TICKET 2 ENGLISH

Unit 1
The gift of youth

Outline:
Vocabulary (nouns and adjectives) + TB pages 8-9
Grammar (gerund vs infinitive) + TB pages 14-15
Functions (asking and giving opinion) + TB 11
Writing (descriding a person) + TB 16-17
Reading (students textbook ) pages 12-13
Listening (students TB ) page 10

Ambition

Audacity

Energy

Creative

Youth
Active

Imagination
Rebellious

Strength

Write the corresponding adjectives in the gaps.

Nouns
Adjectives
1. Youth =>
..
2. humour =>
..
3. strength =>
..
4. vigour =>
.
5. law =>
.
6. audacity =>
.
7. enthusiasm =>
.
8. ambition =>
.
9. adventure =>
.
10. energy =>
.

Write the corresponding adjectives in the gaps.

Nouns
Adjectives
1. gift =>
.. gifted
2. passion =>
..
passionate
3. rebellion =>
..
rebellious
4. imagination =>
.
imaginative
5. creativity =>
.
creative
6. talent =>
.
talented
7. vitality =>
.
vital
8. innovation =>
.
innovative
9. tolerance =>
.
tolerant
10. competence =>
.
competent

Write the corresponding nouns in the gaps.

adjectives
nouns
energy
1. energetic => ..
2. audacious =>..
audacity
3. strong => ..
strength
4. enthusiastic => .
enthusiasm
5. competent => .
competence
6. patient => .
reliability
7. reliable => .
flexibility
8. flexible =>.
9. responsible => .responsibility
10. sociable =>
. sociability
Independent
independence

Write the corresponding words in the gaps.

nouns
Adjectives
1. optimism =>
..
optimistic
ability
2. .
=>
able
3. Vigour =>
..
vigorous
4. .
=>
Punctual
punctuality
5. Persuasion =>
.
persuasive
6. .
=>
Cooperative
cooperation
7. Adventure =>
.
adventurous
8. .
=>
Mature
maturity
9. Efficiency =>
.
efficient
10. self-confidence =>
.
Self-confident
11. . =>
Ambitious
ambition
12. autonomy =>
.
autonomous

Put the words between brackets in the correct form.

1. I'm never (cheerfulness)

on Mondays.

2. I was attracted by her (vivacity)

cheerful

personality.

vivid

3. It is really very (frustration) not to be able to do this quiz.

frustrating

4. I admire (optimism) people. They always think positively.

optimistic
angry

5. He usually gets (anger) whenever he is disturbed.

lonely

6. She suddenly felt (loneliness) as soon as her friends had left.

7. After the party, everyone went home in a (jubilation) mood.
8. Being with you makes me (joy) and happy.
9. She was (despair) to see her missing dog again.

jubilated

joyful
desperate

10. I appreciate (optimism) people. They always think positively.

optimistic

Match the numbers with letters

1. To be concerned

A. youth

2. Youth

B. force

3. Heterogeneous

C. issues

4. A vital

D. group

5. To have higher

E. critical

6. Equal

F. aspirations

7. To voice ones

G. citizens

8. To be constructively

H. about

9. The gifts of

I.

1- H
2- C
3- D

4- B
5- F
6- G

7- I
8- E
9- A

opinion

Gerunds vs infinitives
I expect to have the report done by Friday. [INFINITIVE]

He denied copying the information. [GERUND]

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Gerunds
A gerund is a noun made from a verb by adding "-ing."
The gerund form of the verb:

read --- reading

write --- writing
swim --- swimming

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Gerunds
USE

1. Gerund is often used as a subject

Examples:

Reading helps you learn English.

Swimming is a good exercise.

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Gerunds
USE

2. Gerund is used as an object after certain verbs.

Examples:

I enjoy reading.
She dislikes playing badminton.
Have you finished working?

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Gerunds
Gerunds is used after a preposition

Example:
Before leaving the house, she checked all windows.

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Gerunds
Gerunds can be made negative by adding "not."
Examples:

He enjoys not working.

The best thing for your health is not smoking.

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Gerunds
The gerund is often used after certain verbs.

Examples:
I dislike working after 5 pm.
We enjoy hiking.
She stopped working at 6 oclock.
She suggested going for a movie.
Farah keeps talking about her problems.

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Gerunds
Gerund is used after certain expressions

such as cant stand, cant bear, etc.

He cant help talking so loudly.

I cant stand her smoking in the office.
He cant bear having so much

responsibility.

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Infinitives
Infinitives are the "to" form of the verb.
The infinitive form of:

learn ---- to learn

give ---- to give
Examples:

He wants to go now.
They want to learn.

