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  • six from the BBC.

  • Hello and welcome to six minute grammar with me.

  • Katherine and me.

  • Rob.

  • Hello on Today's program is all about describing things.

  • Yes, that's right.

  • We're going to explain how to use the words to on Very with adjectives to describe things we are and we'll show you how to use the word enough with objectives.

  • And now owns will explain the difference between too much on dhe.

  • Too many on we're finished with the quiz.

  • So listen carefully and to help us with all our example sentences.

  • Today we're bringing you this episode off six minute grammar from a clothes shop.

  • Yes.

  • Where?

  • Clothes.

  • Shopping.

  • Well, Katherine's clothes shopping.

  • I'm going to a party.

  • Rob, look, this blue dress.

  • I love it too, you know?

  • Not really my color rope.

  • It's not you.

  • You're not going to wear it wrong, Okay?

  • Actually is too big at war.

  • But look, this one, this one's nice.

  • What do you think?

  • Wrote?

  • Yeah, it's a bit short, isn't it?

  • Yeah, it is.

  • It's too small.

  • Too big, too small.

  • Katherine used the word to here with the adjectives big and small to say that the dress is not right.

  • It's bigger or smaller than she wants or needs.

  • Right?

  • Rob?

  • Found one red one.

  • Look.

  • What do you think?

  • Actually, I do like the color yet.

  • Suits you.

  • It's lovely, isn't it?

  • But oh, it's very expensive.

  • Oh, yes.

  • Look at that.

  • £150.

  • I see what you mean.

  • S o.

  • We use very with an objective to make it stronger.

  • The red dress is not just expensive.

  • It's very expensive.

  • Very, very expensive.

  • But look green one Look at this green one.

  • It's cheaper on.

  • It.

  • Looks big enough.

  • What do you think?

  • Roberts is the one.

  • I think this could be the one.

  • It does suit you, Actually.

  • Thank you.

  • And it's cheaper.

  • Yes.

  • Let's take it before you change your mind.

  • Do you have enough money?

  • Do I have enough money, Rob, You see?

  • Of course they have.

  • Let's see a purse.

  • Yes.

  • OK, come in.

  • Has come in.

  • So the word enough with an adjective describes the right amount of something.

  • So the green dress is big enough on long enough.

  • So we found it.

  • We've got the dress.

  • Sorry, Rome.

  • Actually, I don't have enough cash on me and my credit cards in the office.

  • I don't suppose Rob would remains.

  • What you saying?

  • Okay.

  • Okay.

  • I see.

  • How much is it?

  • So we could also use enough before a noun to say that we have the right amount of something so we can ask, Do you have enough money?

  • And we can also use enough in the negative to say we have less of something than we need.

  • So Katherine doesn't have enough cash.

  • Thank you.

  • You're very generous.

  • Okay.

  • Time for a recap we used to before an objective.

  • The blue dress is too small.

  • Very goes before an objective.

  • The red dress is very expensive.

  • Enough goes after an adjective.

  • This dress is big enough and enough goes before a noun.

  • I don't have enough money.

  • Okay, let's go.

  • I've done enough shopping for one day.

  • Okay.

  • Come on.

  • Six grand from BBC learning english dot com A few, right.

  • We're back in.

  • The studio is just like magic.

  • Isn't it?

  • On, Catherine, you've got the dress.

  • So how was the party?

  • The party was great.

  • It was really good.

  • Except I ate too much food on.

  • Yes, there were too many people wearing my dress.

  • Oh, dear.

  • What?

  • This?

  • The one dress?

  • Yeah, Green wanted.

  • Yeah.

  • Okay, well, that's a pity.

  • So this is too with much and many to talk about an amount or number of something that's more or less than we want or need.

  • Yes.

  • So I ate more food than I needed.

  • And it's a pity there were too many green dresses.

  • So for pleural countable now NHS like dresses.

  • We use too many too many dresses.

  • Too many people.

  • Yes, on for uncountable knowns like food and money.

  • We use too much.

  • And Catherine ate too much food on the red dress.

  • Cost too much money did.

  • Luckily, now be careful not to use very with strong objectives.

  • You can't say the party was very fantastic.

  • No.

  • Instead say the party was absolutely fantastic.

  • But not for you.

  • Now it's time for quiz.

  • Fill the gaps.

  • Number one.

  • I can't hear you.

  • There's two noise and the answer is, I can't hear you.

  • There's too much noise.

  • Good number two hero is only 13.

  • He's not old to drive yet.

  • Hero is only 13.

  • He's not old enough to drive yet.

  • And number three those shoes don't fit me.

  • They are small.

  • Those shoes don't fit me.

  • They are too small.

  • Eso no more parties then.

  • Well, actually, Rob, there's one coming up this weekend and I'd been shopping and I saw a lovely pair of blue shoes and they're not too expensive.

  • So you've got time to go and get your credit cards for this one.

  • You're not paying.

  • Okay, Well, there's more about this on our website at BBC Learning english dot com Join us again for more six minute grammar soon.

  • Bye bye bye.

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