4. Read the LANGUAGE FOCUS. Complete the text below by the daughter. Use so or such. Then listen and check.
(Đọc TRỌNG TÂM NGÔN NGỮ. Hoàn thành văn bản dưới đây của người con gái. Sử dụng như vậy hoặc tương tự. Sau đó nghe và kiểm tra.)
I don't mind living with my grandparents, they're so lovely. I like talking to them - they're very experienced and give 2_______ good advice. Mum and Dad are 3_____busy. They don't have time to listen to our problems. My parents are 4_____ lucky because grandma and granddad are very helpful in the house. Grandma is 5_____a good cook that she does most of the cooking, while granddad looks after the garden.
LANGUAGE FOCUS
so and such
• You use so to emphasise adjectives. so + adjective → It's so crowded!
• You use such to emphasise nouns. such + noun phrase → It's such a long way.
We're such close friends.
They give such good advice.
Dịch bài:
• Bạn sử dụng so để nhấn mạnh tính từ. so + tính từ → Thật đông đúc!
• Bạn sử dụng such để nhấn mạnh danh từ. such + cụm danh từ → Đó là một chặng đường dài.
Chúng tôi là bạn thân của nhau.
Họ đưa ra lời khuyên tốt như vậy.
| 1. so | 2. such | 3. so | 4. so | 5. such |
I don't mind living with my grandparents, they're so lovely. I like talking to them - they're very experienced and give such good advice. Mum and Dad are so busy. They don't have time to listen to our problems. My parents are so lucky because grandma and granddad are very helpful in the house. Grandma is such a good cook that she does most of the cooking, while granddad looks after the garden.
Dịch bài:
Tôi không ngại sống với ông bà ngoại, họ rất đáng yêu. Tôi thích nói chuyện với họ - họ rất có kinh nghiệm và đưa ra những lời khuyên rất tốt. Bố mẹ bận quá. Họ không có thời gian để lắng nghe những vấn đề của chúng tôi. Bố mẹ tôi thật may mắn vì bà nội và ông ngoại rất hay giúp đỡ trong nhà. Bà nội là một người nấu ăn giỏi đến mức hầu hết bà nấu ăn, trong khi ông ngoại là người trông coi khu vườn.
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
3. Listen again and choose the correct option.
1. We have three generations in this house: it's so/ such crowded!
2. New Zealand is so / such a long way from the UK.
3. Childcare is so / such expensive in London.
4. We were so / such poor that we couldn't go on holiday.
5. The house is very small for so / such a big family.
5. USE OF ENGLISH Complete the text by the grandmother. Choose the correct answer. Then listen and check.
We thought about it for a long time because we're such independent people. Some elderly people are lonely, but not us - we've got 2 ______friends that we never feel lonely. But we wanted to help with the children. We try to be useful and it's 3___ fun to spend time with my grandchildren. People say that teenagers are selfish and rude, but I must say my granddaughter is 4_____polite young lady and she's very kind. I worry about her little brother though. He's ______lazy!
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1. A. so 2. A. so many 3. A. such 4. A. such 5. A. so |
B. such B. such many B. such a B. so B. such |
C. such an C. such a C. so C. such a C. such a |
USE OF ENGLISH
2. Complete the sentences with so or such.
(Hoàn thành câu với từ so và such.)
1. It's_________hot. I need to turn on the air conditioner.
2. His dad is______a clever man. He was able to fix up the house. Now it looks nice.
3. She's_________a hardworking student, she can finish all her homework in one day.
4. It is_____expensive to fly to Europe. I don't want to go.
5. They're________helpful children. They do all the housework for their grandmother.
6. I've been cleaning the house all morning. I'm ______tired, I need to take a break.
1. Choose the correct option.
(1. Chọn phương án đúng.)
1. My sister is _________ lazy. She never does any housework.
A. so B. such C. enough
2. Thanks for your help. You are _________ a nice kid.
A. too B. so C. such
3. My wife is such a _________. She has to work till midnight every day.
A. busy women B. busy woman C. woman busy
4. Your house is so _________. Is it encouraged by a designer?
A. beautiful B. beauty C. beautifully
5. Peter is such a famous _________. One must pay a fortune to hire him.
A. design B. designing C. designer
6. You are so lucky to have such talented _________.
A. children B. child C. kid
7. I _________ so thankful to have you as my wife.
A. do B. am C. kid
8. This washing machine is _________. It can both wash and dry dishes.
A. such modern B. such a modern C. so modern
2. Complete the text with so and such.
(Hoàn thành văn bản với so và such)
I don’t like doing housework. It is (1) _____________ a tiring job that I feel (2) _____________ bored every time I have to do it. The chore that I hate most is washing dishes because it is (3) _____________ time-consuming. I live in (4) _____________ a big family of three generations that I have to wash a huge amount of dishes after every meal. It takes me about 45 minutes to finish all the washing. I am trying to persuade mom to buy a dishwasher. It is (5) _____________ an amazing household device because it can both wash the dishes and dry them. I will be (6) _____________ happy if my mom buys me one.
3. Write sentences using so and the given words.
(Viết câu sử dụng so và các từ đã cho.)
4. Rewrite the sentences using the given words in brackets.
(Viết lại các câu bằng cách sử dụng các từ cho sẵn trong ngoặc.)
1. They are such helpful assistants. (so)
(Họ là những trợ thủ đắc lực.)
2. We are very good friends. (such)
(Chúng tôi là những người bạn rất tốt.)
3. The girl is so independent that she does everything herself. (such)
(Cô gái độc lập đến mức tự mình làm mọi việc.)
4. The film was so interesting that we couldn’t miss it. (such)
(Bộ phim thú vị đến mức chúng tôi không thể bỏ lỡ.)
5. It was such a difficult lesson that we didn’t understand it. (so)
(Đó là một bài học khó đến nỗi chúng tôi không hiểu nó.)
4. Fill in the blanks with so or such.
(Điền vào chỗ trống với so và such)
1. My wife is _____________ a great cook. I'm in love with all the food she makes.
2. I live in a family of four generations. Everyone is surprised that I live in _____________ a big family.
3. It is _____________ cold in here. Can you turn on the heating system?
4. My children are _____________ quick learners. They can use the washing
machine only by watching me.
5. I've been cleaning the house all morning and no one has helped me. I'm _____________ furious now!
6. This dishwasher is _____________ amazing. I hate washing the dishes, and now I don't have to do it anymore.
