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5.– I hate this curfew! – Me too! I think we're ________________ (old / stay) out past 10:00!

6.– Where's Kyle tonight? – Working. He didn't get out _________________

(early / come).

7.– The new recreation center just opened. Do you want to play basketball tomorrow? – Sure. But I'm still _____________ (slow / beat) you!

8.– We can take my car. My brother repaired it today. – Ummm. Is that thing really __________________ (safe / drive)?

13.Read this student's journal entry. Find and correct six mistakes in the use of infinitives with too or enough.

The Phish concert was awesome! Now I’m too excited for sleeping. That Mike Gordon can really sing. My voice isn't enough good to sing in the shower! After the concert we were really hungry but it was to late to go for pizza. I HATE this stupid curfew! It's too weird understand. My friend Todd works and has to pay taxes, but the law says he's too young for staying out past 10:00! That's crazy enough to make me want to scream. Well, I'd better try to get some sleep or I'll be too tired too get up in the morning.

14.Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper.

To the Editor:

I'm in favor of gun control. I believe that guns are too dangerous for ordinary people to own and use. . .

15. Read these conversations that took place at Richard's party. Complete the summary statements. Use the gerund or the infinitive.

1.Richard: Hi, Roger. Did you bring the soda? Roger: Yes. Here it is. Summary: Roger remembered to bring the soda.

2.Frank: Marta, do you remember Natalya and Viktor? Marta: Oh, yes. We met last year.

Summary: Marta remembers ________________

3.Natalya: Oh, no. Someone spilled grape juice all over the couch. Roger: Don't look at me! I didn't do it!

Summary: Roger denied _________________________

4.Marta: What do you do in your free time, Natalya? Natalya: I listen to music a lot.

Summary: Natalya enjoys ________________________

5.Lev: Would you like to go dancing some time? Marta: Sure. I'd like that very much.

Summary: Lev suggested _________________________

Marta agreed ___________________________

6.Viktor: I'm tired. Let's go home. Natalya: OK. Just five minutes more.

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Summary: Viktor wants ___________________________

7.Natalya: Marta, can we give you a ride home? Marta: Thanks, but I think I'll stay a little longer.

Summary: Natalya offered ____________________________

Marta decided __________________________

8.Richard: Good night. Please drive carefully. Viktor: Don't worry. I will. Summary: Viktor promised _____________________

16. Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or the -ing form.

I hate1) … (sit) in this awful cell day after day. I must admit that I regret 2) … (rob) that bank but I regret 3) … (be) caught even more! I tried so hard 4) … (become) a successful criminal because I've never really wanted 5) … (work). My mother meant 6) … (bring me up) properly, but she failed. I remember 7) …. (lie) and 8) …. (steal) when I was a teenager and I stopped 9) … (go) to school when I was 15. I'll never forget the police 10) … (arrest) me for the first time. I still went on 11) … (break) the law when I got out of prison. Being a criminal means 12) … (spend) most of your life in prison. When I get out of here. I'm going to try very hard 13) … (stay) out of trouble.

17.Read Marta's letter about Richard's party. Find and correct six mistakes.

Dear Lisa,

I expected hearing from you by now. I hope you're OK. I'm busy but happy. Last night I went to a party at one of my classmate's homes. I was really nervous. You know how I usually avoid to go to parties because I have trouble remembering people's names. Well, last night things were different. Before the party I read a book about improving your memory, and I practiced doing some of the memory exercises. They really helped. As a result, I stopped to worry about what people would think of me, and I tried to pay attention to what people were saying. And guess what? I had a good time! I'm even planning going dancing with this guy from my class.

I have an English test tomorrow, so I should stop writing now and start studying! That book I told you about had some pretty good tips, too.

Why don't you consider to visit me? I really miss seeing you. Please write. I always enjoy to hear from you.

Marta

18.Write a short letter to someone you know. Describe your recent social activities.

Last week I went to a party. I felt nervous about speaking English, but I enjoyed dancing......

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19.Make up sentences using the following words. Do not forget about the gerund or the infinitive.

1) enjoy................................................................................................................

2) always expect..................................................................................................

3) never hesitate...................................................................................................

4) dislike...............................................................................................................

5) don’t mind.........................................................................................................

6) am afraid of.....................................................................................................

7) avoid..................................................................................................................

8) often regret........................................................................................................

9) keep..............................................................................................................

10) always try.....................................................................................................

11) believe it's important....................................................................................

12) feel nervous about.......................................................................................

20.Fill in the right form of the verbs in brackets.

Waiting for Sara

I looked around the apartment where I ………………… (to spend) most of my life. The window was open and sounds from the street mixed with the talk show from the radio that my mother always kept on. It seemed that she …………….

