(课件网) Period 4 Grammar Module 1 Explorations and exchanges Oxford English Unit 1 Great explorations 1 Show time Act out your conversation about a great explorer. We can use so/such … that to talk about the result of an action or situation. These clauses are called adverbial clauses of result. 2 Grammar A Adverbial clauses of result so such Join the sentences in column A and column B with so … that or such … that. The Silk Road was so long that it passed through many countries. 1 _____ 2 _____ 3 _____ 4 _____ The fleet of ships was so huge that people could see it from far away. The Pacific is such a big ocean that it takes many days to cross it. There were so many men on the ship that the ship’s cook was always busy. 1 This is _____ a difficult Maths problem that nobody in my class can work it out. 2 My sister’s hair is _____ long that it touches her waist. 3 He is _____ strong that he can lift the heavy box alone. 4 I live in _____ a noisy flat that I cannot sleep at night. 5 The ground was _____ hot that you could cook an egg on it. 6 The film was _____ exciting that we were watching on the edge of our seats. Read the following sentences and fill in the blanks with so or such. such so so such so so They are careless people. They may cause a fire. They are such careless people that they may cause a fire. 1 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and combine the sentences with so … that or such … that. The big stone is rolling fast. The man may get injured. The big stone is rolling so fast that the man may get injured. 2 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and combine the sentences with so … that or such … that. There is a fierce wind. The girl may fall into the sea. There is such a fierce wind that the girl may fall into the sea. 3 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and combine the sentences with so … that or such … that. The river is very dirty. All the fish in it are dead. The river is so dirty that all the fish in it are dead. 4 Work in pairs. Look at the pictures and combine the sentences with so … that or such … that. 3 Grammar B too … to We can use too ... to to talk about results. We sometimes add for + noun/pronoun before to-infinitives. too noisy here for us to talk too early to go Complete the following conversation with too … to and the words in brackets. too cold for us to sit too afraid to explore 1 I’m very sleepy. I can’t do my homework. 2 My grandfather is very old. He can’t travel. 3 I’m very bored. I can’t listen to this lecture any longer. 4 Sally is very tired. She can’t climb the mountain. 5 I was very afraid. I couldn’t move. Combine the sentences with too … to according to the example. My grandfather is too old to travel. I’m too bored to listen to this lecture any longer. Sally is too tired to climb the mountain. I was too afraid to move. I’m too sleepy to do my homework. 6 Molly was very ill last week. She couldn’t go to school. 7 My pet do ... ...
