Leveling Workshop. B2.

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Unit 1

1. Vocabulary
1.1. Write down the following verbs found in the box in the logical space of the
sentences. Do not forget to conjugate them in their correct form.

hardworking, considerate, affectionate, realist, serious, pain in

the neck, absent-minded

 I’m not going to lie to myself. I know that, as a teacher I’m never going to make
thousands of dollars nor buy the yacht I’ve always dreamt of. I’m not a
pessimist, I’m just a _____________.

 Your sister is really __________________. She left her car keys and wallet in my
office as she was leaving.

 I understand that he is ______________ but I just can’t stand being hugged and
cheek-kissed every 5 minutes!

 I’ve had enough! These new neighbors are always holding wild, 3-day-long
parties with loud music. I’m calling the police now! They’re such a
____________________.

 She’s not mad, she’s just _____________. She hardly ever talks to people and is
only concerned about her classes.

 Paul? he’s not ____________ at all. The other day I went shopping and when I got
home with 20 grocery bags, he didn’t lift a finger to help.

 I thought of him as a __________ employee, but our boss found that he was
walking around, text-messaging all day and leaving work a lot earlier than
everyone else.

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2. Grammar clues.
2.1. Gerunds and infinitives
Consider the following:

 Infinitives and gerunds may function as subjects, objects and subject complements
in sentences.

Example:

Saving money every month is such a good thing to do. (Subject)

They tried climbing up the mountain but they got tired halfway. (Direct object of
a verb)

Her main concern is to improve her English level. (Subject complement)

 Prepositions can be followed by gerunds, NOT BY INFINITIVES.

Example:

I dreamt about winning a gold medal in the Olympics.

 Adjectives can be followed by infinitives, NOT BY GERUNDS.

Example:

He’s too old to go to university.

It’s difficult to live away from your loved ones.

 Some verbs can be followed directly by an infinitive. They can be used with or
without a noun/pronoun object before the infinitive, depending on the meaning.
Some of these verbs are: wWant, need, tell, ask, allow, invite, expect, encourage, etc.

Example:
I need to call the plumber.

I need my roommate to call the plumber.

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3. Practice the clues

3.1. Select the correct answer to complete each of the following sentences:

 _______________ every day is necessary to quickly stay in shape.

a. Exercise
b. Exercising
c. Exercised
d. Having exercise

 We have decided ________________ the house and go travelling.

a. selling
b. sold
c. to sell
d. sell

 It’s too difficult____________ 3 languages at the same time.

a. to learn
b. learning
c. learned
d. learn

 A. I didn’t know she was tired of __________ with her in-laws!

B. She sure is. They’re not considerate nor respectful to her.
a. live
b. lived
c. having lived
d. living

 We told James __________ a decision on the matter.

a. to make
b. that he makes
c. makes
d. making

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 4. Clues in context.

When it comes to personality traits, some

people are really outgoing, so sharing

personal information (shortly after

meeting someone) is not difficult for

them. Mom has always told me to be

reserved and consider carefully what I’m
going to say. She says that trusting a
person immediately is not a good thing
to do. I generally avoid talking so much

about me. Instead, I allow the other

people to talk as much as they want. By

doing this, I also look modest and

considerate.

5. Use the clues.

Complete the following questions with the appropriate form of the verb in brackets. Then,
write an answer for each of them.

 Is ______________ (travel) around the world one of your plans in the following years?
______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________.

 Is it necessary ___________ (live) in a foreign country to really learn a language?

______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________.

 What do you do immediately after _________ (get up)?

______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________.

 Have you ever encouraged a friend _________ (do) something wrong?

______________________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________.

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