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1. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Remember to use the correct form of the verb.
browse come up with get lose prescribe run
1 He ___________________10 kg during his trip to Antarctica.
2 Yesterday, my friend ___________________a great idea for how to raise money for our club.
3 My mum’s got a new car and it ___________________on biofuel.
4 If you’ve got a smartphone, you can __________________ the internet wherever you are.
5 My sister always ___________________ a good deal when she goes shopping for clothes.
6 Last month, a doctor ___________________some medicine for my headaches.
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2. Complete the definitions using the verbs below.
apologise challenge comfort complain
encourage enquire entertain inform
persuade recommend warn welcome
1 If you ___________________somebody (about something), you tell them about a danger.
2 If you ___________________ to somebody (about something), you tell them why you are unhappy about it.
3 If you ___________________ (for something), you say that you are sorry.
4 If you ___________________ about something, you ask questions about it.
5 If you ___________________something (to somebody), you say why it is good.
6 If you ___________________ somebody (to do something), you make them feel more confident about it.
7 If you ___________________somebody or something, you say you are happy about their arrival.
8 If you ___________________ somebody (about something), you tell them facts about it.
9 If you ___________________ somebody, you invite them to compete with you.
10 If you ___________________somebody, you try to make them feel better when they’re sad.
11 If you ___________________ somebody (to do something), you say things which make them want to do it.
12 If you ___________________somebody, you keep them amused and interested.
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3. Read the Listening Strategy. Then listen to four speakers. What are their intentions? Complete the sentences with the -ing form of verbs from exercise 2.
1 Speaker 1 is __________________ a group of tourists.
2 Speaker 2 is __________________ to a friend.
3 Speaker 3 is __________________ about a museum.
4 Speaker 4 is __________________ a friend.
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4. Read the questions below. Then listen to the speakers and circle the correct answers.
1 The speaker’s main aim is to
a welcome people to a special event.
b complain about problems with a new car.
c enquire about a new model of car.
2 The speaker’s main aim is to
a inform somebody about a new laptop.
b recommend buying a new laptop.
c apologise for damaging somebody’s laptop.
3 The speaker’s main aim is to
a persuade people to invest money.
b challenge people to invent a better product.
c thank people for helping to develop a fantastic product.
4 The speaker’s main aim is to
a describe a machine to her students.
b warn her students to be careful.
c challenge her students to do better than her.