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It wasn’t (3) (fast /
me / follow). He says if he speaks (4)
(slowly / us / understand) every word, it won’t be realistic.

Caroline: That’s true. My sister and I used to get good grades in our high school German class,
but when we arrived in Berlin, everyone spoke
(5) (fast / us / understand).
Luckily, we were there for a month, so we had

(6) (time / get) used to it.
Anna: There are only five students in the class, though. I’m worried there may not be

(7) (students / keep)
the class going.
Caroline: That’s too bad. The subject is (8)
(interesting / attract) a lot of students!

11 LISTEN & SPEAK.

A Listen to each sentence. Then choose the sentence that has a similar meaning.
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1. a. The computer is too expensive for us to buy.
b. The computer is not too expensive for us to buy.

2. a. The police arrived quickly enough to catch the criminal.

b. The police didn’t arrive quickly enough to catch the criminal.

3. a. An hour was enough time for me to read the article.
b. An hour wasn’t enough time for me to read the article.

4. a. The text on this screen isn’t big enough for me to read.

b. The text on this screen is big enough for me to read.

5. a. The TV show wasn’t on early enough for the children to watch.
b. The TV show was on early enough for the children to watch.

6. a. The patient was too sick to have visitors.
b. The patient wasn’t too sick to have visitors.

7. a. Paul is too weak to run a marathon.
b. Paul isn’t too weak to run a marathon.

8. a. The video game wasn’t easy enough for my little brother to play.
b. The video game was easy enough for my little brother to play.

B Work with a partner. Take turns making up different ways to say the sentences in exercise A.
Try not to change the meaning. Use infinitives and different adjectives and nouns.

1. We aren’t rich enough to buy the computer.

2. The police arrived early enough to catch the criminals.
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