Structure drills 1 Auxiliary verbs: short answers (01)
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- Điều hướng trang này:
- 117 have
- 121 would you mind
- 122 mind/object to + him/his
- 125 remember + him/his
- 127 stop
116 fancy/imagine + gerund PEG 261
B: Fancy not going o bed at all! or B: Imagine not going o bed at all! A: She abandoned her baby! B: Fancy abandoning one's/your baby! or B: Imagine abandoning one's/your baby! My sister doesn't enjoy her days off. Tom doesn't know his own age. Bill refused a rise in salary. She was an au pair girl for ten years. She never has a night out. She baby-sits very night. They paid $50 for a single meal. They watch television for thirty hours a week. The mother doesn't know where her baby is. She got married at fourteen. She waited twenty years for him. (Omit for him.) He works a 70-hour week. He lost all his savings. They keep a snake as a pet. He spends his holidays looking for fossils. He was dismissed for working too hard. He won $50,000. He spent a month underground. They queued all night. He didn't want to leave prison. 117 have + object + -ing (present participle) PEG 121A
A: How long will it take me to learn to read music? B: I'll have you reading music by the end of the month. How long will it take me to learn to ... skate? ski? ride? dance? swim? dive? drive? type? write shorthand? cook? paint? speak in public? play the flute? talk English? walk again? surf-ride? canoe? sail? glide? relax? 118 couldn't help + gerund PEG 261
B: I couldn't help getting lost!
coughed! sneezed! laughed! shivered! smiled! blinked! moved! sighed! yawned! fell asleep! 11–20 Ann is just generally disapproving of Bill's actions. (Keep nouns unchanged.) You ... came in late. made a noise. disturbed us all. woke the people in the next flat. caught a cold. got into debt. heard their conversation. saw what was in the letter. trod on my toe. kissed her. 119 keep + gerund PEG 261
her but the boss is clearly very dissatisfied.
B: But she keeps breaking cups. (stress on keeps) It isn't very terrible to ... now and then. come late go home early take time off make mistakes mix up appointments lose documents argue answer back interrupt leave the safe open forget to switch the lights off yawn look out of the window wave to people in the street ring up one's friends (Use her.) ask for days off retire to the cloakroom have headaches switch on one's radio (Use her.) spell your name wrong (Use my.) 120 mean + gerund PEG 261
(a) A: We'll have to walk twenty miles a day. B: Well, I won't come if it means walking twenty miles a day. Other possible answers are: But I object to/don't like/dislike/hate/detest walking twenty miles a day. This drill could also be used for be/get used to + gerund exercises, as in Drill 35. A: We'll have to walk twenty miles a day. B: But I'm not used to walking miles a day. Here Bill speaks first: A: You want me to walk twenty miles a day? B: Yes. You'll soon get used to walking twenty miles a day. Bill has joined the expedition and isn't finding it too disagreeable. A friend sympathizes, but Bill doesn't want sympathy. A: You have to walk twenty miles a day? How awful! B: Oh, I'm getting used to walking twenty miles a day. B: Oh, you soon get used to walking twenty miles a day. B: Oh, I've got used to walking twenty miles a day. B: Oh, I soon got used to walking twenty miles a day. Note that (c) – (g) require slight changes in the original sentences spoken by A. We'll have to ...
121 would you mind + gerund PEG 263
A: Someone will have to get maps. B: Yes. Would you mind getting them? (slight stress on you) A: Someone will have to put the milk bottles out. B: Yes. Would you mind putting them out? (Notice word order.) (slight stress on you) Someone will have to ... make sandwiches fill the thermoses keep an eye on the children buy maps work out our route. (See (b) above.) pick up the traveller's cheques. (See (b) above.) book the rooms look after the passports put on the roof rack. (See (b) above.) arrange the insurance. Tell the neighbours we've going away stop the milk defrost the fridge pack for the children lock the cases bring the luggage down to the hall ask Mrs Jones to forward out letters amuse the children during the journey map-read tidy up 122 mind/object to + him/his + gerund won't have + him + -ing (present participle) PEG 121B, 262, 263 Tom, who has a very relaxed attitude to work, has just joined the staff. A senior employee, shocked by his behaviour, points out his 'crimes' to the manager. But the manager, who is about to retire, doesn't mind much. A (in shocked tones): He kisses your secretary! (a) B: Oh, I don't mind him kissing my secretary! But when this manager resigns and a new man is appointed, things are going to be different. A: He kisses you secretary! B: I object to him kissing my secretary! B: I won't have him hissing my secretary! He ... borrows from the petty cash! Spends two hours having lunch! writes his own letters during office hours! gets your secretary to type his private letters! arrive late! goes home early! takes a day off when h feels like it! wears jeans! chews gum! puts his feet on the desk! sleeps at his desk! phones his friends from the office! argues with clients! goes barefoot in hot weather! parks his motor cycle in the hall! drops ash on the carpet! leaves burning cigarettes about! smokes your cigars! uses the company car at weekends! chases your secretary round the office! (Use my.) 123 prevent + object + (from) + gerund PEG 261
1–10 A (angrily): They park here! B (soothingly): It's very difficult to prevent people parking here. (slight stress on prevent)
A: Their children trample on my flowers! B: It's very difficult to prevent children trampling on flowers. (Omit their and my.)
have picnics here light fires leave litter bang their car doors make a horrible noise lie about almost naked use terrible language play their radios loudly fry sausages bring hordes of children 11–20
shout and scream carve their names on the trees! (Omit the.) write things on my walls! (Omit my.) kick their footballs over my walls! (Omit my.) climb over my walls! (Omit my.) pick my flowers! (Omit my.) steal my fruit! (Omit my.) swing on my gates! (Omit my.) look through my windows! (Omit my.) dash round on bicycles! 124 remember + gerund, see/hear + object + -ing PEG 268, 273 Peter annoyed his host, but doesn't remember much about the party. A: He says you spoilt his party. B: I don't remember spoiling his party. (slight stress on 'I') Another guest witnessed Peter's terrible behaviour. Here Peter speaks first. A: I didn't arrive drunk! B: Oh, yes, you did. I saw you arriving drunk! A: I didn't swear at him! B: Oh yes, you did. I heard you swearing at him! Use heard or saw, whichever seems logical. See also Drills 50–3.
