11. like /
liked + gerund
(a) A (in
tones of sympathy): You have to make beds, I suppose.
B (cheerfully): Yes, but I like making beds!
Twenty years later, Susan's children have left home,
her husband has retired and they can afford some help in house and garden. Her
friend reminds her of her former busy life.
(b) A: You had to make beds, I suppose.
B: Yes,
but I liked making beds!
(a) You have to ... I suppose.
1. do housework,
2. live economically,
3. shop around,
4. look after the children,
5. mend their clothes,
6. take them to school,
7. help them with their homework,
8. read to them,
9. answer their questions,
10.attend their school concerts,
11.watch them play football,
12.go swimming with them,
13.give children's parties,
14.meet your husband at the station,
(Use my.)
15.listen to your husband's office
stories, (Use my.)
16.entertain your husband's
colleagues, (Use my.)
17.iron shirts,
18.knit pullovers,
19.weed the garden,
20.cut the grass,
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(b) You had to ... I suppose.
1. do housework,
2. live economically,
etc.
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12. like /
liked + gerund
wouldn't
like / wouldn't care / would hate + infinitive
PEG 295
Students'
summer jobs.
This
exercise should be done by students working in pairs. The prompt only is given
and students must form both the question (A) and the answer (B). If it is not
convenient to work in pairs, the teacher should take the part of the first
student (A).
Prompt: drive lorries
(a) A: You like driving lorries, don't you?
B: Yes, but I wouldn't like/wouldn't care/would hate to drive lorries for
a living.
(b) A: You liked driving lorries, didn't you?
B: Yes,
but I wouldn't like/wouldn't care/would hate to drive lorries for a living.
enjoy/enjoyed could be used as well as like/liked.
Prompts:
1. sweep streets
2. mend roads
3. teach swimming
4. conduct tours
5. act as a guide
6. guard factories
7. sell ice cream
8. serve in a shop
9. dig drains
10.wash windows
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11.pick fruit
12.build houses
13.put up tents
14.paint railings
15.collect rubbish
16.work in a factory
17.deliver mail
18.repair radios
19.make cakes
20.polish cars
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13.
like/dislike/hate/don't mind/don't care for/enjoy + gerund
PEG 295
The life of
au pair.
A: I have to cook and wash up.
(a) B: So have I. I like cooking but (I) hate
washing up.
(b) B: So have I. I enjoy cooking but (I) don't
care for washing up.
(a) B: So have I. I don't mind cooking but (I) dislike washing up.
This drill
can also be done in the past tense:
A: I had to
cook and wash up.
B: So had I. I liked cooking but (I) hated
washing up.
I have to ...
1.
hoover
carpets and dust furniture.
2.
make
beds and clean rooms.
3.
answer
the door and answer the phone.
4.
do
the flowers and polish the silver.
5.
buy
fruit at the market and carry it home.
6.
take
the children to school and hurry home afterwards.
7.
collect
the children from school and supervise their homework.
8.
talk
to the children and teach them French.
9.
go
to the beach with the children and play in the sand.
10.put the children to bed and tidy up
after them.
11.look after the baby and share a room
with him.
12.give the baby his bath and wash his
clothes.
13.drive the car and exercise the pony.
14.walk the dogs and brush them.
15.attend classes and do homework.
14. prefer ...
to/like ... better than + gerund
PEG 297
A: My brother plays tennis but hardly ever
watches it.
(a) B: My brother prefers playing (tennis) to
watching (it) too. (slight stress on my)
(b) B: My brother likes playing (tennis) better than watching (it) too.
(slight stress on my)
My brother ...
1.
sings
in a choir but hardly ever sings solo.
2.
talks;
he hardly ever listens.
3.
drinks
(at parties) but hardly ever dances.
4.
spends
money but hardly ever saves it.
5.
phones;
he hardly ever writes.
6.
listens
to the radio; he hardly ever watches TV.
7.
mows
the lawn but hardly ever weeds the garden.
8.
paint
pictures; he hardly ever takes photographs.
9.
takes
taxis; he hardly ever waits for a bus. (Use
buses.)
10.drives; he hardly ever lets me
drive.
11.cycles; he hardly ever walks.
12.eats out; he hardly ever cooks for
himself.
13.stays at home (for his holidays); he
hardly ever goes abroad.
14.rushes about (during his holidays);
h hardly ever relaxes.
15.takes people to restaurants; he
hardly ever invites them to his house.
15. what about?
+ gerund, would rather + infinitive without to
would
prefer + infinitive
PEG 289B, 297
In this
drill the prompt only is given and students must form both the question (A) and
the answer (B). Students could work in pairs, one being A the other B.
Prompt: walk on ... wait for a bus
A: What
about walking on? Or would you rather wait for a bus?
(a) B: I'd rather walk on (than wait for a bus). (Words in brackets may
be omitted.)
(b) B: I'd prefer to walk on.
This drill
could also be done with I'm against/for
or I'm in favour of + gerunds:
(c) B: I'm against waiting for a bus.
(d) B: I'm for waiting for a bus.
(e) B: I'm in favour of waiting for a bus.
(The
speaker in (d) and (e) does not agree with the speaker in (a), (b) and (c).)
