1. He reached the top in the end.

2. (Surprised) Oh, he succeeded in reaching it, did he.

He … in the end

• passed his driving test;

• repaired the radio;

• climbed the mountain;

• finished the portrait;

• got his visa;

• solved the problem;

• wrote his thesis.

2. Insist on = gerund, insist on me / my + gerund.

9. A. Tom painted the ceiling black, didn’t he?

B. Yes, he insisted on painting the ceiling black.

II. A. You painted the ceiling black, didn’t you?

B. Yes, Bill insisted on me / my painting the ceiling black.

1. Tom … didn’t he?

• started at midmight;

• changed trains;

• sent for the Fire Brigade;

• took the dogs;

• burnt the film;

• slept in the attic;

• searched the house;

• rang the police.

2. You … , didn’t you.

3. enjoy +gerund.

1. I had a lovely time yesterday. I wrote letters all day.

2. Do you actually enjoy writing letters?

• washed windows;

• practiced the piano;

• worked in the garden;

• cooked;

• looked after the children;

• read a detective story in English.

4. prefer … to +gerund.

1. My brother plays tennis but hardly ever watches it.

2. My brother prefers playing tennis to watching it too.

• talks; he hardly ever listens;

• spends money but hardly ever saves it;

• phones; he hardly ever writes;

• listens to the radio; he hardly ever watches TV;

• takes taxis; he hardly ever waits for a bus;

• drives; he hardly ever lets me drive;

• stays at home (for his holidays); he hardly ever goes abroad;

• takes people to restaurants; he hardly ever invites them to his house.

5. feel like + gerund.

1. Let’s go for a walk.

2. I don’t feel like going for a walk.

• walk to the village;

• take the dogs out;

• play tennis;

• pick apples;

• carry the boxes upstairs;

• repaper the sitting-room;

• paint the greenhouse;

• rebuild the garage.

6. It’s no use / good + gerund.

It’s no use / good me / my + gerund .

1. Why didn’t you tell him?

2. It’s no use telling him.

3. It’s no good telling him.

4. It’s no use me / my telling him.

• talk to him;

• remind him;

• ask him;

• complain;

• ring him;

• threaten him;

• go to the embassy;

• offer a reward;

• warn him;

• demand compensation.

XI. Translate the following sentences. State the function of the gerund.

1. The judge started asking witnesses questions.

2. There are different opinions on abolishing death penalty.

3. The prosecutor spoke about punishing the offender.

4. He was fined for being drunk in charge of a car.

5. He put off making a decision till he had more information.

6. He was accused for having deserted his ship.

7. I don’t mind you saying it now.

8. He dislikes applying this scheme.

9. I’m looking forward to hearing from you all the details of this event.

10. One of the methods of re-educating juvenile offenders is placing them in a community home.

XII. Translate into Russian the following sentences, state the function of the Gerund.

1. After receiving the Royal Assent the Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.

2. Every year Parliament passes about a hundred laws directly by making Acts of Parliament.

3. Since the Privy Council has changed its profile it became the court which consists of the Law Lords instead of being an advising body.

4. He was prosecuted for exceeding the speed limit.

5. In Japan even after passing the examination though, a lawyer is not necessarily qualified.

6. People may continue buying and selling things for years by relying on trust and common sense.

7. Legal systems have rules for interpreting contracts in which one or more contractors made a mistake or was pressured or tricked into making an agreement, and rules for dealing with illegal contracts.

8. In the United States people are accustomed to singing written contracts connected with daily life.

9. A visitor to a foreign country can be sure that stealing, physically attacking someone or damaging their property will be unlawful. But the way of dealing with people suspected of crime may be different from his own country.

10. In English law, a defendant can avoid guilt for injuring someone if he can convince the court that the force he used was reasonable to protect himself in the circumstances.

11. And it may even be possible for a third party to sue after suffering nervous shock as the result of witnessing an accident.

12. Several laws were passed in England in an attempt to simplify the system of holding and transferring land.