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🗣️ Exercise 1. Speaking Warm-up

📌 Answer each question in 2–3 full sentences. Try to explain your answer.

1. 🎧 What is something you have been really interested in recently?

💬 Recently, I’ve become quite interested in ...

💬 What I find particularly interesting about it is ...

💬 I think I became interested in it because ...

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2. 🌍 If you could spend one month anywhere in the world, where would you go and what would you do there?

💬 If I had the opportunity, I would probably go to ...

💬 One of the main reasons I would choose this place is ...

💬 While I was there, I would definitely ...

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3. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 What do you think makes someone a really good friend?

💬 For me, a good friend is someone who ...

💬 I think one of the most important qualities is ...

💬 What matters most to me is ...

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🔄 Exercise 2. Gerund / To-infinitive / Bare Infinitive

📚 Important Patterns

Construction	Pattern	Example
advise	advise + V-ing	I advise checking everything twice.
advise	advise somebody + to V	She advised me to apply early.
allow	allow + V-ing	They don't allow smoking here.
allow	allow somebody + to V	They allowed us to enter.
would rather	would rather + V	I'd rather stay at home.
remember	remember doing	I remember meeting him.
remember	remember to do	Remember to call me.
stop	stop doing	He stopped talking.
stop	stop to do	He stopped to answer the phone.
try	try doing	Try restarting the computer.
try	try to do	Try to finish the task.
regret	regret doing	I regret saying that.
regret	regret to say / inform	We regret to inform you that...
go on	go on doing	She went on talking.
go on	go on to do	She went on to discuss another issue.
prevent	prevent somebody from + V-ing	Nothing prevented us from leaving.
insist	insist on + V-ing	He insisted on paying.
look forward to	look forward to + V-ing	I look forward to seeing you.
need	need + V-ing	The room needs cleaning.

⚠️ Meaning contrasts

remember doing — помнить, что уже делал

remember to do — не забыть сделать

stop doing — прекратить делать

stop to do — остановиться, чтобы сделать что-либо

try doing — попробовать как способ решения

try to do — попытаться сделать

go on doing — продолжать то же самое

go on to do — перейти к следующему действию

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🧠 Quiz

📌 Choose the correct option.

1. 🎓 My teacher advised me ___ more attention to the wording of each task.

A) paying

B) pay

C) to pay

2. 📱 Our school doesn't allow ___ phones during important tests.

A) using

B) to use

C) use

3. 🏠 I'd rather ___ at home this evening than go somewhere crowded.

A) staying

B) stay

C) to stay

4. 📝 Remember ___ your name at the top of the page.

A) writing

B) write

C) to write

5. 🌊 I still remember ___ the sea for the first time.

A) seeing

B) to see

C) see

6. 📵 He has finally stopped ___ his phone every few minutes.

A) to check

B) checking

C) check

7. ☕ We had been walking for two hours, so we stopped ___ something to drink.

A) getting

B) get

C) to get

8. 🧠 If you can't remember the word, try ___ it with an image.

A) associating

B) associate

C) to associate

9. 🚪 She tried ___ the door, but the key wouldn't turn.

A) opening

B) to open

C) open

10. 😔 I regret ___ so much time on things that weren't important.

A) wasting

B) to waste

C) waste

11. 📩 We regret ___ you that your application was unsuccessful.

A) informing

B) inform

C) to inform

12. 📚 After describing the problem, the speaker went on ___ several possible solutions.

A) discuss

B) discussing

C) to discuss

13. 💬 He ignored our reaction and went on ___ for another twenty minutes.

A) talking

B) to talk

C) talk

14. 🌧️ The terrible weather prevented us from ___ the trip.

A) continue

B) continuing

C) to continue

15. 💰 She insisted on ___ for dinner herself.

A) to pay

B) pay

C) paying

16. ✈️ I'm really looking forward to ___ abroad next summer.

A) travel

B) travelling

C) to travel

17. 🏠 This room hasn't been painted for years. It definitely needs ___.

A) redecorating

B) to redecorate

C) redecorate

18. 🧑‍🏫 The doctor advised ___ more regularly.

A) exercising

B) exercise

C) to exercising

19. 🚷 Visitors are not allowed ___ this part of the building.

A) entering

B) enter

C) to enter

20. 🤔 I don't remember ___ him about the change of plans.

A) to tell

B) telling

C) tell

21. 🚗 We stopped ___ the map because we realised we were going in the wrong direction.

A) check

B) checking

C) to check

22. 🛏️ If you can't fall asleep, try ___ your phone outside your bedroom.

A) leaving

B) to leave

C) leave

23. 😣 She regrets ___ harder when she was at school.

A) not studying

B) not to study

C) not study

24. 🎓 After finishing school, he went on ___ engineering at university.

A) studying

B) study

C) to study

25. 🗣️ My parents always insist on ___ important decisions together.

