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HAND OUT №111 Discipline: English as a foreign language Credits: 2 Upper-Intermediatelevel Practical lesson Lexical theme: Movies. Grammatical theme: So … that, Such … that. Teacher : assistant professor Gaiipova G. A.

GRAMMAR COMMENT

So … that, Such … that (Abstract nouns)

We use so ... that, such ... that:

to show a fact (usually with a result or consequence)	to show extreme feelings or an opinion about something
a) Pamela Ander's feet are big. (Expresses a fact). b) Pamela Ander's feet are so big that she can't find shoes her size. (Emphasizes that you feel strongly about the size of her feet).	a)George Bushoff is an idiot. (Merely a statement of fact/opinion). b)George Bushoff is such an idiot thathe doesn't even know the capital of his own country. (Emphasizes the speaker's opinion of the intensity of George Bushoff's idiocy).
SO with adjectives and adverbs	SUCH + Nouns
so + adjective/adverb + that + result The teacher speaks so clearly that everyone can understand her. The sun was so strong that they got burned within 15 minutes	such + a + (adjective) + singular noun + that + result (It is common to put an adjective before the noun) Christopher is such a handsome man that all the ladies want him. She had such a long speech that everyone stopped paying attention to her.
such + plural/uncountable noun + that + result She has such big feet thatshe has to buy special shoes. Woodward Restaurant has such good food that it's always full of people.	SO / SUCH in exclamationsIn exclamations we drop the word 'that' and use: a) such + noun (singular/plural) b) so + adjective Celebrities have such weird tastes! (noun) You are so stupid! (adjective)

Exercise 1. Fill in the blanks with so or such:

1. The weather was ___ cold that we cancelled the trip.

2. The book is _____ good that I can't put it down.

3. There was ____ a long queue that we couldn't get into the cinema on time.

4. There was ____ heavy traffic that we arrived late.

5. It was ____ a great book that I read it twice.

6. He's got ____ many friends hat he's always out.

Exercise 2. Combine the following sentences using so...that and such...that:
Example: The exam was hard. I'm sure I won't pass. The exam was so hard that I'm sure I won't pass.

1.It was very cold. We had to stop the game. It was ______________.

2.He is terribly rich. He can afford to buy almost anything. He is _________.

3.The speech was really long. Everybody was bored. The speech was _______.
Example: I'm having a wonderful time. I don't want to leave. I'm having such a wonderful time that I don't want to leave.

4.Skiing was a good experience. I decided to do it again. Skiing was ______.

5.She's got an excellent English accent. Everybody thinks she is British. She's got _____.

6.Thailand has got beautiful temples. Millions of tourists go there every year. Thailand has got _______.

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