- •Министерство образования и науки российской федерации
- •Предисловие
- •Social issues
- •Vocabulary
- •I. What do you think the age range is for each time of life?
- •III. Do you think there is an upper or lower age limit for:
- •II. 1. Decide which two factors in the list you think are not important
- •V. Match the time expressions in bold to their meanings a-j.
- •VI. Ask a partner the questions from task V.
- •VII. Complete the expressions.
- •VIII. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in
- •Age of Content
- •I. Read the dialogues. Choose the right answer (sometimes there are
- •II. What is the difference in meaning? Check with the rules above.
- •III. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the Future Simple, Future
- •IV. Choose the correct verb forms in these sentences. Sometimes two
- •V. Complete the sentences with the verb in either the Future Perfect or
- •I. Complete the First Conditional sentences:
- •II. Put the words in the correct order in the Second Conditional
- •III. Match the sentences halves:
- •IV. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the correct tense.
- •I. Read the article. The article is written in a quite formal, scientific
- •II. Read the text again. Choose a, b or c.
- •III. Choose the best variant to express the main idea of the article.
- •III. The following is the summary of the article. Put the lines of the summary in the correct order.
- •IV. Discuss in pairs what you would do if you were the writer.
- •Vocabulary and grammar in use
- •I. Translate into English.
- •I. Discuss in small groups what is likely to happen in 20 years’ time.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
- •Vocabulary
- •Part 1 clothes
- •I. Discuss.
- •I. Put the items of clothing in the right section.
- •II. Match sentences 1-10 with a-j.
- •III. Complete the text with the words from the list.
- •I. Put the adjectives from the list below into the right categories of the
- •II. Put the groups of words in the right order. Use a/an where necessary.
- •III. Right or wrong? Correct the wrong adjective order.
- •II.Write the endings for each phrase.
- •I. A. Guess which of the two people said the sentences below, then
- •I. Read the article quickly. Find the information about:
- •Clothes to Die for
- •II. Read the text again carefully. Translate p.P. 2, 5, 6 and 7.
- •III. Match the phrasal verbs from the text and their equivalents.
- •IV. Answer the questions.
- •V. Match the headings to the paragraphs.
- •II. Use look, sound, smell, taste and feel to give your opinion about the
- •III. Complete the text with the words from the list.
- •I. Listen to a trainee chef talk about her future plans and answer the questions. (Total English Pre-Intermediate Unit 3 Recording 2)
- •II. Listen to a man talking about his plans and choose the right variant.
- •I. Read the text and answer the question.
- •Were School Dinners Really So Bad?
- •II. Mark the sentences true or false.
- •IV. Do the ‘House’ quiz in 5 minutes.
- •I. Critisize yourself. For each situation write two sentences, one beginning I should have and one beginning I shouldn’t have.
- •Never again …
- •I. Decorating a room
- •II. Talk to a partner.
- •I. Write the words from the list in the correct column in the chart.
- •II. Complete with a/an or some.
- •III. In which sentences in task II could you also use a piece of?
- •IV. Choose the correct form.
- •I. Do you know anything about the philosophy of feng shui? Where is it
- •II. In pairs, read the text and remember how you can put feng shui ideas
- •Into practice. A read about the living room, b read about the
- •Feng Shui
- •III. Discuss. Do you think feng shui is sensible, impractical, or
- •Vocabulary and grammar in use
- •I. Translate into English.
- •I. Make up a dialogue.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
- •Addictions
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Discuss.
- •I. Look at the adjectives in bold. What do they mean? Complete the
- •II. Make personal sentences with as many adjectives from task I as
- •III. Form nouns by adding the suffixes –ility, -ion, -ment.
- •I. Explain the difference between a and b.
- •II. Right or wrong? Correct the wrong sentences.
- •III. Complete the sentences with used to/didn’t use to, (don’t) usually,
- •IV. Tell a partner about …
- •1. A personal pronoun in the objective case or a noun
- •2. Participle I.
- •I. Give all the forms of Participle I of these verbs.
- •II. Point out Participle I and state its form. Translate into Russian.
- •III. Use the right form of Participle I instead of the infinitive in brackets.
- •IV. Paraphrase the sentences using Complex Object with Participle
- •Instead of the subordinate clause.
- •I. Point out Participle II and state its function. Translate into Russian.
- •III. Read the text and check your answers. Are you surprised by
- •Caffeine – Fact or Myth?
- •I. Read an article about a singer. Find out:
- •Confessions of a Coffee Addict
- •II. Find phrases in the text that mean …
- •Vocabulary and grammar in use
- •I. Translate into English.
- •I. Make a dialogue.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
- •Fast world
- •Vocabulary
- •I. Discuss with a partner.
