Unit 4

Remember your grammar 3 Look at the pictures. Write sentences using the
notes and the words in brackets.
too and enough, so and such

1 Complete the grammar notes with too, enough,

so or such.

1 (not) + noun (+ to infinitive)

adjective/adverb + (+ to infinitive) 1 It / be / a nice day / we decide / go swimming
2 + adjective/adverb (+ to infinitive) (such)
+ much/many + noun (+ to
infinitive)
+ few/little + noun (+ to infinitive)
3 + adjective + noun (+ that) 2 Joey / be / young /
4 + adjective/adverb (+ that) compete / in the race
+ many/much/few/little + noun (+ (too)
that)
5 and (not) enough are used to talk
about problems.
6 or such are used to show cause
and effect.

2 Choose the correct answer.

1 They hadn’t read the rules carefully enough /

too and were disqualified.
2 There were too few / little hockey sticks to go
3 This bike / not be / fast / win the race (enough)
round.
3 She was so / too tired that she couldn’t do the
ironing.
4 There are enough / too many people to fit on
the ski lift.
5 There were so many / much spectators at the
match that we had to stand.
6 We had enough / so little money that we
needed to ask my dad for some.
7 This helmet is too / such small; it doesn’t fit.
4 I / can’t / run / quickly / catch up with / the
8 She’s so / too young to go bungee jumping. others (enough)
9 He was in such / too a good mood that he did
two somersaults.
10 There won’t be enough / so chairs for everyone
to sit and play cards. See Grammar File, page 140

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 Inversion, So do I / Neither do I

4 Read the uses and decide if the examples are correct or incorrect. Write C for Correct or IC for Incorrect.

1 We use Not only + inversion to emphasise two 5 If there are three or more actions, only one
unusual or special actions that are normally is inverted.
linked by an addition clause. Not only are we losing, but our best kicker has
Not only did I bruise my arm in the skiing been disqualified and our goalkeeper sent off.
accident, but I also got a black eye.
2 We DON’T usually use this form of inversion to 6 Responses with So are for agreement with a
link two contrasting actions. positive statement.
Not only did I black out while bungee jumping, ‘I think people who do extreme sports are
but I also had the time of my life. crazy.’ ‘So do I.’
3 This form of inversion is NOT used to link 7 Responses with Neither and Nor are for
unexceptional, normal activities. agreement with a negative statement.
Not only did I iron my blouse, but I also put it on. ‘I love playing bossaball.’ ‘Neither do I.’
8 If the responder doesn’t agree with a
4 When the first action is in the present or past positive or negative statement, they use
simple, the auxiliary do or did is needed to either a positive or negative auxiliary verb.
form the inversion. ‘We really like jogging.’ ‘I don’t.’
Not only does my big brother play rugby, but he is
also an amateur boxer.

5 Choose the best option to complete each sentence. 6 Rewrite the sentences using inversion.

1 Not only is he a great tennis player, but 1 The hockey players were tired and bruised.
A he also never does the vacuuming. Not only
B he also does incredibly well in athletics. .
2 Not only did the driver speed up, but 2 When I heard him speak, I remembered his
name.
A she also slowed down.
Not until
B she also lost control of the car.
.
3 Only if you agree to play by the rules
3 My trainer is overconfident and irrational.
A will I allow you to be in my team.
Not only
B I allow you to be in my team.
.
4 No sooner had I put the phone down
4 She started the race late and she couldn’t catch
A did I remember something else I needed to up with the other runners.
tell her. Not only
B than I remembered something else I needed .
to tell her. 5 I apologised ten times and then he forgave me!
5 Not only does my best friend work out four hours
Only after
a day, but !
A she also studies for school for three hours.
6 Karen goes windsurfing every weekend and
B does she go to hockey camp three times. she teaches martial arts twice a week.
6 Not until I reached home, Not only
A did I realise that I had left my keys at work. !
B I realised that I had left my keys at work.

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 Unit 4

7 Tick the sentences which are correct.

1 ‘My brother didn’t like the match.’ 5 ‘Jim is very interested in extreme sports.’
‘Mine didn’t.’ ‘So am I.’
2 ‘My parents aren’t keen on ice-hockey.’ 6 ‘The spectators didn’t enjoy the
‘Neither are mine.’ baseball game.’
3 ‘I often train with a fitness instructor.’ ‘I did.’
‘So do I.’ 7 ‘My dad didn’t let me take up golf.’
4 ‘We didn’t have time to go to the gym ‘Mine didn’t.’
yesterday.’ 8 ‘We never go skiing off-piste.’
‘Neither did I.’ ‘So do we.’

