LESSON
GRAMMAR
It
+
be
+ adjective + infinitive
STUDY
it
+
be
+ Adjective + Infinitive
It’s hard to pay
for health care.
It’s not easy to find
a job with good benefits.
It’s nice to work
at a university.
It’s wrong to assume
that you’ll never get sick.
It was depressing to spend
the weekend at the hospital.
It might be dangerous to walk
to the parking lot alone.
PRACTICE
A
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1.
fun / it’s / go / to / swimming
It ’s fun to go swimming.
2.
drive / to / in / dangerous / a storm / it’s
3.
to / it’s / new things / interesting / learn
4.
your wallet / to / scary / it’s / lose
5.
lie / relaxing / on / it’s / the beach / to
6.
to / watch / depressing / the news / it’s
7.
it’s / buy / to / a house / expensive
8.
difficult / find / it’s / to / the perfect job
B
On a separate piece of paper, rewrite the sentences with
It
+
be
+ adjective + infinitive.
1.
Going for the job that pays the most is easy.
It ’s easy to go for the job that pays the most.
2.
Paying for your own health insurance is very expensive.
3.
Comparing job benefits may be difficult.
4.
Thinking about promotions is also important.
5.
Learning new things on the job is interesting.
6.
Leaving a job can be scary.
7.
Meeting new people at work every day is fun.
PAIRS
Think about what it’s like to start a new job or a new school. Write eight sentences
with
It
+
be
+ adjective + infinitive expressing your opinions about what’s difficult, interesting,
fun, scary, etc. in these situations. Use a different adjective in each sentence. Share your
sentences with a partner and discuss whether you agree or disagree.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
5
●
It’s much more common to use
it
at the beginning of a sentence
than to begin a sentence with an
infinitive.
●
The same idea can be expressed
with a gerund subject:
Paying for health care is hard.
Grammar Note
UNIT 4
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