too/enough

so/such
too
• Means ‘more than enough’

• We use too immediately before adjectives and adverbs

-This coffee is too sweet.
Not: This coffee is too much sweet.
-It happened too quickly, so I just didn’t see it.
Not: It happened too much quickly.

The car was travelling too fast and went out of control.
too
•Too before adjective/adverb + to-
infinitive
Ex.
The water was too cold to swim in.
Two hours is too long to wait.
• too much + uncountable noun
• Ex.
There’s too much salt in this soup.
The trip was cancelled because there was too
little interest in it.
I don’t like this book because there are too few pictures
in it.

• too many + countable noun

• Ex.
There were too many dogs on the beach.
enough
• We can use enough + noun to say that something is
the correct number or amount.
• We can use enough before a noun (determiner):
Ex.
Do you have enough money to pay for your train
fare and taxis?
There was enough food for about ten people.
so
• We use so + adjective or adverb
Ex.
That was so unpleasant. (so + adjective)
Not: That was such unpleasant.

Why do you drive so fast? (so + adverb)

Not: Why do you drive such fast?
such
• We use such + noun phrase
Ex.
She is such a great cook.
Not: She is so great cook.

-also means very

Ex.
Those are such good chocolates.
Compare:
so + adjective such + noun phrase

You’re so kind He’s such a kind

person
It was so hot we November was such a
couldn’t work. cold month
Activity:
• Textbook p147(7A)
Vocabulary
• Describing life in cities
-adjectives to describe cities

Advantages and disadvantages of living in the city