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Nobody connected to the net because of a problem in the computer system.

The last time Jack Nicholson gave an interview was seven months ago.

Although Kerem was very tired, he finished the reports on time.

They needn’t have brought so many books.

It’s been two years since Meg Ryan took part in a film.

If Kate was qualified enough, she could find a job.

The match was more exciting than she had thought.

I wish I had made the reservations on time.

Unless the government find a solution to the water problem, we’ll run out of water.

I haven’t seen my sister for months.

She suggested renting a DVD.

She wishes she had learnt to drive.

We can’t have seen Ekrem since he’s in Texas.

She has difficulty in understanding my accent.

Aylin isn’t interested in football.

SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION

REWRITE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES. DON’T FORGET TO KEEP THE MEANING THE SAME

1. There was a problem in the computer system so nobody connected to the net.

Nobody______________________________________________________________. ( because of )

2. Jack Nicholson hasn’t given an interview for seven months.

The last time ________________________________________________________.

3. Despite being very tired, Kerem finished the reports on time.

Although ____________________________________________________________.

4. It wan’t necessary for them to bring so many books, but they did.

They ________________________________________________ so many books. ( needn’t )

5. Meg Ryan hasn’t taken part in a film for two years.

It’s _______________________________________ since she took part in a film.

6. Kate can’t find a good job because he is not qualified enough.

If Kate_______________________________________________________________.

7. She hadn’t thought the match would be so exciting.

The match________________________________________ she had thought.  ( more )

8. I’m sorry I couldn’t make the reservations on time.

I wish ___________________________________________________________.

9. The government must find a solution to the water problem or else we’ll run out of water.

Unless______________________________________________________________.

10. It’s been months since I last saw my sister.

I haven’t____________________________________________________________.

11. ” Let’s rent a DVD “, she said.

She suggested ______________________________________________________.

12. She regrets not learning to drive.

She wishes ________________________________________________________.

13. I’m sure that wasn’t Ekrem we saw. He’s in Texas.

We can’t __________________________________________________________.

14. She finds my accent difficult to understand. ( difficulty )

She has ___________________________________________________________.

15. Football doesn’t interest Aylin a lot. ( interested )

Aylin ____________________________________________________________.

WORD FORMATION

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words in brackets.

Jerry had a _______________ in solving that problem about the computer. ( difficult )

In some countries ________________ is a big problem.  ( employ )

Serkan is _______________ for the preparation of the new class materials. ( responsible )

In some parts of Istanbul, you can’t walk ______________ after 10 p.m in the streets.(safe )

Although he is my best friend, I don’t agree with many of his ___________ ideas. ( politic )

Sezen Aksu’s ____________ was great last night. I want to go to the concert one more time. ( perform )

This area is really _______________. You can produce almost everything here. ( produce )

As he wants to be promoted, he needs to _____________ something interesting.  ( create )

Sometimes _________________ is the best policy. ( silent )

Because he was late, he opened the door and walked ____________ to his room. ( quiet )

KEY

1. difficulty 2. unemployment 3. responsible 4. safely 5. political  6. performance 7. productive 8. create  9. silence 10. quietly

TURN something OFF

Check these sentences

• Can you turn off the lights? Don’t you see I’m trying to sleep.
• Turn the playstation off now! You’ve been playing for 5 hours. IT’s enough.
• Don’t forget to turn the taps off and check them when you set off for a holiday.

Meaning

TURN something OFF: to stop the flow of electricity, gas or water by moving a switch or pressing a button.

OPPOSITE: TURN something OFF X TURN something ON

TURKISH MEANING: kapatmak, güç baglantisini kesmek.

HOW MUCH YOU LEARN!

Fill in the blanks by using the phrasal ‘turn off’ and a suitable object.

1. This program is not for children. Please…………………………………………

2. While I was studying English, somebody ……………………………….

3. He ……………………………… as soon as he saw the police.

4. Brrrr! It is freezing here. Could you ………………………………, please?

5. She hates technology. She doesn’t even know how to turn on and …………………………..

KEY

For this exercise more than one answer is possible. These are the suggested answers.

1. Please turn the TV off.

2. …………………. somebody turned the lights off.

3. He turned the radio off as soon as he saw the police.

4. Could you turn off the air conditioning?

5. turn on the computer.

TELL somebody OFF

Check these sentences

If I don’t do my homework when my father comes, he usually tells me off.

Whenever the employees get to the office late, the manager tells them off.

She started to cry when her boyfriend told her off about her behaviours.

MEANING

Tell somebody off means to speak angrily to somebody because they have something wrong. ( azarlamak )

 In the link below you can find out the most used 2500 words in English.

Linkte Ingilizce de en çok kullanilan 2500 kelimeyi bulabilirsiniz

the-most-used2500-words

A. Complete the sentences with a verb from the list.

1. Mr.Locke refused ___________ her the job.
2. Tarkan decided ____________ Chemistry in the USA.
3. They like __________ parties in their summer house.
4. Most of my colleagues prefer ____________ Turkish coffee to Nescafe.
5. ?ermin hates ___________ on the cell phone.
6. Can you imagine ___________ in Miami?
7. Shakespeare fancied ___________ plays.
8. They dislike __________ sea food.
9. He hopes ___________ an astranout one day.

B. Underline the correct words. ( Gerund or infinitive )

1. My father and my sister enjoy to visit / visiting historical museums.
2. He doesn’t want to be / being a vet.
3. Zeki prefers playing / to play computer games to Internet.
4. She is very old. She can’t stand to be / being with young children for a long time.
5. I imagine moving / to move to Cunda Island when I’m retired.
6. As he never thanks for anything, I refused helping / to help him with the reports.
7. Lale doesn’t mind to walk / walking under the rain without an umbrella.
8. Arzu hopes to visit / visiting her grandparents at the weekend.
9. My car needs to paint / painting.
10. Norman avoids eating / to eat fatty food because he is on a diet. He must lose / to lose / losing 10 kilos.

