Lesson 4

BE UNABLE TO

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                                                The police are unable to identify the fingerprints on the gun yet.

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ADJECTIVE/ADVERB + ENOUGH

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                                                Subject + verb + adverb + enough (+ optional infinitive with to)

������ҧ                                  The water in that pot is hot enough to boil an egg.

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                                                They walked slowly enough for me to catch up with them.

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TOO MUCH/TOO MANY

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������ҧ                  The barista added too much sugar in my coffee this morning.

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                                I exercised too much yesterday, so now my muscles are sore.

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                ��ǹ �too many� ������¤ӹ����پ�������ҹ�� �� people, officers, telephones �繵�

������ҧ                  There are too many cars in this city.

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                                Your younger brother spends too many hours playing video games each day.

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SUFFIX �ATION

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������ҧ                  invite (�ԭ�ǹ) + ation                                 = invitation (����ԭ�ǹ, �ѵ��ԭ)

                                present (���ʹ�) + ation               = presentation (��ù��ʹ�)

                                relax (��͹����) + ation                 = relaxation (��ü�͹����)

               

invite (v.)             Their parents invited me to a birthday party this evening.

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invitation (n.)     Their parents sent me an invitation to a birthday party this evening.

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present (v.)          Yesterday, we presented our final project to our manager. 

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presentation (n.) The presentation of your hotel is really interesting.

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relax (v.)              You�ve been working so hard this week. You should find some time to relax.

relaxation (n.) I�ve been extremely stressed with work all month. I think it�s time for some relaxation.

GRAMMAR EXERCISES LESSON 4

Change the sentences below using �Be unable to�

1.             The photocopier is out of order right now. Ryan can�t make any copies of his documents.

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2.             The store couldn�t accept credit cards at that time, only cash.

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3.             Evan broke his ankle yesterday, so today he can�t walk without his crutches.

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4.             The internet provider is fixing the server at the moment, so we can�t go online.

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5.             My family couldn�t make it to the wedding last night because of a heavy rain.

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Combine the sentences using �adjective/adverb + enough�.

1.             Eric is strong. He can lift the wooden desk by himself.

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2.             The door was not wide. We couldn�t go through it.

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3.             The test was difficult. It will make Rebecca study harder in the future.

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4.             Steven spoke clearly at the conference. Everyone could understand him correctly.

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5.             Lucas is young. He can�t drive a car.

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Complete the sentences using �too much� or �too many�.

1.             The teacher gave us __________ homework for the weekend.

2.             There are ___________ animals in the zoo.

3.             The chef put _________ salt in my steak.

4.             The commander thinks his subordinates are making ___________ mistakes.

5.             It�s not healthy to drink ___________ coffee in a day.

 

 

Underline the correct word in parentheses for each sentence.

1.             Did you get the (invite/invitation) to the wedding this weekend?

2.             The meeting was (cancelled/cancellation) due to a fire alarm.

3.             My mother has made all the (prepared/preparations) for our family trip to Europe.

4.             Our (examine/examination) is today.

5.             Jordan (recommended/recommendation) me for the job at his company.

VOCABULARY EXERCISE LESSON 4

Complete the sentences using the given words below.

                data                                        replace                                   compete

                experience                            adjust                                     job applications

                handle                                    unable to                               properly

                ability                                    enough                                  too much

1.             Elle was in shock because she was ________ to __________ the truth about her family.

2.             Do you think you have the ability to gather all the ____________ needed for the research?

3.             The printer is not working properly. I think we need to _________ the ink cartridge.

4.             A lot of ___________ in this field of work helps me __________ to the way things are done here.

5.             Honestly, our company is not doing well _________ to __________ with our rivals at this time.

6.             Carl:      How many ____________ have you sent out so far?

Dan:       About 20 so far. I hope that�s not ___________.