Such…That / So…That
A. Complete each sentence with such (a/an), so, so much, so many, so little, or so few.
1. My grandfather drives ______ slowly that other drivers get annoyed.
2. I got ______ sleep last night that I feel exhausted today.
3. He has ______ big family that he has cousins he hasn’t even met.
4. They are ______ good friends that they are more like brothers.
5. The restaurant was ______ crowded that we couldn’t get a seat.
6. There are ______ rooms left in the hotel that we’ll have to take whatever is available.
7. There are ______ good courses this year that I can’t decide which ones to take.
8. That TV has ______ large screen that it feels like you are almost part of the story.
9. There are ______ shoppers in the store today that it looks empty.
10. There are ______ good TV programs on these days that I hardly watch TV at all.
B. Match the sentences. Then use these ideas to write one sentence with so…that or such…that.
I’m having such a good time that I don’t want to go home.
1. ___ I’m having a good time.
2. ___ The food was spicy.
3. ___ Emma is a popular name.
4. ___ The school is selective.
5. ___ The company received many complaints.
6. ___ My brother has won many sports trophies.
7. ___ You made a big meal.
C. Rewrite the sentences, reducing the adverb clauses to participle phrases.
While my brother was vacationing in New York City, he visited the Empire State Building.
While vacationing in New York City, my brother visited the Empire State Building.
1. After I finish a large meal, I often feel sleepy.
2. You should always put on sunscreen before you go to the beach.
3. While we waited for the bus, we looked through some magazines.
4. Before they found an apartment to rent, they had looked at dozens of apartments.
5. Before we moved to Riyadh, my family had always lived in the country.
6. Since he joined the social networking site, he has met many new friends.
7. While I was walking down the street, I ran into my old science teacher.
D. Look at the picture. Describe what you see using so…that, such…that, and reduced adverb clauses.
d a. My mouth burned for half an hour after eating it.
b. We’ve had to build a shelf to put them on.
c. They only accept one student for every
100 applications.
d. I don’t want to go home.
e. We’ll never be able to finish it all.
f. There are four girls in the class with that name.
g. They had to recall the product.
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Past Progressive
A. Complete the news report using the verbs in parentheses. Use the passive and
active simple past, the past progressive tense and was/were about to.
The last thing 17-year-old Ricardo Gordon remembers (1. be) that
a storm (2. be about to) come, and he (3 rush)
to get inside. Next thing he (4. know), he (5. lie)
in a hospital bed. Here is what (6. happen).
Ricardo (7. listen) to the live broadcast of the football
game when lightning (8. hit) him. As a result, his hair and
ears (9. burn), and he (10. have) dark spots all over
his body. The wounds on his body (11. follow) the wire of his
smartphone, from his ears down to his hip, where he (12. carry)
the device. The electric current (13. travel) from his smartphone
to his headphones. Ricardo is lucky to be alive!
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B. Work with a partner. Look at the newspaper headlines and imagine the story. Tell the story.
British Burglar Says ”Sorry” With Flowers
Paper Boy Steals Truck to Speed Up Deliveries
Criminals with Big Plans, Small Car
C. Complete the sentences using the verbs in parentheses. Use the simple past
and the past perfect forms.
1. Ahmed ____________ (cook) his favorite meal when the pan
____________ (catch) fire.
2. By the time we ____________ (arrive) at the picnic, the rain
____________ (stop).
3. Dinosaurs ____________ (be) extinct for millions of years before the first
humans ____________ (appear).
4. I ____________ (never, travel) outside my country until I ____________ (go) to Disney World last summer.
5. We wanted to get a picture of the meteorite, but when we ____________ (arrive), the police ____________
(already, take) it away.
D. Read the newspaper story about a burglar that was caught against the odds. Complete the article with the correct form of the verbs. For some answers, both the simple past and the past perfect forms are possible.
Would-Be Robber Forgets Important Detail
STANTON, Texas—John Wilkinson, 24, ____________ (1. attempt) to rob the Stanton Drug Store yesterday.
Wilkinson ____________ (2. spend) weeks planning every detail of the robbery. He ____________ (3. buy)
a ski mask to cover his face. And right before the robbery, he ____________ (4. take) the license plate off his car.
Wilkinson ____________ (5. feel) confident that he ____________ (6. plan) the perfect robbery. The robbery
itself ____________ (7. go) off without a hitch. The problems began when Wilkinson ____________ (8. try)
to get away. Wilkinson ____________ (9. run) to his car. He ____________ (10. leave) it parked and running
in front of the pharmacy. He ____________ (11. try) to get in the car but the door wouldn’t open. Wilkinson
____________ (12. discover) that he ____________ (13. make) an incredibly stupid mistake. He ____________
(14. think) so much about the robbery, that he ____________ (15. lock) his keys in the car by mistake!
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