UNIT 4

Grammar
BE ABOUT TO + INF The train is just about to leave

ON THE POINT OF + ING He was on the point of saying something when the phone
rang.

ON THE VERGE OF+ -ING The company was on the verge of going bankrupt

BE LIKELY TO + -INF She's likely to be very interested in your offer.

BE UNLIKELY TO+ INF He's very unlikely to win the elections.

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I've always been a good cook. I love cooking and I used to
cook a lot for my husband. When he died two years ago I
didn't want to stop cooking so I started to cook for myself
and try new and different things. Then I decided to start a blog
about food with all my recipes.
 Verbs that take GERUND or INFINITIVE
with a change of meaning
STOP
Stop to do something: Used when we stop doing an
activity so as to start doing a different one.
We had been driving for hours, so we had to stop to eat
something and go to the toilet.

Stop doing something: It means to finish doing something

that we are doing.
Could you stop making so much noise? It's annoying
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OVERCOME OVERCAME OVERCOME (Vencer,superar)
Some verbs which are very frequently used in the
passive are followed by the to-infinitive
1. Candidates are expected ____________ no less than 15 minutes before the start of
the examination.
2. Guests of the hotel are asked _______________anywhere in the building.
3. In the UK you are allowed _______________school at the age of 16.
4. The soldiers where ordered _____________ for an attack the following day.
5. We've been invited________________a presentation at next year's conference.
6. If you want to use one of the meeting rooms, you're supposed_____________it 48
hours in advance.
7. I know who our new head of department is going to be, but I've been asked
_____________ anyone.
8. The next train to Warsaw is scheduled _______________at 22.10.