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Adjective + to-infi nitive/Adjective + that-clause 4 Fill in each blank with one adjective from the
box. More than one adjective can be used.
Read this part of the conversation from GETTING
STARTED. Pay attention to the underlined part. glad sure sorry certain confi dent
astonished pleased relieved surprised
Phuc: Wow, that long ago? The school looks...
and the walls were made of mud and 1. I was ______ to meet my best friend yesterday.
straw and, look – trenches! 2. He is ______ to have so little time for his family.
3. They were ______ to fi nish their last
Duong: I think that was during the war so it was performance.
necessary to have the trenches right there. 4. She’s ______ to get the job. The interview went
really well.
1. It + be + adjective + to-infi nitive is used to 5. The mother was ______ to hear that her smart son
emphasise information by bringing it to the failed the exam.
front of the clause. We can add for/of + noun/ 6. All the students were ______ to have passed the
pronoun. exams.
Example:
It is necessary (for you) to know about your 5 Create one sentence by combining each pair
country’s history. of sentences using subject + be + adjective +
that-clause.
2. Subject + be + adjective + to-infi nitive
is used to express emotions, confi dence, Example:
or worries... Adjectives can be happy, glad, The traffi c problems of the city had been solved.
pleased, relieved, sorry, certain, sure, con dent, The Prime Minister was pleased.
convinced, afraid, annoyed, astonished, aware, → The Prime Minister was pleased that the tra c
conscious. problems of the city had been solved.
Example: 1. We did well in the exam. We were relieved about that.
I was happy to hear from you.
We ____________________________________________.
3. Subject + be + adjective + that-clause is 2. I am sorry about the school facilities our parents
used to express emotions (glad, pleased, had. They were very poor.
relieved, sorry), confi dence, or worries (certain, I _______________________________________________.
sure, con dent, convinced, afraid, annoyed, 3. Everyone was glad. The government had decided
astonished, aware, conscious). to invest more in education.
Example: Everyone ______________________________________.
I was glad that you gained the scholarship.
4. It will be much safer to have elevated walkways
and underpass systems for pedestrians.
3 Match the fi rst half of the sentence in A with Everyone is aware of this.
the second half in B. Everyone ______________________________________.
5. Life in the countryside has improved
A B considerably. All of us are delighted about that.
1. It was smart of her A. to stay in the old house alone the All of us _______________________________________.
whole night. 6 Finish the following sentences using your
2. It was brave of him B. to lend me her book. own ideas. Then compare your ideas with a
partner.
3. It was kind of her C. to get along with people from other
cultures. 1. It was kind of them ____________________________.
4. It was unprofessional D. to know about how our people used 2. They were certain to ___________________________.
of her to live in the past. 3. She is confi dent that ___________________________.
4. He was afraid that _____________________________.
5. It is useful for us E. to be late for the meeting.
5. The teachers are aware that ___________________.
6. It is hard for us F. to be able to solve the maths problem.
6. The head teacher was astonished to ___________.

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