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Too and Enough

Too and enough indicate degree. They are used with adjectives.

Too means more than what is needed. Enough means sufficient.

Examples:

He is too short to play basketball with the professional team.Ricky is intelligent enough to do the writing assignment without help.You're not driving fast enough I don't have enough money. 

Use of too and enough

1. Adjectives and adverbs precede ENOUGH:

He isn't old enough to watch this film. 

We're not driving quickly enough.

2.Enough may also precede nouns:

We have enough money . 

I have not got enough money to buy this computer.

3.Too comes before adjectives and adverbs:

It's too hot to wear that jacket. 

I was driving too slowly.

I. Watch the movie segment and use TOO and ENOUGH and the words provided in parenthesis, according to the information provided by the segment. 

1. The music the extra-terrestrial likes is ______________________ (NOISY)
2. The cat got ____________________ (EXCITED) while listening to the ET's favorite song.
3. Her car is _______________ (MODERN) if compared with the cars we have nowadays.
4. Apparently, it is ______________ (EASY) to drive one of those cars without difficulties.
5. The song is _________________ (GOOD) for him to remain quiet.
6. He wasn't  __________________ (CAREFUL) and opened the car door by accident.
7. Does he have __________________ (STRENGTH) to survive the accident?
8. Will she have __________________ (TIME) to save him?



ANSWER KEY:

1. TOO NOISY
2. TOO EXCITED
3. TOO MODERN
4. EASY ENOUGH
5. TOO GOOD
6. CAREFUL ENOUGH
7. ENOUGH STRENGTH
8. ENOUGH TIME

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New in Town: Quantifiers - Enough x Too

This is a delicious romantic comedy that shows a lot of contrasts between a big city like Miami and a cold little town in Minnesota. This scene is funny and excellent for the students to students to practice the position and meaning of enough and too.







Talk to a partner about the following questions:


1. Have you ever seen/been in a car accident? Describe it.
2. Have you ever felt that your life was at risk? Talk about it.
3. What would you do if you were alone and stuck inside your car in the middle of a snow storm?

B. Watch the movie segment and rewrite them using either enough
or too, according to the information presented in the segment. Be
careful where you will place them.

1. The weather was snowy.

Ex: The weather was too snowy.

2. The car tracks weren’t visible.

3. She packed clothes for the trip.

4. There weren’t any flights because of the storm.

5. She was driving fast .

6. She was not concentrating on her driving.

7. She was clever to hang her red pantyhose on the antenna.

8. She drank liquor to keep her warm and resist the cold.

9. She got drunk to walk by herself.
10. She was lucky to be located.

C. Talk to a partner.


1. What’s your opinion about the main character’s decisions?

2. What were the wrong things she did?

3. What were the right things she did?

Teacher’s Key
B.
Ex:
1. The weather was TOO snowy.
2. The car tracks weren’t visible ENOUGH.
3. She packed ENOUGH clothes for the trip.
4. There weren’t ENOUGH flights scheduled because of the storm.
5. She was driving TOO fast .
6. She was not concentrated ENOUGH in her driving.
7. She was clever ENOUGH to hang her red pantyhose to the antenna.
8. She drank ENOUGH liquor to keep her warm.
9. She got TOO drunk to walk by herself.
10. She was lucky ENOUGH to be located.





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MOVIE SEGMENT DOWNLOAD - NEW IN TOWN

How to prepare your own video activity:

- Select a scene with extreme weather, commotion, problems or complications.
- Write sentences about these situations without the target language (TOO/ENOUGH).
- Make sure you write sentences in which TOO and ENOUGH would suit perfectly.
- Ask the students to add the quantifiers to sentences you have selected.