Essential Bg Not Enough
This document was uploaded by user and they confirmed that they have the permission to share it. If you are author or own the copyright of this book, please report to us by using this DMCA report form. Report DMCA
Overview
Download & View Essential Bg Not Enough as PDF for free.
More details
- Words: 839
- Pages: 2
EBGP Elem U41-49.qxd
49
27/3/06
16:33
Page 102
too and not … enough
PRESENTATION
a ●
too and not … enough with adjectives We can use use too + adjective when we are talking about a problem:
These apples are 90g. They are not OK. There is a problem. They are too small.
These apples are 115g. They are OK. No problem.
These apples are 145–160g. They are not OK. There is a problem. They are too big.
We can also use not + adjective + enough to talk about problems like this: The 90g apples are not big enough. The 160g apples are not small enough. Remember that the adjective comes before the word enough, not after it. wrong: Turn on the heater, please. It is not enough warm in here. right: Turn on the heater, please. It is not warm enough in here. !
b ●
too and not … enough with adverbs We can use too and not ... enough in the same way with adverbs: I can’t understand Mrs Morales. She speaks too fast. I can’t understand Mrs Morales. She doesn’t speak slowly enough.
c ●
too and not enough with nouns We can use too much, too many, and not enough with nouns. We use too much with uncountable nouns like money, information, traffic, etc. (see Unit 56): There is too much traffic. We use too many with countable nouns like books, cars, apples, etc.: There are too many cars. We use not enough with countable or uncountable nouns: There aren’t enough roads. There isn’t enough space. ! Remember that nouns come after the word enough. wrong: I can’t finish the project. I haven’t got time enough. right: I can’t finish the project. I haven’t got enough time.
102
too and not … enough ESSENTIAL BUSINESS GRAMMAR AND PRACTICE © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt
EBGP Elem U41-49.qxd
27/3/06
1 ●
PRACTICE
16:33
Page 103
too and not … enough with adjectives Read the text. Write two sentences for each topic with too and not ... enough and the adjectives in the box. Our Tests A portable printer needs to be small and light – at 3.5 kg, this is neither. Noise levels were very high, print quality was OK, but very, very slow. The P3 costs $320, so, all in all, this is not a good buy. S U M M A R Y:
Size
3/10
Noise
4/10
Print quality
7/10
Speed
2/10
V E R D I C T: 2/10
1 Size
Price
It was too big. It was not small enough.
2 Noise
cheap big expensive fast noisy quiet slow small
. . . . . .
3 Speed 4 Price
2 ●
2/10
R E C O M M E N D E D ? NO
too and not … enough with adverbs Read the sentences about Robert’s presentations. Correct the mistakes by moving one word. 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 ●
You You You You You You
speak quietly too. You speak too quietly. don’t prepare enough carefully. talk fast too. don’t explain the ideas enough slowly. finish your talks early too. don’t answer the questions enough clearly.
. . . . .
too and not enough with nouns Complete the text with too much, too many, or not enough.
There is one problem that many of the world’s big cities share – terrible traffic. From Athens to London, the cause of the
too many not enough roads.
problem is the same: there are cars and there are
2
1
Every morning, millions of people spend 3
time sitting in traffic jams.
Many people use their cars because public transport is bad. At busy times you can wait for hours because there are
5
6
traffic on the streets. The metro is just as bad.
a problem because there are
Between 8.00 and 9.00 in the morning there
places to park.
OVER TO YOU
‘congestion charge’ – car drivers have to pay every time they enter the city. This has been very successful. In the past, there was
buses. When the bus finally arrives, it goes very slowly because there is
is 7
space on the trains because
people on them.
In some cities, like London, there is now a
9
And at the end of the journey, they still have 4
there are 8
money to improve public
transport. Now the money from the congestion charge is spent on trains and buses, so public transport is better and the streets are emptier.
Using too or not … enough, say why you don’t do these things. Why don’t you ... 1 buy a very big yacht? I am not rich enough. They are too expensive. 2 retire now? 3 buy a big apartment in New York? 4 run the company you work for? 5 get a holiday home in Alaska? 6 only work six hours a day?
