A) Work in pairs. Read, complete and act out the dialogue. Pay attention to the sentences with the gerund.
b) Write down the dialogue and underline all examples of the gerunds.
What do you prefer, watching TV or listening to the radio?
As for me,
Do you like watching (listening to) the news ()?
I don't mind watching (listening to) the news (), but I am fond
of and I think such programmes are worth watching, because
they show ...
I agree with you, that can be useful for those who want to get but
sometimes I just want to (have fun, relax, have a little rest from les-
sons). Then I switch on (turn on) my television (radio) and enjoy ...
Yes, you have the point here. When I need some rest I don't mind
a sitcom (a comedy programme, a quiz show, ).​

The desire to look good, there is always a person, particularly it relates to women. Although the time in which they live, in spite of the social order status and other factors, women have always dreamed to be enchanting. Unfortunately, in the early 60s in the ordinary Soviet woman was not a tenth of the capacity to transform, which were at the western beauties. Light Industry of the USSR continued to stamp like clothes for the soldiers of the Red Army, guided only by the State Planning Committee: much the same and tasteless. Naturally, the take good clothes on the shelves of Soviet trade was unreal. In addition, the very fashion and culture dress well not welcomed the official ideology, and the most active mods - dudes pursued criminally under Article 58 of the Criminal Code for anti-Soviet activities.All the fancy gizmos and magazines could get into our country illegally only from abroad and only thanks to the few trips abroad diplomats, long-range aviation pilots and mariners. Very rarely, in the stores, "threw" products friendly socialist countries of Eastern Europe, for which instantly lined multimeter queue. Such clothing sold almost single-piece - "released one product in hand" and called terrible word "deficit." Deficit in the Soviet state was not so much fashionable clothes, how beautiful and carefree life in general.

I would like to desribe Ed Sheeran, a British singer and songwriter.

He is 27 years old and he is one of the biggest names in music right now.

Ed is half English and half Irish. No wonder he has got ginger hair.

His messy ginger hair, big glasses and a stutter made his life difficult. He went through bullying at school. No speech therapies helped him. It was his love for rapping that helped him to get rid of the stutter.

Ed is not tall — his height is 173 cm. He's got blue eyes, a little ginger beard and a moustache.

I don't think Ed can be called a handsome man, but his face is attractive in its own way. And his fans say he's got a cute smile.