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68 Money matters 05 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS Some verbs can be followed by -ing . Complete sentences 1–6 from the conversation with a–f. a GRAMMAR 28 Verb + - ing In which sentences 1–6 is the speaker: 1 complaining? 2 giving advice and suggestions? Complete Peter’s conversation with Simon using the expressions in the box. Put the verbs in the correct form. try talking avoid going can’t face going consider telling keep asking b 29 a Peter: I (1) to school tomorrow. Simon: Really? I thought you liked school. What’s the problem? Peter: ere’s this girl in my class. She (2) me to do her homework for her! She asked me every day last week. Simon: Have you (3) to her about it? Peter: No, I nd her really dicult to talk to. And she always comes and sits with me at lunch, when I want to relax. Simon: Well, can you (4) to lunch at the same time as her? Peter: No, not really. We all have the same lunch break of course. Simon: Hm. Have you (5) someone else about the problem? Peter: Yeah, maybe I should. Talk together. What would you do in Peter’s situation? Think of two or three things in your life you aren’t happy about. It could be: b SPEAKING 30 Work in pairs and talk together about your problems. Make suggestions and give each other advice. Try to use the verb + -ing expressions from 28a. Example: A: My computer keeps crashing. B: Have you thought about getting a new one? 31 Have you thought about …? 1 It keeps 2 Have you tried 3 Avoid 4 Have you thought about 5 You should consider 6 I can’t face a leav ing the site open for too long. b chang ing your password later on. c switch ing everything off and on again? d deny ing me access. e start ing all over again. f back ing up your financial data on an external hard disc. Grammar reference and practice, p. 187. a piece of equipment that doesn’t work trouble at school money problems an arrangement you don’t want to keep someone who’s annoying you at the moment something that worries you Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum de Verlags öbv