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Exercise 1. Choose the correct verb below and put it in the -ing form to complete the
sentences.
brush | listen | help | read | play | go | look | watch
1. I don’t enjoy ________________ boring films.
2. My brother doesn’t like ________________ the piano in front of other people.
3. Tom doesn’t mind ________________ his little sister with her homework.
4. Charlie likes ________________ adventure books.
5. I love ________________ to the swimming pool with my friends.
6. Barbara can’t stand ________________ to rock music – she only likes quiet songs.
7. Rob enjoys ________________ at photos of insects on the internet.
8. My little brother hates ________________ his teeth
Exercise 2. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentences.
1. Jon’s very good on / in / at running.
2. I’m a bit afraid at / of / in picking up spiders.
3. They’re interested on / of / in reading about actors’ lives.
4. I’m quite bad at / on/ in singing
5. Suna’s crazy on / about / for dancing.
6. I’m tired of / in / for hearing that song again and again!
7. Leo’s keen at / in / on trying that new cafe near college.
Exercise 3. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in
the gap in the same line.
Collect sing child play music collect entertain child
Collecting records
These days, most of us have a CD ( 1 ) .............................Before the CD, (2 )................................
made LPs, or long-playing' records. Although many (3 )........................ have never seen an LP,
they were once very popular. To play these records, you needed a record ( 4 ) .............................
with a needle that ran along the record and produced the sound. Some ( 5 ) .................................
say the sound of LPs was better than CDs – and many ( 6 ) ................................ agree! LPs are
no longer very popular as a form of ( 7 ) ..........................................., but many people buy and
sell them. Some of them remember the LP from their (8 )...........................................and listening
to records reminds them of the past.
Exercise 3. Complete by changing the form of the word in capitals when this is necessary.
1. I’ve made m y .......................................... (DECIDE). I'm going to buy the blue one.
2. This dress is wonderful - but it's a little to o ..........................................(EXPENSE) for me.
3. I’ve broken my new CD player and now it’s ..........................................(USE)!
4. In the past, rich people often h a d ..........................................(SERVE) to do everything for
them.
5. We offer top quality products a t ..........................................(AFFORD) prices!
6. The advert w a s ..........................................(TRUE), so I complained to the manager.
7. Please be careful with that painting - it's extremely..........................................(VALUE).
8. When y o u ..........................................(COMPARE) our prices with other shops, we're the
cheapest!
Exercise 4. Match to make dialogues.
1. Alice seems a bit depressed. A. Oh, yes. Nothing ever upsets her.
2. Mary is very polite. B. I know. She always makes me laugh.
3. Diane seems like a calm person. C .Well, maybe 1 should apologize, then.
4. Gemma seems a bit bad-tempered today. D. Maybe she's had some bad news.
5. Megan is amusing. E. I think it's because she's won some
money.
6. Janice looks glad about something. F. Yes. She's definitely angry about
something.
7. Nina was hurt by what you said. G. Yes, she always says ‘thank you'.