Too and enough

What's in the lesson

1. 1Warm-up
2. 2In this lesson
3. 3Reading: still looking!Reading comprehension
4. 4What does it mean?Grammar exercise
5. 5Find too and enoughGrammar exercise
6. 6How too and enough workGrammar rule
7. 7Too, enough or very?Grammar exercise
8. 8The winter coatGrammar exercise
9. 9Find the mistakeGrammar exercise
10. 10Questions for your teacherGrammar exercise
11. 11Say it naturallySpeaking practice
12. 12The house huntSpeaking practice
13. 13About youGrammar exercise
14. 14Wrap-up

Homework

1. 1Homework: a restaurant reviewGrammar exercise
2. 2Homework: which one?Grammar exercise
3. 3Homework: find the mistakeGrammar exercise
4. 4Homework: not quite rightDiscussion

Two slides from the lesson

Warm-up

A few questions about you before we start.

1. Is anything in your home too old or too small?
2. Which room in your home do you like best? Why?
3. How long does it take to find an apartment in your city?

Grammar rule

How too and enough work

Form	Meaning	Example
too + adjective	more than is good: a problem	This chair is too low.
adjective + enough	what we need: OK	Is the room quiet enough for you?
not + adjective + enough	less than we need: a problem	The answer isn't clear enough.

+ for: too far for a walk · safe enough for children · not big enough for a family of six

too or very? very = a lot, and it can be OK; too = more than is good, so there is a problem. The water was very cold, but we swam. / The water was too cold for the kids: they got out after a minute.

enough goes after the adjective: warm enough (not enough warm). No much after too: too hot (not too much hot).

too and enough also work with adverbs: You talk too fast. She didn't sing loudly enough.

Don't mix up too and to, and remember that too at the end of a sentence means also: I like it, too.