Chart 13-5 and Appendix 2 Directions: Complete the sentences with a preposition and the given words.. Complete the sentence with a preposition and "doing something." Speaker B: Ask a qu
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13 B: That's not a vacation to me If I stay home during my vacation, I always end up doing
all the chores around the house that I've put off (do) for the past
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year When I go on a holiday, I like (visit) new places and (do)
15 new things I enjoy (see) parts of the
world I've never seen before
A: What place would you like (visit) the most?
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wife loves (camp) in new places too, but I'm afraid she might
21 refuse (go) to New Zealand She doesn't like long plane flights
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A: Why don't you just pick a spot on a map? Then call and make a hotel reservation B: Neither of us can stand (spend) two whole weeks at a
23 luxury hotel I don't mean (say) anything bad about big hotels,
24 but both of us seem (like) more adventurous vacations
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A: Well, keep (think) about it I'm sure you'll figure out a
26 really great place for your vacation
B: We'll have to stop (think) about it sometime soon and
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make a decision
A: I can't wait find) out where you decide (go)
I'll expect (hear) from you when you make a decision Don't
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B: Hmmm Maybe we should go (ski) in Switzerland Or perhaps
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we could go (waterski) on the Nile Then there's the
33 possibility of going (hike) in the Andes Of course, we'd
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Brazilian rainforest much longer Someday I'd really like (climb)
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to the top of an active volcano and (look) inside the crater Or
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maybe we could
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(a) Kate insisted on coming with us
@) We're excited about going to Tahiti
(c) I apologizedfor being late
A pre on is followed by a gerund, not an infinitive
In (a) L LLS preposition (on) is followed by a gerund
(cornink)
be afiaid of (doing something) fo@e (someone) /or plan on
EXERCISE 13 Preposition + gerund (Chart 13-5 and Appendix 2)
Directions: Complete the sentences with a preposition and the given words
1 I'm looking forward + go to the zoo -t I'm looking forward to going to the zoo
2 Thank you + open the door
3 I'm worried + be late for the concert
4 Are you interested + go to the museum with us
5 I apologized + be late
6 Are you afraid + fly in small planes
7 Are you nervous + take your driver's test
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9 Jack insisted + pay the restaurant bill
10 Annie dreams + be a horse trainer someday
1 1 I don't feel + eat right now
12 Please forgive me + not call you sooner
13 I'm tired + live with five roommates
14 I believe + be honest at all times
15 Let's plan + meet at the restaurant at six
16 Who's responsible + clean the classroom
17 The police stopped us + enter the building
18 Jake's not very good + cut his own hair
Direchns: Work in pairs
Speaker A Complete the sentence with a preposition and "doing something."
Speaker B: Ask a question about A's statement Begin with "What ." and end with
"doing."
Speaker A: Answer the question in a complete sentence using your own words
Example: I'm looking forward
."
Switch roles
1 I'm interested 6 I'm nervous
2 I'm worried 7 I'm excited
3 1 thanked my friend 8 I feel
4 I apologized 9 I'm planning
5 I'm afraid 10 I'm tired
Directions: Using the verbs in parentheses, complete the sentences with prepositions and
gerunds
1 I believe i* (t&) t e h s the truth no matter what
2 I wish the weather would get better I'm tired & (be) b e ~ w
inside all the time
3 I don't go swimming because I'm a•’raid (drown)
for the first time
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third time in two years
a ",;, <
parents?
, , : , ,: .,
with my family
from the truth Sometimes the truth hurts
when we go out for dinner?
v g.;i'
I want you to h o w that I'm sorry I don't know if you cn* ever forgive me i : ~ ! .+ : .,
my job
;,t'.,,>
over the floor?
- 19 Anna made a lot of big mistakes at work That's why she was afraid (lose)*
her job
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1 1 1
,:\ :"li* ' I
Wote that lo- is spelled with one "0." The word lam, with rwc "o"s, is an adjective meaning ''not tight." (B.g., MY
shirr L big and loole.) Pmnvnfistion difference: lorc = iluwd; loore = iluwsl
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Directions: Make up a quiz Use the given word or phrase + ONE of the suggested verbs in parentheses Hand your quiz to a classmate to complete When s h e finishes it, correct the answers
Example: apologize to ( ) + (interrupt, be, call)
Quiz item:
yo& shodd apologize to Tarik - fihterrkpt) hiw OR
1 thank + (open I help I invite)
2 feel + (go I have I take)
3 worry + (lose 1 not have 1 be)
4 insist + (answer I drive I fly)
5 believe + (help I tell 1 trust)
6 be nervous + (speak I go I get)
7 look forward + (do I stop I skydive)
8 apologize to ( ) + (sell I give I leave)
9 forgive ( ) + (lie I take I quit)
10 be excited + (go 1 hear I move)
(a) Pat turned off the tape recorder by pushing By + a gerund is used to express how something is
@) Mary goes to work by bus By or with followed by a noun is also used to express
I d Andrea stirred her coffee with a sooon how something is done
BY IS USED FOR MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND COhlMUMCATION
by car by fwr (OR on foot) by e-mail
OTHERS
by chance
bv choice
by misrake
bv hand***
by check b u t in cash)
bv credit card
WITH IS USED FOR INSTRUMENTS OR PARTS OF THE BODY
I cut down the tree wirh an ax (by using an ax)
I swept the floor with a bmom
She pointed to a spot on the map with herjinger
'airplane = American English; aenpl~m = British English
**by w b c q = American English; by undegmund, by rube = Bridsh English
"*The expression by hand is usually used to mean rhat something was made by a person, not hy a machine: Thu rug uKlr
made by hand ( A person, not a machine, made this rug.)
COMPARE: I WUChPd his sh0UldBt w'th t W h d
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Diremom: Complete the following by using by + a gerund Use the words in the list or your own words
1 Students practice written English bv wiifiw compositions
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4 We show other people we are happy
7 I figured out what "quench" means
care of herself
Complete the following with your own words Use b y and gerunds
1 1 You can destroy bacteria in meat it
13 We can improve our English
14 Each of us, in our own small way, can help conserve the world's natural resources
15 You can favorably impress a job interviewer
16 People can improve their health
17 Parents can help their young children learn to read
18 We can make the world a better place for future generations
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Directions: Complete the sentences using with and appropriate words from the list
a needle and thread a shwel
1 I swept the floor wkth a b v 0 0 ~
2 I sewed a button on my shirt
3 1 cut the wood
4 I took my temperature
5 I stirred my coffee
6 I dug a hole in the ground
7 I nailed two pieces of wood together
8 I cut the paper
EXERCISE 19 Using BY or WITH (Chart 13-6)
Directions: Complete the sentences with by or with
1 I opened the door w t t h a key
5 Ted drew a straight line a ruler
fingernail
9 I called Bill "Paul" mistake
10 The fastest way to send a copy of a piece of paper halfway around the world is
fax
razor-sharp knife
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