. . . . .
too and not … enough ESSENTIAL BUSINESS GRAMMAR AND PRACTICE © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt
103
49
27/3/06
16:33
Page 102
too and not … enough
PRESENTATION
a ●
too and not … enough with adjectives We can use use too + adjective when we are talking about a problem:
These apples are 90g. They are not OK. There is a problem. They are too small.
These apples are 115g. They are OK. No problem.
These apples are 145–160g. They are not OK. There is a problem. They are too big.
We can also use not + adjective + enough to talk about problems like this: The 90g apples are not big enough. The 160g apples are not small enough. Remember that the adjective comes before the word enough, not after it. wrong: Turn on the heater, please. It is not enough warm in here. right: Turn on the heater, please. It is not warm enough in here. !
b ●
too and not … enough with adverbs We can use too and not ... enough in the same way with adverbs: I can’t understand Mrs Morales. She speaks too fast. I can’t understand Mrs Morales. She doesn’t speak slowly enough.
c ●
too and not enough with nouns We can use too much, too many, and not enough with nouns. We use too much with uncountable nouns like money, information, traffic, etc. (see Unit 56): There is too much traffic. We use too many with countable nouns like books, cars, apples, etc.: There are too many cars. We use not enough with countable or uncountable nouns: There aren’t enough roads. There isn’t enough space. ! Remember that nouns come after the word enough. wrong: I can’t finish the project. I haven’t got time enough. right: I can’t finish the project. I haven’t got enough time.
102
too and not … enough ESSENTIAL BUSINESS GRAMMAR AND PRACTICE © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt
EBGP Elem U41-49.qxd
27/3/06
1 ●
PRACTICE
16:33
Page 103
too and not … enough with adjectives Read the text. Write two sentences for each topic with too and not ... enough and the adjectives in the box. Our Tests A portable printer needs to be small and light – at 3.5 kg, this is neither. Noise levels were very high, print quality was OK, but very, very slow. The P3 costs $320, so, all in all, this is not a good buy. S U M M A R Y:
Size
3/10
Noise
4/10
Print quality
7/10
Speed
2/10
V E R D I C T: 2/10
1 Size
Price
It was too big. It was not small enough.
2 Noise
cheap big expensive fast noisy quiet slow small
. . . . . .
3 Speed 4 Price
2 ●
2/10
R E C O M M E N D E D ? NO
too and not … enough with adverbs Read the sentences about Robert’s presentations. Correct the mistakes by moving one word. 1 2 3 4 5 6
3 ●
You You You You You You
speak quietly too. You speak too quietly. don’t prepare enough carefully. talk fast too. don’t explain the ideas enough slowly. finish your talks early too. don’t answer the questions enough clearly.
. . . . .
too and not enough with nouns Complete the text with too much, too many, or not enough.
There is one problem that many of the world’s big cities share – terrible traffic. From Athens to London, the cause of the
too many not enough roads.
problem is the same: there are cars and there are
2
1
Every morning, millions of people spend 3
time sitting in traffic jams.
Many people use their cars because public transport is bad. At busy times you can wait for hours because there are
5
6
traffic on the streets. The metro is just as bad.
a problem because there are
Between 8.00 and 9.00 in the morning there
places to park.
OVER TO YOU
‘congestion charge’ – car drivers have to pay every time they enter the city. This has been very successful. In the past, there was
buses. When the bus finally arrives, it goes very slowly because there is
is 7
space on the trains because
people on them.
In some cities, like London, there is now a
9
And at the end of the journey, they still have 4
there are 8
money to improve public
transport. Now the money from the congestion charge is spent on trains and buses, so public transport is better and the streets are emptier.
Using too or not … enough, say why you don’t do these things. Why don’t you ... 1 buy a very big yacht? I am not rich enough. They are too expensive. 2 retire now? 3 buy a big apartment in New York? 4 run the company you work for? 5 get a holiday home in Alaska? 6 only work six hours a day?
. . . . .
too and not … enough ESSENTIAL BUSINESS GRAMMAR AND PRACTICE © Oxford University Press www.oup.com/elt
103
Related Documents
Essential Bg Not Enough
May 2020 5
Essential Bg Superlatives
May 2020 2
Words Are Not Enough
August 2019 24
World Is Not Enough
May 2020 7
Survival Is Not Enough
November 2019 14