Rewrite these sentences, starting with a gerund. You may need to change

some words:

e.g.: A good way of keeping fit is to swim every day.

Swimming every day is a good way of keeping fit.

1. It takes a long time to learn a foreign language.

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2. Clean the machine more often- that will solve your problem.

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3. Grow your own food. It’s less expensive.

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4. Give up smoking: it will make you feel better.

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5. It is cheaper to go by rail than by air.

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6. You are not allowed to smoke here.

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7. It’s not very pleasant to be in hospital.

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8. It’s very difficult to windsurf properly.

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9. It’s more difficult to speak a foreign language than to read it.

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10. It is forbidden to walk on the grass.

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9. Write the verbs in the box in the correct form in these sentences. Use each verb once only:

e.g.: Smoking i s unhealthy, but a lot of people find it difficult to stop.

1. I’m fed up with … in the city – it’s too dirty. 2. I enjoy… in the garden at weekend. 3. I have decide to stop …in the evenings so that I can save some money for my holidays.4. He’s an artistic person – very good at … poetry. 5. They don’t like … and go everywhere by car. 6. I’m not really interested in … to university. 7. She’s going to continue … for another two years. 8. They’re thinking of … house. 9. That machine? Oh, it’s used for … toasted sandwiches. 10. They’ve given up… meat.

10. Complete the sentences using the Gerund:

1. My brother is fond of classic music, he enjoys…. 2. When the weather is fine, I like …. 3. We shall have our vacation in July, everybody looks forward to …. 4. My son’s friends are leaving for the Alps. I don’t object to …. 5. Though the scientist was tired, he went on …. 6. my sister doesn’t like skating, she prefers …. 7. The article is very long, it seems, she will never finish…. 8. You will enjoy this opera, it’s worth …. 9. The model is quite new, I wonder when they started... 10. The contract seems profitable, our company is interested in ….