Gerund with PHRASES Card 18 les 1 (Part 1) Example

Of little use Мало користі Learning a foreign language

without practice is of little use

The easiest/hardest thing Найлегше для… Reading is the easiest thing for me
to do

Quite easy/difficult Доволі легко Reading is smth that everyone

finds quite easy

Makes one`s life… Робить життя… Traveling makes one`s life less
boring

Makes me… Робить мене… Your snoring makes me irritable

Takes less time Займає менше часу Cooking takes less time now than it
used to

The best way of… Найкращий спосіб The best way of solving this
problem is…

It`s been a pleasure… Було задоволенням… It`s been a pleasure having you
here

It was a nice time for… Це був чудовий час для… It was a nice time for fishing

To be worth Варто/вартий This book is worth reading

It`s/there`s nothing worth… Взагалі не варто/вартий It`s nothing worth watching

It`s no Недобре/нема сенсу/витрата It`s no use waiting

good/use/a waste of time часу

There`s no Нема ніякого There`s no way of solving this

Sense/point/use/hope/chance/ сенсу/надії/шансу/способу problem
way of…

Is there any objection to…? Чи є якісь заперечення щодо… Is there any objection of my sitting
here?

TO: Gerund with VERBS Example

 Damage Шкодить Smoking damages one`s health

Influence Впливає на Reading influences our way of

thinking

Improve Покращує Training improves one`s skills

Widen Розширює Traveling widens one`s outlook

Give Приносить Dancing gives me a lot of pleasure

Cost Коштує Running a car costs a lot

Require Потребує/вимагає Playing the piano requires a lot of

practice

Help Допомагає Swimming helps one to be fit

Tire Втомлює Shopping tires me out

Gerund with NOUNS Example

Duty Забов’язаність Student`s main duty is studying

Occupation Заняття/завдання Teacher`s main occupation is

teaching

Vice Порок Driver`s main vice is speeding

A pleasure Задоволення Your coming here is always a

pleasure

News Новий Her leaving wasn`t news for me

ЦІЛЬ
 Aim Короткострокова My aim is learning as many
languages as possible

Goal Довгосторокова His aim is making as much

money as possible

Purpose Причина/ціль The main purpose of education is

to help people to leave
productive lives

Objective Конкретна задача The main objective of a company

(бізнес/політика) is to make money

Target Точний результат/кількість Our target is having 3 computers

in every classroom

Les 1 (Part 2)

Gerund with ADJECTIVES

Busy Зайнятий I`m busy studying

Bored Наскучило I`m bored reading it

Bored with Набридло I`m bored with being broke

Fed up with Дістало/сит по горло I`m fed up with having this

argument

Used to Звик He used to being the center of

attention

Accustomed to Привчений She`s accustomed to getting up

early

In the habit of Персональна звичка I`m in the habit of taking a walk

after diner

Accused of Звинувачений He`s accused of keeping a

brothel

Charged with Звинувачений He`s charged with involuntary

homicide

Justified in Виправданий She`s justified in expelling this

student

Acquitted of Виправданий She`s acquitted of premeditated

 homicide

Preposition OF

On the point of На межі/якраз збиралися We`re on the point of breaking

up

Ashamed/proud/fond/tired/ Соромно/пишаюсь/ I`m so proud of having a degree

capable/afraid Обожнюю/втомився/
of здатний/боюся

Compare Indefinite and

Gerund

Ashamed/jealous/aware/proud/ I`m so jealous of her keeping a

envious/unaware dog
OF (Я заздрю, що в неї є собака)
his/her/your/our/their/my…

Compare Indefinite and

Perfect Gerund

Ashamed/jealous/aware/proud/ I`m so jealous of her having kept

envious/unaware a dog
OF
his/her/your/our/their/my… (Я заздрю, що в неї була
собака)
having + V3

Preposition FOR

To be praised/responsible for Похвалили/відповідальний за He`s praised for having such

courage

Preposition IN
 To be engaged in Бути залученим до She`s engaged in organizing the
(позитивне значення) meeting

To be involved in Бути залученим до He`s involved in smuggling drugs

(негативне значення)

To be interested in

Preposition ABOUT

Excited/worried about

Preposition AT

To be good/skilled at Добре щось робити/ He`s skilled at rendering medical

бути професіоналом assistance

To be upset/angry/ Засмучений/ I`m disappointed at not being

disappointed at невдоволений/ chosen
розчарований

To be delighted – дуже щасливий

surprised/pleased/delighted/ іndignant – обурений He`s indignant at having/having
іndignant/shocked/ stunned – дуже шокований had his money confiscated
stunned
at (her)
having/having + V3