1. Put the verbs in the form of gerund.
1. Alex delayed (to catch) the aeroplane until the last minute.
2. Rita loves (to go) to her country house.
3. Ray gave up (to write) books.
4. Sonya continued (to work) at the college.
5. Pauline prefers (to work) with animals.
6. Steve suggested (to go) out for dinner.
7. Eric appreciated (to get) a birthday card from his mother.
8. Carlos loves (to eat) at restaurants.
9. Felix stopped (to go) to that store when a new store opened.
10. Maria can’t stand (to hear) a child cry
11. .
2. Choose the correct form (gerund or infinitive or both).
1. Bob enjoys tennis.
1. playing
2. to play
3. both
2. Margery hates to heavy metal.
1. listening
2. to listen
3. both
3. Sam avoided to the dentist as much as possible.
1. going
2. to go
3. both
4. Susan offered the student.
1. helping
2. to help
3. both
5. Maria wanted Thursday off from work.
1. taking
2. to take
3. both
6. Christie needs a book for reading in class.
1. buying
2. to buy
3. both
7. She goes every week.
1. skating
2. to skate
3. both
8. The job involves reports for the management.
1. preparing
2. to prepare
3. both
9. Remember at the crossroads.
1. stopping
2. to stop
3. both
10. She’s afraid by plane.
1. of going
2. to go
3. both
3. Put in the right preposition (in brackets)
1. … hearing the news Mr White felt pleased. (On, With, By)
2. … visiting the British Museum the tourists were very much impressed. (After, Before, Instead of)
3. Betty likes art very much and she is keen … visit¬ing art galleries. (in, on, about)
4. Black is tired … painting the wall. He has been working for 5 hours. (of, after, for)
5. Diana is fond … collecting posters of pop singers. (for, to, of)
6. I can’t get used … getting up early. ( for, with, to)
7. I don’t understand how David can fish for hours … catching anything. (with, without, on)
8. Kate bought a book … buying an umbrella. (but, without, instead of)
9. Read the rule … writing the exercise. (after, before, by the time)
10. Susan is clever … learning English. (of, for, at)
4. Translate the sentences using GERUND
1. Я настаиваю на том, чтобы ей.
2. Он отрицал, что видел ее.
3. Она боится получить плохую оценку.
4. Мои родители подумывают о том, чтобы поехать в Италию.
5. Перестань плакать.
6. Она не одобряет, что ее дети так много времени смотрят телевизор.
7. Он ее за то, что она не писала ему.
8. Он бросил курить.
9. Вы не возражаете, если я приеду немного позже?
10. Продолжайте писать.
The military had four divisions known as "infantry", "cavalry", "elephant" and "chariot". These names are represented in the chess game as: pawn, knight, bishop and the rook respectively. In the 9th century, the game was introduced to Western Europe and Russia.
The chess board is made up of 64 squares (eight rows and eight columns) and the colors of the squares alternate (dark and light squares). The pieces which are comprised of a king, a queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns are in sets black and white. To start the game, white moves first. The pieces are moved one at a time to an occupied square by an opponent"s piece, thereby removing it from play or to a square that is not occupied. However, two pieces are moved simultaneously when castling.
Each chess piece has its own style of moving. The pawn moves one or two steps forward to an unoccupied square but one forward diagonal step to an occupied square. The knight moves in "L" pattern. The bishop moves diagonally. The rook moves horizontally or vertically with as many steps as possible. The queen moves in all directions covering as many squares as possible. And the king moves one step at a time in all directions.
To win the game, the opponent must be checkmated. Checkmate is when king is in check has there is no way to escape. There are occasions that the chess games do not end with a checkmate. Other way the game ends are: draw by agreement, stalemate, threefold repetition of a position, and the fifty-move rule.