11A Grammar adverbs (manner and modifiers)

 a Make adverbs from the adjectives.

bad badly dangerous dangerously good well noisy noisily
careful carefully easy Easily hard hard quiet quietly
cheap cheapely fast fast loud loudly slow slowly

  b Write sentences for pictures 1–12. Use an adverb from a.

1 2
1 She’s eating noisily.
2 He’s driving slowly .

3 4
3 He’s writing carefully .
4 She passed the exam easily .

5 6
5 They’re dancing well .
6 She’s opening the door
quietly .

7 8
7 She’s running fast .
8 He’s working hard .

9 10
9 She bought them cheaply .
10 He’s driving dangerously .

11 12
11 She’s singing noisly .
12 They’re talking loudly .

activation
  c Cover the sentences and look at the pictures. Say the sentences with a modifier (very, really,
incredibly).
He’s driving very slowly.

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 11B Grammar verbs + infinitive
 a 
Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with to + a verb in the infinitive.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

1 Steve wants to buy a new computer.

2 We need to be at the airport by 7:00 a.m.!
3 Would you like to play basketball on Saturday?
4 She’s learning to drive .
5 We’re planning to go to Mexico for our vacation next summer.
6 They decided to undrees for a swim.
7 I’m hoping to find a job in a nice restaurant.
8 I promise to do my homework when the TV show is finished.

  b Complete the dialogues with Would or Do / Does.

1 A Would your roommates like to come to dinner?
B Why don’t you ask them? I’m sure they’d like to.
2 A Would you like another coffee?
B No, thanks. Just a glass of water, please.
3 A Does your husband like cooking?
B Yes, he loves it.
4 A Do you like R&B?
B No, I prefer rock music.
5 A Would you like to come to the movies with us tonight?
B Sorry. I’m going out to a restaurant with Mark tonight.

activation
  c Test your memory. Cover the sentences in a. Look at the pictures and say the sentences.


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 11C Grammar articles: a, the, and no article (–)
 a Complete the articles column with a, the, or (–).
ARTICLES
1 Jarek is 1 the best student in our English class. He’s 1 
the
2
a journalist, and he reads 3 - English newspapers 2  a  3 –
on the Internet. 4  the
4

2 A I think 5 - men are more interested in soccer than 5

6
- women. 6
B Hey! I’m 7 a girl and I really like 8 - soccer! 7 
  8 
A Do you?
B Yes, my father was 9 a professional soccer player when he was 9 
young.
A Oh, really? There’s 10 a good game on next Saturday. Would 10 
you like to come?
B Sure, if you pay for 11 the tickets! 11

3 A Hello. What can I get you?

B I’d like 12 a bottled water and 13 a chicken sandwich, please. 12   13 
A Would you like 14 the sandwich hot or cold? 14 
B Hot, please. And can I have 15 a glass, please? 15 
A Of course. Would you like me to close 16 the window? 16 
B No, I’m fine, thanks. It isn’t cold.

4 A What do you use your iPad for?

B Well, I have a lot of 17 - books. I love 18 - reading. 17 
  18 
A Me too. I’m reading 19
a book by John le Carré right now. 19 
B Really? What’s it called?
A It’s called Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
B What’s it about?
A It’s about spies, and the Cold War. There was 20 a movie of it, 20 
and it was also on 21
- TV some years ago. 21 

5 A What time do you finish 22 - work? 22 

B About 5:30. But I don’t usually get 23 - home before 7:00. 23 
A What time do you have 24 - dinner? 24 
B About 8:00, when 25 the children are in 26 the bed. 25 
  26 
A How do you relax in 27 the evening? 27 
B I watch 28 - TV. I usually go to sleep on 29 the sofa! 28 
  29 

activation
  b Cover the ARTICLES column. Practice the dialogues on this page with a partner.


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