3. It's too late
Self-Assessment activity
This time we are going to start with a listening activity. Listen to the song and complete the gaps.
| Let me hold you for the last
It's the last to feel again But you broke me, now I can't anything When I you and so untrue I can't even convince myself When I'm it's the voice of someone else Oh, it tears me up I to hold on but it hurts too much I to forgive but it's not enough To make it all okay You can't our broken strings You can't feel anything That your heart don't to feel I can't tell you something that ain't real Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse How can I give anymore When I love you a little less than before? Oh, what are we ? We are turning into dust Playing in the ruins of us Running back through the When there's nothing left to say It's like chasing the very last When it's too late, too late |
Oh, it tears me up I to hold on but it hurts too much I to forgive but it's not enough To make it all okay You can't our broken strings You can't feel anything That your heart don't to feel I can't tell you something that ain't real Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse How can I give anymore When I love you a little less than before? But we're running through the When there's nothing left to say It's like chasing the very last When we both know it's too late, too late You can't our broken strings You can't feel anything That your heart don't to feel I can't tell you something that ain't real Oh, the truth hurts and lies worse So how can I give anymore When I love you a little less than before? Oh, you know that I love you a little less than before Let me hold you for the last time It's the last chance to feel again |
Solved exercise: 'too' and 'enough'
Both in this song and in the reading text in the previous section, we can find examples with 'too' and 'enough'. Study them:
- It's too late.
- Guinness is too strong for me.
- My hotel isn't near enough.
- It was too expensive.
- I haven't got enough money for a better hotel.
After observing these sentences, place the following rules under the correct word:
- It follows an adjective or adverb.
- Followed by an adjective or adverb.
- It can be followed by a noun.
- Means sufficient.
- Means more than necessary.
| TOO |
ENOUGH |
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Important
Don't get this wrong!
Don't use 'very' instead of 'too' or 'enough'. Look:
- He is not good enough to play football.
- He is not very good to play football. (wrong)
- It's too good to be true.
- It's very good to be true. (wrong)
Self-Assessment activity
Complete with 'too' or 'enough'.
1. This tea is hot! I'll wait a minute to drink it.
2. The soup is not hot . Put it in the microwave again.
3. My car is too old buy I haven't got money to buy another one. It's expensive.
4. You have time to prepare your exam.
5. Let's go home. It's getting dark.
Well done! Let's continue with phrasal verbs in the next section!