English Unlimited HAK/HUM 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

115 People and places 09 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS What can you remember about Schwarzenegger? Match 1–8 with a–h to make sentences. In pairs, cover 1–8 and look at a–h. Can you remember the complete sentences? Prepare a short talk about the life of someone you know. Use the expressions in 21a and your own ideas. Listen to each other’s talks. Ask questions to find out more. Example: My grandfather was born in 1955. He was the first person in my family to go to university … Circle the correct expressions in these sentences from the interview. VoCabULaRY 21 a Life and achievements SPEakING 25 b b b b You can use infinitives with to ( to go , to have , etc.): a after adjectives b after some verbs Some common verbs + the infinitive with to are: agree, decide, hope, learn, need, plan, want, would like . You can use gerunds ( going , having , etc.): c after prepositions d after some verbs Some common verbs + the gerund are: enjoy, finish, practise, suggest, can’t stand . GRaMMaR 23 a Infinitives and gerunds a the film industry. b Governor Gray Davis. c the Mister Universe title. d become governor of California. e from politics after his second term. f go to America and become successful. g in the Austrian province of Styria. h politics. 1 He was born 2 He won 3 He wanted to 4 He moved to L.A. and joined 5 He became interested in 6 Schwarzenegger defeated 7 He was the first Styrian to 8 He retired 1 As a young man, Schwarzenegger enjoyed to read / reading about America. 2 He became interested in bodybuilding from to watch /watching it on television. 3 For Europeans, it is very difficult to become / becoming a film star in Hollywood. 4 He really wants to raise / raising awareness of environmental issues. Match the sentences 1–4 with these rules. 22 a Complete 6–10 with your own ideas. In groups, ask and answer the questions in 24a. Find out more. Choose verbs from the box to complete questions 1–5. Use the infinitive or the gerund. 24 a learn move retire speak start Do you know anyone who: 1 decided a new career after they were 30? 2 practises English outside class? 3 finds it easy new languages? 4 is planning before they’re 60? 5 is thinking about to another country? 6 would like to become … 7 is interested in studying … 8 enjoys … 9 is hoping … 0 can’t stand … 1 Grammar reference and practice, p. 156. Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv