Lesson 2

Language

1. Circle the correct words.

1. Which book did you choose to read / reading at the library?
2. My cousin has decided to learn / learning Japanese.
3. The children really enjoyed to read / reading those poems.
4. I didn’t finish to do / doing my homework until 10 o’clock last night.
5. The teacher suggested to find / finding the information on the internet.
6. My uncle stopped to play / playing football after he hurt his leg.
7. I visited Luxor when I was three, but I don’t remember to go / going there.
8. My grandmother promised to make / making me some cakes when I next visit.

2. Complete the sentences with to + infinitive or the –ing form.

1. Last week, I started learning a new language.
2. Last weekend, my friend offered to help me with my project.
3. When I went to the shops last night, I remembered to buy my cousin a birthday present.
4. When my father drove to work this morning, he stopped to get some petrol.
5. Sorry, I think I forgot to bring back the pen I borrowed.

3. Put the dialogue in the correct order.

a. Sherif: Can you play football with us tonight? We need another player. 3
b. Sherif: OK, don’t worry. I’ll ask Omar. 5
c. Sherif: Taha, could you do something for me? 1
d. Taha: No, I’m afraid I can’t. I hurt my leg last week. I can’t run on it. 4
e. Taha: Yes, of course. What is it? 2

4. Read the dialogue in a shop and correct the underlined words.

Randa: Good morning. I wonder 1 that you could help me. if
Assistant: Certainly. What is it?
Randa: I don’t suppose 2 could you tell me who the manager is? you could
Assistant: Yes, 3 course. It’s Mr Mansour. of course
Randa: Could you do me 4 the favour? Can you give him my CV? I’d really like to work here. a favour
Assistant: 5 Without problem. I’ll give it to him when I next see him. No problem

5. Now rewrite this dialogue to make it more polite.

Nabil: 1 Hi. Do something for me.

Hello. I wonder if you could do something for me?

Saleem: 2 OK. What?

Certainly./Of course. What is it?

Nabil: 3 Look at this computer. It’s not working very well.

I don’t suppose you could look at this computer? It’s not working very well.

Saleem: 4 I can’t do that. I don’t know much about computers.

No, I’m afraid I can’t. I don’t know much about computers.​​​​​​​