23 Oct 2025

B2 WEEKLY REVISION (20th-22nd October)




We often use 'so' and 'such' to mean 'very' or 'really'. 

We use 'so' before an adjective or adverb (without a noun).

· She was so beautiful (= she was very beautiful).

· He ran so quickly (= he ran very quickly).


We use 'such' before a noun or an adjective + a noun. If there is 'a' or 'an', it goes after 'such'.

· She was such a beautiful woman (= she was a very beautiful woman).

· He got such a good time in the race (= he got a very good time in the race).

· It was such delicious food (= it was really delicious food).


We can use 'so... that...' and 'such... that...' to show that there is a certain result. (We can't use 'very' or 'really' in this way.)

· It was so cold that the pond froze (= because it was very cold, the pond froze).

· She felt so tired that she fell asleep on the train (= because she was very tired, she fell asleep on the train).

(We can drop 'that' when we use 'so' and 'such' in this way)


We can use 'so' and 'such' to mean 'to this level' or 'as ... as this'.

· He isn't usually so late (= he isn't usually as late as this).

· I don't often drink such a lot of coffee (= I don't often drink as much coffee as this).

We use 'so' before 'much / many / little / few' with and without a noun. This shows that the amount is really a lot or really little. As usual, we use a plural noun after 'many' and 'few' and an uncountable noun after 'much' and 'little'.

· I ate so much.

· I ate so much cake.

· He had so many.

· He had so many books.

· Why did you eat so little?


Other Uses of So and Such

Here are a few more idiomatic uses of 'such' and 'so' that are slightly different from what we have already seen.

Such + noun = a certain type or kind of (this is quite formal)

· I'd never heard such music before. (= I'd never heard this kind of music before.)

Such as = for example / like

· A We should get a film for tonight. B: Such as? (= please give an example of a film)


So = something that has already been said

· A: Is dinner ready? B: I hope so (= I hope that dinner is ready)

· Is that so? (= is that right?)

Or so = approximately

· I think there were fifty people or so at the party (= I think there were approximately fifty people at the party).

Practice




25 Sept 2025

B2 WEEKLY REVISION (22nd-24th September)



Revision:

Auxiliary verbs

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/auxiliary-verbs-different-uses/

https://www.passporttoenglish.com/Advanced-English/Lesson3/Grammar.html

https://usefulenglish.ru/phrases/phrases-exercise-six

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-22283.php


THE USE OF EITHER/NEITHER


We use 'either + a singular noun' to mean 'this one or that one' when we are talking about two things of the same kind (like two drinks or two t-shirts).
Either drink is fine. I like both kinds.
We could go to either restaurant.
Julie might buy either t-shirt.

We use 'neither + a singular noun'' to mean 'not this one and also not that one' when we are talking about two things of the same kind.
Neither drink is fine. John hates both of them.
Neither restaurant is good. Let's go somewhere else.

We use 'either of + plural noun' and 'neither of + plural noun' before a pronoun or a word like 'this' or 'the' or 'my'.
Either of my dresses is good. (= this dress is good and also that dress is good.)
Either of us can get the key.
Neither of my dresses will do. (both of my dresses are not good.)
Neither of us will be on time.

We can use 'either' and 'neither' on their own when we have already said the noun.
Which drink would you like? Either is fine.
Which cake do you want? Neither! I'm going to have an apple.

If we want to talk about two different things, we can use 'either + noun + or + noun'. We don't need to use 'of' in this case.
Either coffee or tea is fine.
We could use either blue paint or red paint.
She will buy either some apples or some oranges.

We can also use 'neither + noun + nor + noun'. This tells us about two negative ideas, but it's quite formal. It's more normal just to use 'not + or'.
I don't like coffee or tea.
I like neither coffee nor tea.

We can also use 'neither' at the beginning of a sentence or clause. It means 'also not'. We need to use inverted word order afterwards.
I'm not at home. Neither is John.

This is often used to answer someone.
A: I don't like coffee. B: Neither do I.

In an informal style we can use 'me neither'.
A: I don't like coffee. B: Me neither.

We use 'not... either' to mean the same thing, but we use normal word order.
A: I don't like coffee. B: I don't either.


                           

Here´s some practice on the use of either and neither: