Unit 12B

Lesson 6:    Too + Adjectives

I'm too lazy to cook today.

Too is used with adjectives to emphasize a fact the 
speaker feels is correct.

We can't afford this TV. It's too expensive. Adam can't play basketball. He's too short.

Exercise 5    Use the adjectives below to answer the questions. Sometimes more than one adjective can be used.

Exercise 6    Now try the same exercise in the Past Tense.

Lesson 7:    Reflexive Pronouns

She fixed the car herself.

Reflexive pronouns are used when the subject and
the object are the same.

He hurt himself.  She bought herself a new blouse. I cooked dinner myself.

When we say He hurt himself we mean that in some way he did himself harm. The sentence She bought herself a new blouse means she bought the blouse for herself to wear. It is also 
important to note how the preposition by is used. If we say, for example, He went to the movies by himself then we mean that he 
went to the movies alone. When we talk about ability, usually by is not used. For example, She knitted the sweater herself. This
means no one helped her knit the sweater. It was done by her only. But sometimes native speakers use by in both situations. That is, when speaking about personal ability or doing something alone.
So when speaking about personal ability it's possible to also
hear She knitted the sweater by herself. The meaning is the same.

Exercise 7    Insert the correct reflexive pronoun.

Lesson 8:    Pronoun Review

You can tell me, but you can't tell her.

Let's take time to review the English pronouns you have learned. As you can see there are only five!

Lesson 9:    Verbs With Two Objects

I already sent her the letter. I sent it to 
her last week.

Some English verbs have two objects. Verbs such as buy, give, lend, make, pay, promise, sell, send and teach.

She gave me some money.    OR    She gave some money to me.

In the above examples me is the indirect object, and money is the direct object. If we place the indirect object after the direct object then a preposition is usually necessary. In this case to  
is used with give.

Exercise 8    Rearrange the sentences below with the indirect object first. SPEAK!

1. She bought a coat for me. 

She bought me a coat.

2. I sent the fax to them. 

3. Ted lent his dictionary to me. 

4. Rita made dinner for us. 

5. We sold our car to Patrick. 

Answers

1. She bought me a coat. 2. I sent them the fax. 3. Ted lent me his dictionary.
4. Rita made us dinner. 5. We sold Patrick our car.

Lesson 10:    In Case

I usually bring my dictionary to class in case
I forget words.

The phrase in case is used to express a reason you do something as a precaution against something you believe might happen. Speakers use just  very often with in case.

I always take my umbrella in case it rains. She wears a sweater in case it gets cold.

Notice that the Present Simple is used after in case, and not future expressions. However the Past Tense can be used.

I took a coat in case it got cold. We made some sandwiches in case we got hungry.

Exercise 9    Match the phrases together and then write the complete sentences below.