2A Copy of Form 2 unit 5 - grammar adjective patterns

Your information Name : nameClass : classClass number : number Watch and listen to the video on ETVonline and write down the example sentences below. It is _easy_ to _learn_ English. (example)English is easy to learn .I think it is difficult to learn English.It is difficultfor me to learn English.It is usual to have rainstorms in summer. Exercise 1 Complete these dialogues with the pattern: It is + adjective + to-infinitive. The first one has been done for you. e.g. A: I want to climb this hill.B: Please don’t. It is dangerous to climb this hill. It is very steep. (dangerous / climb)A: Do you think we’ll be able to have a picnic this Saturday?B: It is difficult to tell. The weather’s been unstable these days. (difficult / tell)A: We’d like to pay you a visit some time.B: Please do. It is easy to findour house. It’s next to the post office. (easy / find)A: Can I go to the hotel by MTR?B: Yes, but it is convenient to takea tram. It stops in front of the hotel. (convenient / take)A: I’m looking for a hotel. Can you recommend one?B: It is expensive to stayin a hotel. Why don’t you stay with us? (expensive / stay)A: Shall we go to the airport at 8:00 a.m.?B: It is better to leaveearlier. The traffic is very heavy after eight. (better/ leave) Exercise 2 Look at the pictures and then make up sentences with the pattern: Subject + be + adjective + to-infinitive. The first one has been done for you. 1. easy dangerous/ swim in3. exciting not impossible / read 1. This canis easy to open.2. This river is dangerous to swim in.3. The match is exciting to watch.4. The water from this well is not safe to drink.5. The doctor's handwriting is impossible to read. ­ Exercise 3­ Read the information and make a sentence with the given words. Use the pattern: It is + adjective + for (+ noun + to-infinitive. The first one has been done for you as an example. 1. Accidents are often caused by careless driving. (important / drivers / drive)It is important for drivers to drive carefully.2. He is seldom late for school. (unusual / him / be)It is unusual for him to belate for school.3. We cannot pass the examination if we do not work hard. (necessary / us / work)It is necessary for us to workhard.4. You must eat plenty of vegetables to stay healthy. (good / you / eat)It is good for you to eatplenty of vegetables.*5. I found it difficult not to accept her invitation. (difficult / me / refuse)It is difficult for me to refuseher invitation.**6. Nobody knows what will happen in the future. (impossible / us / tell)It is impossible for us to tell what will happen in the future. Exercise 4Combine the following sentences using the pattern: Subject + be + adjective + enough + to-infinitive. The first one has been done for you. 1. Stephen is very hungry. He can eat ten bowls of rice.Stephen is hungry enough to eat ten bowls of ice.2. The car is very big. It can carry one hundred people.The car is big enough to carry one hundred people.3. Annie is very fit. She can finish the marathon.Annie is fit enough to finish the marathon.4. Simon is very strong. He can lift the desk with one hand.Simon is strong enough to lift the desk with one hand. Exercise 5 Combine the following sentences using the pattern: Subject + be + too + adjective + for (noun + to-infinitive. The first one has been done for you. 1. That car is expensive. Brian does not have enough money to buy it.That car is too expensive for Brian to buy.2. The weather is very cold. We cannot go swimming.The weather is too cold for us to go swimming.3. The soup is very hot. The children cannot drink it.The soup is too hot for the children to drink.4. The wall is tall. We cannot climb over it.The wall is too tall for us to climb over. Reflection time! If you want some more online exercise, you can check this website --> try to write 3 sentences using different kinds of adjective patterns you have learnt.