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Could you please stop making so much noise?2. I don’t enjoy writing letters. 3. Does your workinvolve meeting a lot of people? 4. I consideredtaking the job but in the end I decided against it.4. I d on ’t fancy going out this evening. 5. Thebatteries of this radio need changing. 6. Do youthink the grass needs cutting? 7. He denied takingthe drugs. 8. He suggested meeting her at the cafe.9. I d o n ’t mind te llin g you. 10. Avoid givingunnecessary information.
11.1 simply adore cooking.О(A, B) W rite Gerund form s fo r the w ords inbrackets.1. The baby started crying when he woke up andwent on (cry).......... all the morning. 2. Imagine (keep)............a snake as a pet! 3. Please go on (write)........... ; I don’t mind (w ait)...............4. He heard the284T HEGERUNDalarm-clock (rin g )...........
but kept on (lie ).............inbed. 5. The taxi-driver tried to stop in time but hecouldn’t avoid (h it)........... the old woman. 6. At firstI enjoyed (listen)........... to him but after a while I gottired of hearing the same story again and again.7. My watch keeps (sto p )........... - That’s becauseyou keep (fo rg e t)............to wind it up. 8 . 1suggest(telephone)............the hospitals before asking thepolice to look for him. 9. Could you consider (reduce)............the price? 10.
This new production processmight involve (increase)............ the staff. 11. Theydelayed (play)........... the game because of the rain.z4rwe can’t a ffo rd ............................7. Have you madeany plans for the weekend? - Yes, we have arranged............................8. Oh no! It was Mother’s birthdayyesterday and I fo r g o t............................ 9. At firstRosy refused but after a while we persuaded her..........................
10. These suitcases are very heavy.Would you m in d ............................ ? 11. Mr. Brownwasn’t at all happy after visiting his doctor. He advisedhim ............................ 12. As for me, I simply lover(B) Open the brackets, using the Gerund.ч(^M odelf) His hair is very long, it needs cutting.*I1. This shirt is quite clean; it doesn’t want (wash)............yet. 2. The grass in the garden is very dry; itwants (w a te r)............ badly. 3. The baby’s crying;I think he needs (fe e d )..............4.
The house is oldand badly wants (p a in t)...............5. The windowsare very dirty; they need (cle a n ).............. 6 . 1knowmy hair wants (c u t)............but I never have time togo to the hairdresser’s. 7. The famous man didn’tneed (introduce)........... himself. 8. Her shoes havea hole in them; they want (m e n d ).............. 9. Thefloor is covered with dust; it needs (sw eep).............10. You should tidy the room. - Yes, it needs (tidy).............. The flowers want (w a te r)............. and theshelves want (d u s t)..............vJ(A, B) Complete the sentences using theappropriate ending: the Gerund or the Infinitive.Choose the verbs from the box below.have a picnic, read it, help me, take his pill,go to parties, call her, make the same mistakeagain, break it, get married, give up smoking,have one this year, take the risk1.
Could you return the book I lent you? Sure, whenI’ve finished reading it. 2. I’m sorryabout your cutglass vase. I didn’t m ean...........................3. He triedto avoid ........................... 4 . 1should warn you. Chrishas a very short memory so you should remind him........................... 5. Have you heard the news? Afterbeing engaged for six years, Steve and Mary decided........................... 6. We’d love a holiday this year but285After the verbs come and go we often use theGerund related to outdoor activities:go clim bing/driving/fishing/riding/sailing/shopping/skiing/walking/swimming/dancing, etc.□□□6Why don’t you come sailing with us?Let’s go skiing.I’d better not catch you doing thatagain(A) What can you do in these places?ЛTHEVE R B AL SPrepositions + GerundThe Gerund is also used after:1.
