3A MINI GRAMMAR so / such…that

a Complete the sentences with so, such, so much / many, or such a.

1 My case is so heavy (that) I can hardly pick it up.
2 It was small airport (that) there were only two flights per day.
3 There were people at the airport (that) we couldn’t see my cousin.
4 It was awful weather (that) we couldn’t leave the hotel.
5 I bought souvenirs in Mexico (that) I had to buy another bag.
6 The staff at the first hotel were unfriendly (that) we decided not to stay there.
7 The receptionist was rude man (that) most people complained to the owner.
8 They were cheap tickets (that) we decided to buy them.
9 I ate food at the barbecue (that) I had to lie down.
10 The service at the restaurant was good (that) I left a big tip.

b Rewrite the sentences using so, such, so much / many, or such a.

1 I played badly. I lost 6–0, 6–0.
I played so badly (that) I lost 6–0, 6–0.
2 The film was very bad. We left after half an hour.
The film was .
3 The food was disgusting. Nobody could eat it.
The food .
4 He made a lot of mistakes. The boss sacked him.
He made .
5 The music was beautiful. Everyone stopped to listen.
It was .
6 They were good seats. We had a perfect view.
They were .
7 There was a lot of traffic. We missed our flight.
There was .
8 Joe ate a lot of biscuits. He felt sick.
Joe ate .

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c Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Then compare your ideas with a partner.
1 It was such a hot day (that)
.
2 She has so many clothes (that)
.
3 I have so much work (that)
.
4 We were so tired (that)
.
5 They were playing such loud music (that)
.

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 4 The more things people have, the more they want. b 2 had my portrait painted
5 The hotter the weather is, the more you need to 3 having my photo taken
drink. 4 are having our kitchen redeco
6 The more you know her, the less you like her. 5 have your blood pressure chec
7 The more slowly you cook it, the better it’ll taste. 6 had your fortune told
8 The more work we do now, the less we’ll have to do 7 ’m having my car serviced / ’m
KEY tomorrow. car serviced
8 to have my watch repaired
3A so / such…that 9 have the big tree cut down
10 have our house repainted
a 2 such a 3 so many 4 such 5 so many 6 so
11 have the brakes tested
7 such a 8 such 9 so much 10 so
12 had a lot of new furniture deli
b 2 The film was so bad (that) we left after half an hour.
3 The food was so disgusting (that) nobody could 9A whatever, whenever, etc.
eat it. a 2 Whenever 3 Whoever 4 ho
4 He made so many / such a lot of mistakes (that) the 6 wherever 7 Whenever 8 ho
boss sacked him. 10 Whoever 11 whichever 12
5 It was such beautiful music (that) everyone
stopped to listen. b 2b 3a 4d 5c
6 They were such good seats (that) we had
a perfect view.
7 There was so much / such a lot of traffic (that) we
missed our flight.
8 Joe ate so many biscuits (that) he felt sick.

7A would rather
a 2 would rather not see 3 Would you rather have
4 would rather stay 5 would rather not do
6 would (you) rather have 7 Would (you) rather go
8 would rather not go out
b 2 I’d rather not go shopping today.
3 Would Karen rather work for herself or for
a company?
4 Would you rather get a takeaway or go out for
dinner?
5 Hamish would rather not work at night...
6 I’d rather not see my in-laws so often…

7B as
a 2 f 3 h 4 c 5 g 6 i 7 a 8 j 9 d 10 e
b 2 as 3 like 4 like 5 as 6 as 7 as 8 like

8A have something done

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