Level 4.9 Complaining Nouns

THE CITY VS THE COUNTRYSIDE

Bella    : Angie, which one do you like better? Living in the city or in the countryside?

Angie   : I guess I like living in the city better than living in the countryside.

Bella    : Why?

Angie   : Well, there aren’t enough facilities there.

Bella    : Such as?

Angie   : There aren’t enough places for young people.

Bella    : You mean… there aren’t enough malls?

Angie   : Yeah, you know that I love shopping.

Bella    : But I like the countryside better than the city.

Angie   : What are your reasons?

Bella    : There is too much pollution and there are too many people. 

                Besides, there aren’t enough trees.

Angie   : Well… yes… There isn’t enough fresh air, too. But, I still like the city better. 

There + are + too + many + countable noun (plural)
There + is + too + much + uncountable noun

There + aren't + enough + countable noun (plural)
There + isn't + enough + uncountable noun

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Level 4.8 Complaining Adjectives

Angela : Hi, Lauren. How was your holiday?

Lauren : It was terrible!

Angela : What’s wrong?

Lauren : The hotel was too bad. It wasn’t good enough.

Angela : What about the bedroom?

Lauren : The bedroom wasn’t big enough. It was too small for me and my sister.

Angela : I bet it wasn’t uncomfortable.

Lauren : Yeah… And the restaurant…

Angela : What’s the matter?

Lauren : The waiters and waitresses weren’t friendly enough.

Angela : How about the food.

Lauren : The food was tasteless and too expensive!

Angela : What a holiday!

Lauren : Yes, I didn’t enjoy it at all!

Basically, we can use adjective to complain about something by using these patterns:


Past form:


The (noun (uncountable or singular countable)) + was + too + adjective.
The (noun (uncountable or singular countable)) + wasn't + opposite adjective + enough.

The (noun (plural countable)) + were + too + adjective.
The (noun ((plural countable)) + weren't + opposite adjective + enough.

Present form:














The (noun (uncountable or singular countable)) + is + too + adjective.
The (noun (uncountable or singular countable)) + isn't + opposite adjective + enough.

The (noun (plural countable)) + are + too + adjective.
The (noun ((plural countable)) + aren't + opposite adjective + enough.

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