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Unit 17 rammar © -ing form or infinitive / prefer, would rather, had better / infinitives of purpose verb/noun/adjective phrase + ig form Some verb, noun and adjective phrases are usually followed by the ing form. ¥ Ive finished writing my essay. These include: ‘admit delay dislike fancy involve miss resist appreciate deny enjoy feel like keep(on) postpone _ isk avoid detest escape finish mention _ practise suggest cantthelp _ discuss face give up mind put off understand @ Some ofthe verbs nouns and adjectives in the list above can also be followed by an object before | SZ the ing form. 7 Icartt stand people cheating in exams. © When we put a verb afte a preposition, we almost always use an-ing form. | _7 “Siminterested in hearing more about that course. | verb/noun/adjective phrase + full infinitive Some verb, noun and adjective phrases are usually followed by the ful ¥ Your answer appears to be wrong. These include: ‘able ‘arrange choose—_ail manage prepare seem would like | afford ask decide happen _offer pretend tend | agree attempt encourage help ~ plan promise want appear___beg expect hope pleased refuse ___wish | = Some ofthe verbs nouns and adjectives thelist above can ao be followed by an object before] SF thefullinfnitve | | didn't want to take the exam. /_Mymum didn't want me to take the exam. verb + bare infinitive ‘Some verbs can be followed by an object + the bare infinitive. ¥ You never et me say the answer. These include: I feel hear let make notice see ‘watch @ The verbs feel, hear, notice, se and watch can also be followed by the -ing form | || We often use the bare infinitive fora completed action (from start to finish) eon he ang form fran actonin progres atthe time, | [heard Miss Jenkins tll Jule not to do that. (=| heard all of it) | Y heard Wiss Jenkins telling Jule not todo that. = | heard part oft) © inthe passive, hear, make and see are followed by the ful infinitive. | | ¢ Active:The teacher made me standin the corer. |___7 Passive:! was made to stand inthe comer. 106-ing form or infinitive / prefer, would rather, had better /infntives of purpose Unit 17 verb + full infinitive or -ing form with little or no change in meaning ») ‘Some verbs can be followed by the full infinitive or the -ing form with little or no change in meaning. ¥ We continued to do experiments in the lab all afternoon. We continued doing experiments in the jab all afternoon. These include: begin _can'tbear/stand hate intend continue love prefer start verb + full infinitive or -ing form with a change in meaning » ‘Some verbs can be followed by both the full infinitive and the -ing form. The choice depends on the meaning. ¥ lremember teachers at my school hitting children when they were naughty! ¥ Did you remember to do your homework? These verbs include: consider Tear remember forget like stop goon mean teach imagine Tegret try See page 196 in the Reference Section for a full list of verbs and definitions. prefer, would rather, had better Form Use Example I prefer biology to history. prefer +noun/-ing + to + noun/-ing | expressing general preference I prefer reading English texts to speaking in English. {fd prefer to have the lesson on would prefer + full infinitive + rather than (+ bare/full infinitive) expressing specific preference (on this occasion) Wednesday rather than ((to) have it) on Tuesday ifthat’s possible. would rather + bare infinitive + than (+ bare infinitive) expressing general or specific preference 'd rather have the lesson on Wednesday than (have it) on Tuesday, if that’s possible, would rather + sb + past simple/ past continuous expressing general or specific preference (about someone else) Vd rather you didn’t sit next to Brian, had better + bare infinitive You'd better ask your parents ifyou can giving advice come on the school trp. We don't usually say /don't prefer. ev We use Ipreternotf. 7 Iprefer not to have music on when Im studying. infinitives of purpose ‘When we want to talk about someone's purpose (the reason they do something), we can use: ‘the full infinitive I went to university to avoid getting a job! inorder + full infinitive Iwent to university in order to avoid getting a job! sos + full infinitive went to university so as to avoid getting a job! {© We can also express the same idea using 50 (that. ¥ Iwent to university so (that) [could avoid getting a job! © With a negative purpose we don't normally use the full infinitive on its own. {went to university in order not to get a job! Y Iwent to university so as not to get a job! X -wontiouriversitynotte get ajobl— 107Noe ive or -ing form with a change in meaning [Unit 17] | Some verbs can be followed by the full infinitive or the -ing form. The choice depends on the meaning. Verb Meaning Example lei + | | remember + | do something you are/were I'm glad | remembered to do my homework. | full infinitive _ | planning to do ~ | aaa itting chil remember+ |... Iremember teachers at my schoo! hitting children -ing Ce co when they were naughty! forget +full | notdosomething you are/were —_| {forgot to turn up for my driving test yesterday. How infinitive | planning to do silly! | | not be able to remember a past Ml never forget taking my driving test for the first time. forget +-ing | event Itwas awful! | try + full make an effort to achieve tm realy going to try to pass these exams. | infinitive something | do something as an experiment to Ifyou don't know what that word means, try looking it learn /teach + full