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Infinitives
Infinitives can be made negative by adding "not.
Examples:
I decided not to go.
The most important thing is not to give up.

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Infinitives

1)

The infinitive is used:

After certain verbs, adjectives and nouns.

a. Verb + infinitive
They hope to reach the party on time.
I want to try the new ice-cream flavour.
b. Adjective + infinitive
Im happy to hear you are well.
Shes delighted to see him.
c. Noun + infinitive
Ive got some homework to do.

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Infinitives
The infinitive is used:

2) To express a purpose
I got up early to do homework.
I have some letters to write.

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Infinitives
c) The infinitives can also follow certain nouns.
Nouns + infinitives
Its a high price to pay.
Its time to take a break.
He made a decision to take up extra subjects.

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Gerunds and Infinitives

Some verbs (e.g. love, hate, start, prefer) can take

gerund or infinitive, with similar meanings.

Examples:
I love to eat chocolates.
I love eating chocolates.
I started to polish the car, but then decided not to.
I started polishing the car, but then decided not to.

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Gerunds and Infinitives

BE CAREFUL!
A few verbs (such as stop, remember and forget) can
be followed by either the gerund or the infinitive but the
meanings are different.
Examples:

They stopped having lunch at the restaurant.

(They dont eat at the restaurant anymore)

They stopped to have lunch at the restaurant.

(They stopped another activity in order to have lunch at the
restaurant)

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Gerunds and Infinitives

Examples:
He remembered putting his keys on the table.
He remembered to put his keys on the table.
Roy never forget eating dinner at the restaurant.
Roy never forget to eat dinner.

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Gerunds and Infinitives

BE CAREFUL!
To can be part of the infinitive or it can be a preposition.
Use gerund after the preposition to.
Examples:
I look forward to hearing from you. ()
I look forward to hear from you. (X)

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

She agreed to speak before the game.
agree
aim
appear
arrange
ask
attempt
be able
beg
begin
care
choose
condescend

consent
continue
dare
decide
deserve
detest
dislike
expect
fail
forget
get
happen

have
hesitate
hope
hurry
intend
leap
leave
like
long
love
mean
neglect

offer
ought
plan
prefer
prepare
proceed
promise
propose
refuse
remember
say

shoot
start
stop
strive
swear
threaten
try
use
wait
want
wish

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive

Everyone expected her to win.
advise
allow
ask
beg
bring
build
buy
challenge

choose
command
dare
direct
encourage
expect
forbid
force

have
hire
instruct
invite
lead
leave
let
like

love
motivate
order
pay
permit
persuade
prepare
promise

remind
require
send
teach
tell
urge
want
warn

Verbs Followed by a Gerund

They enjoyed working on the boat.
admit
advise
appreciat
e
avoid
can't
help
complete
consider

delay
deny
detest
dislike
enjoy
escape
excuse

finish
forbid
get
through
have
imagine
mind
miss

permit
postpone
practice
quit
recall
report
resent

resist
resume
risk
spend
(time)
suggest
tolerate
waste
(time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund

We concentrated on doing well.
admit to
approve of
argue about
believe in
care about
complain about
concentrate on
confess to

depend on
disapprove of
discourage from
dream about
feel like
forget about
insist on
object to

plan on
prevent
(someone) from
refrain from
succeed in
talk about
think about
worry about

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Gerunds and Infinitives

Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund or the infinitive.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

I want _____ (finish) work early tonight.

I hate ______ (wait) for buses in the rain.
Im going to the caf _____ (meet) Anna.
Sam is really good at _____ (climb).
Thank you for ____ (be) so helpful.
I enjoy _____ (listen) to the radio while cooking.
Lets go now. Im worried about _____ (miss) the train.
He refused _____ (help) me.

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Gerunds and Infinitives

Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund or the infinitive.

9.
Theres a lot of work ______ (do) in the new building.
10. Whats this for?
Its for _______ (cook) the vegetables.
11. I really love _____ (play) with the children.
12. ______ (swim) is a good form of exercise.
13. I cant stand _____ (do) the washing-up.
14. We managed ______ (pass) the exam by _____ (test) each other
every evening.
15. We were getting tired, so we stopped _____ (have) lunch.
16. I was surprised _______ (not hear) about the new baby.

Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund or the

infinitive.
Booking The School

Ali decided that he wanted (study).abroad. (achieve)

. his goal, he had many things that he had (do)
. . Firstly he needed (improve) . his English
so he could take the IELTS test. Unfortunately Ali disliked
(learn). English so this would not be much fun. His
friend recommended (attend) . a school close to his
house. Ali went to look and from what he could see it
seemed (be) . a good school. He didn't delay
(register) . for a course. He managed (get) . a
good price for the course because they had a special offer
on. This was good because he could not afford (pay)
. too much.

Gerund or infinitive?
Q1 - I miss ____ in London.
live

living
to live
Q2 - I enjoyed ____ them again.
see

seeing
to see
Q3 - He avoided ____ them do it because he wanted to get home early.
help

helping
to help
Q4 - I promised ____ it by Friday.
do

doing
to do
Q5 - She's expected ____ the job.
get

getting
to get
Q6 - Would you like ____?
come

Asking and giving opinions

Asking
What do you think ...?

Giving
Well, I think ...

What's your opinion about .? In my opinion I think ...

How do you feel about ...?

feel that we should ...

What's your reaction to

that?

My reaction is that we
should ...

Any comments, John?

May I make a comment on

that?

Agreeing

Disagreeing

Yes, I agree with John.

I'm sorry, but I can't agree

with John.

Yes, I think that's a good

point.

I think you may have missed

the point there ...

I'll go along with that.

Sorry, I can't go along with

that.

Choose A, B, C, or D as the best answer.

1. Whatdoyouthinkof.........?
a. Play tennis
b. Go jogging
c. Going to the beach
d. Swim

2. A:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefilm?
B:Ithink.......................
a. It good
b. The film great
c. Its very interesting
d. It useless

3. ................theboysarepolite.
a. I dont think
b. I dont
c. What do you
d. What your opinion

4. Eric:Ithinkourcityisveryhotatthemoment.

Extract from the dialogue expressions to fill-in the chart below

Mr. Zoe
Shane
Mr. Zoe
Shane
Mr. Zoe
Shane
Mr. Zoe
Shane

: What do you think of my new house?

: It is beautiful. I think. Oh you have many novels in your new house.
: Yeah, some. I like Andrea Hiratas novels.
: How do you feel about Andrea Hiratas novels ?
: I feel they are great novels.
: Yes, you are right. I think it is going to rain.
: I dont think so. Look outside at the sky! Its so clear. No clouds there.
: But I watched the weather forecast yesterday. It said that today is going
to rain. OK Mr. Zoe see you.

Asking for opinion

Giving opinion

Agreeing

Disagreeing

Put the expressions in the correct columns

Iagree

Idisagree

Describing a person
Read and answer the question:
A: what does your father look like?
1

B: he very tall and strong?

Describing the
appearance

2 A: what is he like?
B: he is very kind and funny.

Describing the
personality

What is the difference between questions 1 and 2 ?

Extract from the text adjectives describing Brahims appearance & personality
My best friend

Brahim has been my intimate friend since we were in the primary school. He's a tall
and slim young man with tanned skin and curly dark hair. He has brown small eyes in an
oval shiny face. He always wears casual clothes in a very messy way.
Brahim is very outgoing. He is an extroverted person who loves having fun all the time.
He's got a great sense of humour, and he always makes me laugh. Brahim is a very
generous and sensitive person. However, he can be a little tense at times. For example,
when someone crosses him, he suddenly becomes very quarrelsome and wild.
Brahim is very keen on playing games, particularly soccer. During the weekends, he
spends hours either training his football team or watching matches on TV. In addition to
that, he enjoys singing and dancing, as well, and he is fond of listening to pop music in
particular. Everybody likes him for his modesty and sociability.
All in all, I'm satisfied to have such a good person like Brahim as a friend. I really enjoy
his company. I never feel bored or sad when I am with him. I'm sure we'll always be
intimate friends.

What does Brahim look like? (Appearance)

What is Brahim like? (Personality)

What does Brahim look like?

(Appearance)

What is Brahim like?

(Personality)

tall
slim,
young
oval-faced
dark-haired
small eyed

outgoing
extroverted
humorous
generous
sensitive
tense
quarrelsome
wild
modest
sociable
good
entertaining
friendly

Positive personality qualities

Negative personality qualities

Positive personality qualities

Negative personality qualities

Steps to write a description of person

1 brain storming = first write down all the words that come

to your when brainstorming!!

beautiful

Steps to write a description of person

1 brainstorming: then, choose only the relevant/useful ideas

Steps to write a description of person

2 mapping: organize the words into their places: for

example:

Steps to write a description of person

3 writing:
a) First draft: start writing down.
b) Second draft: eliminating repetitive words
c) Editing: reviwing for any mistakes, word-order etc..