G uses of the infinitive (with to V verbs + infinitive word stress 1 SPEAKING Interview a partner with the questionnaire. Ask for more information. Is your partner ‘party animal”? Do you ike going to parties? Why (not? Do you ike giving parties? Why (not? When was the last time you went to a party ‘celebration? (for example, a wedding, a birthday party, etc.) Whose party was i? Did you have a good time? What did you wear? What kind of music did they play? Did you dance? Did you meet anybody new? ‘What did you have to eat and drink? Did you stay until the end? Has this ever happened to you? You arrive at a party or wedding reception where you don't know anybody. Everybody there seems to know each other. What can you do? Here are five simple tips. + Don’t stand in the comer. You need |___ to te __ positive. Find somebody you think you would like and go and introduce yourself. +Tys impersonal questions like“ love your bag. Where did you get if? That will help * a conversation. Try the conversation. When you are nervous, it’s very easy® ‘about yourself all the time. Nobody wants ee to your life story when they/ve only just met you. + Smile, smile, smile. Use your body-language ® friendly impression. That way people will want ® 2 positive, to you. + Ifyou want ® from a really boring person, say that you are going to the bar anather drink or that you need 2 to the bathroom. Don't come back! 2 GRAMMAR uses of the infinitive (with to) ‘a. Read the article about parties. Complete the five rules with an infinitiv toak tobe = togive togo ‘not to dominate to listen to escape to get tomeet tostart to talk (x2) Read the article again and then cover it. Can you remember the tips? © Match the examples A-C from the text with rules 1-3. A lis very easy to talk about yourself all the time. B Say that you're going to the bar to get another drink. € Try to ask impersonal questions. Use the infinitive (with to) 1 after some verbs (e.g. want, try, etc.) 2 after adjectives o 3 to say why you do something. dd © p.134 Grammar Bank 5A. Read the rules and do the exercises.3 READING & LISTENING a Read this article about the right things to say to different people at parties, In pairs, {guess how to complete the Don’t say phrases. Ela ont a [CUM MIE LaLa Cons) ) ACO lar atte) If you're talking to a doctor... Don’t say: | have a - Could you Say: You look If you're talking to a teacher... Don’t say: You're so lucky! You have Say: I'm sure it's very difficult to motivate teenagers. Hf you're talking to a travel agent... Don’t say: Gan you recommend __? ‘Say: What's the most interesting place you've ever been to? J. Would you like a drink? b G51 Now listen to some people at a party who say the wrong things. Complete the Don’t say phrases. Did you guess any of them? ¢ Listen to the people at the party again. Complete the conversations with an infinitive. Conversation 1 Iwant —__ hima “Happy Birthday. Conversation 2. Perhaps you would like my class one day. Conversation3 alike somewhere Conversation 4 You're just the person I want to. Conversation 5 I need to the 4 VOCABULARY verbs + infinitive a © p.154 Vocabulary Bank Verb forms (Verb + infinitive). Look at some other verbs followed by the infinitive. Highlight) any that you didn’t know. b © Communication Guess the infinitive A p.110 B p.114. 5 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING In pairs underline the stressed syllable in these words, decide difficult forget important possible pretend promise remember dangerous interesting b G52 Listen and check. Practise saying the words, € Choose five questions and ask a partner, Do you find it difficult to remember people's names? Do you think it’s important to learn to cook? ‘What's the most interesting place to visit in your town? Have you ever forgotten to turn off your mobile in a cinema or a concert? Do you think its possible to learn 2 foreign language without going to the country? Is there any part of your town where its dangerous to go at night? Do you always remember to phone your friends ‘on their birthdays? ‘When was the last time you promised not to come home late? Have you ever pretended to be ill (when you weren't)? Have you decided to go anywhere next summer?5 eee eee eses + Eating outside. | love sitting at street cafés or having ‘meals in the garden, even when the weather's not perfect ~ which it often isn't. * Being with people | like (end not being with people + Watching heavy rain storms through the I don't like). + Sitting on a plane when it takes off - you ‘can't control what's going to happen for the next 2-3 hours so you can really relax. Waking up on a sunny morning during my holidays when | know 1 have a whole day ahead to do the things | really like doing. 