Unit 1
Present simple to talk about general truths.
- We use the present simple to express general truths.
For example.
- The earth moves around the sun.
- The moon goes round the earth.
- The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
- The bear sleeps during the winter.
- Today is Monday; tomorrow is Tuesday.
- Fish lives in the water.
- Water consists of main elements: Hydrogen and Oxygen
Use of “enough”.
- Enough is put before noun and after adjective.
For example
She hasn’t enough money to buy a new house.
There is not enough time to finish the test.
There wasn’t enough room for us to sleep
He has enough reasons to be angry.
S + V + Enough + N + To-infinitive
Enough + N + For + O + To-infinitive
The rope is not long enough.
She isn’t old enough to drive a car.
It is not old enough for her to drive a car.
I am fool enough to trust her.
S + Be + ADJ + Enough + To-infinitive
IT + Be + ADJ + Enough + For / Of + O + To-infinitive
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I. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
generous/ orphanage/ sociable/ planet/ next-door/ humor/ joke. |
The Earth is the name of the ______ we live on.
He has a good sense of ______. He always makes people laugh.
After the death of his parents, he was sent to an ________.
Don’t do it as a ______. It’s a serious thing.
She lives next to my house. She is my ______ neighbor.
It was _____ of you to share your food with me.
Mai has a lot of friends. She is very ______.
II. Arrange the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.
- It’s a (wooden/ round) table.
- She is wearing a (green/ new/ beautiful) dress.
- My uncle lives in a (old/ lovely/ small) house.
- That girl has (blue/ nice/ big) eyes.
- He gave me (black/ leather) gloves.
- My teacher has a (round/ pink/ small) face.
- It’s a (small/ metal/ black) box.
III. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence, using (not) adjective + enough + to-infinitive.
- My sister is old. She can drive a car.