Gerunds vs. Infinitives
Choose the correct form: "I enjoy (to listen/listening) to music on my smartphone."
listening
Change to reported speech: "Do you like your job?" she asked.
She asked if I liked my job.
Complete the sentence: "If I (study) harder, I (pass) the exam."
had studied, would have passed
What is a compound noun for a device used to store data?
Flash drive / hard drive / external drive / etc
Which words are stressed in "I forgot to charge my tablet"?
Stressed: forgot, charge, tablet
Fill in the blank: "She decided (to upgrade/upgrading) her laptop to a newer model."
to upgrade
Change to reported speech: "Have you seen my flash drive?" he asked.
He asked if I had seen his flash drive.
Combine with work vocabulary: "If she (not/miss) the deadline, she (get) a promotion."
hadn’t missed, would have gotten
Someone who steals money or items from people’s pockets or bags is a ______
pickpocket
Combine with reported speech: How does intonation change when saying "She asked, ‘Can you fix it?’" vs. reporting "She asked if I could fix it"?
Direct question has rising intonation; reported form has flat/falling intonation.
I avoid (to use/using) my (mobile phone/phone mobile) during (meetings/meeting).
using, mobile phone, meetings
Change to reported speech:
"Did you witness the robbery?" the police asked her.
The police asked her if she had witnessed the robbery.
"If he (not/steal) the laptop, he (not/be) arrested."
hadn’t stolen, wouldn’t have been
Use "workplace" and "smartphone" in a sentence.
Example: I left my smartphone at my workplace yesterday.
Combine with crime vocabulary: Pronounce and stress this sentence: "The hacker who stole the data was /kɔːt/."
Stressed: hacker, stole, data, caught; “caught”
Rewrite using a gerund or infinitive: "He said he would fix the computer." → "He agreed ___ the computer."
to fix
Change to reported speech:
Why are you stealing data?" he asked
He asked me why I was stealing data.
"If I (know) the technician (who/that) fixed computers, I (call) him."
had known, who, would have called
Combine a compound noun with a gerund: "The company’s ___ (database/data base) is vulnerable (to hack/ to hacking)."
database, hacking
Which has the same vowel sound as caught: laugh, taught, rough?
taught
Combine with a relative clause: "She stopped (to work/working) for a company (that/who) designs (software/softwares)."
working, that, software
Combine with a relative clause: "Who broke the printer?" she asked → She asked who had broken the printer (that/who) ___ in the office.
that was in the office
"If the server (not/crash), we (complete) the project that was due."
hadn’t crashed, would have completed
Complete the sentence using /θruː/
The team worked _____ the night to fix the server
through
Which word has a different ough sound: bought, thought, through?
through