03advancedthinkahead4 Xprac Mod1c
03advancedthinkahead4 Xprac Mod1c
Vocabulary
1 Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the words below.
track • reach • come up with • steam • hop on • long-distance
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Hi Tom,
I’ve having a great time with my cousin in Cornwall! Yesterday, she
1.
.................................................... the idea of taking a ride on an old
2.
...................................................... train that runs as a tourist attraction in the
summer. The train can only go on old, narrow 3. ....................................................
that modern trains don’t use. We 4. . .................................................... the train in
the town of Launceston and quickly 5. .................................................... our
destination, Newmills, about five kilometres away. It wasn’t exactly
a 6. .................................................... journey! Then we took the train back to
Launceston and explored the town and its castle – until it started to
rain.
See you next week!
Lisa
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Grammar
4 Write sentences with the words below. Use gerunds and infinitives.
1. my grandfather / stop / drive / at night / last year / .
5 Complete the sentences using a gerund or an infinitive. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
1. I am sorry I washed the car yesterday.
I regret .
2 Amy doesn’t like to travel by bus.
Amy doesn’t enjoy .
3. I was tired, so I took a break and had a cup of coffee.
I stopped .
4. I can’t wait to see you.
I look forward to .
5. Making friends is not easy for him.
It is difficult for .
6 Complete the text using the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs below.
be • pay • take • park • wait • drive • travel • persuade • make • reduce
Taking the bus instead of 1. in a car is environmentally friendly, but it’s difficult
2.
people to use public transport. In 2018, the city of Dunkirk in France decided
3.
all public transport free. They’ve also increased the number of buses because
people hate 4.
more than about five minutes for a bus. Taxes have gone up, but
the idea is working. Many more people are using the buses, and the buses arrive on time because
the drivers don’t have to stop 5. money for tickets. Now the city’s officials are sure
people will keep 6.
by bus out of habit. The idea is also helping 7.
pollution. For those who still drive, 8. is easier because there are more empty
spaces. Some people aren’t happy 9.
more taxes, but most people are happy
because they remember 10.
stuck in traffic jams.