It doesn’t matter!.. Or does it?
1 Match sentence beginnings (1-9) and endings (a-i).
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
It doesn’t matter
It depends
It doesn’t help
It means
It sounds
It doesn’t take
It costs
It doesn’t cost
It just doesn’t sound
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
us much
at this stage
we'll have to work Fridays as well
on your exam grades
right
really interesting
long
a fortune
that much
What do you think it refers to in each of the above examples?
2 “It” can be often used as a “dummy” subject or object which is expanded on later in
the sentence.
It’s a shame that you weren’t at the party.
It was surprising to see his brother at the wedding.
Change these sentences into sentences beginning with it.
For example:
To miss the start would be a shame.
It would be a shame to miss the start.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
To blame the students is unfair.
What you think doesn’t matter.
The way she talks to herself annoys me.
That you have no job worries me.
How much I’ve spent today is unbelievable.
That he has no friends doesn’t surprise me.
That Mark didn’t bring Sam to the party is a pity.
What you wear doesn’t matter – just as long as you come.
Hearing you say that makes me laugh.
To buy a house in this part of town costs a lot.
If the virus is harmful is not known.
3 Complete the following patterns with the words from the above exercises.
It doesn’t…
matter
help
_________
_________
_________
It…
depends
_________
_________
_________
_________
It’s…
a shame
_________
_________
_________
_________
What do you notice about the words in each column?
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It doesn’t matter!.. Or does it?
Answers
1 Match sentence beginnings (1-9) and endings (a-i).
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
7)
8)
9)
It doesn’t matter
It depends
It doesn’t help
It means
It sounds
It doesn’t take
It costs
It doesn’t cost
It just doesn’t sound
b) at this stage
d) on your exam grades
a) us much
c) we'll have to work Fridays as well
f) really interesting
g) long
h) a fortune
i) that much
e) right
What do you think it refers to in each of the above examples?
2 “It” can be often used as a “dummy” subject or object which is expanded on later in
the sentence.
It’s a shame that you weren’t at the party.
It was surprising to see his brother at the wedding.
Change these sentences into sentences beginning with it.
For example:
To miss the start would be a shame.
It would be a shame to miss the start.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
It is unfair to blame the students.
It doesn’t matter what you think.
It annoys me when she talks to herself.
It worries me that you have no job.
It is unbelievable how much I’ve spent today.
It doesn’t surprise me that he has no friends.
It's a pity that Mark didn’t bring Sam to the party.
It doesn't matter what you wear – just as long as you come.
It makes me laugh when you say that.
It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of town.
It is not known if the virus is harmful.
3 Complete the following patterns with the words from the above exercises.
It doesn’t…
matter
help
cost
take
sound
surprise me
It…
depends
annoys me
worries me
costs
means
It’s…
a shame
a pity
unbelievable
unfair
not known
What do you notice about the words in each column?
The left column: verbs, the middle column: verbs +S,
the right column: nouns or adjectives
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