Prepositionsafterbeforebesidesinstead o fin spite o fonwithoutby□□□2. Verbs followed by prepositions:insist onaccuse o fobject toapologize forpersist inapprove o fprevent fromblame smb forresult inforgive forstop fromcongratulate onsucceed incount onsuspect smb ofdepend onthank forhear o fthink o finform o f3. Phrasal verbs:burst outleave o ffgive upkeep ongo onput off, etc4. Nouns used withart o fchance o fdifficulty (in)experience inhabit o fharm o fidea o fimportance ofinterest inmeans o fmistake o f□□prepositions:opportunity o fplan forpoint in; o fpreparation forprocess ofpurpose o freason forright ofsense o fskill inway o fThey ran five miles without stopping.Before going to bed, she locked the door.John went to his office in spite o f being ill.□□□□□□□They succeeded in finding a good flat.Can you stop the child from gettinginto mischief?Thank you for coming.He was accused of having broken the law.He insisted on coming with us.Who is to blame for starting the fire?Are you thinking o f buying a house?He gave up smoking two years ago.She kept on interrupting me while I was speaking.□□□□□□The importance o f being earnest.There is no chance ofwinning.We had no opportunity o f meetinginteresting people there.I have no experience in building houses.There are different ways o f solvingthis problem.Do you have any reason for saying sucha thing?286T HEGERUND5.
Word combinations:be guilty o fbe afraid o fbe angry forbe interested inbe keen onbe aware o fbe bored withbe pleased atbe busybe proud o fbe capable o fbe responsible forbe clever atbe slow atbe disappointed at be sorry forbe engaged inbe sure o fbe surprised atbe fond o fbe good/ с lever atbe worried aboutbe worthbe grateful for□□□□□□□There is no use crying over spilt milk.She was afraid o f falling.He is slow at doing sums.He is interested in developing the project.She ’ll be sorry for being rude.He is proud o f having won the chess tournament.He was surprised at having been asked about it.□^ 6. Set expressions such as:ca n ’t stand/bear, ca n ’t help, it ’s no use, i t ’sno good, what’s the use of, there is no p oint in,have hard/difficult time, have difficulty in, look. forward to, feel like, etc.□□□□4 ------------ -- ---------------------- :-----:-------- — ------------ 'It’s no use worrying about it.
There isnothing you can do.Did you have any difficulty in getting a visa?I d o n ’t feel like having a swim.He couldn’t help laughing.I’m looking fonward to having a break.Fill in the blanks with prepositions where necessary.I. (A, B)II.1. She only succee d ed ............... blocking the way.2. She showed no intention ................ leaving. 3.There is no p o in t................staying.
4. He did noto b je c t............... being examined. 5 . 1was not used...............driving a big car through crowded streets.6. She was surprisingly c le ve r............... finding outthings. 7. How can I prevent h e r ................goingthere? 8 .
1was thinking at the tim e ............... sellingthe place. 9. I can find that o u t ................asking.10. After all I’m personally responsible ................bringing you back safe and sound. 11. They positivelyin s is te d ................visiting all the rooms. 12. Whatare your reasons to accuse h e r............... taking thepapers? 1 3 .1thanked him a g a in ................lendingme the car.1. Jones insisted............... shaking hands.
2 . 1takeall the b la m e ................not seeing further than mynose. 3. Unfortunately, I haven’t succeeded..............making much impression on you. 4. He made a point................ never sounding disappointed. 5. Hismission had very little to d o ................winning thewar. 6. He had never had much d iffic u lty ...............getting jobs.
The trouble had always b e e n ...............keeping them. 7. She thanked h im ............... takingher out. 8. He did not object.............. seeing Francis.9 . 1 shall look fo rw a rd ............. seeing your book.10. I th o u g h t ................. taking a trip up theScandinavian coast. 11. Jack hesitated, then decided............... talking. 1 2 . 1told him that we were aboutto be turned out of our fla t...............
not paying therent. 13. He put the note under a saucer on thetable to keep i t ............... being blown away.287(C)THEО1.2.3.4.5.6.7.V E RB A L S(A) Match the parts of sentences in columns A and B.It’s difficult to keep themThe police caught himWill you please stopI can hear someoneThey suggestedI could smell smokeThe searchers found the boya.b.c.d.e.f.g-7Write the Gerund forms of the words inbrackets.I.
(A, B)1. Where is Ann? - She is busy (d o ) .................herhomework. 2. Let’s go for a swim. - What about(g o ).................for a drive instead? 3 . 1intended togo to the cinema yesterday but my friend told methe film wasn’t worth (s e e )...................
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