OPG inetrmediate 116, 117

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

OPG intermediate 116, 117

Quite or rather

Too and enough

I think your little brother is ... agressieve.

1. quite
2. rather

THe film was ... exciting.

1. quite
2. rather

I expect dinner was terrible. - Actually, it was ... tasty.

1. quite
2. rather

Quite or rather? 

They both mean fairly (best wel)

In favourable (positive) comments: 

• It's quite warm, let's go swimming. (best wel)
• It's rather warm for November. (surprisingly)

In unfavourable (negative) comments: 

• The book is rather boring. 

Two meanings of quite

Fairly (best wel): 

• The food is quite good at Charley's. (=fairly good)
• The test was quite difficult. (=fairly difficult)

Completely, totally (helemaal):

• What you say is quite ridiculous. (=totally ridiculous)
• He is quite different form us. (=completely different)

Too and enough

Same meaning:

• too short (voor bnw) 
• isn't long enough (na bnw)

Much or many?

• too many parties (countable)
• too much time (uncountable)

I didn't know David could cook. He is ... good at it.

1. quite
2. rather

Our neighbours are ... noisy.

1. quite
2. rather

I am ... sure we will catch the train.

1. quite
2. rather

My little sister is ... popular at school.

1. quite
2. rather

I failed. I made too ... mistakes.

1. much
2. many

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How to prepare for the test?

1. Read through notes and units. (30 min)

2. Go through the lesson-up powerpoints, do the quiz. (30 min)

3. Practice: OPG intermediate Test S (page268-269), Test T (page282-283). Check and correct your mistakes. (2 x 30min)