Objective Advanced Unit 12: Making decisions

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• Middelbare school
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Unit 12: Making Decisions

Speaking: ex. 1 & 2

As you've seen in the introduction video, making a decision can be rather difficult. Taking time to think and review helps a lot.

Have a look at exercises 1 & 2 on page 76. First, write down 

your own answers to these questions

Then, contact a classmate in Teams to discuss your 

answers with. Write down what they have answered 

before moving on.

Reading

Read the article 'How do we make decisions' on 

page 77 of your book. Then answer the questions 

to exercise 1 on page 76. 

Check your answers after.

Reading tip: Make sure you look up words you do not know the translation of, and that you take time to highlight/underline passages that you think are important for answering the questions of exercise 1.

Vocabulary p.78

Exercise 1: Match the expressions to the right phrases.Make sure you understand them properly as this exercise could return on a test.

Exercise 2: choose the right expressions from 

among 1-8 of exercises 1 to fill in the gaps.

Check your answers after.

Listening: ex. 1-4

Use the listening fragment below to do exercises 1-4 on page 78. 

Where necessary, listen to the fragment again. 

Check your answers after.

Listening Unit 12

Grammar: -ing forms

1. Have a look at the exercises on page 79 before going over the grammar explanation in the following slides. What do you already know? 
2. Head over to pages 168-169 and read through the explanation or go over the slides.
3. Then do exercise 1-2 + Corpus Spot

-ing forms with verbs (part 1)

• The -ing form can be the subject/object that accompanies a verb: Travelling broadens the mind (S) / I dislike travelling by ship (O)
• There are common verbs which are followed by an -ing form. They include: admit, avoid, consider, delay, deny, dislike, enjoy, imagine, mind, miss, practise, resent, risk, & suggest.
• Some verbs can be followed by -ing or by an infinitive (hele ww + to). The meaning of the sentence stays the same. These verbs include begin, hate, like, love, prefer, start:                    She began to feel sleepy / She began feeling sleepy
• Some verbs can be followed by -ing and infinitive, but the meaning of the sentence will change. These verbs include forget, regret, remember, stop, try:                                                            He tried to do it in a different way (he tried but we don't know if he succeeded) VS He tried doing it in a different way (he tested a different method)

-ing forms with verbs (part 2)

• Verbs which are followed by an -ing form can also be used in passive sentences as follows: being + past participle (-ed/3rd form):                       She enjoys being looked after while she is ill.
• The verbs need, want and require can be followed by -ing, but they will have passive meaning:                                                                                                     The machine needs/requires/wants servicing.

Other -ing form uses:

• The -ing form can be the object of a preposition (in/on/at/for/etc.). The -ing from rather than the infinitive always follows a preposition: He isn't interested in listening to stories.
• The -ing form follows some commonly used phrases:                                                                                  1) It's worth ... -ing                            2) as well as .... -ing             3) It's no good/use ... -ing                       4) There's not point ... -ing            5) instead of ... -ing             6) I/you/we can't help ... -ing               7) To be used to ... -ing
• The -ing form can also be used in more formal English. It is used after a determiner to show the possive: Does my listening to the radio bother you? 

Now you:

1. Open the following link and do the exercise in full: https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_Gerund_infinitive.htm
2. Return to your workbook and do exercises 1 & 2 + Corpus Spot on page 79.
3. Check your answers after.

Questions about the grammar?

 Contact your teacher!

Exam Folder 5

• Return to pages 74-75, this is Exam Folder 5.
• This is extra reading practice. Do exercises 1 & 2 by yourself. 
• Check your answers after.