Unit 1 Grammar 1

What do you think of them? Mr. Wu spends a lot of time explaining things to us. Sandy always gives money to charities. generous patient

It + is + adj. + of sb. + to do sth. 句中的形容词表示的是 sb. 的特征或品质, 即句中 sb. 和 adj. 构成的主谓关系合乎逻辑. 常见的词有 :right, kind, nice, clever, wise, polite, brave, wrong, strong, foolish, good, silly, honest, selfish, generous Grammar A

1.You are kind to help me with my English. = 2. Sandy is clever to make the nice model plane. = 3.The volunteers are great to organize such a large charity show. = 4.He is silly to make such an easy mistake.=

It’s silly of you to argue with the stubborn boy about the math problem. It’s selfish of a person to think only of himself. It is polite of us to be patient with others. 和这个固执的男孩争论这个数学题你真傻。 一个人只替自己着想是自私的。 我们对他人有耐心是有礼貌的。

It’s thoughtful of Andy to play his CDs for us. It’s wise of Suzy to bring balloons of all colours. It is selfish of Eddie to eat the whole birthday cake others. It’s generous of Sandy to give each of us two presents Andy 为我们播放 CD 想的真周到。 Suzy 把各色气球带来真聪明。 Eddie 吃掉整个生日真是自私。 Sandy 给我们每人两份礼物真慷慨。

It is + adj. + for sb. + to do sth. 对某人来说, 做某事是 … = Doing/ To do sth. is + adj. = It is + adj. + that-clause Eg: It is important for us to learn English well = To learn English well is important for us. = It is important that we learn English well. 常用形容词有： hard, difficult, easy, important, interesting, necessary, unnecessary,, possible, impossible, useful, useless… 等. 这里的形容词是对所做的事的好坏等 性质的修饰、说明。

让我原谅他的错误是不可能的。 老师们有必要注意那些不活跃的学生。 It’s impossible for me to forgive him for his mistakes. It’s necessary for teachers to pay attention to the inactive students. 服这种药对你是有好处的。 It’s good for you to take the medicine.

1 、对孩子而言学习合作精神是重要的。 It is important for children to learn team spirit. = To learn team spirit is important for children = It is important that children learn team spirit. 2 、对我们而言帮助穷人是有意义的。 It is meaningful for us to help the poor. = To help the poor is meaningful for us. = It is meaningful that we can help the poor. More Exercises ^_^

用 for 或 of 填空 : 1. It is meaningful __________ us to help the elderly. 2. It is helpful ________ Millie to organize the charity show. 3. It is unfair __________ Daniel not to give him a chance to express his ideas. 4. It is generous ____________ Amy to donate her pocket money to Project Hope. 5. It is polite __________ Lucy to greet her teacher and classmates in the morning. for of for of

( to) be + adj.+ enough to do ( 某人在某方面已达到做某事的程度） ( 注意主语和 be 一致性，形容词前没有任 何诸如 very, quite 之类的词） Grammar B

Use the words to make sentences: 1.to/Daniel/at all times/is /help his friends/enough/kind 2.to be/Andy/a leader/is/enough/energetic 3.friends/Amy/enough/is/to make/easily/outgoing 4.is/enough/Peter/to be/a writer/creative 5.to/Simon/buy gifts/enough/is/for all of us/generous Daniel is kind enough to help his friends at all times. Andy is energetic enough to be a leader. Amy is outgoing enough to make friends easily. Peter is creative enough to be a writer. Simon is generous enough to buy gifts for all of us.

1. David is curious. He asks his parents many questions every day. = David is ______ ______ ____ ____ his parents many questions every day. 2. Kitty is clever enough to make all kinds of kites. = Kitty is ___ ______ _____ she _____ _____ all kinds of kites. curious enough to ask so clever that can make = David is so curious that he asks his parents many questions every day.

1.Andy is too weak to carry the big box. =Andy is ___ _____ _______ to carry the big box. =Andy is ___ ______ ____she______ carry the big box. not strong enough so weak that can’t It’s your turn to do more exercises ^_^ 2. It’s very kind of you to tell me this news. =You are _____ ______ to tell me this news. kind enough

Correct the sentences Sandy is enough patient to wait for us for two hours. Don’t worry. We have food enough to eat. The stars are not near enough to see them. ______________ patient enough _________ enough food _____ 去 them

Translation 1. 对于我们来说能为贫困地区的孩子们组织 慈善活动很有意义. 2. 我认为学好一门外语很重要. 3. 汤姆真自私把所有蛋糕都吃了. 4. 你能这么说真是太好了. 5. 格林太小了不能照顾他自己. 6. 这个公寓很大能住下 20 人.