A. Match the sentence beginnings to the correct endings.
1 Please take your shoes off before entering
2 I’m really looking forward to seeing
3 You can download the programme by clicking
4 The main argument against allowing
5 I’ve got some new software for protecting
6 I changed my mind after thinking
7 There’s no harm in asking
8 The main difference between travelling
9 The trouble with driving
10 What are your reasons for applying
a in a city is finding somewhere to park.
b carefully about what you told me.
c the house.
d you again at the party next week.
e free music downloads is the cost to musicians.
f for this job?
g on the icon.
h but I know Mum won’t let me go to the concert.
i my computer from viruses.
j by plane or train is the price.
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1 c 2 d 3 g 4 e 5 i 6 b 7 h 8 j 9 a 10 f
B. Write instructions with ‘NO ……………’ or ‘…………… ALLOWED’ to match the signs. Use gerunds formed from the verbs in the box.
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camp cycle dive eat or drink fish overtake park run swim talk |
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2 PARKING ALLOWED 3 NO FISHING
4 CYCLING ALLOWED 5 NO DIVING
6 NO OVERTAKING 7 CAMPING ALLOWED
8 NO TALKING 9 NO RUNNING
10 NO EATING OR DRINKING
C. Complete the sentences, using compound nouns made with one word from box A and one word from box B.
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A boarding chewing dining driving parking running swimming waiting walking washing |
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B card gum licence list machine pool shoes stick table ticket |
1 At 7 o’clock the family sat round the ………………… to have dinner.
2 I had to take my clothes to the launderette because our ………………… is broken.
3 My grandfather is 93, but he can still walk without a ………………… .
4 I only left the car for ten minutes, but when I got back there was a ………………… stuck to the windscreen.
5 I bought myself some new ………………… this morning – I’ve decided to start doing more exercise!
6 My cousins live in a big house with its own open-air ………………… in the garden.
7 The gym isn’t accepting more new members, but I’ve put my name down on the ………………… .
8 To open a bank account, you need a passport, …………………, or other form of identification.
9 Don’t talk when you’ve got ………………… in your mouth – it’s very rude.
10 Your flight leaves from Gate 7. Here’s your passport and ………………… . Enjoy your flight.
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1 dining table 2 washing machine 3 walking stick
4 parking ticket 5 running shoes 6 swimming pool
7 waiting list 8 driving licence 9 chewing gum
10 boarding card
D. Use any of the words from Exercise C (or other words you choose yourself) to make compound nouns with gerunds.
swimming lesson ………………………
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
……………………… ………………………
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Possible answers
dining room; driving lesson / school; parking space / attendant; running track; swimming costume / trunks; waiting room; walking boots / tour; washing line / powder
E. Rewrite the underlined words in each sentence so that they have a similar meaning, using a form of the verb in brackets and a gerund.
1 Don’t drive through the city between 6 and 7 – that’s the rush hour. (avoid)
……………………………………..
2 She said she hadn’t done anything wrong. (deny)
……………………………………..
3 Do you want to go out for a drink after work? (feel)
……………………………………..
4 My dad thought he might buy a new car soon. (consider)
……………………………………..
5 Why has Joe gone already? He didn’t say he had to leave early. (mention)
……………………………………..
6 Bill’s idea was that we could go for a walk along the river. (suggest)
……………………………………..
7 When you’ve written all the reports, let me see them to make sure they’re OK. (finish)
……………………………………..
8 After the police questioned her for an hour, the woman finally said that she’d stolen the books. (admit)
……………………………………..
9 I really hate it when I have to walk to work in the rain. (can’t stand)
……………………………………..
10 Can you open the window for me? (mind)
……………………………………..
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1 Avoid driving
2 denied doing / having done
3 feel like going
4 considered buying
5 mention having
6 suggested going
7 finished writing
8 admitted stealing / having stolen
9 can’t stand having
10 Do / Would you mind opening
F. Complete six or more of these sentences so that they are true for you. Include at least one gerund in each sentence.
1 Typical ways of greeting people in my culture are ……………………………………… .
2 I’m really looking forward to ……………………………………… .
3 One thing I really like doing is ……………………………………… .
4 Something I can’t stand other people doing is ……………………………………… .
5 Two things I’ve always really enjoyed doing are ……………………………………… .
6 The household job I always try to avoid doing is the ……………………………………… .
7 Two things I get nervous about are ……………………………………… .
8 Something I am more fond of now than in the past is ……………………………………… .
9 An unusual habit I have is ……………………………………… .
10 Two things I spend a lot of time doing are ……………………………………… .
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your own answers
G. Circle the correct option.
1 …………. is not recommended unless you know each other very well.
a Hug b Hugging c To hug
2 …………. the best way to greet someone can make communication difficult.
a No knowing
b Not know
c Not knowing
3 Can you recommend something …………. stopping birds from eating my seeds?
a to b by c for
4 Would you mind …………. me that magazine?
a passing b pass c to pass
5 She denied …………. who had stolen the money.
a that she knew
b her knowing
c to know
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1 b 2 c 3 c 4 a 5 a