5. Translate the following sentences:

1) Vast effort is needed to find new fuels that protect environment.

2) Concerned citizens everywhere would say that there is enough capital, technology and expertise to achieve the goal of poverty eradication.

3) Troops forced their way into the theatre after terrorists executed two hostages to press their demand that Russian president pull his troops out of their homeland.

4) The Prime Minister of Britain met with his French and German counterparts this month to discuss defence cooperation in what appeared to be a policy shift for London.

5) A draft bill will be published to enable a referendum to be held on the adoption of the sigle currency.

6) The Bank would redefine its criteria for assessing loans to focus more on social, economic and environmental results, rather than simply financial returns.

7) We are working with the government to find land so that we can build more sports facilities.

8) We’ve taken the opportunity to reform our education system and ask ourselves what we need to do so that we produce graduates who will be able to meet the challenges posed by globalization.

9) Candidates were screened to eliminate those who, as former or current officers, had been found guilty of violating internal customs regulations or of committing a felony.

10) A final evaluation was conducted through a structured interview with the purpose of validating the information provided by the consulting firm, verifying that all requirements had been met.

Clauses of Result

Such a(n) + Adjective + singular countable + that

Such + a lot of + that

Such + (adjective) + uncountable/ plural noun + that

So + adjective/ adverb + that

So + much/ many/ few/ little + that

So + adjective + a(n) + noun + that

As a result/ therefore/ consequently/ so + clause

1. Rephrase the following sentences using appropriate words and expressions:

1) The shoes were cheap. I bought three pairs.

2) It was a long train journey. I fell asleep.

3) I had a lot of work. I stayed up all night.

4) The topic is controversial. We’ll have to discuss it at length.

5) The student was not attentive. He made many mistakes in the test.

6) There were many people at the reception. They had to wait in line.

7) The report was long. We all got bored.

8) It was a beautiful gesture. I nearly cried.

9) It was cold. I couldn’t feel my fingers.

10) The weather is stormy. The plane is delayed.

2. Underline the correct phrase:

1) She’s so/such a charming that it’s very difficult to refuse her anything.

2) Carla’s such/ so busy that she hasn’t got time to see anyone.

3) The hotel was booked. Therefore/ such we stayed at a guest house.

4) It’s such a/ so popular place, you need to make a reservation.

5) There were so/ such few people around, the streets were almost deserted.

6) It was such a / so long journey that we all had to get up at 4 o’clock in the morning.

7) The child was so/ such a naughty that I had to smack him.

8) He screamed so/ such loudly that people came running to see what the matter was.

9) I ate so/ such a lot of food that I gave myself terrible stomach-ache.

10) She became such/ so upset that she burst into tears.

3. Using the word in bold fill in the missing part of the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do not change the word given:

1) The cat is so fat that it can’t jump.

Such It is _____ it can’t jump.

2) He is such a lazy man that he sleeps all day long.

So He’s ___________ he sleeps all day long.

3) It was so smoky in the room that we could hardly breathe.

Consequently The room was ________ we could hardly breathe.

4) It was such a noisy street that we couldn’t hear each other.

Therefore The street was noisy ____________ we couldn’t hear each other.

5) He got a promotion because he worked extremely hard.

As a result He worked extremely hard _________ a promotion.

6) There were a lot of interesting places to see. Consequently we went sightseeing every day.

So There were__________ that we went sightseeing every day.

7) We all make so many mistakes that we can’t judge anyone.

As a result We all _________ we can’t judge anyone.

8) We have polluted the oceans so much that some sea animals have become extinct.

Consequently We have __________________ extinct.

9) Some people are so selfish that nobody likes them.

As a consequence Some people ____________likes them.

10) He didn’t work hard. He, therefore, lost his job.

As a result He __________lost his job.