Focus on language
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 561.
1. Complete the chart. Use a dictionary if necessary.
| NOUN | VERB | ADJECTIVE |
| creative | ||
| decide | ||
| opt | ||
| relevant | ||
| management | ||
| industrial | ||
| specialist | ||
| solve | ||
| communication | ||
| employ | ||
| editor | ||
| various | ||
| consider | ||
| qualification |
Verb patterns with the Infinitive
There are two typical verb patterns with the infinitive:
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2. Complete the sentences with the most suitable verb from the box. Sometimes more than one verb is possible. Use a dictionary if necessary to check their meanings.
a) I strongly _______ you to attend Professor Hazel's lectures on anatomy.
b) I'm glad you have _______ to complete our course work before the deadline.
c) I didn't _______ to interrupt you, but how do you explain this mechanism?
d) We hope this research will _______ us to explain the mechanism of neurological diseases and mental disorders.
e) Students are _______ to tailor the curriculum to their needs.
f) The new equipment installed in our lab will _______ students to perform their laboratory work with better results.
g) Nowadays more and more school leavers _______ to choose biology as their speciality.
h) Jill _______ to take a Master's course.
i) I just can't believe you ______ to keep the appointment with your tutor!
j) This microscope _______ to make observations at the nanoscale level.
Which verbs from the box haven't been used? Include them in the sentences of your own.
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