The ESL Teacher Kenn Podcast

hello students this is teacher Kenn

welcome to another episode of Intermediate English

for work and travel

in today's lesson we will be talking about the correct

use and proper structure of the words very

too and enough

Lesson 13 Box C and Exercise 13 are in our book

English Sentence Structure

pages 139 through 141

PDF pages 15too through 154

now let's get started

the first word to pay attention to in this lesson is

very

very means to a high degree

for example John is very tired

one important thing to remember when using too

is that too means excessive

when you say that you are too tired to study

you are saying that you cannot or will not study

enough means sufficient

for example John is old enough to vote

meaning that the necessary requirements are met

when it comes to the structure

or the order of the words

with very too and enough

it's important to remember that we use the adjective

or description after very

and too

but before enough

let's read the situations inside box C

we will read them in horizontal order

situation and new pattern

after that

we will read the note in the additional examples

following the box

before we do that

I would like to clarify that when it comes to nouns

and the word enough

we can use the nouns either before or after the word

enough

this is mentioned in the note below the box

without further ado repeat after me

John is very tired therefore he can't study

John is too tired to study

John is 21 years old therefore he can vote

John is old enough to vote

note enough can either precede or follow nouns

repeat after me

we have enough time

we have time enough

additional examples repeat after me

we are too short we can't reach the ceiling

we are too short to reach it

we aren't tall enough we can't reach the ceiling

we aren't tall enough to reach it

the ceiling is too high we can't reach it

the ceiling is too high for us to reach

the ceiling is too high to reach

the ceiling is not low enough we can't reach it

the ceiling is not low enough for us to reach

the ceiling is not low enough to reach

very good

now let's move to exercise 13

to practice using too for excessive situations

and enough for sufficient situations

I will say two sentences that you should put together

either with too or enough

I will give you some time to answer

and after that I will give the correct answer

so you can compare your response with mine

remember to repeat my answer after me

so you can internalize any necessary corrections

exercise 13

from the examples

John is tall he can reach the ceiling

John is tall enough to reach the ceiling

John is very busy he can't take a trip

John is too busy to take a trip

the chalk is very short we can't use it

the chalk is too short to use

the chalk is very short we can throw it away

the chalk is short enough to throw away

No.1

Mary is very sick

she can't come to class

Mary is too sick to come to class

John is well he can come to class

John is well enough to come to class

the exercise is very easy we can do it

the exercise is easy enough to do

it is very cold you can't go swimming

it is too cold to go swimming

it is very cold we can go skating

it is cold enough to go skating

the bananas are very soft we can't eat them

the bananas are too soft to eat

the windows are clear we can look through them

the windows are clear enough to look through

John is very angry he can fight

John is angry enough to fight

No.9

it is very warm we can go swimming

it is warm enough to go swimming

it is very warm we can't go skiing

it is too warm to go skiing

the lake is deep we can swim in it

the lake is deep enough to swim in

diamonds are valuable you shouldn't throw them away

diamonds are too valuable to throw away

starting on No. 13 let's include for person

to action

including the use of too or enough in the description

No.13

the exercise is easy for us

we can do it

the exercise is easy enough for us to do

the exercise is difficult for John he can't do it

the exercise is too difficult for John to do

this hat is small George can't wear it

this hat is too small for George to wear

the shoes are big John can wear them

the shoes are big enough for John to wear

the meeting is important John shouldn't miss it

the meeting is too important for John to miss

the ceiling is high John can't reach it

the ceiling is too high for John to reach

the window is low

John can reach it

the window is low enough for John to reach

the suit is small Mr Miller can't wear it

the suit is too small for Mr Miller to wear

very good

now you should be able to remember to use too

only for excessive situations

and enough for situations where you want to say

sufficient

if you would like to have any extra practice

you can

check Exercises 8 and 9 in our English Structure

Practices book

Lesson 13 pages 190 through 193

PDF pages 516 through 519

remember to review this episode more than once

during this week

and do the extra practice to reaffirm the structure

reviewed

see you in the next episode

and until then remember that English is easy

you've got me for practice

see you in the next class