Level 08 – Step 03 : It is + adjective + to … (evaluation expressions) (It is easy to understand. It is difficult to explain.)
/Level 08 – Step 03 : It is + adjective + to … (evaluation expressions) (It is easy to understand. It is difficult to explain.)
🚪 Let’s Begin
/🚪 Let’s Begin
🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to give a short opinion about actions using “It is + adjective + to …”.
/🦉Professor Owl: Today we will learn how to give a short opinion about actions using “It is + adjective + to …”.
🐧Igupen: How does that help me say what I think?
/🐧Igupen: How does that help me say what I think?
🦉Professor Owl: Ho Ho Ho.
/🦉Professor Owl: Ho Ho Ho.
This pattern lets you judge how easy, hard, safe, or important an action is, using one short phrase.
/This pattern lets you judge how easy, hard, safe, or important an action is, using one short phrase.
🐧Igupen: I like quick ways to say opinions.
/🐧Igupen: I like quick ways to say opinions.
📚 Lesson
/📚 Lesson
What is the “It is + adjective + to …” structure?
/What is the “It is + adjective + to …” structure?
This structure gives a general opinion or evaluation about an action.
/This structure gives a general opinion or evaluation about an action.
Form: It + is + adjective + to + verb.
/Form: It + is + adjective + to + verb.
Example: It is easy to understand.
/Example: It is easy to understand.
The adjective describes the action (easy, difficult, important, safe, dangerous, fun, useful, polite).
/The adjective describes the action (easy, difficult, important, safe, dangerous, fun, useful, polite).
Use it when you speak generally — you are saying something about the action itself, not about a person.
/Use it when you speak generally — you are saying something about the action itself, not about a person.
Simple steps:
/Simple steps:
Choose an adjective that describes the action.
/Choose an adjective that describes the action.
Add to + base verb (infinitive).
/Add to + base verb (infinitive).
Say the whole phrase as a general comment.
/Say the whole phrase as a general comment.
🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
/🦉Professor Owl’s one-point tip
If you want to describe who finds it that way, add a phrase: It is easy for beginners to read this book.
/If you want to describe who finds it that way, add a phrase: It is easy for beginners to read this book.
Quick checks inside the lesson
/Quick checks inside the lesson
It is difficult to explain. → The speaker says the action (explaining) is hard.
/It is difficult to explain. → The speaker says the action (explaining) is hard.
It is safe to cross at the light. → The speaker says crossing there is safe.
/It is safe to cross at the light. → The speaker says crossing there is safe.
🌼 Sample Sentences
/🌼 Sample Sentences
No.01 It is easy to understand.
/No.01 It is easy to understand.
No.02 It is difficult to explain.
/No.02 It is difficult to explain.
No.03 It is important to listen.
/No.03 It is important to listen.
No.04 It is safe to cross at the light.
/No.04 It is safe to cross at the light.
No.05 It is useful to practice every day.
/No.05 It is useful to practice every day.
No.06 It is polite to say thank you.
/No.06 It is polite to say thank you.
No.07 It is dangerous to touch hot metal.
/No.07 It is dangerous to touch hot metal.
No.08 It is fun to play with friends.
/No.08 It is fun to play with friends.
No.09 It is helpful to ask questions.
/No.09 It is helpful to ask questions.
No.10 It is hard to solve that puzzle.
/No.10 It is hard to solve that puzzle.
🎓 Practice exercises
/🎓 Practice exercises
Note: Think first, then check the answers.
/Note: Think first, then check the answers.
Q1: Choose the correct sentence: A) It is easy to understand. B) It is easy understanding to.
/Q1: Choose the correct sentence: A) It is easy to understand. B) It is easy understanding to.
Q2: Fill in the blank: It is _____ to speak clearly. (use important)
/Q2: Fill in the blank: It is _____ to speak clearly. (use important)
Q3: True or False: “It is safe to swim here” judges the person, not the action.
/Q3: True or False: “It is safe to swim here” judges the person, not the action.
Q4: Make the sentence about who: It is easy to read this book. (Add “for beginners”)
/Q4: Make the sentence about who: It is easy to read this book. (Add “for beginners”)
Q5: Choose the best adjective: It is _____ to touch a hot stove. (dangerous / polite)
/Q5: Choose the best adjective: It is _____ to touch a hot stove. (dangerous / polite)
Q6: Fill in with adjective: It is _____ to help your classmates. (use polite)
/Q6: Fill in with adjective: It is _____ to help your classmates. (use polite)
Q7: Identify adjective and verb: It is fun to play with friends.
/Q7: Identify adjective and verb: It is fun to play with friends.
Q8: Change to the structure: “Learning new words helps a lot.” → It is _____ to learn new words. (use useful)
/Q8: Change to the structure: “Learning new words helps a lot.” → It is _____ to learn new words. (use useful)
Q9: Decide which is correct: A) It is hard to solve that puzzle. B) It is to hard solve that puzzle.
/Q9: Decide which is correct: A) It is hard to solve that puzzle. B) It is to hard solve that puzzle.
Q10: Fill in the blank: It is _____ to explain the rules. (use difficult)
/Q10: Fill in the blank: It is _____ to explain the rules. (use difficult)
◆ Answers
/◆ Answers
A1: A is correct: It is easy to understand.
/A1: A is correct: It is easy to understand.
A2: important → It is important to speak clearly.
/A2: important → It is important to speak clearly.
A3: False — it judges the action (swimming here) not the person.
/A3: False — it judges the action (swimming here) not the person.
A4: It is easy for beginners to read this book.
/A4: It is easy for beginners to read this book.
A5: dangerous → It is dangerous to touch a hot stove.
/A5: dangerous → It is dangerous to touch a hot stove.
A6: polite → It is polite to help your classmates.
/A6: polite → It is polite to help your classmates.
A7: Adjective: fun; Verb (infinitive): to play.
/A7: Adjective: fun; Verb (infinitive): to play.
A8: useful → It is useful to learn new words.
/A8: useful → It is useful to learn new words.
A9: A is correct: It is hard to solve that puzzle.
/A9: A is correct: It is hard to solve that puzzle.
A10: difficult → It is difficult to explain the rules.
/A10: difficult → It is difficult to explain the rules.
🦉 Closing
/🦉 Closing
🦉Professor Owl: Excellent work.
/🦉Professor Owl: Excellent work.
Use “It is + adjective + to …” when you want to give a quick, general opinion about an action.
/Use “It is + adjective + to …” when you want to give a quick, general opinion about an action.
🐧Igupen: I will practice making short opinion sentences like these every day.
/🐧Igupen: I will practice making short opinion sentences like these every day.
🦉Professor Owl: Keep trying with different adjectives — you will describe actions clearly and confidently soon.
/🦉Professor Owl: Keep trying with different adjectives — you will describe actions clearly and confidently soon.
