Cấu trúc Enough to Too to, So that, Such that và ứng dụng trong kỳ thi IELTS

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1. Cấu trúc Enough to

1.1. “Enough” thường xuất hiện sau tính từ và trạng từ

Ví dụ:

• She wasn’t tall enough to become a flight attendant.
• Your marks are good enough to study engineering at university.

Ví dụ:

• I couldn’t write quickly enough and I ran out of time.
• He couldn’t run fast enough to catch the bus.

1.2. “Enough” thường đứng trước danh từ

Ví dụ:

• We don’t have enough wine for everyone.
• Has he got enough time to come to the meeting?

1.3. Sử dụng “Enough” trong kỳ thi IELTS

Với cấu trúc Enough này, chúng ta có thể dùng cho hai kĩ năng Speaking và Writing đều được.

IELTS Speaking

• Do you want to move to a new house in the future?

Ví dụ: Absolutely yes! The house that I’m living is a little bit cramped, which makes me feel uncomfortable. I would like to move to a new house that is spacious enough for me and all of my family members to live comfortably

IELTS Writing

Ví dụ: Children nowadays are not getting enough exercise because they spend the majority of their leisure time playing video games or watching videos on Youtube. Therefore, parents should encourage their children to participate in outdoor activities and limit children’s screen time.

2. Cấu trúc với Too… to

2.1. Đối với tính từ

Ví dụ:

• He was very nervous. He could not perform well on the stage. -> He was too nervous to perform well on the stage.
• The task was very difficult. I could not do it without help -> The task was too difficult to do without help.

2.2. Đối với trạng từ

Ví dụ:

• He spoke too fast. I could not understand what he said. -> He spoke too fast for me to understand.
• She drives too carlessly. Her children don’t feel comfortable. -> She drives too carlessly for the children to feel comfortable.

2.3. Ứng dụng trong kỳ thi IELTS

Với cấu trúc này, ta có thể áp dụng vào kỹ năng Speaking.

IELTS Speaking

• How often do you go to the cinema?

Well, I only go to the cinema once or twice a week, usually on weekends. This is because I’m very busy with my studies and movie tickets are too expensive for me to afford.

3. Cấu trúc So that

3.1. “So …that” với tính từ

Ví dụ:

• She is so shy that she would only talk to her parents.
• The teacher was so tired that she had to dismiss the class.

3.2. “Thus …that” with adverbs

Ví dụ:

• Our teacher speaks so clearly that everyone can understand her.

3.3. “Therefore …that” with sensory verbs 

(seem, feel, taste, smell, sound, look….)

Ví dụ:

• The soup smells so good that everyone want to try it right away

3.4. “Consequently …that” with plural count nouns

Ví dụ:

• My company has so many employees that it’s difficult to keep track of them all.

3.5. “Thus …that” with uncountable nouns

Ví dụ:

• He has invested so much money in the project that he can’t abandon it now.
• I have so much work that I won’t be able to sleep until Thursday

3.6. “Thus …that” with singular count nouns

Ví dụ:

• It was so special an occasion that everybody showed up in their best clothes.

4. Structure Such that

Câu trúc “such …that” có ý nghĩa tương tự như cấu trúc “so…that”, nghĩa là nhấn mạnh tính chất của một sự việc quá như thế nào và dẫn đến kết quả là gì.

Lưu ý: a/an chỉ dùng trong cấu trúc “such …that” khi danh từ theo sau là đếm được số ít. Nếu danh từ theo sau “such” là một danh từ không đếm được, ta bỏ a/an

Ví dụ:

• It was a very cold after noon. We stopped playing. -> It was such a cold afternoon that we stopped playing.
• She  has very beautiful eyes. I can’t take my eyes off her. -> She has such beautiful eyes that I can’t take my eyes off her.

Ứng dụng trong bài thi IELTS

Chúng ta có thể sử dụng cấu trúc “so…that” và” such…that” trong phần IELTS Speaking part 2, khi miêu tả về cảm xúc, cảm nghĩ, đánh giá của chúng ta về một sự kiện, đối tượng nào đó để nhấn mạnh

Ví dụ:

Describe a performance that you watched

• It was such a wonderful performance that I won’t never forget
• The performance was so amazing that it received a big  applause from the audience

• She is such a good secret keeper that I tell her my most shameful secrets
• My best friend is so good at keeping secret that I tell her all my secrets, even the most shameful ones.