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10 EDIT. Read the paragraph about fitness and technology. Find and correct seven more errors
with gerunds.

Tech Tools for Healthy Living

Using
Use technology is a big part of daily life. Today there are many products that can
help us succeed in reach our dietary and fitness goals. Is planning meals a problem

for you? Are you tired of spend time search for healthy recipes? Downloading diet-
related apps to your cell phone may be the answer. Apps can put the fun back into

eat well.

Apps are also great for helping you get a good workout. If you are a runner,
perhaps improve your speed is your goal. If so, a GPS watch is perfect for you. Do you

need to be especially careful during your run? Take advantage of the heart monitor. It
will prevent you from overdo your workout. If you swim, you may find that doing laps

can get boring, especially when you are swimming long distances. But swimming is
much more fun with a pair of waterproof headphones that play your favorite music.

Try these different products—you will have no excuse for being not able to stay fit!

11 APPLY.

A Complete the sentences about your habits. Use gerunds.

1. I don’t have fun

2. I have thought about in order to stay fit.

3. When I exercise, I avoid

4, doesn’t bother me.

5. Iam always worried about

6. Awhile ago I quit because

7. gives me a headache.

8. When I was younger, I had a hard time

B_ Work in groups. Tell each other four of your sentences from exercise A. Ask questions to get
more information. Use gerunds when possible.

A: I don't have fun exercising.

B: Why not?
A: I think being in the gym is boring.

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