1 READING a Read the article once, How many a people mentior 1 the weather 2 holidays and travelling 3 housework 4 nature 5 other people b Read the article again and tick (¥) the three things you agree with most. Then puta cross (x) next to any you don't agree with. Compare with a partner. Say why. © Underline five new words or phrases you want to learn from the text. ‘ove waking up on a sunny morning. + Getting out of the city. It doesn't matter where to, to the beach, or to the country, or to the forest. Being in the middle of nature makes me feel alive. window from a comfortable, warm room with a fire, and knowing | don't need to go out. + Tolkng to intelligent people: good conversation is one of life's great pleasures. + Having time for myself. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen very often. + Reading books or magazines in English ~ rm Hungarian, and | still find it hard to believe that I can ‘enjoy reading without using a dictionary in a language that once was a complete mystery. + Tidying a cupboard. It stops me ftom thinking about my problems. 2 GRAMMAR verb + -ing A (Bang with people I like (makes me feel good). | B Love Sittiig at cafés... | C Iean enjoy reading without [iisiiff a dictionary. | a Match sentences A-C with rules 1-3, Use the -ing form. 1 after some verbs (elk, lve et) oO 2 when we use a verb as a noun (¢g. as the subject of a sentence) (—) 3 when we usea verb after a preposition o 'b Look at the (highlighted verbs. Can you remember the spelling rules for making the -ing form? ¢ © p.is4 Grammar Bank 5B. Read the rules and do the exercises. Now write two things that make you feel good (that are not in the article). Compare with a partner.3 PRONUNCIATION -ing 5 LISTENING 4 53) Listen and repeat the sound picture and the words. ng bring wrong language sitting watching thanks think b © p.is9 Sound Bank. Look at the typical spellings for this sound. A When we add -ing/1n/ to a verb, the pronunciation| of the original verb doesn’t change. do (du:/ = doing /'du:wuy/ forget — forgetting ¢ G54 Listen and say the -ing form of the verbs you hear. ‘Askand answer these questions in pairs. 4 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING ‘ Do you ever sing. a © ps4 Vocabulary Bank Verb forms (Verb + ing). in the shower Look at other verbs which are followed by the in the car -ing form, a este bees 'b Work in pairs. Choose five things to talk about while you're listening to «CD from the list below. ina choir /hwato/ or a band 2 job jou lanai doing in the house ta pens ou tink vesences 7 ae (aoe) spo ee NE waicing 1 Singing is good for your health something ya ili doing with your frily 2 Tossing well you need to lear to breathe correctly something you lay doing inthe summer something you hate doing a work / school 3 People who sing are fatter than people who don’. 4 something ym I of tie doing 5 Youned to know how o read musi o be abe o sing vel Not everybody can learn to sing. Ifyou make a surprised face, you can sing high notes better. somebody you dream of meeting Tttakes along time to learn to sing better. something you oait like doing alone € 633 Now listen to an interview with the director country you are interested in) visting of a singing school and a student who did a course there, ‘something you are thinking of doing this weekend Were you right? something you have stopped doing Listen again. Choose the right answer. something you are not very good at doing 1 When you are learning to sing you need to correctly. astand bdress ceat © Attell B about the five things. Say why. Bask for i ion. 1 Singing wells 95%6 more information. Then swap roles. 