infu learn /teach +-ing try +-ing solve a problem up ina dictionary. | stop+full | interrupt an action to do was busy writing an essay but | had to stop to answer infinitive _| something else the phone. stop+-ing _| stop anaction Please stop talking! goon+full | 3. oneaction and start another | Ja"ed attended Chichester Comprehensive and then infinitive Pp went on to study philosophy at Cambridge. goon+-ing | continue The kids went on laughing even after the teacher had learn/teach a skill learn/teach a subject told them to stop. I'd ove to learn to paint well. She teaches painting at a local adult education centre, like + full infinitive | be in the habit of; think it right to | | do We like to interview candidates in person before offering them a place on the course. Do you like learning foreign languages? mean + full I didn't mean to cheat. | just happened to see Helen's infinitive | book. mean +-ing heave oe at university often means learning to live on your regret +full | besorry about giving someone _| Weregretto inform you that your application has been infinitive bad news rejected. ing _| be SomY about what (has) , regret +-ing | pappened Iregrtleavingschoolwithoqualiicatons. consider / Everyone considers it to be the best grammar book on imagine + full | believe;think something is/was | the market. | infinitive imagine him to be a very good teacher. consider / inacoh , oe Im considering going to evening classes. bea eo Imagine being a graduate! 184Unit 17 Grammar A Circle the correct word or phrase. | really don’t feel like going / to go out tonight. Do you? Everyone expected his business failing / to fail within the first few months. What would you like doing / to do this evening? We discussed turning / to turn the attic into a spare bedroom with the architect. She wasn't able speaking / to speak very clearly after her accident. Do you mind moving / te move your car, please? You're blocking the road. They’te going to postpone making / to make a decision until next month. Are you planning of getting / to get a new DVD player? ‘Are you thinking of getting / to get a PlayStation? 10 I'mvery pleased telling / to tell you that you've passed! 11 Sarah's offered putting / to put us up for the weekend. 12. I'mrreally looking forward to going / to go on the cruise. woVwaunwna B Complete using the correct form (-ing form or full infinitive) of the verb in brackets. You may need to use the passive voice. 1 I"llnever forgive June for (lie) to me like that. 2 Daniels not very good ai (make) friends. 3 Icanttresist. (buy) things when they're in the sales. 4 We've got to encourage students _. (study), not blame them for not studying. 5 Idon’t know how you managed . (persuade) the bank manager to lend you so much money! 6 Does Jessica dislike (walk) so much that she's not going to come with us? (steal) the money? Yes or no? ._ (be) asleep but they didn't fool me for a 7 Doyoudeny 8 Thekids were pretending second. 9 Irefuse.. 10 Noone understands how each year. 11, He only just escaped be so forgiving. 12 He expected... he got was a second-hand watch! .. (accept) that there's no alternative. llcan afford. (go) on so many holidays (send) to prison. Next time, the judge won't .. (give) a brand new computer for Christmas, but all Read the text in Exercise D and decide whether each gap should be filled with the -ing form, a bare infinitive or a full infinitive. Write ing, BI or Fl for each gap. 1 7 B 2 8 4 3 9 15 4 10 16 5 " 7 6 12 108-lng form or innkive / prefer, would rather, had better / infnitives of purpose Unit 17 D Complete using the correct form (-ing form, bare infinitive or full infinitive) of the verbs in the box. Use each verb only once. add Report: William Watson William Watson sometimes seems to be afraid of (0 hard. He can't help Q). to avoid (3) anything that involves, @). his brain, particularly on Friday afternoons, He seems to detest (5). life seriously, and pretends he isn't capable of (6) anything of worth. This is unfortunate as, with a little more effort, William could succeed in a. great progress. However, at present he frequently just wants (8) . vm the fool. He enjoys 0). jokes. Presumably, he imagines this (10) .. the best way to make friends, but in fact he often just ends up preventing the other students from (a) He has promised on several occasions (12) ... his behaviour in class, but then he just Keeps on (13) way. Recently, | have had to beg him (14) but it’s difficult to know how to make him (15) . doesn't seem interested in (16) . in exactly the same and be quiet in the classroom, to his senses. He just to my opinion. I’m tempted to give up even (17) . that he might improve. Having said that though, Mr Watson is an extremely good maths teacher! Julie Cross - 5A : ape er No E For each pair of sentences, put a tick (/) if both sentences mean the same thing. Put a cross (x) if they have different meanings. I can't bear being tickled! I can't bear to be tickled!” ‘My boss went on saying that he was very proud of all of us. My boss went on to say that he was very proud of all of us. Have you stopped having lunch yet? Have you stopped to have lunch yet? a b a b a b 4 a Haveyou started having lunch yet? b a b a b Have you started to have lunch yet? They continued climbing the mountain, They continued to climb the mountain. We all saw the reporter interviewing the witness. We all saw the reporter interview the witness. a I ove playing practical jokes on my younger brother. b Love to play practical jokes on my younger brother. 