Grammar: too/(not) ...

enough/really/very ·

A E Language in context
with their dinner?
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Jeff: My chicken isn' t hot enough. T11 tact, it's¡racti9)licold. Dir5gusting! . 1 t / 1
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Tiffany: This cmon pepper shrimp 1sn't spicy enough forme élnd it's too salty.
Sean: My beef is spicy enough, but the , ·egctables are really mushy.
Jeff: Well, the rice is really good.
Tiffany: Yeah, and the,soup is delicio(cs. , . 1
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Sean: Yeah, and anyway, it wasn't oo cxpensive.

B Notice Match the words to their definitions. Then find

examples in the conversation to check your answers.

1 too -------- / sufficient,

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3 not enoughx e) more tfia,n it should b.e
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4 rcally /vcry d) less than it should be

too/rea/ly/ very + adjective (not) + adjective + enough

The beef is too salty.

The pie is sweet enough. ,
The vegetables are real/y good.
The potatoes are(l 't soft enough.
The soup isn 't very hot.

C Practice Complete tf11s conversatlon with too, enough, real/y, very.

Jana: Excuse me, my l:J'~ is (1) _loo__ greasy.
Server: Sorry. 1'11 bring you another one, uf cuursc. How is your food, sir?
We!l, the fish is (2) ' \J t.'<0'(¡
Paul: good, but the potatoes aren't hot
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Server: OK, and what about the vegetablcs?
Paul: They're hot (4) Clil-P'-' ~\.,, , but they' re (5) :ta o salty.
Server: I'm (6) '("ea\\i3i sorry. I'll bring you a new mea!, and of course
your dinner is free. And we'll include our special fruit tarts for dessert.
They' re (7) '<' G :O- ll~ good!
Jana: Oh, thank you very much. I'm sorry if we're (8) -1-o-o _ critica!!
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D Now you do it Work in groups. Prepare a role-play complaining about the food In a
restaurant. Use the conversation in Exercise C to help you. Act out your role-play for the class.