Exercise Unit 7
Exercise Unit 7
Exercise Unit 7
Task I
Use the clues to solve the puzzle.
1. 2. 3.
Down
b s N A k E S
1. They are able to fly. (5)
I I
4. 3. They are young cats. (7)
r A B I T T S
5. They live in water. (4)
D T
Across
S E
2. They have long bodies. (6)
5.
f N
4. They eat grass and carrots. (7)
6.
p U P P I E S 6. They are baby dogs. (7)
Task II
Match the word in bold with its definition.
calm • • lovely
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Worksheet
Use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.
B: You ______________
COULD buy one at that B: Yeah. It’s a(n) ______________
PERFECT day for
store. fishing.
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Student’s Book p. 76
Grammar
B. Usage
Function Example
Usage Note
1. Infinitives as subjects sound formal. Most people use gerunds.
• To learn a language is difficult. (less common)
• Learning a language is difficult. (more common)
2. Only gerunds can be the object of a preposition.
• He knows a lot about cooking.
• He knows a lot about to cook.
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Worksheet
Task I
Choose the answers.
1. Let’s go ran / running / runs in the park tomorrow.
2. Marvin wants living / to live alone. He likes his own space.
3. My friend keeps sending / to send me junk e-mails.
4. Lance is a good singer. He has a talent for singing / to sing / sing.
5. Andy’s cooking / to cook / cook is great. He makes excellent pizza.
6. I hope finishing reading / to finish reading / to finish to read this book tonight.
7. Kim promises buying / to buy me a new computer.
Task II
Use the correct form of the words to fill in the blanks.
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Worksheet
Task I
Fill in the blanks.
Task II
Choose the word that is not like the others.
1. understand, confuse, know
2. enjoy, hate, love
3. fix, break, repair
4. often, usually, seldom
5. wild, kind, gentle
6. safe, dangerous, bad
USUALLY
Many people like animals. 1. _____________, this is a good thing, but some people want
to have wild animals in their homes. This is seldom a good idea. People need to
2. UNDERTAND
_____________ one important thing. The animals may look cute and 3. _____________,
GENTLE
but they are still wild. Even small wild animals can be 4. DANGEROUS
_____________. They can
5. _____________
BREAK furniture and hurt little children. Living in a city can also make animals
LOVE
unhappy. If we 6. _____________ animals, we should visit them in the countryside. Or, we
can simply read about them in books.
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