Assignment 21. Go through the list of actions different people performed. What kind of public reaction could they have produced?

Assignment 20. What kind of behavior, actions or situations may the following emotions stir up in you? Use gerunds or nouns in phrases of your own choosing the correct preposition. Observe tendencies concerning prepositions.

Assignment 19. Answer the following questions. Pay attention to the verbs in these questions: all of them may take simple gerunds to express past actions.

Assignment 17. Mention an important condition making the following actions possible.

Assignment 18. Is there anything you will never forget doing? Mention at least three memorable events.

Assignment 17. Mention an important condition making the following actions possible.

What verbal do you use after the given verbs?

Assignment 16. Reflect upon your days at the university. What is it that you can't bear, can't face, can't fancy, can't imagine, can't resist, can't stand and can't help?

You can’t make an omelette without ….

You can’t learn a language without ….

You can’t shape a relationship without ….

You can’t earn money without ….

Model: I will never forget shaking hands with the President.

You can’t make an omelette without ….

You can’t learn a language without ….

You can’t shape a relationship without ….

You can’t earn money without ….

1) Do you admit making a mistake even if there’s no evidence of you being responsible?

2) Do you regret choosing linguistics as your field of study?

3) Do you remember seeing the New Year in in your childhood?

4) Are you prone to reproach your parents for bringing you up the way they did?

5) Do you easily forget other people hurting you?

6) Can you recall having to master some particular skill in a short period of time?

Model: I am upset at not having entered the university. But I am delighted with a possibility of going to England soon.

to be amazed at

to be annoyed at or about (with before an ordinary noun)

to be delighted at or about (with before an ordinary noun)

to be disgusted at or about (with before a noun)

to be disappointed at (followed by with, in, or by before a noun)

to be flabbergasted at

to be nonplussed at

to be pleased at (with before a noun)

to be taken aback at

to be furious at or about (with before an ordinary noun)

to be offended at (with before a noun)

to be put out at or about

to be thrilled at or about

to be upset at or about

Someone saved a child about to be drowned in the lake, ran into a neighbour’s car, wrote a bestseller, produced counterfeit money, forgot his girlfriend’s birthday, was the first human in outer space, does weird things, such as attacking a car with an umbrella, discovered penicillin, lost important documents.

Model: The boy admired the captain for having shown so much courage.

to account for

to answer for

to arrest someone for

to be renowned for

to claim damages for

to admire someone for

to apologize for

to atone for

to be famous

to be notorious for

to be responsible for

to be well known for

to blame someone for

to chide for

to commend someone for

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