Английский язык: самоучитель

Необходимо запомнить еще несколько выражений, которые очень часто используются в английском языке, и которые требуют после себя употребление герундия. Запоминать их нужно вместе с предлогами, которые следуют за ними (за некоторыми из них).

avoid – избегать

He avoids meeting him.

continue – продолжать

He should continue working here.

finish – заканчивать

He finished reading when he saw me.

start – начинать

She started cooking at 10 o’clock.

thank for – благодарить за

He thanked me for doing this job.

be proud of – гордиться

He is proud of doing it well.

afford – позволить(себе)

I can’t afford buying a car.

be tired of – устать

He was tired of swimming.

give up – бросить(привычку, занятие)

He gave up learning English.

be engaged in – бытьзанятым(чем-либо)

He is engaged in drawing.

apologize for – извиняться за

He apologized for smoking there.

spend time/money on/in – тратить время/деньги на

You shouldn’t spend time on looking for him.

object to – возражать против

He objected to my going there.

be accused of – быть обвиненным

He was accused of killing him.

be worth (while) – стоить

This book is worth (while) reading.

be afraid of – бояться

He was afraid of losing her.

4. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

5. Complete the sentences.

Дополните предложения.

He enjoys.......................................................................

We are fond of.................................................................

He objects to...................................................................

He is never tired of............................................................

He was accused of.............................................................

He couldn’t give up............................................................

He tries to avoid................................................................

Thank you for..................................................................

It is worth.......................................................................

I can’t afford...................................................................

He started.....................................................................

She was proud of.............................................................

I wanted to continue.........................................................

She is keen on................................................................

They were afraid of..........................................................

He isn’t engaged in..........................................................

6. Make up the sentences of your own using the following Gerunds.

Составьте свои предложения, используя следующи еформы герундия.

7. Give the sentences in English.

Переведите на английский язык.

READINGAND SPEAKING PRACTICE

1. Answer the questions.

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. Why do we sometimes avoid using public transport?

2. Why do we sometimes give up driving in the city centre?

3. Which is the best way to get around your town?

4. Which is the bus/taxi/train fare?

5. Do you have to change when you are going to work?

6. Which places in your town can you call fascinating? Why?

7. Why can your town attract visitors?

8. Do bus drivers sell tickets?

9. Do buses in your town usually run on time?

10. Why are we sometimes tired of driving?

2. Agree or disagree. Explain your ideas.

Согласитесь или опровергните данные суждения. Объясните своемнение.

1. People usually prefer travelling by train to travelling by plain.

2. Public transport is always packed.

3. We have to buy our bus tickets in a shop.

4. A weekly ticket is cheaper than a one-day ticket.

5. Going by an overland train is faster than by tube.

6. It isn’t worth while driving in the town centre.

7. There are now shopping centres not far from people’s home.

8. When people go to the theatre they try not to use public transport.

9. There is no way that people can get any reductions.

10. Bus drivers stop the bus only at the bus stops.

3. Order and read the dialogue. Try to learn it.

Расставьте реплики в правильной последовательности и прочитайте диалог. Постарайтесь его запомнить.

4. Match the questions to the answers.

Найдите подходящие по смыслу ответы.

5. Read the dialogue. Try to learn it.

Прочитайте диалог и постарайтесь выучить его.

Karl: How do we get to the museum?

Julia: First we go by bus and then we go by tube.

Karl: Tube? What’s that? You buy toothpaste in tubes.

Julia: The tube is another word for the underground.