A) discussing

B) discuss

C) to discuss

26. 📧 We look forward to ___ from you soon.

A) hear

B) to hear

C) hearing

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🔊 Exercise 3. Pronunciation Challenge

📌 Read the words aloud. Pay attention to word stress, silent letters and difficult sounds.

1. 🏛️ architecture /ˈɑːkɪtektʃə/
2. 📚 literature /ˈlɪtrətʃə/
3. 📊 statistics /stəˈtɪstɪks/
4. 📈 percentage /pəˈsentɪdʒ/
5. 👥 respondent /rɪˈspɒndənt/
6. 📋 survey /ˈsɜːveɪ/
7. 🎯 determine /dɪˈtɜːmɪn/
8. ✅ available /əˈveɪləbəl/
9. 📌 relevant /ˈreləvənt/
10. 🎓 academic /ˌækəˈdemɪk/
11. 🧪 chemistry /ˈkemɪstri/
12. ⚛️ physics /ˈfɪzɪks/
13. 🧬 biology /baɪˈɒlədʒi/
14. 🏺 ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/
15. 🏝️ island /ˈaɪlənd/
16. 🧭 southern /ˈsʌðən/
17. 🗺️ northern /ˈnɔːðən/
18. 👕 clothes /kləʊðz/
19. 👩 women /ˈwɪmɪn/
20. 🌍 world /wɜːld/
21. 🍽️ restaurant /ˈrestrɒnt/
22. 🥦 vegetable /ˈvedʒtəbəl/
23. 🌡️ temperature /ˈtemprətʃə/
24. 🧾 receipt /rɪˈsiːt/
25. 🍲 recipe /ˈresəpi/
26. 🚶 queue /kjuː/
27. 🛍️ purchase /ˈpɜːtʃəs/
28. 🎨 variety /vəˈraɪəti/
29. 🎯 achieve /əˈtʃiːv/
30. ♻️ sustainable /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
31. 🏆 competitive /kəmˈpetətɪv/
32. 🔎 particularly /pəˈtɪkjələli/

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🎙️ Exercise 4. Speaking

📚 Read and use

to cope with pressure — справляться с давлением

to stay focused — сохранять концентрацию

to achieve a high score — получить высокий балл

to identify one's weaknesses — определить свои слабые стороны

to make steady progress — постепенно и стабильно прогрессировать

to rely on something — полагаться на что-либо

to manage one's time effectively — эффективно распоряжаться временем

to feel confident about something — чувствовать уверенность в чём-либо

📌 Read the expressions above. Then answer the questions and try to use some of them.

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🔁 Exercise 5. Verb Forms

📌 Complete the table. Write the Past Simple and Past Participle forms. Some verbs are regular and some are irregular.

№	Infinitive	Past Simple	Past Participle
1.	rise	__________	__________
2.	develop	__________	__________
3.	lie (лежать)	__________	__________
4.	choose	__________	__________
5.	improve	__________	__________
6.	lay (класть)	__________	__________
7.	lead	__________	__________
8.	announce	__________	__________
9.	fall	__________	__________
10.	publish	__________	__________
11.	grow	__________	__________
12.	raise	__________	__________
13.	teach	__________	__________
14.	complete	__________	__________
15.	break	__________	__________
16.	increase	__________	__________
17.	leave	__________	__________
18.	build	__________	__________
19.	achieve	__________	__________
20.	write	__________	__________
21.	find	__________	__________
22.	reduce	__________	__________

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🔤 Exercise 6. Word Formation Quiz

📌 Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence. Pay attention to which part of speech is required.

1. 🎓 A good education can make a significant ___ to a person's future.

A) differently

B) difference

C) different

2. 🧠 It is important to think ___ about information you find on social media.

A) critically

B) criticism

C) critical

3. 🌍 Environmental ___ among young people has increased considerably.

A) aware

B) awareness

C) awarely

4. 🏆 She completed the project extremely ___.

A) success

B) successful

C) successfully

5. 💻 Rapid technological ___ has transformed the way people communicate.

A) development

B) develop

C) developmental

6. 🧑 Teenagers usually become more ___ as they grow older.

A) independently

B) independence

C) independent

7. 💬 Effective ___ is essential when people have to work together.

A) communication

B) communicative

C) communicate

8. ⚠️ Read the instructions ___ before answering the questions.

A) careful

B) carefully

C) care

9. 🌱 Governments are looking for ways to ___ air pollution.

A) reduction

B) reduced

C) reduce

10. 📊 Unfortunately, some of the information in the article was ___.

A) inaccurate

B) inaccuracy

C) inaccurately

11. 💼 Finding suitable ___ can be difficult for someone without work experience.

A) employ

B) employment

C) employed

12. 🔬 Researchers are trying to develop more ___ methods of solving the problem.

A) effective

B) effectiveness

C) effectively

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