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Exercise 5 Make up sentences from the table.
Exercise 6 Join two sentences to make one sentence. Model: Don’t worry about it. It’s no use. – It’s no use worrying about it. 1. Don’t try to escape. It’s no use. 2. Don’t smoke. It’s a waste of money. 3. Don’t ask Tom to help you. It’s no good. 4. Don’t hurry. It’s not worth it. 5. Don’t study if you’re feeling tired. There’s no point. 6. Don’t read newspapers. It’s a waste of time. 7. Don’t get angry. It’s not worth it.
Exercise 7 Complete these sentences with one of the following expressions. Put the verb into the correct form. go skiing, go shopping, go swimming, go sailing, go riding
1. Barry lives by the sea and he’s got a boat, so he often ... . 2. There’s plenty of snow in the mountains so we’ll be able to ... . 3. It was a very hot day, so we ... in the river. 4. Margaret likes horses. She often ... . 5. The shops are shut now. It’s too late to ... .
Exercise 8 Translate the sentences paying attention to the Gerund. 1. Reading English technical journals is important for an engineer. 2. They finished installing the apparatus only on Saturday. 3. They began making the experiment in May. 4. After failing his examination in January he had to take it again in February. 5. After the meeting they discussed different ways of improving their work. 6. The organizers of the conference were informed of his refusing to take part in it. 7. We heard of the experiment having started last week. 8. He improved his report by changing the end. 9. New possibilities for applying atomic energy open up. 10. I am looking forward to sending my children to the country for the holidays. 11. I’m surprised at his missing lessons so often. 12. I’m surprised at your having missed so many lessons.
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