E x a m p 1 e. He wrote some letters and then went out.
After writing some letters he went out.
1. She laid the table and then brought in the tea. 2. The boys lay on the beach and then had a swim. 3. We visited the museum and then went to a tea-shop. 4. He packed and then went to the airport.
Exercise 6. Practise in using the Gerund. Compose flashes of conversation according to the model. Work in pair.
e x a m p l e 1. Somebody invited you to a party.
A. Thank you very much for inviting me to the party.
B. It's so nice you could come. (You're welcome.)
1. Somebody assisted you with your English. 2. Somebody helped you to arrange a visit. 3. Somebody treated you with sympathy when you were in trouble. 4. Somebody let you know about a press-conference.
E x a m p l e 2. A. You are late.
B. Excuse my being late. (Excuse me for being late.)
1. You've missed the speaker's point. 2. You've interrupted a person. 3. You didn't follow the teacher's explanations. 4. You ask someone an embarrassing question.
E x a m p l e 3. you can make a living by (to write, to paint, to teach, etc.).
You can make a living by writing (by teaching, by painting, etc.)
1. you can keep healthy and fit (to walk much, to consult the doctor regularly, to diet, to go in for sports, etc.); 2. a person can enjoy (to read, to go to concerts, to visit museums, to collect stamps, etc.); 3. you are good (not good) at (to play tennis, to learn foreign languages, to swim, to play chess, etc.)
Exercise 7. Match the beginning and the end of the sentences. Translate into Russian
1. She is interested a) drinking alcohol.
2. I would like b) to seeing my daughter.
3. You should give up c) being ill.
4. We really enjoy d) laughing at her.
5. I’m looking forward e) to living in a dirty house.
6. He is used f) talking to drunk people.
7. She pretended g) swimming in the sea.
8. Pamela is good h) to have a cup of coffee.
9. I couldn’t help i) in surfing the Internet.
10. She avoids j) at riding a horse.
Exercise 8. Insert prepositions in the following sentences. Translate the sentences into Russian.
1. How many people today indulge … smoking?
2. There's not much sense … refraining … smoking if you live in a big city.
3. Thank you … calling in the doctor.
4. Many people rely … herbs and unscientific procedure to treat all illness.
5. There is no need … rejecting all of modern medicine.
6. … using both approaches we can enjoy the best of two worlds.
7. I'm surprised … his quick recovery.
8. The doctor is sure … presenting the return of disease.
9. Doctor didn't succeed … diagnosing the case.
10. I'm thinking … taking more exercise to improve in fitness.
11. I'm tired … sneezing and coughing all the time.
12. A sick man is looking forward … gaining in physical fitness.
13. My son is used … taking more strenuous activity.
14. But for his disease he would never gave … smoking
Exercise 9. Fill in the gaps with the appropriate form (Gerund or Infinitive)
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1. I am planning … (to visit/visiting) my granny next week. (Я планирую навестить бабулю на следующей неделе.)
2. When they finish … (to eat/eating) their lunch, they’ll go to the office. (Когда они закончат обедать, они отправятся в офис.)
3. He suggested … (to buy/buying) some food. (Он предложил купить немного продуктов.)
4. Does Sally enjoy … (to go/going) to the gym? (Сэлли нравится ходить в тренажерный зал?)
5. Don’t put off … (to write/writing) a report till the end of the month. (Не откладывай написание доклада до конца месяца.)
6. John refused … (to answer/answering) my question. (Джон отказался отвечать на мой вопрос.)
7. My brother intends … (to get/getting) married soon. (Мой брат намеревается скоро жениться.)
8. I think she didn’t mean … (to hurt/hurting) you. (Думаю, она не хотела обидеть тебя.)
9. Keep … (to beat/beating) the eggs. (Продолжай взбивать яйца.)
10. Fred can’t afford … (to travel/travelling) this year. (Фред не может себе позволить в этом году путешествовать.)
11. We expect … (to leave/leaving) tomorrow. (Мы собираемся уехать завтра.)
12. Mary decided … (to fly/flying) to Venice. (Мэри решила полететь в Венецию.)
13. The sportsmen hope … (to get/getting) the best results. (Спортсмены надеются добиться лучших результатов.)
14. Are you going to give up … (to smoke/smoking)? (Ты собираешься бросать курить?)
15. They don’t want … (to have/having) any more children. (Они больше не хотят иметь детей.)
16. I don’t mind … (to wash up/washing up). (Я не против того, чтобы помыть посуду.)
17. Girls, stop … (to giggle/giggling). (Девочки, перестаньте хихикать.)
18. Ben likes … (to play/playing) chess. (Бен любит играть в шахматы.)
19. Lara goes … (to dance/dancing) every weekend. (Лара ходит на танцы каждые выходные.)
20. Harry can’t stand … (to work/working) on Saturdays. (Гарри не выносит работы по субботам.)