2 Singing uk repeating listening ¢ breathing | don't mind cooking, I's quite relaxing. 3 Gemma’s course lasted aone day bone week cone month pelea ery do 4 Gemma has always been good at singing b been ina choir liked singing 5 Inthe morning the students learnt to breathe and sing listen and breathe ¢ listen and sing 6 Atthe end of the afternoon they could sing perfectly b much better ca bit betterA Verbs + infinitive decide to forget to help to hope to learn to need to offer to plan to pretend promise to ‘remember to start nae want to ‘would liketo Opss B Verbs + -ing ‘enjoy finish go on (=continue) hate like love We decided to go to France, Don't forget to turn off all the lights. He helped her to stat the car, We hope to see you again soon. Pm learning to drive, { need to go the bank. I don’t have any money. He offered to take me tothe airport. They're planning to get married soon, He pretended to be ill, but he wasnt really, He promised to pay me back. Remember to bring your dictionaries tomorrow. She started to ry. T'm trying to find a job, but it’s very hard. want to go home. Td like to buy a new car. L enjoy reading in bed. Have you finished getting dressed. Thave to go on working until 9 o'clock. hate getting up early, {like having lunch in the garden, ove waking up on a sunny morning. don't mind cooking. Its OK. She spends hours talking on the phone, I started reading this book last week. Please stop talking. A start can be used with both the infinitive and verb + -ing with no real difference in ‘meaning. It started raining. It started to rain, start + -ingis more common when we talk about a habit or a longer activity. I started working here in 1998, When did you start playing the piano? try and remember can also be used + ing but the meaning is different. Why don’t you try doing yoga? = experiment with something Do you remember meeting him last year? = remember something after it happened After make and let use the infinitive without to, Singing makes me feel good.5A uses of the infinitive (with to) infinitive + to I want to goto the party. : eee bi Lee I need to buy some new clothes. Bee (want, need, would lke etc.) Forms p. 154, Tr be nice to meet some new people. ae Its important not to be late, x ae fi a en Try not tobe late tomorrow. infinitive of purpose ‘A Why did you go tothe party? B Tomeet new people, |" Use fo the infinitive to say why youdo something, Tiwent othe pty to meet new peopl came to this school to learn English, NOT for learn-Englsh, 5B verb + -ing + Use verb + ings after prepositions - ~ as the subject ofa sentence Hef without saying goodbye. Eating outside in the summer Smoking isbad for you + Remember the spelling rule for makes me fed good ~ afte some verbs (lik, ove, hate, _the -ing form (See p.126 1C ) love reading in bed. enjoy, etc.) See Verb Forms p. 154, I'm thinking of buying a new car hate geting up ea 5A a Complete with to + a verb, Tm planning 12 have a holiday next month, “do not ive go learn leave not make meet 1 AHi, 'm Dagmara. B I'm Renata. Nice 2. What do you want 3 Ineed 4 Try — you. this evening? a noise. Your father’s aslep. to the bank. I don't have any money. 'b Match the sentence halves. ‘They want to goto Australia ID) A to celebrate getting the job. 1 He's going to have a party B to get some petrol. 2 Youll need a visa € to book our tickets, 3 Don't forget to phone the restaurant 4 I stopped at the garage 5 She's gone to the supermarket D-to-vsit their family there, E to tell them where we are, F togoto China, G to book a table. 5 Td really ike _____ a new language. 6 L.went to the travel agent's 6 Be careful ___ too fast on the way home. 7 Pillsend them text message) H to get some food for tonight. 7 She's decided __ her husband. 5B Complete the sentences with a verb in the -ing form. b Put the verbs in the -ing form or infinitive. be do go learn remember study talk teach like listening to music. (listen) 5; heen ae 1 yoga is good for your health. (do) I don't really enjoy doing exercise. 