I. Prediction will

9. see, hear, watch, feel

- the –ing form is used to talk about an action going on

e.g. I last saw him walking down the road towards the shops.

- the infinitive (without to) is used to talk about a completed action.

e.g. I saw her pick up the parcel, open it and take out a book.
1. Work in pairs. Speaker A: Your book is open. Give the cue. Don't lower your intonation at the end of the cue. Speaker B: Your book is closed. Complete the sentence with doing it or to do it. Speaker A: If you are unsure about the correctness of B's completion, refer to the list of verb patterns.

Example:

SPEAKER A (book open):

SPEAKER B (book closed):
I promise…
... to do it.

1. 
   I enjoyed ....
   
2. 
   I can't afford ....
   
3. 
   She didn't allow me ...,
   
4. 
   We plan…..
   
5. 
   Please remind me ....
   
6. 
   I am considering ....
   
7. 
   Our director postponed
   
8. 
   He persuaded me ....
   
9. 
   I don't mind ....
   

10. Everyone avoided ....

Switch roles.

11. 
    I refused ....
    
12. 
    I hope….
    
13. 
    She convinced me ....
    
14. 
    He mentioned ....
    
15. 
    I expect....
    
16. 
    I encouraged him ....
    
17. 
    I warned him not. …
    
18. 
    We prepared ....
    
19. 
    I don't recall....
    

20. We decided ....

Switch roles.

21. 
    Did someone offer…
    
22. 
    When will you finish…
    
23. 
    Did you practice ....
    
24. 
    She agreed ....
    
25. 
    Keep…
    

26. 
    Stop…..
    
27. 
    I didn't force him ....
    
28. 
    I couldn't resist....
    
29. 
    Somehow, the cat managed…
    
30. 
    Did the little boy admit. . .
    

Switch roles.

31. 
    He denied….
    
32. 
    I didn't mean ....
    
33. 
    She swore ....
    
34. 
    I volunteered ....
    
35. 
    He suggested ....
    
36. 
    He advised me ....
    
37. 
    He struggled ....
    
38. 
    I don't want to risk ....
    
39. 
    Do you recommend ….
    
40. 
    I miss ....
    

Switch roles.

41. 
    I can't imagine ....
    
42. 
    She threatened ....
    
43. 
    He seems to dislike ....
    
44. 
    The children begged ....
    
45. 
    She challenged me ....
    

45. 
    Did he deny ....
    
46. 
    Don't hesitate ....
    
47. 
    Do you anticipate ....
    
48. 
    Why did she fail….
    
49. 
    I'll arrange ....
    

2. Form a group of three to five members. Choose one of the story beginnings or make up your own. Each group member continues the story by adding a sentence or two. At least one of the sentences should contain words from the given list, plus a gerund or infinitive phrase. As a group, use as many of the words in the list which follows as you can.
Example: (Yoko) had a bad night last night. First, when she got home, she discovered that

SPEAKER A: . . . her door was unlocked. She didn't recall leaving her door unlocked. She always remembers to lock her door and in fact specifically remembered locking it that morning. So she became afraid that someone had broken into her apartment. SPEAKER B: She thought about going inside, but then decided it would be better not to go into her apartment alone. What if there was a burglar inside? SPEAKER C: Instead of going into her apartment alone, Yoko walked to her next-door neighbor's door and knocked. SPEAKER D: Her neighbor answered the door. He could see that something was the matter. "Are you all right?" he asked her. speaker a: Etc.