1. SO……THAT SUCH……THAT

2. So and such are used to express a consequence The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it. It was such a beautiful day that we decided to go to the beach.

3. So +adjective or adverb +that SO

4. This book was so boring that I couldn’t finish it.

5. She was so tired that she fell asleep in the armchair.

6. This tea is so good that I’ll have another cup.

7. He speaks so fast that I can’t understand him.

8. My friend walked so quickly that I couldn’t keep up with him.

9. You can also use: So much/so many + noun + that

10. -The were so many people smoking in the room that I had to leave.

11. M ó nica asked us to do so much homework that I fell asleep on the books.

12. Such a + adjective + countable noun(sing) +that Such + adjective + uncountable noun/plural N +that SUCH

13. It was such a foggy day that we couldn’t see the road.

14. It’s such a good film that I’ve watched it three times.

15. It was such a big breakfast that I didn’t eat anything else for the rest of the day.

16. It was such horrible weather that we spent the whole day at home.

17. It was such a ridiculous story that we didn’t believe it.

18. QUIZ TIME (Combine the sentences using so..that or such ….that) 1.The car was expensive. We couldn’t afford it.

19. The car was so expensive that we couldn’t afford it.

20. It was such an expensive car that we couldn’t afford it.

21. 2. She worked hard.She made herself ill.

22. She worked so hard that she made herself ill.

23. 3. It was a cold day. I wore my wool coat.

24. The weather was so cold that I wore my wool coat.

25. It was such a cold day that I wore my wool coat.

26. 4. The box is heavy. I can’t lift it.

27. The box is so heavy that I can’t lift it.

28. It is such a heavy box that I can’t lift it.

29. 5. The music was loud. We couldn’t sleep all night.

30. The music was so loud that we couldn’t sleep all night.

31. It was such loud music that we couldn’t sleep all night.

32. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 1. The world’s forests are being destroyed at a rapid rate. We can’t ignore the problem any longer.  The world’s forests are being destroyed at such a rapid rate that we can’t ignore the problem any longer.

33. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 2. The world population is growing quickly. We can’t continue our old habits.  The world population is growing so quickly that we can’t continue our old habits.

34. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 3. We have few alternative materials. We haven’t stopped using trees for fuel.  We have so few alternative materials that we haven’t stopped using trees for fuel.

35. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 4. There has been a rapid growth of population. There are no other place to live except in the rainforests.  There has been such a rapid growth of population that there are no other place to live except in the rainforests.

36. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 5. Some countries have few other natural resources. They are forced to use the rainforests for economic development.  Some countries have so few other natural resources that they are forced to use the rainforests for economic development.

37. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 6. The problems appear impossible to solve. Some countries haven’t even begun to look for a solution.  The problems appear so impossible to solve that some countries haven’t even begun to look for a solution.

38. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 7. The United Nations considers deforestation a problem. They are trying to establish conservation programs throughout the developing world.  The United Nations considers deforestation such a problem that they are trying to establish conservation programs throughout the developing world.

39. Exercise 17, p. 141-142 8. The loss of the rainforests is a major global threat. The future of mankind may be at stake.  The loss of the rainforests is such a major global threat that the future of mankind may be at stake.