- •Communication
- •IV. Look at the words and phrases in the list. Label them ‘a’ for changes
- •In quantity or ‘b’ for changes in quality.
- •V. Choose the correct word or phrase in each sentence.
- •Infinitive
- •1. A personal pronoun in the objective case or a noun
- •2. Infinitive.
- •I. Give all the missing forms of the infinitives.
- •II. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the forms of
- •Infinitive.
- •III. Use the right form of the infinitives in brackets.
- •IV. Complete the sentences using Infinitive as
- •V. Paraphrase the sentences using the infinitive without particle to
- •VI. Make sentences using Infinitive.
- •I. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the forms of
- •II. Use the right form of Gerund.
- •III. Complete the sentences using Gerund as
- •IV. Complete the sentences using Gerund.
- •I. Put the verbs in the right column.
- •II. Put the verbs in the right form: … -ing or to … . Sometimes two
- •III. Right or wrong? Correct the wrong sentences.
- •II. Read the text again. Mark the sentences true or false. Correct the
- •III. Read the text again and translate the parts in bold.
- •I. Discuss.
- •II. Make a presentation on one of the subjects of the topic.
I. Translate the sentences into Russian paying attention to the forms of
Gerund.
I enjoyed reading this book in the original.
She stopped answering my phone calls and I wondered what the matter
was.
I don’t remember having mentioned the fact.
I heard of his having been awarded the first prize.
Swimming in the sea was a great pleasure.
On coming home he immediately looked through all the newspapers.
Alexandra doesn’t like being called Sasha.
Have you ever noticed the teacher being impatient in class?
II. Use the right form of Gerund.
Why do you avoid (see) me?
We thought of (drive) out of town next Saturday.
He didn’t admit (take) the money.
(Keep) his secret won’t do any harm.
I’m sorry for (give) you so much trouble.
I don’t remember the play (stage) at our playhouse.
He hated (make fun) of.
I’ve always liked (take) risks.
III. Complete the sentences using Gerund as
a) subject
… was not easy.
There was no use …
… was his hobby.
b) part of a compound verbal predicate.
The waiter continued …
When will you finish …
We intend …
c) predicative
Her aim is …
To read his novel was like …
The only thing to do in this situation is …
d) object
She never thought of …
I usually avoid …
She didn’t succeed in …
e) attribute
There was little hope of …
I had a strange feeling of …
What is the reason for …?
f) adverbial modifier
Take your time before …
By … he saved a good deal of time.
You can make him lose his temper by …
IV. Complete the sentences using Gerund.
riding crying walking watching reading continuing finding
My father always says that ____ is the best exercise.
Is it worth ____ your bicycle so long before the beginning of the
season?
____ books in the original is pleasure.
____ him there surprised me greatly.
It was fun ____ the monkeys go through different tricks.
Is it any good ____ ? Tears are no help at all.
It’s no use ____ this discussion.
GRAMMAR 3
Verb + Gerund or Infinitive
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Common verbs followed by Gerund |
Common verbs followed by Infinitive |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 |
Accuse Admit Advise Anticipate Appreciate Avoid Complete Consider Delay Deny Discuss Dislike Enjoy Finish Hate Can’t help Keep Look forward to Mention Mind Miss Practice Recommend Regret Remember Resist Risk Suggest Understand Be worth |
Afford Agree Arrange Ask Care Decide Demand Deserve Expect Fail Hesitate Hope Learn Manage Mean Offer Plan Prepare Pretend Promise Refuse Seem Struggle Threaten Volunteer Wait Want Wish
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Gerund/Infinitive
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Use |
Examples |
Notes |
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Some verbs can be followed by either Gerund or Infinitive: 1. With start, begin, continue the meaning is the same. |
I started to work/ working. It began to rain/raining. He continued to talk/talking. |
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2. With forget, stop, remember, try, need, like the meaning changes.
forget+Gerund
stop+Gerund
remember+Gerund
try+Gerund
need+Gerund
like+Gerund
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He forgot to meet his wife at the station. I’ll never forget meeting her for the first time. I stopped to read the notice on the door. I stopped reading and switched on the TV.
I must remember to write to him! I remember writing to him last week.
I’m trying to do this crossword. Why don’t you try doing yoga?
You need to clean the car. Your car needs cleaning.
She likes listening to pop-music. She likes to come to the railway station an hour before the departure.
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=He didn’t meet her because he forgot. =I met her. I’ll never forget it.
=I stopped walking because I wanted to read it. =I stopped doing it because I wanted to do smth.else. =I must remember first and then write. =I wrote to him. Now I remember.
=It’s hard but I’m making an effort. =It might help you relax.
=You have to clean it.
=It has to be cleaned.
=She enjoys it.
=She thinks that it is more convenient. |