Focus on Words

4. Secondly, it does aims to let people who know about global problems, such as
poverty, which occur in many in many different parts of the world.
5. MSF doctors who work in emergency situations in more than eighty countries.
6. Doctors always go where they are needed most.
7. They help countries whose too poor to support medical services over a long time.
JOINING SENTENCES
Explanation: So ... that / Such ... that - emphasizing qualities and characteristics
So ... that
So modifies an adjective or adverb in
the cause-clause
Such ... that
Such is used before an adjective +uncount
or plural noun or before an adjective +
singular count noun
Cause Effect Cause Effect
The meteor storm
was so beautiful
(adjective)
The meteor storm
passed so quickly
(adverb)
that we watched
it all night.
that it went by in
one night.
It was such a
beautiful meteor
storm
(adjective + noun)
It was such a
quick meteor
storm
(adjective + noun)
that we watched it
all night.
that it passed by in
one night.
5. Select the phrase that best completes the sentence.
1. There were a lot of clouds in the sky. I couldn’t see much.
There were such many/so many clouds in the sky that I couldn’t see much.
2. It was a cloudy night. I couldn’t see much.
It was such a/so cloudy night that I couldn’t see much.
3. The meteor particles are small. They burn up before they reach the earth.
The particles are so/such small that they burn up before they reach the earth.
4. The meteor storm is a big threat to satellites. They are being moved out of the
way.
The meteor storm is so big threat/such a big threat to satellites that they are being
moved out of the way.
5. The meteor particles move fast. They become bullets in space.
The meteor particles move so/such fast that they become bullets in space.
This meteor shower is such a/so rare occurrence that it only comes every 33 years.
6. Join the sentences using so...that or such ... that.
1. This meteor shower is a rare occurrence. It only comes every 33 years.
2. The comet has a large wake. It passes through the earth’s upper atmosphere.
3. The shooting stars appear frequently. You can see two or three a minute.
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