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Active
Get requires infinitive in the next verb, have does not.
Examples:
+ someone + to repair (infinitive form) + my car
subject
verb
object
Have + someone + repair (base form verb) + my car
subject
verb
object
Get
Passive
Its always the same.
Examples:
Get + my car + repaired
object
past participle
Have + my car + repaired
object
past participle
1. Grammar. Do you know where? Make sentences using the information
given. Page 59.
a. (Passive - have / shorten my skirt)
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b. (Active - get / take my ID photo)
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c. (Active - have / fix my motorcycle)
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d. (Passive - get / cut my hair)
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e. (active- have / cook dinner for them)
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2. Vocabulary. Fill in the blanks. Page 60.
cut down on keep up with put up with get along with look forward to come up
with break up with take care of
a. I _________________ my girlfriend last week.
b. I really ____________________ to meeting my relatives that live abroad, I
never met them, and Im excited about it.
c. You really need to __________________ eating unhealthy foods.
d. James is so irritating. I cant _______________ him.
e. I have too much work. Sometimes Its impossible to________________
with all this work.
f. She __________________________ a great idea for tomorrows event..
g. I dont ____________________ with my brother. We fight all the time.
h. He needs to_________________ of the pets while his parents are away.
Suggestions
One thing you could do is + (to) borrow + money.
What about (preposition) + borrowing + money.
It might be a good idea + to borrow + money
3. Grammar. Complete the suggestions for possible solutions. Your friend needs
money. Page 61.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Future
With by and within use Future Perfect ( will + have + p.p.), because the action will
have ended before that time. Ex: By the end of this year we will have finished this book.
This means we are going to finish the book not at the end of the year but before that.
6. Complete predictions using Future, Future continuous or the Future perfect.
Page 67.
1. By 2050 , Somebody _______________ (discover) the cure for Aids.
2. In ten years, televisions _________________ (use) Digital technology.
3. In the future, Pollution_________________(become) an even bigger
problem.
4. Sometime in the next century, people _____________ (drive) flying cars.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Regret
To talk about regret in the past use: should + present perfect.
Ex: I should have stopped smoking.
Hypothetical situations work as follows:
If + subject+ past perfect (had + p.p.), subject + could or would + present perfect
Ex: If I had stopped smoking, I would have lived better in the last ten years.
9. Grammar. Write a sentence expressing regret (a, b, c, d ), and talk about
hypothetical situations (e, f, g, h, I, j) Page 75.
a. I didnt move to Chicago.
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b. I didnt work for an international company.
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c. I didnt go to Europe.
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d. I didnt buy a car.
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e. I didnt save enough money, I didnt buy my own apartment.
If _______________________________________________________
f. I was immature, I didnt think about the future.
If _______________________________________________________
g. I went to New York. I met my wife there.
If _______________________________________________________
h. I was too ambitious, I didnt think of my family.
If _______________________________________________________
Infinitive clauses
2 ways:
If you start with a verb = infinitive form.
(In order) to run + a business, you need to be conscientious.
infinitive verb
If you start with a noun, put for before that and the infinitive after the noun.
(in order) for a business to be succesfull, it needs to offer
prep
noun
infinitive verb
10.1 Grammar. Infinitive clauses and infinitive clauses with for. Page 79.
a. __________ a business __________(be) successful, it needs to provided good
service.
b.__________(establish) a new nightclub, its important to know young people
and what they like.
c. ___________ me______________( be) happy. I need to work with something
I really like.
d. ____________ (travel), you need a passport.
10.2. Grammar. Correct the mistakes. Page 79.
a. For run a profitable business, its important to be conscientious.
(Wrong or Right)
b. To a coffee bar succeed, it needs to offer many options to its clients.
(Wrong or Right)
c. For a store to succeed, it has to be conveniently located. (Wrong or
Right)
d. To find a job, you need to look at the ads in the paper. (Wrong or
Right).
11. Vocabulary. Remember these words. Use synonyms or explain them. Page 80.
a.gorgeous
b.slender
c.affordable
d.well-written.
e.knowledgeable
f.clever
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g.charming
h. industrious
i.tough
j.Persuasive.
1.( ) It means thin.
2.( ) It means beautiful.
3.( ) when something ( a product) has a reasonable price.
4.( ) a person that can convince others.
5.( ) A very active person.
6.( ) An intelligent or smart person.
7.( ) It may refer to a book or an article, if they are good.
8.( ) Someboby who has a lot of information about a specific subject.
9.( ) A charismatic person.
10.( ) It means difficult or hard.