Adjective + To
ADJECTIVE + TO
A. Difficult to understand etc.Compare sentences a and b:
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- Have you ever been in an emergency situation? What happened?
비상 상황에 처한 적이 있나요? 무슨 일이 있었나요? - Do you know what to do if there is an earthquake or fire?
지진이나 화재가 발생하면 어떻게 해야 하는지 알고 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
A. Difficult to understand etc.Compare sentences a and b:
* Jim doesn't speak very clearly. It is difficult to understand him. (a)
* Jim doesn't speak very clearly. He is difficult to understand. (b)Sentences a and b have the same meaning. But note that we say:
* He is difficult to understand. (not 'He is difficult to understand him.')
You can use the structures in the box with:difficult easy hard impossible dangerous safe expensive cheap and a number
of other adjectives (for example, nice/interesting/exciting):* Do you think it is safe to drink this water?
* Do you think this water is safe to drink? (not 'to drink it')
* Your writing is awful. It is impossible to read it. (= to read your writing)
* Your writing is impossible to read. (not 'to read it')
* I like being with Jill. It's very interesting to talk to her.
* Jill is very interesting to talk to. (not 'to talk to her')* You can also use this structure with an adjective + noun:
* This is a difficult question (for me) to answer. (not 'to answer it')B. (It's) nice (of you) to...You can use this structure to say what you think of what somebody does:
* It was nice of you to take me to the station. Thank you very much.
You can use many other adjectives in this way. For example:
kind clever sensible mean silly stupid careless unfair considerate:
* It's silly of Mary to give up her job when she needs the money.
* I think it was very unfair of him to criticise me.C. (I'm) sorry to ...You can use this structure to say how somebody reacts to something:
* I was sorry to hear that your father is ill.You can use many other adjectives in this way. For example:happy glad pleased delighted sad disappointed surprisedamazed
astonished relieved:* Was Tom surprised to see you when you went to see him?
* We were delighted to get your letter last week.D. The first (person) to know, the next train to arriveWe use to ... after the first/second/third etc. and also after the next, the last,
the only:
* If I have any more news, you will be the first (person) to know.
* The next train to arrive at platform 4 will be the 6.50 to Cardiff.
* Everybody was late except me. I was the only one to arrive on time.E. You can say that something is sure/certain/bound/likely to happen:* She's very intelligent. She's sure/certain/bound to pass the exam.
* I'm likely to be late home this evening. (= I will probably be late home)
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
Richard: Are we going to eat out?
Mary: Sure, where do you want to eat?
Richard: We can eat in the restaurant around the block.
Mary: Oh! I do not like to eat there. It뭩 very crowded.
Richard: But the food there was great.
Mary: I know, but I am too hungry to wait long. Can we eat somewhere else?
Richard: Me too, I am so hungry I can eat a horse. Ok, we will just try the other restaurant on the next street.
Mary: Thank you.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
Exercise 1 : Write these sentences in another way,
1. It's difficult to understand him.
He is difficult to understand.
2. It's quite easy to use this machine.
This machine is __________________
3. It was very difficult to open the window.
The window ______________________
4. It's impossible to translate some words.
Some words __________________
5. It's not safe to stand on that chair.
That chair ________________________Exercise 2: Complete the second sentence using the words in brackets + to ...
1. Nobody left before me. (the first)
I was _the first person to leave._
2. Everybody else arrived before Paul. (the last)
Paul was the ___________________
3. Fiona passed the exam. All the other students failed. (the only)
Fiona was _______________________
4. I complained to the restaurant manager about the service. Another customer had
already complained before me. (the second)
I was ________________________
5. Nell Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969. Nobody had done this before him.
(the first)
Neil Armstrong was ___________________________Exercise 3: Make a new sentence beginning It ... Use one of these adjectives each time:
careless considerate kind nice
1. You did my shopping for me.
_It was kind of you to do my shopping for me._
2. You make the same mistake again and again.
It ---
3. Don and jenny invited me to stay with them.
---
4. John made so much noise when I was trying to sleep.
It wasn't very ---
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
"call"은 타동사이므로 "to"를 쓰지 않습니다. call + 사람/기관 (직접 목적어).
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- What type of emergency do you think is most common in Korea?
한국에서 가장 흔한 비상 상황은 무엇이라고 생각하시나요? - Should emergency first-aid training be mandatory in schools?
학교에서 응급 처치 훈련이 의무여야 한다고 생각하시나요? - How can people better prepare for unexpected emergencies?
예상치 못한 비상 상황에 사람들이 어떻게 더 잘 대비할 수 있을까요? - Have you ever helped someone in an emergency? What did you do?
비상 상황에서 누군가를 도운 적이 있나요? 무엇을 했나요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: ADJECTIVE + TO
Level: Low Intermediate (L.I)
Review this lesson before your next class! / 다음 수업 전에 복습하세요!