(to turn) the volume up to get her mind off the fact that I ……………..….. (to leave). She sat in her favorite chair, the one I …………………..(to have to fix) at least twice a year for as long as I remember. Who would fix it now? I wondered absently.

The doorbell …………..……(to ring) and my sister …………….(to enter) without waiting for someone to let her in. "You sure picked a good day for going south," she yelled over her shoulder at me as she put the sack of groceries she was carrying on the table. "Arizona couldn't be any hotter than New York today."

Nobody …………. (to reply). The heat and the occasion …………(to make) us quiet. Eleanor continued her monologue. "Where's Sara? When …….. she

……….. (to come)? She should be here by now. …….she ……… (to talk) to you this morning, Mama?"

The direct question forced Mama to look at my sister. At first she just

………….. (to nod) her head, but then added, "She said she'd be here about now."

"Well, I hope she comes soon. We need some life in this place. You two are carrying on as if it were the end of the world. Look at both of you sitting in your chairs waiting for doomsday." She …………. (to reach out) and ………… (to put) her hand on Mama's shoulder. "Come on now, Mama. He's only going to Flagstaff. That’s not far away. You can still talk to him on the phone. And he

………. (to come back) here and visit, won't you, Dwight?"

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She ………… (to throw) a quick sharp look in my direction. I …………. (to get up) from my chair and …………. (to come) over and ……….. (to sit) next to Mama. "Of course I will. You'll be seeing me every holiday."

"And weekends he'll call you when the rates …………. (to go down)." She put her hand on my elbow and gave it a squeeze.

"Mama, I ……… (to call) you even if the rates …………… (to be up)."

"Now don't you go wasting your money like that. You've got to learn to save." The idea of encouraging me toward thrift aroused my mother from her sad state. She had a purpose again: looking after me.

21. Find the Verbals (Infinitive, Gerund, and Participle) and define their function in the sentence. Translate the sentences into Russian.

Example: These measurements can be used to classify textures.

Эти измерения могут быть использованы для классификации текстур.

1.Making the experiment we followed their procedure.

2.The circumstances being favourable, we completed the work on time.

3.We know the pressure to decrease as altitude increases.

4.For classroom reading to be effective we have to take account of the interest factor.

5.He was afraid of not being invited.

6.The considerations being incompatible with our decision, we had to postpone the discussion.

7.The model having been tested we could recommend it for mass production.

8.Measurements having been carried out, we shall use the results in our work.

9.Conflicting reports have been published.

10.A number of animals living in the soil feed on plants.

11.A living dog is better than a dead lion.

12.When reading books I make notes.

13.Putting it mildly, the experiment was not conducted properly.

14.That question was not, strictly speaking, a question of dispute at all.

15.The question is confusing.

16.Concealed talent brings no reputation.

17.The instrument used is very reliable.

18.All things considered, we can hardly say that we have he means of measuring directly such changes.

19.When frozen water is colorless solid.

20.We disliked the problem being treated in this way.

21.We have the device repaired.

22.Memory is the process of selective forgetting.

23.They could not help using this information.

24.To live long it is necessary to live slowly.

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25.I know him to have been informed about the meeting.

26.He seems to have given up this view.

27.The effect was considered not to be of any importance.

22.Write a letter to a friend about a frightening experience you had using words followed by the –ing form or the infinitive.

Dear Al,

I had the most frightening experience of my life yesterday. Ann had suggested going out...

23.Translate the following sentences. State the syntactic function of the Gerund.

1. Falling is a case of motion at constant acceleration. 2. Measuring resistance is necessary in many experiments.

3. A phosphorescent material is able to continue glowing in the dark. 4. The ammeter stopped working because the coil was short-circuited. 5. Не insisted on taking part in the conference.

6. Our purpose is to calculate the chance of the electron passing over the distance x.

7. Would you mind my showing some slides to you. 8. Would you mind answering one more question. 9. In spite of his words I could not help feeling excited.

10.Avoid mixing these two substances.

11.The expansive force of water in freezing is enormous.

12.Metals cannot be dissolved without being changed into new substances.

24.Change the construction of the sentences using the gerund.

Model: She laughed but she did not reply. She laughed without replying.

1. She bowed her head but she did not speak. 2. I like when I do everything myself. 3. Philip was tired because he talked too much. 4. She insisted that she should be called Joyce Emily. 5. Within less than a minute, after she apologized to her guest, she was in the express lift to the main floor. 6. When he returned she went immediately into the dining-room. 7. I don't remember that I met him in London. 8. Little Jane liked when she was clean. 9. After he examined the patient he said it was simply a case of nerve strain. 10. I'm so tired because I sit at home. 11. I am still a little afraid to be late. 12. I like to get hold of nice things.

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