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10 LISTEN & SPEAK.

A Listen to eight people talk about their free-time activities. Take notes about each person’s
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activities in your notebook.
B Complete each sentence with the gerund form of a verb you hear and other information
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about the speaker. Listen again if necessary. More than one correct answer is possible.

1. Elizabeth enjoys going for a hike on weekends .

2. Frank is not interested in .

3. Sandra doesn’t mind again.

4. Martin is apologizing for party.

5. Roberto is afraid of .

6. Lucia succeeded in for a couple of hours.

7. on the ship is Cindy’s responsibility.

8. Sam can’t think of a good reason any longer.

C Work with a partner. Take turns making up more sentences about the people in exercises A
and B. Use gerunds.

Elizabeth loves being outside in nature.

11 APPLY.

A Complete the questions with the words in parentheses. Add prepositions when necessary.

1. What have you missed doing (miss / do) this year?

2. What have you (stop / do) this year?

3. What are you (interested / learn) to do?

4. What are you (good / do)?

5. What are you (terrible / do)?

6. What are you (think / do) tonight?

7. What do you (enjoy / do) on the weekends?

8. What is your main (reason / take) English classes?

B Work with a partner. Ask and answer the questions from exercise A.

C In your notebook, write your own answers to the questions from exercise A.
I’ve missed seeing my friends this year.

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