1. Discussing grammar
Match a line on the left with a line on the right.
a
They
stopped playing football because they were tired of working.
They stopped to play football because it got dark.
b
I simply don't remember giving you any money yesterday.
Please remember to give my best wishes to your parents.
c Try counting from 1 to 10 in Arabic. I bet you can’t!
Try to count sheep if you can't get to sleep.
d
We prefer staying at the Ritz whenever we're in London.
We'd prefer to stay at the Ritz next time we're in London.
e
He seems to drink too much. He's fallen asleep.
He seems to be drinking too much. He's rarely sober.
He seems to have drunk too much. He's swaying.
f
I like going home now, please.
I like to go to the cinema.
I'd like to go to the dentist twice a year.
2. We'd love to!
Sometimes the whole infinitive need not be repeated if it is understood.
Example
A Can you and Mary come to lunch next Sunday?
B Oh yes, we'd love to.
Write a reply to A, using the verb in brackets.
a A Are we going to have a break?
B No, _______________________ (not have time).
b A Can I smoke in here?
B No, __________________________ (not allow).
c A I can't help you do your homework this evening. Sorry.
B Oh, but _____________________ (promise).
d A Why did you do Exercise 2?
B Because you ________________________ (tell).
e A You said you'd phone me last night.
B I'm really sorry, ________________________ (mean), but I forgot.
f A Have you finished marking the homework yet?
B Sorry, _________________________ (not have a chance).
3. Grandma's reply
a. Read Grandma's letter to Sean. Put the verb in brackets into the correct form.
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22 St Bede’s Terrace, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Tuesday
My dear Sean,
How lovely (a) _________ (get) your letter! Mummy is right! I will really enjoy (b) _________ (help) you with your schoolwork, and I will try very hard (c) _________ (remember) what it was like when I was a little girl all those years ago.
When the war started, I was just five and I’ll never forget (d) _________ (watch) my grandfather dig a big black hole in the back garden. This was our air raid shelter. At first I was really scared of (e) _________ (go) into it. Every time the siren went off, I started (f) _________ (tremble) and I was sick, actually sick with fear. I refused (g) _________ (leave) my bed. I didn’t find it easy (h) _________ (get) used to (i) _________ (sleep) in that shelter. But soon, (j) _________ (live) in cities was so dangerous that the government decided (k) _________ (send) all the children away to the countryside. I think I was lucky because I was able (l) _________ (go away) to my aunt’s. Some children were forced (m) _________ (stay) with total strangers. My aunt lived in a small town, called Alston, high in the hills, not too far from Newcastle. And guess what, Sean, she had a sweet shop! Mrs Crozier’s Sweet Shop. But, oh dear me, at first I was so unhappy, I couldn’t help (n) _________ (worry) about my mother back home. My aunt let me (o) _________ (have) as many sweets as I wanted, but I was too miserable (p) _________ (eat) many. Silly me! Most children didn’t have the chance of (q) _________ (get) lots of sweets because sweets were rationed. That meant that you couldn’t buy all you wanted. You were only allowed (r) _________ (buy) a small amount. Lots of other things were rationed, too. It was impossible (s) _________ (get) butter, cream, fruit, vegetables, and petrol. We did without a lot of things during the war. Can you believe that just after it ended, someone gave me a banana and I didn’t know what (t) _________ (do) with it?
Sean, I hope this is useful. I’m longing (u) _________ (see) you all. Give my love to Mummy, Daddy and Liam. Don’t worry, he’ll be much more fun soon.
Lots of love and kisses, Grandma xxx
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b. Listen and check your answers.
/from New Headway Upper-intermediate, John and Liz Soars/