Adjective patterns

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Adjective patterns
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• How do we use adjective patterns?

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We learnt how to use adjectives to describe and
compare people or things in Book 1A and Book 2A.
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We can also use adjective patterns to say what we
think It is / Its adjective to-infinitive
Its fun to do aerobics. It isnt healthy to eat
fatty food.
How do we make an adjective pattern negative? We
add not to the verb to be.
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It is / Its adjective for to-infinitive
Its important for us to eat breakfast. It isnt
easy for Kelly to walk to school.
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Subject to be adjective to-infinitive
Fat is hard to digest. The calorie chart isnt
easy to understand.
Note
We often use adjective patterns in formal pieces
of writing.
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Subject to be adjective enough
to-infinitive
Tim is old enough to join a fitness club. The gym
shoes arent big enough to fit me.
Note
We use enough after an adjective to show that a
person or a thing is suitable for a certain
purpose or to do a certain thing.
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Complete the leaflet using adjective patterns.
Use the words in brackets to help you.
Practice
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If you want to live a long a happy life, just
follow these simple suggestions 1 Exercise
regularly Playing sports two or three times a
week (fun / do). Plus, its
(energetic /
enough / give) you the exercise you need.
is fun to do
energetic enough to give
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2 Have a healthy diet Its (bad / you /
eat) a lot of fatty and sugary foods. Instead,
its (healthy /
follow) a balanced diet, with plenty of fresh
fruit and vegetables. 3 Drink water It
(not good /
enough / drink) just a glass or two of water
a day. According to experts, its
(important / us / have) at least eight
glasses per day.
bad for you to eat
healthy to follow
isnt good enough to drink
important for us to have
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4 Dont smoke It
(not cool / smoke). In fact, its very
unhealthy and could even kill you. Plus, smoking
(difficult / give up), so you should
avoid starting in the first place. If you follow
these suggestions, youll be on the right path to
a long and happy life!
isnt cool to smoke
is difficult to give up
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• The end