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LESSON 13: THIS COFFEE IS TOO SWEET! – TOO AND ENOUGH

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B1 English - Lessons 13 & 14

B1 Intermediate | Lesson 13

This Coffee is Too Sweet!

Expressing Excess and Sufficiency: Too vs. Enough

☕ The Coffee Shop Problem

Look at the picture and listen. What is the problem with the coffee?

Click to listen to the customer!

The Rules of Proportion:

TOO (Demasiado): Indicates a negative situation. More than necessary.
• Rule: TOO + Adjective (The coffee is too hot.)

ENOUGH (Suficiente): Indicates a positive or acceptable situation.
• Rule 1: Adjective + ENOUGH (The coffee is not cold enough.)
• Rule 2: ENOUGH + Noun (We have enough sugar.)

🧠 Neuro-Mnemonic (Campayo Style): The Hat & The Backpack 🎒

Imagine an Adjective is a person (e.g., HOT).
🧢 TOO is a hat. It always goes BEFORE the person (Too hot).
🎒 ENOUGH is a backpack. It always goes AFTER the person (Hot enough).

Extra Tip: Look at the word T-O-O. It has an extra "O". That means it has an excess! It is negative!

🗣️ Michigan Pronunciation Tip: The "GH" sound
In English, the "gh" at the end of ENOUGH sounds like an "F".
Pronounce it: /i-NAF/. Listen and repeat!

⚡ Practice 1: Too or Enough?

Remember the Hat and the Backpack rule! Earn points.

Score: 0/4

1. I cannot wear these shoes. They are ________ small.

2. We cannot buy the car. We don't have ________ money.

3. He didn't study ________ to pass the exam.

4. This soup is terrible! It has ________ salt.

🗣️ Practice 2: Speaking (The Complainer)

Work with a partner. Practice complaining using TOO and ENOUGH.

Situation: You are at a very bad restaurant. The waiter asks if everything is okay. Complain about the food!

Waiter: "Is everything okay with your meal?"

You (Complain about the soup / cold): "No! The soup is too cold!"
You (Complain about the meat / cooked): "The meat is not cooked enough!"
You (Complain about the music / loud): "And the music is..."

(Take turns with your partner inventing complaints)

B1 Intermediate | Lesson 14

Why didn't you come?

Making Excuses: Couldn't, Wanted to, Had to

👨‍🏫 The Teacher's Question

Look at the picture and listen to the excuse.

Click to listen to the dialogue!

The Perfect Excuse Formula:

❤️ Wanted to: An unfulfilled desire in the past. (I wanted to go...)
⛓️ Had to: A strong obligation in the past. (...but I had to study...)
🚫 Couldn't: The negative result (lack of possibility). (...so I couldn't go.)

Question in the past: Why didn't you [base verb]?

🗣️ Michigan Pronunciation Tip: Connected Speech
Native speakers link these words very quickly!
• Wanted to ➡️ sounds like "Wan-nid-ta"
• Had to ➡️ sounds like "Hat-ta"
• Couldn't ➡️ the 'L' is silent! "Kud-nt"

🏃 TPR Action:
Say "Wanted to" with your hand on your heart ❤️.
Say "Had to" crossing your wrists like chains ⛓️.
Say "Couldn't" crossing your arms in an 'X' 🙅‍♂️.

🧩 Practice 3: Build the Excuse

1. Tap a blue word. 2. Tap the blank space to drop it and build the perfect excuse!

Context: Your boss asks: "Why didn't you finish the report?"

wanted to

couldn't

had to

"I am sorry. I finish it, but my computer broke and I wait for the technician, so I do it."

🗣️ Practice 4: The Excuse Game

Work with a partner. Ask the question and invent a crazy excuse!

Student A: Ask a "Why didn't you...?" question.

Student B: Answer using the formula: I wanted to [X], but I had to [Y], so I couldn't.

Why didn't you come to my birthday party?
Why didn't you call me yesterday?
Why didn't you do your homework?

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