Period 5 Grammar (1)

1. Period 5 Grammar (1) ‘It is’ + adjective + ‘of’…+ ‘(not) to’-infinitive & Verb ‘to be’ + adjective + ‘enough’ + ‘to’- infinitive

2. Grammar A It is + adj. + of sb.+ (not) to do

3. Revision What star sign are you? What is your characteristics?

5. You are kind. You love your home, family and like to take care of others. It iskindof youto like to take care of others.

6. You are generous. You like to buy your friends nice gifts. It isgenerousof youto buy your friends nice gifts.

7. You are polite and elegant. You love beautiful things, peace and do not like to argue with others. It ispolite, elegantof youto love beautiful things, peace and not to like to argue with others.

8. Sometimes you are silly and do not forgive others for their fault. It issillyof younot to forgive others for their faults.

9. It iskindof you to like to take care of others. It isgenerousof you to buy your friends nice gifts. It issillyof you not to forgive others for their fault. It ispolite,elegantof you to love beautiful things, peace and not to like to argue with others.

10. It is + adj. + of sb.+(not)to do =You are +adj. + to do

11. 1.We can use this pattern to express what we think of someone’s actions.

12. We often use these adjectives (表示人品的形容词) in this pattern. careless clever wise foolish good rude kind nice thoughtful polite selfish stupid silly wrong generous e.g. It is careless of you to forget your umbrella. =You are careless to forget your…. It is good of him to offer to help. =You are good to offer to help.

13. To express what we think of David’s actions Is never afraid of making a speech in assembly confident →It’s confident of David to make a speech in assembly. Finished all his summer homework in the first week hard-working →It’s hard-working of David to finish all his summer homework in the first week. clever Always gets good marks in tests →It’s clever of David to get good marks in tests.

14. To express what we think of David’s actions Often help us with our homework helpful →It’s helpful of him to help us with our homework. Doesn’t forget to do the things he needs to do organized →It’s organized of him not to forget to do the things he needs to do.

15. Join the sentences together 1.You are kind. You help me with my homework. →It’skindof you to help me with my homework. 2.Sandy is careless. She makes a lot of mistakes. →It’s careless of Sandy to make a lot of mistakes. 3. She is ? . She cares only about herself. →It’s selfish of her to care only about herself.

16. Join the sentences together 4.He is silly. He doesn’t forgive others for their faults. →It’s silly of him not to forgive others for their faults. • Daniel is ? . • He doesn’t show off in front of his classmates → It’s modest of Daniel not to show off in front of his classmates.

17. Complete the conversation (Part A on Page9) It is • ______ thoughtful of Andy to play • his CDs for us.=? to make (2) It is clever of Amy __________ the birthday cards.=? of (3)It is typical _____ Simon to make such a mess.=?

18. generous to give (4) It is ________ of Kitty _______ each of us two presents.=? to eat (5) It is _______ of Eddie _______ the whole birthday cake.=? selfish (6) It is kind of your mum and dad __________ this party for us.=? to organize

19. Activities Prepare sentences to express your opinions about your classmates or other people’s actions, following the grammatical structure; adjectives, then report it one by one. It is+ adj. + of sb. + to do sth. It iskindof Bo Yixuan to help me to start the computer before English classes. =Bo Yixuan is kind to help me to start the…. careless/foolish/kind/polite/silly/ clever/good/nice/selfish/wrong/wise/ rude/thoughtful/stupid/generous

20. Discussion What should we pay attention to when we use this structure? Please express your opinions by using: It is + adj. + for sb. + to do sth. easy/useful/difficult/important/helpful /necessary/benefit/….

21. It is useful for us to learn this pattern • It is easy for us to learn this pattern. • It is not difficult for us to learn this pattern. • It is helpful for us to remember adjectives as many as we can. • It is necessary for us to pay attention to the details of the structure. • It is important for us to know the difference between ‘It is + adj. + of + sb. + to do…’ and ‘It is +adj.+ for+sb. + to do …’

22. 2.The two patterns’ meanings are different. We use ‘of’ and ‘for’ in different sentences. If the adjective in the sentence is used to describe sb., we use the prep. ‘of’. If the adjective in the sentence is used to describethe infinitive ‘to do sth.’,we use the prep. ‘for’.

23. 描述行为者的性格品质的形容词 nice, kind, good, wrong, clever, foolish, silly, careless, generous, selfish, polite, … +of It+is+ adj. +sb.+(not) to do sth. important, necessary, impossible, possible, interesting, hard, difficult, easy, … +for 描述整个不定式的情况如何或怎样的形容词

24. e.g. It is kindof youto help me. =Youare kind to help me. It is importantfor usto learn English. =To learn English is important for us.

25. Please say something about your thought by using the information given in the table andthe patterns: “It is + adj.+ for/of sb.+ to do sth.”

27. It is important for us to protect the wildlife . • It is harmful for people to pollute the environment . • It is selfish of human beings to kill the wild animals . • It is foolish of the farmers to change the farmlands to make more space for farms and buildings . • It is wrong of the women to wear the clothes made of animal fur . • It is necessary for us to help the wild animals.

28. Pay attention to • It’s + adj. + of + sb. + to do sth. = Sb. is + adj. + to do sth. • It’s + adj. + for + sb. + to do sth. = It’s + adj. + that clause It is + adj. + to do sth.