8 Think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space.

1 ‘I love playing cards.’ 5 ‘I’ve forgotten my helmet.’

‘ do I!’ ‘So I.’
2 ‘He can’t surf.’ 6 ‘I did a somersault.’
‘ can I.’ ‘ did I!’
3 ‘We’ll be late for the martial arts competition.’ 7 ‘We’re not going to play golf.’
‘So we.’ ‘Neither we.’
4 ‘My sister didn’t go to the rugby match.’ 8 ‘They don’t often do housework.’
‘Neither my brother.’ ‘Neither we.’

9 Look at the picture of Sharon and Pam and complete the dialogue.

Sharon: I live for football!

Pam: 1
!
Sharon: I don’t like girlie sports like tennis and golf!
Pam: 2
.
Sharon: I’ll be a superstar when I get older!
Pam: 3
!
Sharon: I was born to win!
Pam: 4
!
Sharon: I’ve got blonde hair.
Pam: 5
. I’ve got black hair.
Sharon: I got a black eye in the last match.
Pam: Big deal! 6
did I get a black eye in the last
match, 7 I
8
got a big bump on
my forehead!

See Grammar File, page 141

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 Review your vocabulary
1 Choose the correct word or phrase, A, B, C or D, to complete the sentences.

1 Not only did I injure my wrist when I was 11 Not only did my sister fall off the ski , but
on the lake, but I also twisted my ankle. she also broke one of her skis.
A jogging C golfing A slope C ledge
B wakeboarding D boxing B lift D roll
2 This is terrible! I’m too fat to do a . 12 My cousin is such a(n) that he’ll do
A painting C somersault anything for excitement.
B twist D competition A adrenaline junkie C participant
3 If you’re not too tired to go out, then you’re not B spectator D contestant
too tired to the living room! 13 I am not a(n) ; I like reading books,
A iron C polish listening to quiet music and talking to my cat.
B wipe D vacuum A thrill-seeker C professional
4 Hurling is such a violent sport that all players B amateur D trainer
must wear . 14 Oh, no! I don’t have enough money to buy
A face guards C bats these golf .
B wetsuits D racquets A goals C shuttlecocks
5 Sorry! I’m not crazy enough to go bungee B boards D clubs
. 15 The sea was so rough that we couldn’t
A jumping C walking surfing.
B flying D running A do C have
6 Not only does my dad go golfing, but he also B play D go
does two kinds of martial . 16 Don’t be silly! I’m too old to a new
A sciences C maths hobby!
B arts D languages A send off C slow down
7 Joey is such a poor team player that no one B speed up D take up
ever asks him to participate in games. 17 Not only am I , but I’m also overworked!
A golf C windsurfing A overpaid C underpaid
B athletics D baseball B overconfident D substandard
8 You must wear a in case the ball hits you 18 I’m afraid you’re too to take part in next
on the head. week’s big match.
A stick C helmet A inexperienced C qualified
B pad D kit B disqualified D international
9 Matthew’s team won their semi-final match 19 Not only is his equipment , but his kit is
and got to the final. torn and dirty.
A over C through A irrational C steep
B up D off B substandard D exhausted
10 Saturday’s match was because of the 20 Slow down! You’re going too fast for me to
snow. keep with you!
A taken up C sent off A up C in
B called off D done up B down D out

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 Unit 4

Exam practice 2 Complete the text with the words from the box.

