UFS- DLES- LINGUA INGLESA VI 2016-2 Prof Dinah Giro page 2

Exercise 8. Lets talk. (Chart 14-2)

Answer the questions in complete sentences. Use prepositions followed by gerunds in your
answers. Work in pairs or small groups.
Example:
Speaker A {book open): Your friend was rude. Did she apologize?
Speaker B (book closed): Yes, she apologized for being rude. OR No, she didnt apologize for
being rude.

1. Your neighbor helped you carry heavy boxes. Did you thank him/her?
2. Youre going to visit your friends in another town this weekend. Are you looking forward
to that?
3. You didnt come to class on time yesterday. Did you have a good excuse?
4. Youre living in a cold/warm climate. Are you accustomed to that?
5. Youre going to a tropical island for vacation. Are you excited?
6. A customer interrupted you while you were talking to the store manager. Did sheapologize?
7. The students in the class did role-plays. Did all of them participate?

(Change roles if working in pairs.)

8. Someone broke the window. Do you know who was responsible?
9. People in some countries have their biggest meal at lunch. Are you used to doing that?
10. The weather is hot/cold. What does that prevent you from doing?
11. The advanced students have to do a lot of homework. Do they complain?
12. Your wallet was missing after your friend visited. Do you blame him?
13. You didnt study grammar last night. What did you do instead?
14. You studied last weekend. What did you do in addition