Level 06 – Step 08 : It is important to try. / It is hard to explain.
/Level 06 – Step 08 : It is important to try. / It is hard to explain.
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn about sentences that use “It is … to …” as a subject.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn about sentences that use “It is … to …” as a subject.
🐧Igupen: That sounds different.
/🐧Igupen: That sounds different.
🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho.
/🦉Professor Owl: Ho ho.
🦉Professor Owl: In these sentences, “it” is a placeholder subject.
/🦉Professor Owl: In these sentences, “it” is a placeholder subject.
🦉Professor Owl: The real idea is in the phrase that follows “to” or the clause after “that.”
/🦉Professor Owl: The real idea is in the phrase that follows “to” or the clause after “that.”
🦉Professor Owl: Listen, notice, and try the examples.
/🦉Professor Owl: Listen, notice, and try the examples.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What is an abstract subject with “It is … to …”?
/What is an abstract subject with “It is … to …”?
Some English sentences use “It is + adjective + to + verb” to talk about an action or idea in a general way.
/Some English sentences use “It is + adjective + to + verb” to talk about an action or idea in a general way.
Here, “it” does not name a thing.
/Here, “it” does not name a thing.
It stands for the idea or action that comes later.
/It stands for the idea or action that comes later.
This is called an abstract or dummy subject.
/This is called an abstract or dummy subject.
The structure is It is + adjective + to + verb.
/The structure is It is + adjective + to + verb.
For example: It is easy to learn.
/For example: It is easy to learn.
For example: It is difficult to find.
/For example: It is difficult to find.
We often use this pattern to say how we feel about an action, to give opinions, or to describe how hard or important something is.
/We often use this pattern to say how we feel about an action, to give opinions, or to describe how hard or important something is.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
Example: It is important to try.
/Example: It is important to try.
Meaning: Trying is important.
/Meaning: Trying is important.
Example: It is hard to explain.
/Example: It is hard to explain.
Meaning: Explaining is hard.
/Meaning: Explaining is hard.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
Ask yourself: “What action or idea is this sentence talking about?”
/Ask yourself: “What action or idea is this sentence talking about?”
Replace “It” with the action to check the meaning.
/Replace “It” with the action to check the meaning.
For example, change “It is good to read” to “To read is good.”
/For example, change “It is good to read” to “To read is good.”
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 It is important to try.
/No.01 It is important to try.
No.02 It is hard to explain.
/No.02 It is hard to explain.
No.03 It is easy to learn English with practice.
/No.03 It is easy to learn English with practice.
No.04 It is dangerous to run near the pool.
/No.04 It is dangerous to run near the pool.
No.05 It is polite to say thank you.
/No.05 It is polite to say thank you.
No.06 It is fun to play with friends.
/No.06 It is fun to play with friends.
No.07 It is helpful to ask questions.
/No.07 It is helpful to ask questions.
No.08 It is expensive to buy that phone.
/No.08 It is expensive to buy that phone.
No.09 It is lovely to see spring flowers.
/No.09 It is lovely to see spring flowers.
No.10 It is necessary to finish your homework.
/No.10 It is necessary to finish your homework.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Identify the adjective and the infinitive phrase: It is important to try.
/Q1: Identify the adjective and the infinitive phrase: It is important to try.
Q2: Rewrite meaning using the infinitive phrase as the subject: It is hard to explain. → __________.
/Q2: Rewrite meaning using the infinitive phrase as the subject: It is hard to explain. → __________.
Q3: Choose the correct sentence: A) It is interesting to read books. B) It is interested to read books.
/Q3: Choose the correct sentence: A) It is interesting to read books. B) It is interested to read books.
Q4: Fill in the blank with the correct form: It is _____ to eat too much candy. (danger)
/Q4: Fill in the blank with the correct form: It is _____ to eat too much candy. (danger)
Q5: Identify the abstract subject in this sentence: It is fun to swim in summer.
/Q5: Identify the abstract subject in this sentence: It is fun to swim in summer.
Q6: Make a sentence using the pattern It is + useful + to + (study).
/Q6: Make a sentence using the pattern It is + useful + to + (study).
Q7: True or False: In “It is easy to save money,” “it” refers to a physical object.
/Q7: True or False: In “It is easy to save money,” “it” refers to a physical object.
Q8: Choose the best sentence meaning: “To learn is difficult.” A) It is difficult to learn. B) It difficult to learn it.
/Q8: Choose the best sentence meaning: “To learn is difficult.” A) It is difficult to learn. B) It difficult to learn it.
Q9: Fill in the blank with the correct adjective: It is _____ to wake up early. (good)
/Q9: Fill in the blank with the correct adjective: It is _____ to wake up early. (good)
Q10: Identify the infinitive phrase: It is polite to listen when others speak.
/Q10: Identify the infinitive phrase: It is polite to listen when others speak.
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: Adjective: important; Infinitive phrase: to try.
/A1: Adjective: important; Infinitive phrase: to try.
A2: To explain is hard.
/A2: To explain is hard.
A3: A is correct: It is interesting to read books.
/A3: A is correct: It is interesting to read books.
A4: dangerous → It is dangerous to eat too much candy.
/A4: dangerous → It is dangerous to eat too much candy.
A5: The abstract subject is “it” (it stands for “to swim in summer”).
/A5: The abstract subject is “it” (it stands for “to swim in summer”).
A6: It is useful to study.
/A6: It is useful to study.
A7: False — “it” stands for the action or idea, not a physical object.
/A7: False — “it” stands for the action or idea, not a physical object.
A8: A is best: It is difficult to learn.
/A8: A is best: It is difficult to learn.
A9: good → It is good to wake up early.
/A9: good → It is good to wake up early.
A10: Infinitive phrase: to listen when others speak.
/A10: Infinitive phrase: to listen when others speak.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Excellent!
/🦉Professor Owl: Excellent!
🦉Professor Owl: When you see “It is + adjective + to + verb,” remember “it” points to the action or idea.
/🦉Professor Owl: When you see “It is + adjective + to + verb,” remember “it” points to the action or idea.
🦉Professor Owl: Try changing the sentence: “It is nice to help” → “To help is nice.”
/🦉Professor Owl: Try changing the sentence: “It is nice to help” → “To help is nice.”
🐧Igupen: I understand.
/🐧Igupen: I understand.
🐧Igupen: I’ll practice by writing five sentences like that today.
/🐧Igupen: I’ll practice by writing five sentences like that today.
🦉Professor Owl: Wonderful.
/🦉Professor Owl: Wonderful.
🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing and these sentences will feel natural.
/🦉Professor Owl: Keep practicing and these sentences will feel natural.