also doing enough only so to too up

1 Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B,
C or D) for each gap.
Do you have any couch-potatoes in your life?
Extreme! You know … those people who sit staring
Adrenaline junkies, 1 , or whatever you at the TV for 1 long that they
want to call them, are people who love extreme appear to have become part of the furniture?
sports. Not only do they 2 crazy sports like
2
be honest, I can’t think of any
snowkiting, 3
they also go to the strangest excuse good 3
to stop someone
places to 4 in these activities. Recently, from 4 at least some kind of sport.
Tom Hanes from Nebraska, USA, travelled all the Not 5 do I think that couch-potatoes
way from his own country to Alberta, Canada, to are lazy, but I 6 think that they
do the sport he loves 5 much. A(n) 6 are probably rather unhealthy. I don’t think it’s
snowkiting instructor, Tom gets very frustrated ever 7 late for someone to take
when friends and family tell him he is 7
8
a new sport. Take a look at my 65-
when it comes to his sport. ‘Hey, life is 8 year-old grandfather for instance … last month
short to sit around watching the world go by. he went snowkiting in the Andes!
What I do is perfectly 9 , so let me do what
I want to do!’ ‘Have you ever hurt yourself?’ we
asked him. ‘Well, actually no, but I have had a few 3 Replace the underlined parts with the correct
10
students who have. Not only 11 form of a phrasal verb from the box.
one of them twist his ankle, but he also got some
huge 12 and a black eye.’ call off catch up with get through to
keep up with send off slow down
1 A wakeboarders C thrill-seekers speed up take up
B spectators D surfers
2 A do C have 1 Not only do you have to stay at the same point
B go D play as the other competitors at all times, but you
also have to pass them.
3 A although C however
B moreover D but 2 I’m too exhausted; you keep going and I’ll run
4 A follow C attend fast to reach you later.
B participate D contest 3 The weather was so bad that the golf
5 A such C too tournament was cancelled.
B so D as 4 You’re going too slow! Go faster or you’ll finish
6 A qualified C traditional last.
B excessive D substandard
5 Carl was so tired that he had to go slower and
7 A irrational C international so he lost the race.
B ordinary D illegal
6 He shouted at the referee and was told to leave
8 A very C so
the pitch.
B too D such
9 A illegal C overconfident 7 I’m getting so overweight that I think I’ll start
B legal D confident going jogging.
10 A unknown C disqualified 8 She didn’t succeed in the final round
B irregular D inexperienced because she wasn’t experienced enough.
11 A do C was
B were D did
12 A stings C bruises
B wounds D somersaults
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 4 Read the blog and think of the word which best 5 Complete the second sentence so that it has
fits each space. Use only one word in each space. a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in
capitals. Use between two and five words.

1 Patty is too inexperienced to play professional

baseball.
ENOUGH
Patty to play
professional baseball.
2 If you aren’t able to go as quickly as me, I’ll go
on ahead.
WITH
If you aren’t able to
me, I’ll go on ahead.
3 We shouldn’t skateboard here because there is
so much traffic.
TRAFFIC
There here to
skateboard.
4 We can’t cancel the competition now; a lot of
Hi all! Today’s topic ... extreme people have signed up.
sports! To be honest, I’ve never OFF
tried an extreme sport. I think We can’t the
people that 1 them, the competition now because a lot of people have
adrenaline junkies, are a bit crazy. signed up.
I’m seventeen, so I’m old enough to 5 I haven’t got enough money to join the golf
2
snowkiting or bungee club.
jumping if I want to but I just
POOR
think risking my life is a little
immature. Life is 3 short I to join the golf
to waste on getting involved with club.
dangerous games and activities. 6 I lost the tennis match. I bruised my arm. I got a
In my opinion, the more traditional black eye.
sports are probably much better ONLY
for you. When you do martial arts, Not the tennis
for example, not 4 do match, but I bruised my arm and got a black
you get a fantastic workout, but eye.
you 5 get rid of all
7 If we run faster, we might score enough goals
your stress. And you don’t break an
to win.
arm, leg or your neck doing it! All
right, all right! If judo or karate UP
doesn’t sound exciting 6 If we , we might
for you, why not take 7 score enough goals to win.
something like athletics? Or why not 8 I had never been so exhausted!
8
cricket or rugby in a HAD
team? There are so many sports out
Never so
there to choose from. What are your
exhausted!
favourites? Comments, please.

