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English in Use Level 2: Global Pre-Intermediate Unit 5

Part 3: Work and Leisure (Pages 58 and 59)
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In the third part of this unit, the main focus is on leisure activities.
The learning objectives include verbs that are associated with
leisure; the use of suffixes to change the part of speech and the uses
of words with I-N-G endings as gerunds, verbs and adjectives.
The verbs that are introduced include chat, collect, cook, do, go for,
play, read, watch, cut, cycle, make, run, smoke, stop, swim, take and
work. If you download the text file that accompanies this podcast,
you can click on the words to hear them spoken by a native speaker
of English. There is also a range of nouns which act as objects of
these verbs. Sometimes a verb and a noun are often associated
together as a pair, and this is what we call collocation. For example,
we catch a bus, ride a bicycle, watch TV or read a book.
Another feature of English is that a word can be adapted to form a
different part of speech. The verb play can be adapted to become
an adjective by adding the suffix -F-U-L, to make the adjective
playful; the suffix ER can be added to make the noun player.
It is also possible to add the suffix ING to a verb. However, there are
three different ways in which an ING word can be used. The first is
as a participle, or main verb in continuous tenses, like I am working
in a shop; He is waiting for a bus; She is washing her hair. In
these cases the ING verb follows the verb be to make a continuous
verb phrase.
The second use of ING words is as a gerund, or what is sometimes
called a non-finite verb. In this case, it is more like a noun because it
is the name of an activity which appears in a sentence as a subject
or object. For example, Swimming is my favourite sport; or She
loves swimming.
In the following example, the ING word is used as a non-finite verb:
Watching television can be educational. This indicates both the
action, watching, like a verb, and the name of the activity watching
television, like a noun phrase. It is called a non-finite verb because it
doesnt ever change with tense. For example, I liked watching

television when I was young; I love watching television in the

evenings; I have always loved watching television; I will always
love watching television
The third use of an ING word is as an adjective. Such adjectives are
used to describe the effects of an activity on someone. For example,
the TV programme was very interesting; the movie was exciting;
or the class was very boring.
If you want to practice these skills, download the text file and click
on the links to online resources and exercises.
Keep practicing!

Target Vocabulary and Glossary of Terms

Leisure

(noun/adjective) things to do in your free time

Chat

(verb/noun) to talk (informally) face-to-face or online

Collect

(verb) to pick up (collect rubbish), or to keep or accumulate (collect stamps)

Cook

(verb/noun) to prepare food by heating it (verb); the person who prepares food (noun)

Do

(an auxiliary verb)

Go for

(a phrasal verb) collocations: go for lunch; go for it; go for a job

Play

(verb) to participate in a game or sport

Read

(verb) the act of reading e.g. read a book/magazine

Watch

(verb) to observe over a period of time e.g. watch TV

Cut

(verb/noun) to slice with a knife (verb); an incision or the mark made by a knife (noun)

Cycle

(verb/noun): to ride a bicycle (verb); a circular pattern in statistics (noun)

Make
Run

(verb) to prepare or construct (e.g. make some food)

(verb) to move quickly on foot

Smoke
(verb/noun) to inhale cigarette smoke; the carbon based gas that results from burning
something
Stop

(verb) to cease, end or give up something

Swim

(verb) to move in water by using your arms and legs to propel yourself

Take

(verb) to remove or steal something

Work

(verb) to exert energy/ to be employed

Links to Other Resources

Present continuous tense

http://www.engvid.com/english-grammar-present-simple-present-progressive/
http://www.engvid.com/english-resource/english-verb-tenses/
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-present-progressive.php
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-present-progressive.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pres_pro.htm
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/present_progressive1/index.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/complex_tests/present_progressive2/index.php
http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_progressive_statements_long.htm
http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_progressive_statements_long2.htm
http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_progressive_statements_contracted.htm
http://www.englischhilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/present_progressive_statements_contracted2.htm

Gerunds
http://www.engvid.com/gerund-or-infinitive/
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-gerund.php
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-gerund-infinitive.php
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-gerund-infinitive.php

-ING adjectives
http://www.engvid.com/adjective-endings-ing-ed/

http://www.engvid.com/english-grammar-bored-boring/
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-participle-adjectives.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/adjectives.htm
http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/adjectivecommon.htm