Vocabulary pg 54

Gerunds Sofía Benito.

1. Match rules A-C with sentences 1-3.

We use gerunds (-ing forms)…

A-3. As nouns: Studying in a prison can’t be easy.

B-2. After prepositions. You could walk in without asking.

C-1. After some verbs, and phrasal verbs. Police started patrolling schools.

2 Complete sentences 1-6. Use the gerund form of the words in the list.

1.Hunting can be dangerous.

2.I’m interested in skateboarding.

3.We should ban smoking.

4.Eating chocolate is a terrible habit

5.I’m bored of studying.

6.I want to give up drinking.

Verb + Gerund Adrià Soriano

3. Complete sentences 1-6. Use the correct form of the verbs in the list and the gerund form of the bold verbs.

1. Please stop talking and start working
2. I hate winter. I miss sitting in the sun
3. He suggested going out, but I didn’t want to.
4. I’ve never tried diving – it must be fun
5. I couldn’t resist eating your cake – it looked delicious.
6. I can’t go until I’ve finish studying

4. Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Include gerunds.

1. I can’t resist going out with my friends
2. I can’t imagine playing basketball
3. One day, people might stop talking
4. One day, I’m going to start studying

My advice to the government is this: I suggest that they stopping the war

DOING AN EXAM page: 54 (Mireia Arana)

5. Complete the sentences with words in the list.

1.Dishonest people sometimes cheat in exams.

2.If you fail an exam you can sometimes retake it.

3.You usually need more than 40% to pass an exam.

4.When you revise for an exam you should check your notes.

5.Congratulations! You got really high marks in your English exam.

6. Write four sentences about yourself with the expressions in the list. Include words from exercise 5.

1.I don’t like failing exams.

2.I don’t mind getting low marks in a math exam.

3.I’m going to start retaking a history exam.

4.I’ve never failed an English exam.

GOING TO THE UNIVERSITY.

7. Put expressions A-D in the correct order.

1.To apply for university /a course

2.To get into university.

3.To do a degree/ course (in).

4.To get a degree /qualification (in).

8. Ask and answer the question. Talk about your country.

1. How many students from your school apply for university every year?

Nearly all students but some choose to study techinical courses.

2.How difficult is it to get into university? Yes, because in some degrees you need a high mark.

3.How long does it take to get a degree? Around four or five years.

4.What subjects do most people want to do courses in? The easiest ones.

Consolidation (Manel Pintado)

9- Choose the correct words. Then ask and answer the questions.

1- How long do you spend revising for an exam?

I spend 5 minutes to review for an exam.

2- Are you interested in applying for university?

Yes I’m.

3- What mark do you need to pass your English exam?

I need 5 marks.

4- How do people usually revise in an exam?

People tend to worry about the mark.

5- Will you miss studiyng when you finish school?

Yes I will.

6- How can you get high marks in exams?

You can marks study a lot.

7- Do you sometimes finish doing your homework late?

No, I finish my homework early.

8- Do you think that cheating is common in exams?

Yes, I do.