IV. A) When people send informal emails they sometimes use
emoticons (symbols) or abbreviations. Look through the list and match the items 1-8 with the meanings a-h.
Example: 8) – a
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1) :-II |
a. smile |
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2) TYWM |
b. by the way |
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3) CUL8R |
c. Are you Okay? |
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4) :-o |
d. I'm sad |
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5) BTW |
e. Thank you very much |
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6) :-( |
f. See you later |
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7) RUOK |
g. Wow! |
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8) :-) |
h. I'm angry. |
b)
WRITING Write a letter to your new penfriend
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BTW, if you prefer to use emoticons and shortenings in your
correspondence, use as many of them as U can
Look at the words in bold which you came across in the letter to Jane. It is very common for one verb to be followed by another. When this happens, the second verb can have different patterns. Two possible patterns are infinitive and -ing form.
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verb + - ing | |
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like |
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love |
reading |
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enjoy |
cooking |
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be good at |
playing |
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be interested in |
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modal auxiliary verb + bare infinitive | |
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can |
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could |
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shall |
drive |
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should |
go |
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must |
do |
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will |
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would |
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verb + to + infinitive | ||
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expect |
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hope |
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want |
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visit |
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would like |
to |
write |
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forget |
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take |
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manage |
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try |
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V. Choose the correct form of the verb.
get
Example: I managed getting the tickets for the performance
to get
do
I'd like doing nothing for a year.
to do
helping
I like help people.
to help
learn
We would learning more about other countries.
to learn
read
I enjoy to read science fiction.
reading
earn
One day I expect to earn plenty of money.
earning
to have
6. Lots of people want have their own flats.
having
not failing
He tried hard not to fail his driving exam.
not fail
dance
I couldn’t to dance when I was 2 years old.
dancing
turn off
Mum forgot turning off the iron when she left home.
to turn off
study
Moira should to study harder at University.
studying