E 7 Unit 7 A1

Unit 7 LESSON 1: A STUDENT’S WORK KEY Example elephant yellow USA university schoolyard / j / watch water wedding window /w/ / w / / j / watch water wedding window yellow USA university schoolyard 1. We went for a walk in the woods near the railway station. 2. At 12 o’clock, we had sandwiches and sweet white wine, and we watched TV. 3. Excuse me. Did you use to live in York? 4. Did you use to be a tutor at the University? He is watching TV. The sports program is interesting He enjoys watching sports program Present participle Present participle gerund (V) (adj) (V, N) 1. She is fond of reading books. 2. What I have to do now is doing my homework. 3. Playing sports is good for your health. 4. I see him waiting outside. 5. Alice goes shopping every weekend 6. I catch him stealing my book. (Gerund) (Pre. part) (Pre. part) (Gerund) (Gerund) (Pre. part) Decide whether the underlined word is gerund or present participle [...]... Gerund: used as a verb or a noun b Present participle: used as a verb or an adjective As a subject of a sentence After preposition As an object of some verbs (like, enjoy, mind, etc.) As a complement As a verb in present continuous tense As an adjective After some perception verbs: see, hear, smell, notice, watch, observe After some verbs: catch, find, leave, spend, waste, go, etc 1 I hear someone... 5 She smells something……………and saw smoke rising …………… She is sleeping at the moment The sleeping child over there is my sister’s son She enjoys sleeping in her free time Complete the following sentences, using the infinitive, gerund or present participle of the verbs in the brackets 1 It is easy (see)…………animals on the road in daylight but sometimes at night it is difficult (avoid)……… (hit) them... In spite of …………… late, we arrived in time 2 Activity 2: Complete the sentences with appropriate present participles of the verbs from the box swim prepare try rise read burn reading 1 If she catches you ………… her diary, she will be angry swimming 2 I’m going ……………this afternoon preparing 3 He doesn’t spend much time……………his lessons trying 4 They wasted a whole afternoon…………… to repair the bike burning... hear someone singing outside present participle 2 She is used to living in cold weather gerund 1 Activity 1: Complete the sentences with appropriate gerunds of the verbs from the box spend wait meet start listen meeting 1 I looking forward to…………….you spending 2 You can’t prevent him from……………his own money waiting 3 Would you mind…………………….for a moment? listening 4 I have no objection to……………… to your... road in daylight but sometimes at night it is difficult (avoid)……… (hit) them 2 I caught him (climb)…………….over my wall I asked him (explain)….but he refused (say)……….anything, so in the end I had (let)…………him (go) 3 It is pleasant (sit)……… by the find at night and (hear) ………the wind (howl)……………outside . some verbs (like, enjoy, mind, etc.) As a complement As a verb in present continuous tense As an adjective After some perception verbs: see, hear, smell,. preparing trying burning rising She is sleeping at the moment The sleeping child over there is my sister’s son. She enjoys sleeping in her free time.