= not to read it It’s very interesting to talk to Mary.= talk to her Mary is very interesting to talk to.. adjective happy sad glad nice pleased disappointed surprised delighted amazed a[r]
(1)GRAMMAR ADJECTIVES & THE INFINITIVE Structure : It is + adjective + to infinitive good/better 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 It is dangerous It’s dangerous to swim too far from the shore to inf It was 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 Tom My father Somebody I You He She It We You They be be adjective happy sad glad nice pleased disappointed surprised delighted amazed astonished relieved to inf to inf examples She was happy to go out Tom was sad to fail the exam I’ m glad to see you It’s nice to meet you again He was pleased to receive the present Mary was disappointed to hear them leave school so early He was surprised to see me there We were delighted to get your letter last week Was Tom amazed to hear the story? Everybody was astonished to see the fire We were relieved to hear you were safe Structure : It is /was + adjective + of + somebody + to + infinitive (un)kind 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 It That be sensible of sb to inf 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 Page Lop11.com (2) GRAMMAR It’s no use… EXPRESSIONS + V-ING There’s nothing you can about the situation, so it’s no use worrying about it It’s no good… It’s no good trying to persuade me You won’t succeed There’s no point in… 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 Have a hard time… I had a hard time doing my homework Have (no) trouble… He has trouble listening to English It’s (not) worth… 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 …have (no) difficulty (in)… 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.) …a waste of money… …a waste of time… It was a waste of time reading that book It was rubbish It’s a waste of money buying things you don’t need …spend(time)… …waste (time)… 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? …(be) busy (with)… 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 + v-ing (especially sports) Page 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 Lop11.com (3)