3 s i ig notary ae a 2 We've decided —__ to the party. (not go) ae 3 Wewor't take the ca. Its impossible (park) 3 You can't sing well without to breathe properly, 4 I'm not very good at maps. (read) 4-My sister spends hours on the phone __toher boyfriend. 5 You can borrow the carif you promise ___ slowly. (drive) first to arrive at parties. 6 Have you finished _____ your homework? (do) cheaper than byyplane. 7 Idon't mind _____ but I hate (cook, wash up) until dinner time. 7 Xl goonHappiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are all in harmony. ‘Mahima Gandy, Indian politcal eader 1 GRAMMAR verb + -ing a Complete the sentences with the -ing ¢ Complete the text with the -ing form of these verbs. drive have get getup go imagme leave listen form of the verbs in brackets. read send stay tum take write 1 Treally hate tidying (tidy) my 2 Yd ey «om — | What makes you feel good? cinema on my own. 3 Will you please stop____ (make) that nosse! 4 We haven't finished __(eat) yet 5 They'll go on ‘you tell them to stop! 6 Tove (travel) to different places. b Match the sentence beginnings and endings. 1 Do you ever dream of 2 Are you interested 3 Please don’t leave without 4 Remember to say goodbye before 5 Weended the evenang by 6 Em really lookang forward to ~ (talk) until Oo im a a o doing some part-time work? b hearing about your holiday. ¢ stopping work and retring? I do. 4d thankung everybody for coming. e saying goodbye to me. leaving tomorrow. ead some more texts from ot © \_titing_ and then sending _ 2 funny e-mal or text message to my fnends. And of course, 2 thes faces when they read t. Oi really tke + right when there's no traf 3__to my fevourte music. | feel completely free at © «—____ ntted on Sunday moming and 7____the newspaper. Then 8 very late and 9 my dog fora long walk __twed then @___a |. Jong hot shower followed by a nice hot cup of tea, There's nothing better, end of the day, 4_ work, and getung nto my car to go home! its the best mement of the day 1 love it4 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs an brackets (-ing form or infinitive) Getting out of the rat-race ‘More and more people are deciding !_t0.get (get) out of the rat race This means they want 2 (stop) x (work) in an office and move out of the aty So, what are people doing instead of a 9-5 job? Well, “many people hope *———_ (et up) thew own business Perhaps they enjoy 5 (Cook) for fends and have decded 6 (open) a cafe Some people just want 7 (pend) time 4 (eam) something new Gil Ytes and her husband, Tim, hated » Get up) every moming at 6 arm and 1®@__(catch) the tram to London They spent more hours 2. (travel) than 1. (work)! They really iked 8 (Gall) and 14 Gut), so they decided 15 (move) to Comvell nthe south- west of England and they stated a business 6 (teach) other people to sai and surf Gil says ‘t’s important to ty 27 (be) happy wth your life You only gett oncet GEER student's Book ps4 Grammar Bank 58 2 PRONUNCIATION -ing a Underline the stressed syllable in these words Tamgng 4 listenmg 7 remembermg 2 language 5 enjoying 8 pretending 3 morning 6 relaxing b Practise saying the words 3 VOCABULARY verbs + -ing ‘Match the sentences 1. She doesn't mind going xf you can’t 2. She loves going out. 3. She hates gardening 4. She's stopped gomg to the gym 5. She's thunkang of having a year off 6 She's started workang again oooo0g She doesn't do tt any more She's just begun She's happy to do it She really kes t © She hasn't decided yet £ She really doesn’t ike it Student's Book p.154 Vocabulary Bank More Words to Learn ‘Wnte translations and try to remember the words. Word Promunciation _| Translation fire noun Jfaxal forest_noun J fortst/ mystery noun musty | nature noun [nestfor storm noun ‘stoxm/ i breathe verb [donb [-CEEEEEEEE EEE contzol verb ‘ant (planes) take off verb | /tetk vf awhole day ia haul dev! it doesn’t matter it daznt ‘meta Peo Gs Can you answer these questions? 7 3 {Dy What do you enjoy domg when you're on holiday? EZ] Do you thnk eatng fish healer than extng meat? Do you spend much tme having breakfast? Do you prefer eat out or coolang at home? ‘Are you good at remembering people's names? mutszom wie oup com/elt/engishfile/presntermediate |