8 2 Whydon'tyou try holding your breath for a minute or two? b Why don't you try to hold your breath for a minute or two? 9 a |hate being cheated by taxi drivers. b Ihate to be cheated by taxiUnit 17 Grammar F Complete each second sentence using the word given, so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. Write between two and five words in each gap. 41 [should have taken my medicine this morning but | didn’t remember. forgot L my medicine this morning. 2. Illalways remember the time when | went up Mont Blanc. never Ml ‘Mont Blanc. 3 Imusthang up the washing later. remember He 1p the washing later. 4 Darren thinks that wearing a suit to workis appropriate. likes . a suit to work. Darren ... 5 _ Jackie wishes she hadn't said that to Allie. regrets Jackie. .. that to Allie, 6 Imsorry but your credit card has been cancelled by the bank. regret ' ... your credit card has been cancelled by the bank. 7 Crashing the car wasn't my intention,you know! mean i _. the car, you know! 8 fl take that job, |'ll have to do a lot more ‘travelling. mean Taking that job _ to doa lot more travelling. 9 _Jimsmum made him tidy his room before he could go and play in the park. made Jim his room before he could go and play in the park. 40 don’t suppose you watched that film last night on BBC2,did you? happen You .. that film last night on BBC2, did you? 11. People often think that learing Latin is a waste oftime. considered Learning Latin a waste of time. G Each of the words or phrases in bold is incorrect. Rewrite them correctly. 1 Igenerally prefer coffee from tea. 2 Doyou prefer watching a DVD at home to go to the cinema? 3. [had prefer to meet you a bit later, if that’s all right with you. 4 Hed prefer not have to get up so early tomorrow, but he wi he has to. . 5 _ id rather you write your essay in a notebook, to be honest. 6 — Would you prefer to get a pizza rather from go out tonight? 7 You would better see a doctor if you're not feeling well... 8 Ihad rather be poor and happy than rich and lonely. 9 0 1 Id prefer having an early night tonight, if that’s okay with you. Sheld rather start revising if she wants to do well in the exam next week. Shona prefers to not wear make-up to work. .. 10RRS ESE -ing form or ifintive / prefer, would rather, had better / infnitives of purpose Unit 17 HH Write one word in each gap. | prefer pop music . fock,to be honest. I would prefer to go to the concert tomorrow a playing the piano on my own to performing, Id rather.. .. to that jazz club than a nightclub. Wd you didn't practise playing the trumpet while I'm trying to study. Youd som Get tickets soon as they're running out. We queued up early in .- to get good seats. We waited for hours so +» NOt to miss the VIPs arriving. I called the theatre find out what time the concert started. 10 Lactually prefer.. 0 listen to music through speakers; it sounds so much better through headphones. 11 Don't you think we than on Saturday. wovaununa better turn the music down a bit? T Choose the correct answer. Paes mistakes in their studies by their teacher and People appear (1) ...mn in different ways.Some people expect (2) and are capable of (3)... from their mistakes. They don't mind (4) indeed often ask (5)..... corrected, Others, however dislike (6)... mistakes. They try to avoid (7) ;nything which they might do badly. They would rather (8)... something in small steps and be sure they have gotit right (©) --uen attempt to do a task based on a subject they don't feel they have finished (10) yet. Both ways of learning seem (11} .. equally valid, but a combination of the two may be the best solution. In (12) ..su« f0 learn effectively, students have to remember (13) isks sometimes, But they also have to feel comfortable and secure with what they're doing So (14) wu. not to become demotivated. All students should at least think about (15) sum. the way that they approach learning. 1A leaming B toleatn learn D having learnt 2A making B tomake C make D having made 3A benefiting B to benefit C benefit D tohave benefited 4 A comrecting B beingcorrected —C_tocorrect D tobe corrected 5A being B be C tohavebeen tobe 6 A making B tomake C tobemaking —_D_make 7A doing B todo C havingdone —_D_tohavedone 8 A toperfect B perfecting C perfect D be perfected 9 Ato 8 from C that D than 10 A explore B toexplore C exploring D being explored 11 A that B tobe Cas D being 12 A desire B demand C need D order 13 A totake B taking C tohavetaken —_D_having taken 14 A that B much Cas D many 15 A toquestion B questioning C question D tobe questioned8 tobe 9 toaccept 10 togo forgot to take 11_ being sent never forget going up must remember to hang likes to wear 12. tobe given c regrets saying/having said regret to tell/inform you (that) 1 ing didn’t mean to crash ees will mean having ace was made to tidy ead didn’t happen to watch pad is often considered to be 6 ing 7 ing 8 Fl to 9 in 10 ae going Git would 9 RA rather 13 ing ia than 14 Fl Fad eae would ieee tohave 17 ing 10 better 11 notto 1 working 2 trying to 3 doing rather 4 using relat 5 taking ao Unit 17 6 achieving rather i 7 making better w 8 toplay order 1 going 9 telling as 2 tofail 10 tobe S 3 todo 11 learning not 4 tuming 12. toimprove had 5 to speak 13 behaving & maving 14 tositdown 7 making 15. come B f toget 16 listening B getting it 10 totell eae A 11 toput B 12. togoing D iv A B 2x A 1 lying 3x if 2 making ay e 3 buying sv 4 tostudy 6y 5 topersuade 7V D 6 walking av A 7. stealing ov §
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