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.

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a. Write definitions for words 1 to 6.

1.An astrologer is a person who writes horoscopes

2. The horoscope is a text which/that predicts the future

3. The toe-reader is a person who reads toes

4.The childhood is a time when you are a child

5.The psychologist is a person that studies the human mind

6.The school is a place where you study


b.Complete the sentences

1.I like people who are impulsive.

2.Autumn is the time when I’m the happiest.

3.Cáceres is a place where you can see a lot of monuments

4.I prefer listening to music which isn’t aggressive.

5.Learning vocabulary is something which I find difficult.

6.I’m a person who likes being sociable.

7.I’ll never forget the day when I first met my girlfriend

8.I don’t understand people who are always playing computer games.


3. Rewrite the sentences

1. I like people that are impulsive.

4. I prefer listening to music that isn’t aggressive.

5. Learning vocabulary is something that I find difficult.

6. I’m a person that likes being sociable.



2. Who and whose

1.Marco, who’s always sensitive, listened to my problems.

2.Do you know the person who’s sitting next to Paul?

3.I prefer people whose ideas are more balanced.

4.I think that he’s the man who's been on tv.

5.The prize went to Cindy, whose work is always so expressive.

6.There are some people who worry a lot about their horoscope.

3. Omission of relative pronouns

1. I love the old house where I grew up.
2. Helen is the student who pays the most attention.
3. I remember the summer (when) I met you.
4. That's the book about psycology (which/that) I bought for Jane.
5. Gareth is an exciting designer whose work is very modern.
6. Nobody understood the problems (which/that) I tried to solve.
7. It's a very special place where people can really relax.

Present perfect simple

Read sentences 1-3. Which describes:

A) News or a change in a situation? - Paul has got married again.

B) A state or a habit? - He’s been a designer a long time.

C) An experience or experiences (indefinite past)? - He’s had two fashion shows in New York.

Write questions using the present perfect form of the verbs. Then answer the questions.

1. Have you ever been to a fashion show? No, I haven’t been to a fashion show.
2. Have you bought any clothes recently? Yes, I have bought some clothes recently.
3. How many tests has your teacher given you this term? My teacher has given me four tests.
4. What has happened in the world this week? This week someone has destroyed a textile factory.
5. How often have you eaten pizza this month? I have eaten pizza twice.
6. How long have your parents lived in their house? They have lived for 25 years.