125 remember + him/his etc. + gerund PEG 262, 268 Paul didn't enjoy his holiday. But Ann doesn't seem to remember the various disasters. A: Breakfast was late. B: I don't remember it/its being late. Use pronoun object: it, him, her, you, them, or possessive adjective: its, his, her, your, their. The receptionist was rude. (Use her.) The people opposite sang all night. They forgot to bring our early morning tea. They refused to clean my car. The lift broke down. The kitchen staff went on strike. I lost my camera. (Use you/your.) The other guests got drunk every night. The bed creaked. The windows rattled. Our bedroom was draughty. They ran out of ice. The radiators whistled. The taxi drivers cheated us. It rained nearly all the time. The hall porter insulted me. I suffered from food poisoning. The hotel overcharged us. They mixed up our reservations. I was stung by a jellyfish. 126 stop + gerund PEG 270
A: He drinks methylated spirits. B: You should tell him to stop drinking methylated spirits. B: Why don't you tell him to stop drinking methylated spirits? B: Can't you get him to stop drinking methylated spirits? B: Can't you stop him drinking methylated spirits? He ... argues all the time. chews tobacco. sleepwalks. talks to himself. follows me about. listens to my telephone conversations. annoys the neighbours. hangs his washing out of the window. borrows my things. uses bad language. parks outside my garage. steals my apples. burns rubbish in the garden. drops banana skins on the steps. opens my letters. is rude to my friends. pulls the cat's tail. looks through keyholes. smokes marijuana. plays the radio all night. 127 stop + object + gerund PEG 270
B: But how could you stop him speaking at street corners? (stress on stop or you)
left home. gave up shaving. grew his hair. threw away his suits. went about barefoot. wore ragged jeans. tore up his passport. resigned his job. lived on National Assistance. squatted in an empty house. got married. started a family. played the guitar in the Underground. led protest marches. carried banners. invited other squatters to loin him. barricaded the door. changed the locks. insulted the owners. resisted arrest. 128 suggest + gerund PEG 289C, D A: Why didn't you go to his flat? B: Well, Ann suggested going to his flat but I didn't think it was necessary. (slight stress on 'I')
record his conversation? ask him for proof of his identity? look at his passport? consult a solicitor? discuss it with me? (Use you.) wait a few weeks? check his figures? have the document translated? show the letter to a handwriting expert? read the small print? find out where he had worked before? make some enquiries about him? ring his previous employers? give him a post-dated cheque? contact his embassy? take his photograph? get his fingerprints? follow him home? tap his phone? bug his room? 129 suggest + gerund PEG 289C, D A: Why didn't you hitch-hike? B: Well, I suggested hitch-hiking home but Tom wouldn't hear of it. See also Drill 93
leave at once? look for a cheaper hotel? demand a refund? see the manager? complain to the agency? hire a caravan? borrow a tent? sleep on the beach? pawn your watches? (Use our.) try your luck at the casino? (Use our.) get a job in a restaurant? offer to work as guides? sell your cameras? (Use our.) report the matter to the police? ask your consult for help? (Use our.) ring me? (Use our.) tell your parents? (Use our.) consult a lawyer? refuse to pay? make a fuss? 130 suggest + them/their + gerund PEG 289D
complains to Peter, who disclaims responsibility.
B: I never suggested them/their dying their hair! (slight stress on 'I') This exercise could also be done with I never suggested that they (should) dye their hair! I never suggested that they dyed their hair! or I never told/advised them to dye their hair! They ... Apparently it was your idea. wore masks. carried guns. pretended to be gunmen. forged my signature. (Use your.) sent me anonymous letters. (Use you.) threatened me. (Use you.) tried to blackmail me. (Use you.) bribed my secretary. (Use your.) tapped my phone. (Use your.) bugged my office. (Use your.) broke into my factory. (Use your.) forced open my safe. (Use your.) stole the week's takings. burnt secret documents. tore up my clients' letters. erased tapes. threw my electric typewriter out of the window. (Use your.) wrecked the computer. wrote slogans on the walls. poured paint over my car. (Use your.) 131 try + gerund PEG 270
B: Yes, let's try pressing the red button.
oiled the hinges? nailed the stair carpet down? put the cake back in the oven? cut the sandwiches the day before? ate less fat? took more exercise? opened the windows? turned down the central heating? moved the piano to another room? locked the doors at night? painted the ceiling dark green? paid the bills weekly? filled the radiator with hot water? blocked up all the rat holes? cooked it in oil? left the saucepan lid off? soaked the beans a bit longer? whipped the cream? washed it in cold water? stood on our heads for a few minutes? 132 want/need + gerund PEG 267E
B: Yes, it wants/needs tidying.
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