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12 EDIT. Read the article about langurs in India. Find and correct seven more errors with infinitives.

An Unusual Job for a Monkey

to
In the Great Indian Desert, it’s too hot and dry for langur monkeys live comfortably all year

round. That’s why over 2000 of them come into the city of Jodhpur for to find something to eat.
Local people like the langurs, so they bring food to sharing with the monkeys. It’s enough easy

for langurs to survive in the city, but it’s not all fun and free food! Many of them have to work for
a living . . . controlling other monkeys!

Langurs are welcome in Indian cities,

but other kinds of monkeys aren’t. There
are too much of these monkeys to control,
and they sometimes attack people to

get food. Langurs scare other types of

monkeys, so cities use them keep these
monkeys away. In Delhi, for example,
during a big sports event in 2010, 38

langurs patrolled the streets, and the other
1
monkeys were too much scared to stay in
the area. The plan was successful enough
for most people enjoying the event in peace. A langur is a type of monkey common in South Asia.

1 patrol: make regular trips around an area to guard against trouble or crime

13 APPLY.

A Look at the notes in the chart about Lena’s job. Then think of your job or the job of someone
you know. In your notebook, make a chart like Lena’s. What are the positive things about the
job? What are the negative things? Write notes in your chart.

Lena’s Job: Banker

Positive Things Negative Things
Her schedule is very busy. She
She makes enough money to often doesn’t have enough
take a vacation every year.
time to eat lunch.
The bank is close enough for She is usually too tired to go
her to walk to. out with friends after work.

B In your notebook, write five or six sentences about the job you chose. Use your notes from
exercise A. Use too, enough, and infinitives.
My job is too stressful. I often don’t have enough time to finish all of my work.

C Work with a partner. Tell your partner about the job you chose.
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