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Avoiding repetition: Using auxiliary and modal verbs.
5/1 Complete the conversation with auxiliary verbs or modal verbs.

Sometimes you will need to add not.
Ed: Hi, I'm Ed. You must be the new teacher.
Sue: Yes, I ___________. My name's Sue.
Ed: Welcome to Lisbon.
Sue: Thanks. Have you been living here long?
Ed: I certainly ___________. Six years now.
Sue: Oh, good. You might be able to explain a few things.
Ed: Well, I ___________ if I can. You arrived yesterday, then?
Sue: I ___________, but my suitcases _____________. The airline seems to have lost them.
Ed: Oh, no! Have they explained what happened?
Sue: They _____________, eventually. I had to ask an official from another airline to help, but he
______________, which was a bit mean. The woman I finally got to speak to said I should have
checked in early enough. I thought I _____________! I suspect they just put my luggage on the wrong
plane.
Ed: I suppose they ____________. You'll soon find out, though. Anyway, I hope the rest of your journey
went OK?
Sue: Yes, it ____________, but the traffic through Lisbon seemed to be moving very slowly.
Ed: I'm sure it ______________. Yesterday was a public holiday, you see.
Sue: Ah, that explains it. What I saw of the city from the taxi looks great. I'm looking forward to exploring it.
Ed: I bet you ______________. Can you speak Portuguese?
Sue: No.
Ed: Shame. It would help if you _____________.
Sue: I speak Spanish, so I was hoping I'd be able to pick it up quite quickly just by living here.
Ed: I'm sure you ____________.
Sue: I might try and join a language class, though.
Ed: I _____________ if I were you. I never got my grammar sorted out in the beginning and now I really
wish I _____________. When are you going to move into your flat?
Sue: I already _____________, but the previous tenant left a lot of stuff that needs throwing out.
Ed: I'll help you with it, if you like.
Sue: ______________ you? That would be really kind.
Ed: No problem.
6/3 Synonyms or near synonyms: Complete with the synonyms in italics in the correct form.
friend acquaintance ally companion
1 I don't socialize with them – they're more _____________________ than friends, really.
2 I met a couple of French girls while I was hitch-hiking around Europe. They made great travelling
____________________.
3 I've made a lot of enemies in this job, so I need all the ___________________ I can get.
love adore fancy have a crush on
4 She's head over heels in love. She absolutely ___________________ him!

5 When I was at primary school I _____________________ my English teacher.
6 It's obvious that you ___________________ Carol. Why don't you ask her out?
talk chat gossip have a word with
7 I love to ________________ with my friends. It's fun to talk about other people.
8 A: What are you two talking about?
B: We're just __________________ about what was on TV last night.
9 John wants to __________________ you. I think he wants to discuss your trip to Bagnell's Passage.
hate abhor despise loathe
10 I __________________ the smell of fish – it makes me feel sick.

11 The managing director said he ________________ racism in the workplace.
12 She ________________ him because he's never worked had has always lived off other people.
laugh chuckle giggle snigger
13 I wish you wouldn't keep _________________ in that unpleasant way when I make suggestions.
14 The little girl ________________ hysterically when her dad tickled her.
15 She ________________ to herself quietly as she read the magazine.
6/2 Reduced infinitives.

Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box. Use the reduced infinitive (where appropriate).
expect forget hope not be able not mean offer persuade used to
1 A: He's upset. You shouldn't have offended him.

B: I know I shouldn't have. I didn't mean to.
2 At first he refused to help her, but eventually she _________________ him _____________.
3 A: Why didn't Pete give you a lift to the station?
B: He _____________________, but I told him I'd rather walk.
4 A: Are you taking a holiday this summer?
B: I _____________________, but things might end up getting very busy.
5 There aren't as many refugees leaving the country now as there __________________.
6 I'm not surprised he was angry, but he was much angrier than I _______________ him ____________.
7 A: Why didn't you invite James to your party?
B: I ___________________. It completely slipped my mind when I saw him last week.
8 Liverpool tried really hard to score an equalizer in the last few minutes of the match, but unfortunately
they ______________________.

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Avoiding repetition: Using auxiliary and modal verbs.

5/1 Complete the conversation with auxiliary verbs or modal verbs.

4 She's head over heels in love. She absolutely ___________________ him!

10 I __________________ the smell of fish – it makes me feel sick.

6/2 Reduced infinitives.

1 A: He's upset. You shouldn't have offended him.

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