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11 WRITE & SPEAK.

A Complete the sentences with your own ideas. Use infinitives or gerunds as appropriate.

1. I hope to learn how to skateboard someday .

2. When it started to rain, I decided .

3. My parents taught me .

4. On weekends, I don’t mind .

5. I often forget .

6. Next year, I’m going to continue .

7. I enjoy .

8. I like , but I prefer .

B Share your sentences from exercise A with a partner. Ask follow-up questions where possible.

A: I hope to learn how to skateboard someday.
B: Is it very difficult?

12 APPLY.

A Choose one of your interests or hobbies and write five or six sentences about it. Use either
a gerund or an infinitive in each sentence.
Baking Cakes

I love baking cakes for special occasions.
Decorating cakes teaches you to be patient.
I hope to become a professional baker.

B Work with a partner. Share your sentences from exercise A. Ask follow-up questions for more
information.

What type of cakes do you like to make?

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