Unit 102. So and such

Put in so, such or such a.
Key.4    so
5    so
6    such a
7    so
8    such
9    such a
10  such a
11  so
12  so ... such
13  so
14  such a
15  such a

1    It's difficult to understand him because he speaks   so   quietly.
2    I like Liz and Joe. They're    such    nice people.
3    It was a great holiday. We had    such a   good time.
4    I was surprised that he looked ________ well after his recent illness.
5    Everything is ________ expensive these days, isn't it?
6    The weather is beautiful, isn't it? I didn't expect it to be ________ nice day.
7    I have to go. I didn't realise it was ________ late.
8    He always looks good. He wears ________ nice clothes.
9    It was ________ boring film that I fell asleep while I was watching it.
10  I couldn't believe the news. It was ________ shock.
11  I think she works too hard. She looks ________ tired all the time.
12  The food at the hotel was ________ awful. I've never eaten ________ awful food.
13  They've got ________ much money they don't know what to do with it.
14  I didn't realise you lived ________ long way from the city centre.
15  The party was really great. It was ________ pity you couldn't come.

Make one sentence from two. Use so or such.
Key.3    I was so tired (that) I couldn't keep my eyes open.
4    We had such a good time on holiday (that) we didn't want to come home.
5    She speaks English so well (that) you would think it was her native language, or She speaks such good English (that) ...
6    I've got such a lot to do (that) I don't know where to begin. or  I've got so much to do (that) ...
7    The music was so loud (that) you could hear it from miles away.
8    I had such a big breakfast (that) I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day.
9    It was such horrible weather (that) we spent the whole day indoors.
10  I was so surprised (that) I didn't know what to say.

1    She worked hard. 2    It was a beautiful day. 3    I was tired. 4    We had a good time on holiday. 5    She speaks English well. 6    I've got a lot to do. 7    The music was loud. 8    I had a big breakfast. 9    It was horrible weather. 10  I was surprised.

You could hear it from miles away. You would think it was her native language. We spent the whole day indoors. She made herself ill. I couldn't keep my eyes open. I didn't eat anything else for the rest of the day. We decided to go to the beach. I didn't know what to say. I don't know where to begin. We didn't want to come home.

1   She worked so hard she made herself ill.                                        
2   It was such a beatiful day we decided to go to the beach.        
3   It was ___________________________________________________
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Use your own ideas to complete these pairs of sentences.
Key.Example answers:
2    a   She's so friendly.
     b   She's such a nice person.
3    a   It's so lively.
     b   It's such an exciting place.
4    a   It's so exhausting.
      b   It's such a difficult job.
5    a   I haven't seen you for so long.
      b   I haven't seen you for such a long time.

1    a    We enjoyed our holiday. It was so   relaxing   .
     b    We enjoyed our holiday. We had such   a good time  .
2    a    I like Catherine. She's so ______________.
      b    I like Catherine. She's such ______________.
3    a    I like New York. It's so ______________.
     b    I like New York. It's such ______________.
4    a    I wouldn't like to be a teacher. It's so ______________.
     b    I wouldn't like to be a teacher. It's such ______________.
5    a    It's great to see you again! I haven't seen you for so ______________.
     b    It's great to see you again! I haven't seen you for such ______________.