Unit 7. The world of work

Unit 7
LESSON 1: A STUDENT’S WORK
KEY
Example
elephant
yellow
USA
university
schoolyard
/ j /
watch
water
wedding
window
/w/
1. We went for a walk in the woods near the railway station.
2. At 12 o’clock, we had sandwiches and sweet white wine, and we watched TV.
3. Excuse me. Did you use to live in York?
4. Did you use to be a tutor at the University?


He is watching TV.
The sports program is interesting
He enjoys watching sports program
Present participle
Present participle
gerund
(V)
(adj)
(V, N)
She is fond of reading books.
What I have to do now is doing my homework.
Playing sports is good for your health.
I see him waiting outside.
Alice goes shopping every weekend
I catch him stealing my book.
(Gerund)
(Pre. part)
(Pre. part)
(Gerund)
(Gerund)
(Pre. part)
Decide whether the underlined word is gerund or present participle


a. Gerund: used as a verb or a noun
b. Present participle: used as a verb
or an adjective
As a subject of a sentence
After preposition
As an object of some verbs (like, enjoy, mind, etc.)
As a complement
As a verb in present continuous tense
As an adjective
After some perception verbs: see, hear, smell, notice, watch, observe
After some verbs: catch, find, leave, spend, waste, go, etc.

I hear someone singing outside

She is used to living in cold weather.
present participle
gerund
1. Activity 1: Complete the sentences with appropriate gerunds of the verbs from the box
spend wait start meet listen
I looking forward to…………….you.
You can’t prevent him from……………his own money.
Would you mind…………………….for a moment?
I have no objection to……………….. to your story again.
In spite of ……………..late, we arrived in time.
meeting
spending
waiting
listening
starting
2. Activity 2: Complete the sentences with appropriate present participles of the verbs from the box
swim prepare rise
try read burn
If she catches you …………..her diary, she will be angry.
I’m going ……………this afternoon.
He doesn’t spend much time……………his lessons.
They wasted a whole afternoon…………… to repair the bike.
She smells something……………and saw smoke .……………..
reading
swimming
preparing
trying
burning
rising
She is sleeping at the moment
The sleeping child over there is my sister’s son.
She enjoys sleeping in her free time.
Complete the following sentences, using the infinitive, gerund or present participle of the verbs in the brackets.
It is easy (see)…………animals on the road in daylight but sometimes at night it is difficult (avoid)………..(hit) them.
I caught him (climb)…………….over my wall. I asked him (explain)….but he refused (say)……….anything, so in the end I had (let)…………him (go).
It is pleasant (sit)………..by the find at night and (hear)………the wind (howl)……………outside.