Prompts:
1.
write
... phone
2.
cook
it ... eat it raw
3.
camp
... stay in a hotel
4.
deliver
it by hand ... post it
5.
drive
... fly
6.
mend
the old one ... buy a new one
7.
go
as we are ... change into evening dress
8.
get
a job ... ask our parents to send us money
9.
finish
it tonight ... leave it till tomorrow
10.try to fix it ourselves ... send for
an electrician
11.wash the sheets at home ... take
them to the launderette
12.do our own typing ... employ a
secretary
13.tune the piano ourselves ... get a
piano tuner
14.borrow a TV set ... hire one
15.buy a cat ... put down rat poison
16.ring the dentist today ... put it
off till tomorrow
17.start now ... wait for Bill
18.hitch-hike ... cycle
19.stay at home next weekend ... go
away
20.keep some ... eat all now
16. would
prefer + object +
infinitive
would rather + subject + past tense
PEG 297
(i)
A: Shall I phone Tom tomorrow?
(a) B: I'd prefer you to phone him today.
or
(b) B: I'd rather you phoned him today.
(ii)
A: Shall I show Tom the photographs
tomorrow?
(a) B: I'd prefer you to show them to him today. (Note word order.)
or
(a) B: I'd rather you showed them to him today. (Note word order.)
Shall I ...
tomorrow?
1.
phone
Bill
2.
bring
my friends
3.
speak
to James
4.
sweep
the stairs
5.
begin
6.
pay
the milk bill
7.
come
8.
leave
9.
go
to the library (Omit to the library.)
10.read the instructions
11.lend Peter the map (See (ii) above.)
12.take the books back
13.give Ann your message (See
(ii) above.)
14.burn the rubbish
15.send Peter the cheque (See
(ii) above.)
16.get the new programme
17.write to the Smiths
18.see to the electric iron
19.buy your season ticket
20.make the arrangements
17. would
like/want + object +
infinitive
PEG 296
(a) A: Would you like to make a speech?
B: No, I'd like you to make a speech.
(stress on you)
(b) A: Do you want to make a speech?
B: No,
I want you to make a speech. (stress on you)
(a) Would you like to ...
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(b) Do you want to ...
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1. lead the deputation?
2. pick the team?
3. receive the mayor?
4. speak first?
5. introduce the speakers?
6. sign the cheque?
7. witness Tom's signature?
8. engage the extra staff?
9. appoint a press officer?
10.attend the conference?
11.give a talk?
12.meet the president?
13.make the arrangements?
14.answer any queries?
15.choose the colours?
16.supervise the painters?
17.make the arrangements?
18.fix a date?
19.organize the reception?
20.open the champagne?
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18. would like + perfect infinitive, wanted + present infinitive
PEG 296
A: Did you see the castle?
(a) B: No, I would like to have seen it but there
wasn't time.
(b) B: No, I wanted to see it but there wasn't time.
*Note: would have liked to see it and would have liked to have seen it
are also
possible forms.
Did you ...
1.
ring
Peter?
2.
talk
to the students?
3.
attend
the conference?
4.
try
the beer?
5.
watch
the match?
6.
visit
the museum?
7.
see
the zoo?
8.
walk
round the town?
9.
meet
your friends?
10.look at the old bridge?
11.climb to the top of the monument?
12.have coffee? (Answer with some.)
13.paint any pictures? (some)
14.make a sketch? (Answer with one.)
15.take any photographs? (some)
16.hire a boat? (one)
17.stroll round the market?
18.send any postcards? (some)
19.buy any souvenirs? (some)
20.listen to the town band?
19.
doesn't/didn't want + object +
infinitive
PEG 296C
Ann is a
young married woman with a lot of time on her hands. Two of her friends think
that she would be happier if she had an occupation or hobby. Unfortunately her
husband doesn't seem to share their views.
(a) A: Have you suggested going to
evening classes?
B:
Yes, but apparently her husband doesn't want her to go to evening
classes.
(stress on want)
or
A: Did you suggest going to evening
classes?
B: Yes,
but apparently her husband doesn't want her to go to evening
classes. (It
is still a present problem.)
(b) A: Did you suggest going to evening
classes?
B: Yes, but apparently her husband didn't want
her to go to evening
classes. (It
is now a past problem.)
Have you suggested ...
1.
painting?
2.
riding?
3.
working
in the garden?
4.
taking
a driving test?
5.
making
friends with her neighbours?
6.
inviting
her mother to stay?
7.
getting
a part-time job?
8.
hiring
a typewriter?
9.
joining
a drama club?
10.acting in a play?
11.singing in the choir?
12.buying a dog?
13.helping at the old people's club?
14.studying Russian?
15.learning judo?
16.attending keep-fit classes?
17.going to art lectures?
18.taking a course in vegetarian
cooking?
19.redecorating the house?
20.training as a tourist guide?
20. wish + infinitive
PEG 299
Ann is a
newcomer; Bill is an old hand.
A: How does
one set about complaining about something?
B: Oh, just go to the office and say you wish
to complain about something.
(want or would like could also be used, of course, wish is the most formal of the three.)
How does one set about ...
1.
enrolling
for a course?
2.
making
a complaint?
3.
reporting
an accident?
4.
seeing
the welfare officer?
5.
taking
a test?
6.
applying
for study leave?
7.
entering
for an exam?
8.
joining
the union?
9.
starting
a club?
10.arranging a football match?
11.organizing a trip?
12.hiring a coach?
13.having a poster printed?
14.insuring one's life? (Use your.)
15.paying one's fees? (Use your.)
16.moving to another branch?
17.voting in the election?
18.claiming compensation?
19.changing one's department? (Use your.)
20.resigning?