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 Unit 4

6 Choose the correct word, A, B or C, to complete the sentences.

1 Calling all thrill-seekers! Are you ready for some excitement? Come to Sugarloaf this
weekend and not only will you get to in our ski-a-thon, but you’ll also have the
chance to win fantastic cash prizes!
A participate B roll C twist
2 May I for a minute, Bob? To be honest, I can see absolutely no reason for Gerard to
have been sent off. Is that referee blind?
A qualify B interrupt C discuss
3 Officials are blaming the driver’s speed for the horrific crash. He was simply going
far too fast for today’s slippery track.
A traditional B excessive C fashionable
4 And the final skier, Johan Bjorn, is racing down the . To the left, to the right! Oh, and
down he goes! That must have hurt!
A avalanche B ledge C slope
5 Snowboarding a combination of physical skills and talent – you need strength,
speed and flexibility.
A requires B forces C requests

7 Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Kenny: Well, it’s the big day we’ve all been waiting for, Stan, and today’s race promises to be
a good one! Not only 1 (be) the champion Joney Bailey participating, but
she 2 (have) also been given the best starting position. I bet she didn’t
expect that!
Stan: Well, neither 3 (do) I, Kenny. It seems Lady Luck is on her side today!
I certainly wouldn’t want to be in Carroll Lewis’s trainers at this particular moment.
Kenny: Neither 4 (will) I, Stan. She’s certainly going to have a challenge today.
I think the champ will win, Stan.
Stan: Oh, so do I! Lewis is a fantastic athlete but not only was she injured last year in Paris,
but she also 5 (suffer) a pulled muscle two months ago.
Kenny: And let’s not forget Bailey’s training schedule. Not only 6 (do) she work out
in the gym for up to five hours a day, but she also 7
(run) twenty to thirty
kilometres daily to keep herself in top physical form.
Stan: OK! Here they come! Let’s get this race started! I’m so excited!
Kenny: So 8 (be) the racers, Stan, you can bet on that!

8 Choose the best response to each question.

1 I would never do a dangerous sport.

A So did I.
2 I’m not a good skier.
B Neither can I.
3 I don’t like cricket.
C So would I.
4 I can’t understand why people do
D Neither do I.
extreme sports.
E I haven’t. I’ve got a Wilson BLX one.
5 I’d really like to try hurling.
F Neither am I.
6 I’ve got a Rawlings Pro tennis racquet.
G So do I!
7 We played cards at the weekend.
H I would. I’d love to go bungee jumping!
8 I play for the national baseball team.

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 9 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.

1 Extreme sports are very these days. FASHION

2 Don’t be so ! Just because the ref sent you off it doesn’t mean he hates
you! RATIONAL
3 Isn’t your training routine a bit ? Six hours a day is too much. EXCESS
4 All should take their places at the starting line. PARTICIPATE
5 I don’t like extreme sports – I prefer more sports like tennis. TRADITION
6 I never use that gym; all their equipment is . STANDARD
7 Not only is he a terrible player, but he’s also and arrogant. CONFIDENCE
8 You didn’t read the rule book carefully enough; taking drugs of any kind is .
LEGAL

10 Choose the correct word or phrase, A, B, C or D, to complete the sentences.

1 ‘I didn’t really enjoy myself on the slopes today.’

‘ I.’
A So did B Neither didn’t C So didn’t D Neither did
2 These ski boots are expensive for me to afford.
A very B much C too D so
3 ‘There’s snow for us to make a snowman.’
‘I agree … maybe tomorrow.’
A not enough B few enough C little enough D so enough
4 Not only does Marian lift weights every morning, but she also every afternoon.
A is jogging B jogged C jogs D has jogged
5 We had great fun on the neighbour’s trampoline that we’re going to buy one.
A so B such C such a D so many
6 There were too people in the stadium; it was dangerous.
A few B little C many D much
7 ‘My parents didn’t like the idea of my going snowkiting.’
‘ .’
A Mine didn’t B So did mine C Neither did mine D Mine not
8 You’re young to go snowboarding; just forget about it!
A so B such C such a D too

11 Decide which of the four underlined words/phrases in each sentence is incorrect.

1 Not only is this football kit too small, it’s and the wrong colour.
2 We had such bad weather, and there were so little people on the slopes that we decided
never to go skiing there again.
3 No sooner had she finished her training but she won her first race.
4 Not only did Tom received an award for winning the match, but he also won some money.
5 ‘My brother thinks chess is such a hard game that he never plays it.’ ‘Neither will mine.’
6 There isn’t enough money to buying any new sports equipment.
7 No sooner has she started the race than she fell and twisted her ankle.
8 ‘I’m going to join the cricket team.’ ‘So do I.’

