Bài soạn Tiếng Anh 11 - Adjectives & the infinitive

ADJECTIVES & THE INFINITIVE
Structure : It is + adjective + to infinitive
It is
It was
good/better
to inf.
It’s good to get up early.
interesting
It’s interesting to watch the match.
difficult
It’s difficult to study maths.
hard
It’s hard to understand him.
easy
It’s easy to go by train.
safe(er)
It’s safe(er) to take an umbrella with you.
dangerous
It’s dangerous to swim too far from the shore.
possible
It’s possible to see him here.
useful
It’s useful to read this book.
impossible
It’s impossible to read your writing.
cheap(er)
It’s cheaper to go by car.
expensive
It’s expensive to go by car.
odd/strange
It ’s strange to wear raincoat while it’s sunny.
rude
It’s rude to interrupt the speaker.
Compare:	Your writing is awful. It’s impossible to read. ( = read your writing )
	Your writing is impossible to read. (= not to read it)
	It’s very interesting to talk to Mary.(= talk to her)
	Mary is very interesting to talk to. ( = not to talk to her)
Structure : Subject + be + adjective + to + infinitive
Subject
be
adjective
to inf.
examples
Tom
My father
Somebody
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
be 
happy
to inf.
She was happy to go out.
sad
Tom was sad to fail the exam.
glad
I’ m glad to see you.
nice
It’s nice to meet you again.
pleased
He was pleased to receive the present.
disappointed
Mary was disappointed to hear them leave school so early.
surprised
He was surprised to see me there.
delighted
We were delighted to get your letter last week.
amazed
Was Tom amazed to hear the story?
astonished
Everybody was astonished to see the fire.
relieved
We were relieved to hear you were safe.
Structure : It is /was + adjective + of + somebody + to + infinitive
It
That
be
(un)kind
of sb
to inf.
It’s kind of you to help me.
good
It’s good of him to tell the truth.
stupid
It was stupid of me to tell her my own story.
clever
It was clever of Tom to get out of danger.
careless
It’s careless of him to leave his book at home.
sensible
It’s sensible of the authorities to build that bridge.
(un)reasonable
It’s not reasonable of them to make children go out.
silly
It’s silly of Ann to give up her job.
(un)fair
I think it was unfair of you to criticise me.
considerate
It was considerate of you not to speak loudly.
generous
That was generous of you to share your food with me.
EXPRESSIONS + V-ING
It’s no use
It’s no good
There’s no point in
Have a hard time
Have (no) trouble
It’s (not) worth
have (no) difficulty (in)
a waste of money
a waste of time
spend(time)
waste (time)
(be) busy (with)
go + v-ing
(especially sports)
There’s nothing you can do about the situation, so it’s no use worrying about it.
It’s no good trying to persuade me. You won’t succeed.
There’s no point in having a car if you never use it.
There’s no point in waiting any longer, so we went away.
I live very near here, so it’s not worth taking a taxi.
I had a hard time doing my homework.
He has trouble listening to English.
This film is worth seeing. or It’s worth seeing this film.
Do you think this book is worth reading?
He felt that his life was no longer worth living.
It’s a good idea. That’s worth considering.
I had difficulty finding a place to stay.
Did you have any difficulty having a visa.
I had the greatest difficulty in persuading her.
( I persuaded her with the greatest difficult.)
John had no difficulty in doing his homework.
(He did his homework without difficulty.)
It was a waste of time reading that book. It was rubbish.
It’s a waste of money buying things you don’t need.
He spent hours trying to repair the clock.
He spent his free time reading newspapers.
I waste a lot of time persuading her.
Who spent all day chatting on the internet?
Ann was busy doing the housework when I arrived.
She’s busy writing letters.
The children were busy helping their mother in the garden.
Go swimming / go sailing / go fishing / go climbing / go skiing / go jogging / go camping / go shopping / go sightseeing / go hunting
I’ d like to go skiing.
When did you last go shopping?
I’ve never gone sailing.
Let’s go swimming.
Tom often go fishing at weekends.
She don’t like to go climbing very much.
Every now and again he goes skiing in Switzerland.