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Lesson Plan June 9 2023
Topic: So & Such
In this lesson we will learn about the different uses of so and such.
Section A
We use so + (adjective / adverb)
This movie is so stupid!
She’s so patient with children.
Your brother is so nice.
The play was so good that I saw it twice.
If you can sleep on a plane, time passes so quickly.
We use such + noun
Didn’t you think he is such a fool?
How does she have such patience?
We also use such + adjective + noun
I’ve never met such a nice person.
It was such a good play that I saw it twice.
I didn’t like the book. It was such a poorly written story. (NOT a so stupid story)
I like Liz and Joe. They are such nice people. (NOT so nice people)
Remember, we use so before an adjectives alone, and we use such with or without and adjective before a noun.
Section B
So and such make the meaning stronger
It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? It’s so warm. (= really warm)
It’s difficult to understand him because he talks so quietly.
It was a great holiday. We had such a good time. (= a really good time)
You always think good things are going to happen. You’re such an optimist.
We can also use so … that; it’s possible to leave out that
The book was so bad (that) I didn’t want to finish it.
I was so tired (that) I fell asleep on the sofa.
We can also use such … that; it’s possible to leave out that
It was such a good book (that) I couldn’t put it down.
It was such nice weather (that) we spent the whole day at the beach.
Important Note
We cannot use either such or so with the or a possessive
I was so happy to visit your country — it was so beautiful. (NOT I was so happy to visit your so beautiful country)
Did you see his toys? Why does one kid have so many? (NOT Did you see his so many toys)
Lesson Notes
The food was so very delicious that I couldn't resist having a second helping.
(Lesson common) The food was very very delicious …
"She ate such a lot of chocolates" is not grammatically correct.
"such a lot" is commonly used to express a large quantity or amount of something, but it is typically used with uncountable nouns.
I'm sorry I'm late - there was such a lot of traffic.
I have such a lot of homework to do tonight.
Sarah has such a lot of energy; she can run for hours without getting tired.
We had such a lot of fun at the beach yesterday, playing in the sand and swimming in the sea.
Jack has such a lot of patience when it comes to solving difficult puzzles.
I've made such a lot of progress in learning the guitar since I started practicing regularly.
Long time no see; a common greeting phrase
“I haven’t see you for such a long time.”
“I haven’t see you for so long.”
NOT “I haven’t seen you long time no see”
There are some set phrases we use, compare the follow sentences and memorize the pattern
I haven’t seen her for so long I’ve forgotten what she looks like.
I haven’t seen her for such a long time I’ve forgotten what she looks like.
Such + (a / an) (adjective) + time
Such a good time
Such a bad time
Such a boring time
Such an expensive time
I didn’t know the shop was so far away.
I didn’t know the shop was such a long way away.
I’m sorry I’m late - there was so many cars on the road.
So + many + countable noun
I’m sorry I’m late - there was so much traffic on the road.
So + much + uncountable noun
I’m sorry I’m late - there was such a lot of traffic on the road.
Such + a lot of + uncountable noun (see notes above)
