Exercise 5. Work in pairs. Practice the following sentences as in the model.

Model A: He is afraid of someone.

He seems to be afraid of everyone.

Model B: He doesn’t usually watch television.

Well, he seems to be watching it right now.

Model C: Was he rich?

Yes, he seems to have been very rich.

Yes, he appears to have been very rich.

Well, he is said to have been very rich.

I think yes, he is supposed to have been very rich.

A. 1. He suspects everyone. 2. He dislikes children. 3. He thinks he is in danger. 4. She eats very little. 5. He drinks a good deal. 6. She knows several languages. 7. They believe in ghosts. 8. He works at night. 9. They have plenty of money. 10. She avoids people.

B. 1. She doesn’t usually talk to her mother-in-law in such a way. 2. He doesn’t usually shout at his neighbour’s dog. 3. He doesn’t usually quarrel with his girl-friend. 4. He doesn’t usually carry his wife’s parcel. 5. She doesn’t usually pay cash. 6. He doesn’t usually let his wife drive. 7. They don’t usually shake their fists at us. 8. He doesn’t usually do the shopping. 9. He doesn’t usually wear a suit. 10. They don’t usually leave the car at home.

C. 1. Did he live here? 2. Did he have children? 3. Did he drink? 4. Did he marry any woman? 5. Did he fight duels? 6. Did they win gold medals in the Olympics? 7. Did they keep race horses? 8. Did he lose money gambling? 9. Did she own large estates? 10. Did they employ a large staff?

Exercise 6. Combine each of the following pairs of sentences into one sentence using too/enoughwith infinitive.

The coffee isn’t strong. It won’t keep us awake. 2. The ladder wasn’t very long. It didn’t reach the window. 3. You are quite thin. You could slip between the bars. 4. He hadn’t much money. He couldn’t live on it. 5. You are very young. You can’t have a front-door key. 6. It is very cold. We can’t bathe. 7. He is strong. He can carry it. 8. Our new car is very wide. It won’t get through those gates. 9. The floor was slippery. We couldn’t dance on it. 10. I am rather old. I can’t wear that kind of hat. 11. He is very ill. He can’t eat anything. 12. The bull isn’t big. He can’t harm you. 13. She was shocked. She couldn’t move. 14. He is furious. He can’t speak. 15. The fire isn’t very hot. It won’t boil a kettle. 16. He is very impatient. He never listens to anyone. 17. It was very hot. You could fry an egg on the pavement. 18. You aren’t very old. You can’t understand these things. 19. I was very tired. I couldn’t walk any further. 20. The cucumbers were very bitter. We couldn’t eat them.

Exercise 7. Work in pairs. Practice the following sentences as in the model.

Model: I saw smoke coming under the door. (horrified)

I was horrified to see smoke coming under the door.

1. I found a complete stranger taking food out of my fridge. (annoyed) 2. I saw a photograph of myself on the front page of our local newspaper. (astonished) 3. I heard that the last train had just left. (dismayed) 4. I heard cries of pain coming from the next room. (terrified) 5. I found that no preparations for the conference had been made. (surprised) 6. I found the last bus still standing there. (relieved) 7. I heard that you couldn’t come to see me after all. (disappointed) 8. I saw that I had passed the exam. (glad) 9. I learnt that no room had been reserved for me. (annoyed) 10. I heard mice running up and down inside the walls. (amazed) 11. I found everyone still in bed at eleven o’clock. (shocked) 12. I found that I could make myself understood. (pleased) 13. I saw blood all over the carpet. (appalled) 14. I received an invitation to a wedding party. (delighted) 15. I found my name at the very bottom of the list. (sorry)

Exercise 8. Work in pairs. Practice the following sentences as in the model.

Model: He lent Jane some money. (kind)

It was kind of him to lend Jane some money.

1. He warned me. (kind) 2. They waited for me. (good) 3. They ran away. (cowardly) 4. He offered to pay for me. (generous) 5. He said I wasn’t of any use. (unkind) 6. He admitted he was wrong. (courageous) 7. He jumped into the river to save the child. (brave) 8. She refused to share her sandwiches. (selfish/ mean) 9. They told lies about me. (wicked) 10. He kept the money. (dishonest) 11. He took the only cream cake while we were having a lunch. (greedy) 12. She left her car unlocked. (careless) 13. I found the way out of that difficult situation. (clever) 14. She believed him. (stupid) 15. They invited my parents to his birthday party. (nice)

Exercise 9. Replace the group of words in italics by the infinitive.

He got to the top and was very disappointed when he found that someone else had reached it first. 2. He put his hand into his pocket and was astonished when he found that his wallet wasn’t there. 3. He reached the station exhausted and was very upset when he learnt that the train had just left. 4. He took out his spare wheel and was furious when he discovered that that tyre was also punctured. 5. I was astonished when I heard that he had left the country. 6. The captain was the last man who left the ship. 7. He was the first man who swam the Channel. 8. He was the only one who realized the danger. 9. The lady was the next who had the speech. 10. There are a lot of sheets that need mending. 11. Your house needs repairing. 12. It is better that he should hear it from you. 13. It is necessary that everyone should know the truth. 14. It is advisable that we should leave the house separately. 15. There was no place where we could sit. 16. I was rude to him, which was stupid. (It was stupid…). 17. You signed the document without reading it, which was very stupid. 18. You helped my sister with her English, which was very kind. 19. He advised them not to argue with their boss, which was very clever. 20. He rushed into the burning house, which was very brave of him. 21. It is expected that he will broadcast the statement tonight. (He is expected…). 22. It seems that the crime was committed by a left-handed man. 23. It is said that he was a brilliant scientist. 24. It is said that she has a frightful temper. 25. They believe that he is honest. 26. It appears that he was killed with a blunt instrument. 27. It is said that the earth was originally the part of the sun. 28. It is said that the murderer is hiding in the woods near your house.

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