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 Unit 4

12 Complete the sentences with words for sports 4 He played so aggressively that the referee
and activities. All the letters are given, but they him from the championship.
are mixed up. A qualified B disqualified C qualify
5 Not only is she a famous athlete, but she is also
1 is a sport eeubng an artist who has won awards for her .
which requires you to jump off uingmjp A paint B paintings C painter
a bridge with an elastic rope
6 Billy was too to be allowed to play in the
around your ankles.
World Cup.
2 We don’t have enough players babalels A inexperienced
for ; each B experience
team needs nine people on the C experienced
field. 7 Not only is my fitness trainer , but he’s
3 I can’t understand why playing scrad also terrible at his job.
is so A overpaid B overpay C pay
popular; I find it terribly boring. 8 He wanted to win so badly that he took
drugs to increase his strength.
4 I like , but I lfgo
don’t have enough money to get A legal B legally C illegal
a set of clubs.
14 Choose the sentence, A, B or C, which is closest
5 Not only did he play ice- ceyhko in meaning to the sentence given.
when he
was a teenager, he later became a 1 They were making too little progress to reach
famous coach. their camp.
A They were making so little progress that
6 We enjoyed the atiarlm they wouldn’t reach their camp.
arts
B They made so much progress that they
demonstration so much that
reached their camp.
we’re going to take a class.
C They made enough progress to reach their
7 is such a xbogin camp.
horrible sport that I can’t even 2 Not only did she slide down the slope, but
watch it on TV. she also fell off the ledge.
8 Not only did I break my leg while nigfsur A She slid down the slope and fell off the
, but I also ledge.
lost my board. B After falling off the ledge, she slid down the
slope.
13 Choose the correct word, A, B or C, to complete C She slid down the slope, but she didn’t fall
the sentences. off the ledge.
3 There were too few people for us to form a
1 If you had given your decision a bit more basketball team.
thought, you wouldn’t be in such a
A There were a few people, so we formed a
difficult position now.
basketball team.
A ration B rational C irrational
B There were so many people that we formed
2 Not only is good for you, but it gets you a basketball team.
out in the fresh air.
C There weren’t enough people for us to form
A jogging B jog C jogger a basketball team.
3 The Olympic Games are a(n) event –
people from all over the world participate.
A nation B national C international

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 15 Read the text and choose the best answer (A, B, 3 It’s too cold for us to go wakeboarding.
C or D) for each gap. ENOUGH
It .
Dear Diary, 4 We didn’t have enough helmets and pads so we
What a day! It was 1 exciting that I don’t had to borrow some.
know where to begin! As I told you last week,
FEW
after I had decided to 2 up some kind of
sport, I finally chose to 3
ice-hockey. I did We had so
that because not only 4 it get me fit, but .
I would also be participating in a team. Well, 5 Our holiday at the ski resort was so cool that
today was our first big match! When I got to the we’ve booked again for next winter.
rink, the coach thought we didn’t have 5 SUCH
players because there were only twenty people, We had
which is too few to make up a team. Thankfully, .
two more people showed up. Then the match
6 We don’t have a net, a racquet or a shuttlecock.
began! It was 6 cool experience. When
you’re skating, there are times when you have ONLY
to 7 up and then, suddenly, you have to Not
slow down or risk hitting another player. But .
in the end, we won! And that means we got 7 ‘My parents won’t let me go snowboarding.’
8
to the next round. Hey, who knows, if ‘Mine won’t either!’
we keep going like we are now, we might even WILL
make it to the championships!
‘My parents won’t let me go snowboarding.’
‘ !’
1 A too B so C such D very 8 Our coach trains with us every day and gives us
2 A take B do C make D try advice about our game.
3 A go B do C play D give BUT
4 A did B do C than D would Not only
5 A enough B much C too D few .
6 A so much B such a C so D enough
7 A run B walk C speed D fly
Look at the
Let’s chat!
8 A down B through C up D over
photographs and ask and answer
the questions with a partner.
16 Complete the second sentence so that it has
a similar meaning to the first. Use the word in
capitals.

1 My football kit wasn’t clean enough for me to

wear.
TOO
My football kit
.
2 There are too many people for us to see the 1 What can you see in the pictures?
match. 2 Which of these sports would you prefer to
SO do/play? Why?
There are 3 Which wouldn’t you do/play? Why?
. 4 What equipment do you need to do/play
these sports?

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