Exercise 3. Use the infinitives in the box as subjects

to give up, to stop, to say, to forget, to lose, to know, to repair, to search, to mention, to look up, to take

1. It’s difficult for him ____________________ smoking.

2. It was impossible ________________ the bicycle.

3. _______________ the map well means to be able to show any country or town on it.

4. It took us twelve days ____________________ the island.

5. _________________ the past was impossible.

6. It was his habit every August _______________ his family to the seaside for change of air.

7. ________________ at this stage would be a great pity.

8. It took him half an hour __________________ the words in the dictionary.

9. It takes an effort ___________________ weight.

10. It’s hardly necessary for me __________________ how grateful I’m for all you’ve done.

Exercise 4. Match a line in A with a verb in B and a line in C.

A 1 I went for a walk 2 I’m going to the library 3 I went to town 4 I phoned the theatre 5 I want to borrow some money 6 I bought some flowers 7 I’m going to Paris 8 I wrote to John

B to make to buy to get to change to visit to explain to do to ask

C the house smell nice. a new car. some friends. how to get to my house. my books. some fresh air. some shopping. what time the play started.

Exercise 5. Tourists go to Switzerland to climb the mountains, or to ski, or to enjoy the scenery. They go to the USA to see New York, or to visit the West, or to practice English. Write ten sentences to say why tourists go to France, or to Britain, or to India, or to Japan, or to other countries.

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