Unit aK} 1 one 206 enough and too not fit enough. ) enough Enough goes after adjectives and adverbs: © ean't run very far. 'm not fit enough. (not enough fit) (Lets go, We've waited long enough Enough normally goes betore nouns: “ Wehave enough money, We doritneed any more. (© There werer'tenough chairs. Some of us had to sit on the floor We also use enough alone (without a noun or adjective} © Wedon'tneed mare money. We have enough. ‘too and enough Comparetoo ... and not... enough C Younever stop working. You work too hard. (more than isnecessary) © You're lazy. You don’t work hard enough. less thanis necessary) Compare too much/many and enough: © There's too much furniture in this oom. There's not enough space. (© There were too many people and not enough chairs. enough/too for... and to We say enough/too ... for somebody/something (Does Joe have enough experience for the job? (© This bagisn't big enough for all my clothes. (© That shirtis too small for you. You need a larger size. We say enough/too ...to do something, For example: ®) Does Joe have enough experience to do the job? Let's get. taxi. K's too far to walk home from here (She's not old enough to have a driving licence. The next example hes both for ... and to (The bridge isjust wide enough for two cars to pass one another. too hot to eat etc We say: The food was very hat. We couldn't eat it and The food was so hot that we couldn't eatit. d but ~ The food was too hot to eat, (not to eatit) (The wallet doesnt fitinmy pocket.) Inthe same way we say: |S These boxes are too heavy to carry. (not to carry them) |) Thewallet was too big to putin my pocket. (notto putt) \) This chair isn’t strong enough to stand on. {not to standon it) unitesExercises Complete the sentences using enouzh + the following words: buses chairs cups hard room tall time vegetables warm wide _ You're lezy. You don’t work... hard, enough Some of us had to sit on the floor. There weren't...enougl chairs Public transport isn’t good here. There aren't Ican't park the car here. The space isnt. lalways have to rush. There's never You need to change your diet. You don't eat tim not good at basketball. im not The caris quite small. Do you think there's for five of us? Are you 7 Or shall switch on the heating? 10 We can'tall have coffee at the same time. We don'thave. Complete the answers tothe questions, Use ‘oo or enous + the words in brackets Does Sophie havea drivinglicence?) (old) No, she’s not. old. enough to have. a driving licence. Ineedtotalktoyou about something | (busy) Well, !matraid'm toyounow. Lets gotothe cinema. | (late) No,’ tothe cinema Whydor'twesitoutside? | | (warm) —Itsnot. oulside, Would youliketo bea politician? | (shy) No,'m - a politician. Wouldyoulliketo be a teacher? | (patience) No, Idon't have. teacher, Did you hearwhat he wes saying? | (ar away). No, we were what he was saving. Can heread a newspaperintnglsh? | (English) No, he doesn't know. a newspaper. Make one sentence from two. Complete the new sentence using too or enough + to 1 We couldn't carry the boxes. They were too heavy. The boxes were. too heavy t2 carry 2 Tean't drink this coffee. It's too hot. This coffee is 3. Nobody could move the piano. It was too heavy. The piano. 4 Don’teat these apples. They're not ripe enough These apples 5 I can’t explain the situation. Itis too complicated The situation © We couldn't climb over the wall. Itwas too high The wall 7 Three people can’tsit on this sofa, Itisn’t big enough. This sofa 8 You can't see some things without a microscope. They are too small Some Unit BRO) 207