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Read the poem, focus on the underlined words. Define the type of Non-Finite form of the Verb.

But grammar gives them the willies | It has become de rigueur for celebrity brides to go to amazing lengths to keep their weddings under wraps. | Mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). | Watch again. Complete the following sentences using the correct variant (A,B,C). | Read the jokes and suggest a suitable headline for each of them. Comment on the functions of the Infinitives. | AS a millionaire veteran of countless Hollywood blockbusters, Michael Douglas is no stranger to the big budget production. | VOCABULARY PRACTICE | The Saxon who lost his head at Stonehenge | By Sohail Inayatullah and Ivana Milojevic | Listen to an interview with David Crook about the way he changed his life. Fill in the gaps with the missing Gerunds. Comment on their functions. |


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  1. Assignment 15. Translate into English paying attention to the underlined words and phrases.
  2. B Add one of the suffixes to the following words. You will have to change some of the words a little.
  3. B) Choose one of the underlined phrases and prepare a one minute report on it.
  4. B) Use an appropriate phrasal verb instead of the underlined words.
  5. B) Work in pairs to define whether these statements are true (T) or false (F).
  6. B. Now read the short extracts and replace the underlined phrases with formal ones from above.
  7. B. Rewrite the following sentences as negative sentences, yes/no questions, WH-questions (using the underlined word or phrase) and tag questions.

November

Oh, we make a boast of storing,

Of saving and of keeping,

But only by ignoring

The waste of moments sleeping,

The waste of pleasure weeping,

By denying and ignoring

The waste of Nations warring.

Robert Frost

2. What forms does the Gerund have? What functions does it perform in the sentence? Provide your examples.

3. Write a similar poem substituting the given Gerunds with your own ones and take part in the contest for the best poem.

4. Read the sentences. Comment on the forms of the Gerund. Decide which forms express:

an action simultaneous with that expressed by the finite verb;

an action prior to the action expressed by the finite verb;

'passive' meaning.

v We began to understand how to read Homer by learning about the man, who could not read; his audience - who could not read; and about Homer's narrators — who tell the legend.

 

v "Anna in title Tropics" caught the theater world by surprise and snagged the Pulitzer Prize for drama in April, after having been staged at only the tiny New Theatre in Coral Gables.

 

v Their local rep is based in part on having opened concerts for mainstream artists as massive as 50 Cent as well as such underground icons as Jurassic 5 and the Roots.

 

v Hindustani Classical Music continued to be transmitted orally for centuries without being written down.

5. Watch a piece of news touching upon criminal trials. Concentrate on the following points:

· the country

· the subject matter

· figures

Watch again and fill in the gaps with the missing Gerunds. State their forms and functions in the text.


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