SO……THAT

SUCH……THAT
 So and such are used to
express a consequence

The coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.

It was such a beautiful day that we

decided to go to the beach.
SO

So +adjective or
adverb +that
This book was so boring
that I couldn’t finish it.
She was so tired that she fell
asleep in the armchair.
This tea is so good that
I’ll have another cup.
He speaks so fast that I
can’t understand him.
My friend walked so
quickly that I couldn’t
keep up with him.
You can also use:

So much/so many
+ noun + that
-The were so many people
smoking in the room that
I had to leave.
Mónica asked us to do so
much homework that I
fell asleep on the books.
 SUCH
Such a + adjective +
countable noun(sing) +that

Such + adjective +
uncountable noun/plural N
+that
It was such a foggy day that
we couldn’t see the road.
It’s such a good film that I’ve
watched it three times.
It was such a big breakfast
that I didn’t eat anything else
for the rest of the day.
It was such horrible weather
that we spent the whole day at
home.
It was such a ridiculous story
that we didn’t believe it.
QUIZ TIME (Combine the sentences
using so..that or such ….that)

1.The car was expensive. We

couldn’t afford it.
The car was so expensive
that we couldn’t afford it.
It was such an expensive
car that we couldn’t afford
it.
2. She worked hard.She
made herself ill.
She worked so hard that
she made herself ill.
3. It was a cold day. I wore
my wool coat.
The weather was so cold
that I wore my wool coat.
It was such a cold day
that I wore my wool coat.
4. The box is heavy. I can’t
lift it.
The box is so heavy that I
can’t lift it.
It is such a heavy box
that I can’t lift it.
5. The music was loud. We
couldn’t sleep all night.
The music was so loud
that we couldn’t sleep all
night.
It was such loud music
that we couldn’t sleep all
night.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142

1. The world’s forests are being

destroyed at a rapid rate. We
can’t ignore the problem any
longer.
The world’s forests are being
destroyed at such a rapid rate
that we can’t ignore the problem
any longer.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142

2. The world population is growing

quickly. We can’t continue our old
habits. 
The world population is growing so
quickly that we can’t continue our
old habits.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142

3. We have few alternative materials.

We haven’t stopped using trees for
fuel. 
We have so few alternative
materials that we haven’t
stopped using trees for fuel.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142
4. There has been a rapid growth of
population. There are no other
place to live except in the
rainforests. 
There has been such a rapid
growth of population that there
are no other place to live except in
the rainforests.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142

5. Some countries have few other

natural resources. They are forced
to use the rainforests for economic
development. 
Some countries have so few other
natural resources that they are
forced to use the rainforests for
economic development.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142

6. The problems appear impossible to

solve. Some countries haven’t
even begun to look for a solution.

The problems appear so
impossible to solve that some
countries haven’t even begun to
look for a solution.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142

7. The United Nations considers

deforestation a problem. They are
trying to establish conservation
programs throughout the
developing world. 
The United Nations considers
deforestation such a problem
that they are trying to establish
conservation programs throughout
the developing world.
Exercise 17, p. 141-142

8. The loss of the rainforests is a

major global threat. The future of
mankind may be at stake. 
The loss of the rainforests is such
a major global threat that the
future of mankind may be at stake.