks for everyone. The soup was ……… spicy to eat, the steak wasn´t cooked ……… and there weren´t ……… potatoes. The wine was ……… sour and even the glasses weren´t clean ……… . But Henry was ……… shy to complain. And then, when he asked for a bill, guess what happened! He didn´t have ……… money to pay! What a shame! Now you must understand that I´m ……… angry to go out with him again. enough too enough too enough too enough enough too enough too enough too

6. Exercise IIJoin the sentences in two ways: 1) using too 2) using not enough + the opposite adjective • The cottage is very far. We can´t go on foot. • The water is very shallow. You can´t dive in it. • He is very week. He can´t pick the weight. • Ann is very young. She can´t drive a car. • Some families in Sudan are very poor. They can´t send their children to schools. • The journey was very dangerous. They didn´t risk. • The film was rather boring. Nobody enjoyed it. • The poem is very long. Neither of us can learn it by heart. • I think the price is really high. I cannot pay it. • I think that he is very arrogant. Nobody likes him.

7. Exercise II - keyJoin the sentences in two ways: 1) using too 2) using not enough + the opposite adjective • The cottage is too far to go on foot / isn´t near enough to… • The water is too shallow to dive / isn´t deep enough to… • He is too week to pick the weight / isn´t strong enough to… • Ann is too young to drive a car / not old enough to… • Some families in Sudan are too poor to send their children to schools / not rich enough to… • The journey was too dangerous (for them) to risk / not safe enough • The film was too boring for anybody to enjoy / not interesting enough for anybody to… • The poem is too long for either of us to learn by heart / not short enough for either of us to… • I think the price is too high for me to pay / not reasonable enough… • I think that he is too arrogant to be liked / not warmhearted enough…

8. Exercise IIIJoin the sentences using either too or enough • My car isn´t very big. All of you can´t come with me. • Sorry, I don´t have much wine. You can´t all have a glass. • Our dog is very small. You needn´t be afraid of him. • The book Ullysses is very difficult. We can´t read it yet. • This jacket is very thin. You shouldn´t wear it when it´s freezing cold. • The house is really ruined. Nobody can live in it. • Paul´s essay wasn´t good. The teacher wasn´t satisfied. • You don´t eat a lot of vegetables and fruit. You won´t be slim. • The hotel is very expensive. We can´t afford to stay more than two nights. • The street is narrow. The lorry can´t overtake us.

9. Exercise III - keyJoin the sentences using either too or enough • My car isn´t big enough for all of you to come with me. • Sorry, I don´t have wine enough for all of you to have a glass. • Our dog is too small to be afraid of. • The book Ullysses is too difficult for us to read. • This jacket is too thin to wear when it´s freezing cold. • The house is too ruined for anybody to live. • Paul´s essay wasn´t good enough for the teacher to be satisfied. • You don´t eat enough vegetables and fruit to be slim. • The hotel is too expensive for us to afford to stay more than two nights. • The street is too narrow for the lorry to overtake us.

10. Exercise IVTranslate using too / enough + to infinitive • Nemá dost zkušeností na to, aby mu nabídli tu práci. • Mám příliš práce na to, abych tady s tebou lelkoval. • Ten kufr je příliš těžký na to, abych ho unesl. • Neběháš dost rychle na to, abys mě chytil. • Je příliš pozdě na to, abys litoval. • Ona mluví příliš potichu na to, aby jí každý rozuměl. • Ta fotka je příliš rozmazaná na to, abych rozpoznal, kdo to je. • Jsi dost starý na to, abys věděl, jak se máš chovat. • Kdo z vás je dost odvážný na to, aby se zúčastnil té soutěže? • Už jsem se toho naučil dost, abych zvládl závěrečný test.

11. Exercise IV - keyTranslate using too / enough + to infinitive • He isn´t experienced enough to be offered the job. • I´m too busy to hang around with you. • The suitcase is too heavy for me to carry. • You don´t run fast enough to catch me. • It´s too late to regret. • She speaks too quietly for anybody to understand. • The photo is too blured to recognize who it is. • You´re old enough to know how to behave yourself. • Which of you is brave/courageous enough to take part in the competition? • I´ve learnt enough to pass the final test.

12. Použité zdroje • TRYML, Sergej. Moderní učebnice anglické gramatiky pro středně pokročilé a pokročilé. Praha: EKOPRESS, 1999. ISBN ISBN 80-86119-18-1. Všechny objekty použité k vytvoření prezentace jsou součástí SW Microsoft Office nebo jsou vlastní originální tvorbou autora.