Методическая разработка so and such
методическая разработка по английскому языку

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Do you ever find yourself wanting to express how you feel in an easy way?

If you do, do you know any words that will help you do this? 

This is where this flashcard will come in handy!

Today you will learn:

- About using so and such.

- You'll learn when and how to use and not use them.

- The mistakes to avoid 

- …and some interesting trivia!

Don't forget!

=> So and such mean 'very'.

=> They cannot be used alone.

=> Both are used to express our feelings about something.

Explanations & Examples

So and Such

… by themselves don't mean anything.

… when used before an adjective or adverb they give more information about how the speaker feels.

… they are close in meaning to very.

… so goes directly before an adjective.

It is so hot.

He is so fast.

This book is so interesting.

These cookies are so delicious.

… such goes between a verb and the article (a, an) preceding an adjective-noun combination.

He is such an annoying man! => He is a very annoying man!

It is such a funny film that I've watched it many times.

She always takes such a long time to answer her emails => She takes a very long time to answer them.

Look out!

LOOK OUT! An adjective or adverb goes immediately after so. We use a or an and a noun immediately after such though.

It is so expensive.

It is such an expensive car.

Did you know?

Nowadays, many things are so much smaller than they used to be, like mobile phones. Other things, like ships have gotten much bigger. There are now such huge ships that the biggest is five times bigger than The Titanic was!