KEY

EXERCISE A: 1. to give  2. to study  3. having  4. drinking  5. talking  6. living  7. writing  8. eating  9. to be

EXERCISE B: 1. visiting  2. to be  3. playing  4. being  5. moving  6. to help  7. walking  8. to visit  9. painting  10. eating / lose

Use gerund or infinitive to fill in the blanks.

1. I’m a fan of Demi Moore. I’m really looking forward to ___________ ( see ) her latest film.
2. Although we arranged __________ ( meet )  there at 8, she didn’t come.
3. Let’s go. It’s no use __________ ( wait ).
4. Gaye’s mother warns her __________ ( not touch ) the cable.
5. Don’t forget __________ ( close ) all the windows and doors before __________ ( leave ) the house.
6. As the bad guys were chasing me, I decided __________ ( disguise ) myself by __________ ( dress ) as a woman.
7. I can’t help ___________ ( sneeze ) when I smell blackpepper.
8. My father’s doctor advised him __________ ( give up) ___________. (smoke)
9. Last night I was fined for ___________ ( drive) fast.
10. Children don’t enjoy __________ ( go ) to the dentist.

 

KEY

1. seeing  2. to meet   3. waiting   4. not to touch   5. to close / leaving   6. to disguise / dressing   7. sneezing   8. to give up / smoking   9. driving  10. going

Gerund or Infinitive ( Exercises )

Put the verbs in parantheses into the correct form of the infinitve or the -ing form (gerund)

We were happy _______________ ( hear ) that Altan is coming to see us.

Oura was the first athlete ____________ ( finish ) the triathlon.

It’s snowing outside. There’s no point in ___________ ( play ) football now.

It was so nice of Engin ____________ ( send ) me a birthday card.

Fahri enjoys ____________ ( play) Playstation 3 after midnight.

Jale should _____________ ( tell ) him the truth immediately.

Zeki suggests ____________ ( call ) the theatre to find out what time the play begins.

Aylin and Ali rushed to the airport only _______________ ( arrive ) as the plane was taking off.

Rooney was the last _____________ ( finish ) the training.

It’s no use ____________ ( cry ). I won’t forgive you.

Ersoy spent a lot of time _____________ ( play ) computer games so he didn’t finish his sales report.

My parents planned ____________ ( go ) to Malta last year.

They saw me _____________ ( cry ) as they walked past my car.

I haven’t seen my daughter for 10 days. I’m looking forward ____________ ( meet ) her tomorrow.

I’m really sorry but I don’t know how _______________ ( install ) this software.

Nesli watched the plane ____________  ( take off ) and then she left.

While I was taking some notes, I noticed Mary ___________ ( stare ) at me.

The chicken restaurant in Forum is certainly worth ___________. ( visit )

I’m sorry. I didn’t mean __________ ( hurt ) you.

How about ____________ ( go ) to a Turkish restaurant tonight.

Key:

1. to hear  2. to finish  3. playing  4. to send  5. playing  6. tell  7. calling  8. to arrive  9. to finish  10. crying  11. playing  12. to go  13. crying  14. to meeting  15. to install  16. take off  17. staring   18. visiting  19. to hurt  20. going

The -ing form of the verb is called GERUND

We use gerund

as a noun.

          – Walking under the rain without an umbrella is my favorite hobby.

          – Osman likes collecting lighters from different countries.

after prepositions

          – He left the house without saying anything.

          – She kept on driving fast in spite of the heavy rain.

after certain verbs: anticipate, appreciate, avoid, consider, continue, delay, deny, discuss, detest, escape, excuse, explain, fancy = like, finish, forgive, go+physical activities, imagine, involve, keep=continue, postpone, practice, quit, suggest, mind, resist, stand, risk, save, etc…

         - Although I smoke, I avoid smoking in closed places.

         – Mel suggested drinking something after the class.

         – I always go swimming when I feel depressed.

         – Leyla can’t stand listening to Müslüm Gürses.

        - I don’t mind watching horror movies.

after like, dislike, enjoy, hate, worship, adore, detest to show general preference

        – She dislikes swimming at night.

        – I love travelling alone.

        – She hates telling lies.

• after: I’m busy, it’s no use, it’s worth, it’s not worth, what’s the use of, can’t help, can’t stand, feel like, there is no point(in), have difficulty (in), in addition to, as well as, have trouble, have a hard time, have a difficult time.

          – I didn’t like the film I watched last week. It’s not worth seeing.

          – Arzu has difficulty in keeping in touch with her friends.

• after look forward to, be used to, get used to, be accustomed to, get accustomed to, admit (to).

          – I’m looking forward to watching Fenerbahçe – Galatasaray match tonight.

         - I’ve been living in ?zmir since I was born so I’m used to living in hot weather.

         – After three long days, she admitted stealing the paintings.

         – Orkan is getting used to  driving on the right side.

• after the suggestions “ how about, what about…”

          _ How about eating out?

         - What about inviting Sawyer and Kate to dinner?

• after spend / waste ( money, time )

         – I spent too much time finding that precious antique vase.

         – He spent a lot of money furnishing her summer house in Marmaris.

• *** after hear, listen, notice, see to talk about an incomplete action.

         – I saw Mehmet washing his car as I was walking past the street. ( I saw part of the action )

        but

        *** hear, listen, see, watch + infinitive without to shows a complete action. ( from the beginning to the end )

       – She listened to Jack play the guitar. ( She listened from the beginning to the end )

      - I watched my father repair my bicycle. ( I watched the complete action )