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50 The world we live in 04 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE EXTRAS Read the information. Match a–f with the highlighted -ing forms in the text on Greenpeace. a LANguAgE FOCuS 16 Using the -ing form Work alone. Complete these sentences about issues and priorities with your own ideas, using -ing forms where you can. Your country 1 A lot of people are concerned about … 2 The government is focused on … 3 I think … should be the top priority. Your work or studies 4 … is my main focus at the moment. 5 … can sometimes be a problem. 6 … takes up too much of my time. Your personal life 7 I spend a lot of time … 8 … usually takes precedence over … 9 I’m happiest when … Listen to each other’s sentences. How similar are your ideas about priorities? b SPEAKINg 17 Look at the pictures of four people who all fought for human rights. What do you know about them? Listen to Carla giving a talk about Malala. Put these events in chronological order: a Nobel Peace Prize d National Youth Peace Prize b speech in front of the UN e anonymous blog for the BBC c school bus gun attack f first public speech Listen again. 1 When was Malala born? 2 What was the title of her first public speech? 3 What is the name of the valley she lived in? 4 What are her plans for the future? LIStENINg 18 19 a TCD  1/15 b People who have made a difference Mahatma Gandhi Martin Luther King Harvey Milk Malala Yousafzai You can use the -ing form of a verb in different ways: a as the subject in a sentence b after prepositions ( at, by, of, than, without, etc.) c after certain verbs ( start, finish, involve, practise, enjoy, etc.) d as part of a progressive verb form e as an adjective f after time linkers ( after, before, since, when, while, etc.) Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv