Lesson:Essentials/51

Grammar

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

1. My school is __________ from my house to go on foot. So, I cycle 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 study 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 1.65 cm 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)

Pronunciation

Examples

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
• Motehrboard
• CPU
• Transistor
• Chip

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

Conversation

1. Do you now how to handle computers?
2. Do you prefer laptops or desktops? Why?
3. Do you think tablets will take place of computers in short future? Why?
4. Are you good at typing on the keyboard?
5. How important are computers in our lives nowadays?
6. Do you know any shortcut using the keyborad? 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, 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 correct word too or enough:

1. I left the coffee for a minute to cool 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 mum 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 region
2. He was fixing the laptop / last night / for his friend / mouse
3. The shift and control key 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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