Sentence with 'It' Flashcards

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Introductory ‘it’

We use “it” in sentences like this:

It is dangerous to walk in the road. It = to walk in the road.

It is unusual to say “To walk in the road is dangerous.”

Normally we begin with:
“It … .”

A

It didn’t take us long to get there. (It = to get there).

It’s a pity that Sandra can’t come to the party. (It = that Sandra can’t come)

Let’s go. It’s not worth waiting any longer. (It = waiting any longer.

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We use “it” to talk about distance, time and weather:

A

It’s a long way from here to the airport.

How far is it to the airport?
It’s 30 km.

What day is it today?
It is Tuesday.

It’s going to be a nice day.

It’s a long time since I last saw you.

It was windy.

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Dnes je zima.

A

It’s cold today.

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Včera bylo horko.

A

It was hot yesterday.

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Dnes odpoledne je zataženo

A

It’s cloudy this afternoon.

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Je tma.

A

It’s dark.

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Už bylo světlo.

A

It was (already) light.

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Je tam draho.

A

It’s expensive there.

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ByIo tam rušno.

A

It was busy there.

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Je tady hlučno.

A

It’s noisy here.

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ByIo ticho.

A

It was quiet.

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Je tady útulno

A

It’s cosy here.

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13
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Rewrite the following sentences using ‘introductory it’:

  1. To learn English is easy.
A

It is easy to learn English.

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  1. To understand his motive was difficult.
A

It was difficult to understand his motive.

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  1. To drive so fast is dangerous.
A

It is dangerous to drive so fast.

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  1. To accept your advice is difficult.
A

It is difficult to accept your advice.

17
Q

Create your own sentences:

It is important to…

It is interesting to…

It is dangerous to ….

It is exciting to ….

It is easy to …

It is difficult to …

A

It is important to practise every day.

It is interesting to travel around the world.

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Dnes je slunečno.

A

It is sunny today.

19
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Dnes je horko a vlhko.

A

It’s hot and humid today.

20
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Dnes je pěkný den.

A

It’s a nice day today.

21
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Je to krásný den.

A

It’s a fine day.

22
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Je větrno.

A

It’s windy.

23
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Venku mrholi.

A

It’s drizzling outside.

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Sněží.

A

It’s snowing.

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Vem si deštník, prší.
Take an umbrella, it's raining.
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Bylo chladno včera.
It was cold yesterday.
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Zítra bude zamračeno.
It will be cloudy tomorrow.
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Questions about the weather | People commonly ask about the weather by saying:
``` What's it like out(side)? How's the weather? What's the weather like? What's the temperature? What's the weather forecast? ``` http://www.vocabulary.cl/english/weather.htm