29. 3. Tenses: 1).We use this pattern ‘It isadj.+ of sb.+to dosth.’to describe how we feel about what someone does now. 2).We can also use ‘It was … of sb.….’ to describe how we feel about what someone did in the past. e.g. It was nice of Sandy to help me with my work. 3).The future form is: ‘It willbe… of sb.….’(Be rarely used)

30. 4.Sometimes we can use ‘That is’ and ‘How’ instead of ‘It is’, e.g. That is thoughtful of you to remember my birthday. Howthoughtful of you to remember my birthday!

31. Grammar B be+ adj.+ enough + to do sth.

32. He is patient. He can wait without getting angry. He is patient enoughto wait without getting angry. What is the star sign’s characteristics? He is kind. He likes to take care of others. He iskind enoughto like to take care of others.

33. He is generous. He likes to buy his friends nice gifts. He isgenerousenoughto like to buy his friends nice gifts. He is strange. He tries everything to be different. He is strange enoughto try everything to be different.

34. be + adj. + enough + to do sth. =be +so+adj.+that-clause

35. We can use this pattern to describe a person’s personality and abilities. She is imaginativeenoughto write interesting stories. They werepatientenoughto wait another hour.

36. Make sentences using ‘be +adj. +enough to do’ 1.Lisa, energetic, be a leader _______________________________ Lisa is energetic enough to be a leader. 2.Peter, imaginative, become an artist _____________________________ _________ Peter is imaginative enough to become an artist.

37. Complete Part B on page 10 1.to/Daniel/at all times/is/help his friends/enough (less able class) 2.To be/Andy/a leader/is/enough Daniel is kind enough to help his friends at all times. kind Andy is energetic enough to be a leader. energetic

38. Amy is outgoing enough to make friends easily. 3.friends/Amy/enough/is/to make/ easily 4.is/enough/Kitty/to be/an artist 5.to/Simon/buy gifts/enough/is/for all of us outgoing Kitty is creative enough to be an Artist. creative Simon is generous enough to buy gifts for all of us. generous

39. Shirley is funny enough to make us all laugh. 6.eough/to make/Shirley/us all laugh/is 7.is/Eddie/to sleep/enough/all day funny Eddie is lazy enough to sleep all day. lazy

40. Consolidations I.Complete the sentences using an adjective from the first column and a phrase from the second column.

41. boring, careless, clever, hot, kind, selfish to cook an egg outside, to eat it all himself to forget my homework, to make me fall asleep to pass all her exams, to think of others before himself 1.Is Susan a good student? Yes. She’s ______ enough ____________ 2.Do you like John? Yes. He’s ______ enough _____________ ______________. 3.Is that TV programme interesting? No. It’s ______ enough ______________ _______. clever to pass all her exams. kind to think of before himself boring to make me fall asleep

42. boring, careless, clever, hot, kind, selfish to cook an egg outside, to eat it all himself to forget my homework, to make me fall asleep to pass all her exams, to think of others before himself 4.Did you make a mistake? Yes. I was _______ enough ___________ _________. 5.Where is the cake? Eddie was ______ enough ____________ ________. 6.How is the weather? It’s ____ enough ___________________. to forget my careless homework selfish to eat it all himself to cook an egg outside hot

43. II. Can you say the sentences in another way? 1.Kate is lucky enough to win the competition. Kate isso lucky thatshe can win the competition. 2.Tom is energetic enough to play football for three hours. Tom isso energetic thathe can play football three hours. 3.Bill is not strong enough to lift the heavy box. Bill istoo weak tolift the heavy box.

44. Pay attention to differences among : too…to; …enough to; so…that… and the exchanges.

45. too + adj. + to do sth. 1). “太……而不能……”, 2). 否定意义 3). 形容词后面跟不定式. The boy is too young to join the army. adj. + enough to do sth. 1). “足够…… 以致于能够……”, 2). 肯定意义 3). enough在这作副词,修饰形容词时要后置, 其后也跟不 定式.(enough用作形容词修饰名词时, 前后置都可以.） The boy is notold enough to join the army. so + adj.+ that -clause… 1). “如此……以致于能够……” 2). 肯定意义 3). 形容词后面跟表示结果的状语从句. The boy is so young that he can’t join the army.

46. Notice 用 enough to和 so…that代替too…to时, 要用否定句形式. 同时, enough所在句中的形容词要用原句中形容词的反义词. e.g. The room is too small to hold so many people. = The room is notbigenough to hold so many people. = The room is so small that it can’t hold so many people.

47. III. Talk about the topics below 1.Mark can design the school newsletter. (creative) 2.Leo can complete all his homework on time. (hard-working) 3.Sally can solve this difficult problem. (intelligent) 4.Sam can make a speech in front of the whole school. (confident) 5.Simon couldn’t catch a fish. (impatient) Sb. is too…to/…enough to/so …that-clause...

48. VI.Read and correct: old enough • He is enough old to go to school . • My teacher is enough patient to help me . • I have books enough to give every student. • Kitty is enough full and can eat nothing . patientenough enoughbooks fullenough to be + adj .+ enough + to do v + enough + n .(enough) + to do

49. Useful expressions: 1.play his CDs for us 2.make a birthday cards 3.give each us of two presents 4.organize this party for us 5.at all times = always 6.buy gifts for all of us 7.make such a mess

50. Sentences: 1.It is typical of Simon to make such a mess. = Simonis typical to make such a mess. 2.It is silly of younot to forgive others for their faults. = You are silly not to forgive others for their faults. fish. 3.Kitty is not patient enough to catch a = Kitty is so impatientthatshe can’t catch a fish. = Kitty is too impatienttocatch a fish.