Lesson:Essentials/51

Grammar

• A: How many people are coming to dinner?
  • A: Quantas pessoas estão vindo à janta?
• B: I think it will be around 10 people.
  • B: Acho que serão em torno de 10 pessoas.
• A: We bought 20 bottles of beer. Do you think that will be enough?
  • A: Compramos 20 garrafas de cerveja. Você acha que será suficiente?
• B: I think that will be plenty. It might even be too much.
  • B: Eu acho que vai ser mais do que suficiente. Pode até ser demais.
• A: Ok. I'll throw them in the freezer for a while. They're not cold enough yet.
  • A: Ok. Vou colocá-las no congelador por um tempo. Elas não estão geladas o suficiente.
• B: That's a good idea. Just make sure they don't get too cold and end up exploding.
  • B: Boa ideia. Só tome cuidado para não ficarem geladas demais e explodirem.
• A: Yeah, I'll set a timer for 30 minutes from now.
  • A: Sim, vou colocar um alarme para daqui a 30 minutos.
• B: That should be fine.
  • B: Aí tudo bem.

Too

Too é um advérbio que indica que algo é demais. Ele pode vir junto com adjetivos ou outros advérbios.

Too + adjective

• too small
  • pequeno demais
• too old
  • velho demais
• too simple
  • simples demais
• too hot
  • quente demais
• too difficult
  • difícil demais

Too + adjective + noun

Podemos usar o too seguido de much e many para falar da quantidade de algo.

• too much
  • demais (não contável)
• too many
  • demais (contável)

Too + adverb

• too quickly
  • muito rapidamente
• too slowly
  • muito lentamente
• too carelessly
  • sem muito cuidado

Enough

Enough é um advérbio que indica que algo é suficiente. Ele pode vir junto com substantivos, adjetivos, verbos ou outros advérbios.

A sua posição na frase varia da seguinte maneira:

• enough + noun
• adjective + enough
• adverb + enough
• verb + enough

1. Complete with too or enough and the adjective in brackets:

1. My school is __________ from my house to go on foot. So, I use the bicycle to go to school every morning. (far)
2. This T-shirt isn't __________ for me. I need a bigger one. (big)
3. That skirt you are wearing is __________ for you. You need a bigger size. (tight)
4. I'm a good swimmer, but I'm not __________ to enter a championship. (good)
5. The students are __________ to memorize the irregular verbs list by heart. (lazy)
6. The soup isn't __________. I'd like it to be hotter. (hot)
7. Peter is __________ to become a police officer. He's only 5 feet tall. (short)
8. Don't eat that chicken! It's __________. (salty)
9. The beach was __________ yesterday, so we decided to go somewhere else. (crowded)
10. We wanted to go to Paris last weekend, but the plane tickets were __________, so we stayed at home. (expensive)
11. The music is __________ and I can't hear anything you say. (loud)
12. I'd like to buy a new car and a good house, but I'm just not __________ to do it. (rich)
13. Kelly is __________ to drive a car. She's only 14. (young)
14. David is quite a fast runner, but he isn't __________ to beat the Italian runner, who is considered to be the best. (fast)
15. We didn't buy the sofa because it wasn't __________. (comfortable)

Vocabulary

Computers

• Monitor
• Screen
• Printer
• Ethernet cable
• USB cable
• Keyboard
• Escape key
• Tab
• Caps lock
• Shift key
• Control key
• Alt key
• Space bar
• Return
• Arrow keys
• Numerical keys
• Mouse
• Button
• Laptop
• Power button
• Trackpad
• Harddrive
• Memory
• Flash drive, USB key
• Motherboard
• CPU
• Transistor
• Chip

http://www.languageguide.org/english/vocabulary/computers/

Conversation

1. Do you know how to handle computers?
2. Do you prefer laptops or desktops? Why?
3. Do you think tablets will eventually replace desktop and laptop computers? Why?
4. Are you good at typing on the keyboard?
5. How important are computers in our lives nowadays? Why?
6. Do you know any shortcut using the keyboard? Tell me some...
7. Do you prefer small laptops because they're easy to carry on or the bigger ones because of the screen size?
8. Do you have a printer at home? If so, how often do you use it?
9. Do you have many flash drives? What do you use them for?
10. Do you prefer to use the mouse or the trackpad? Why?

Review

1. Fill in the sentences with too or enough:

1. I left the coffee for a minute to cool down because it was __________ hot to drink.
2. He wasn't strong __________ to lift that heavy box.
3. There aren't __________ policemen in our town.
4. Do you have __________ information to help me with this problem?
5. I do not have __________ time to prepare dinner.
6. I didn't buy the car because it was __________ expensive.
7. He didn't work hard __________ to pass the exam.
8. My mom can't sleep because she drinks __________ much coffee.
9. She isn't old __________ to start driving.

2. Rewrite the sentences following the model.

• There aren't enough people / to start the meeting / to conclude the work
  • There aren't enough people to start the meeting
  • There aren't enough people to conclude the work

1. This car is too big for us. / expensive / house / for this area
2. He was fixing the laptop. / last night / for his friend / mouse
3. The shift and control keys of this keyboard aren't working. / alt and escape / space bar
4. He doesn't have enough information about this printer. / the technician / monitor
5. They used to fix motherboards here. / not / must
6. I think there is a problem with the power button. / numerical keys / not
7. He needs to learn how to use the keyboard. / shortcuts / study

3. Describe the picture below.

4. Listening

Answers

1. I think she's too excited about the weekend.
2. That office has brand new computers.
3. We didn't study enough for the test.
4. They need to buy a new laptop for that class.
5. This keyboard isn't working well!

5. Write a short paragraph explaining how you get prepared to use your computer. Which buttons you press first to turn it on, then what other things you use:

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