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1 1 Sarah would like John to cook (tonight).
2 The policeman wants the man to move his car.
3 Helen's mother wants her to wash her face.
4 Bill would like Andy to help him.
5 Roger would like Karen to lend him some money.
6 Jessie wants Peter to be quiet for a minute.
7 David would like Alice to have dinner with him.
8 Mike would like the government to put more
money into schools.
9 Lucy wants Bill to stop playing that terrible music.
10 Mary would like Gordon to make the bed for
once.
2 1 Her boss wants her to work harder.
2 Her little brother wants her to buy him a bicycle.
3 Her dog wants her to take him for a walk.
4 Her boyfriend wants her to go to America with
him.
5 Her friend Martha wants her to lend her a blue
dress.
6 Her guitar teacher wants her to buy a better
guitar.
7 Her mother wants her to spend every weekend
at home.
8 Her sister wants her to go to Russia with her.
9 The people downstairs want her to stop playing
loud music at night.
10 Her father wants her to study economics.
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3 1 I didn't tell Alan to go home. 2 I asked Fred to
be quiet. 3 Do you expect her to phone?
4 I helped Joe to carry the books. 5 The
policewoman told me to show her my driving
licence. 6 Ann helped me to finish the work.
7 I asked the shop assistant to help me.
8 I need you to stay with me. 9 I expect her to
pass her exam. 10 I need some people to help
with the party.
4 1 His father wanted him to get rich.
2 His sister Isabel wanted him to be good at sport.
3 His brother Andy wanted him to go to university.
4 His sister Nicole didn't want him to go to
university. 5 His brother Henry wanted him to be
a racing driver. 6 His grandmother wanted him
to be a doctor. 7 His friend Anthony wanted him
to have an easy life. 8 His maths teacher wanted
him to study maths. 9 His literature teacher
wanted him to study literature. 10 His music
teacher didn't want him to study music.
In these answers, we usually give either contracted forms (for example I'm, don't)
or full forms (for example lam, do not). Normally both are correct.
1 1 It wasn't necessary to phone John.
2 It's impossible to understand that woman.
3 It's nice to stay in bed late on Sundays.
4 It's sometimes difficult to say'No'.
5 It was easy to make our children happy.
6 It's sometimes dangerous to tell the truth.
7 It's expensive to eat out in restaurants.
8 It's almost impossible to learn a foreign
language perfectly.
9 It's nice to travel.
10 It was good to visit my parents.
2 1 It was nice to have 2 It was interesting to
see 3 it was a bit hard to understand
4 It was very easy to make 5 It was expensive
to eat 6 it was dangerous to swim 7 it was
impossible to be
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4 (our answers)
1 It's important to practise grammar.
2 It's important not to translate everything.
3 It's important to read a lot.
4 It's important to read things that interest you.
5 It's not important to have perfect pronunciation.
6 It's important to have good enough
pronunciation.
7 It's important not to make too many mistakes.
8 It's not necessary to speak without mistakes.
9 It's important to practise listening to English.
10 It's important to know 3,000 -5,000 words.
11 It's not necessary to know 50,000 words.
12 It's important to have a good English-English
dictionary.
13 It's important to have a good bilingual dictionary.
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1 1 to meet 2 to see 3 sorry 4 afraid
5 to have 6 to find 7 surprised 8 pleased
9 to leave 10 happy
2 1 Eleanor's silly to listen to Mark. 2 Elizabeth
was wrong to take the train without a ticket.
3 I was stupid to sit on my glasses. 4 I was
wrong to wash a white shirt with a red one.
5 You're silly to believe Luke. 6 You're right to
eat a good breakfast. 7 You were crazy to lend
money to Chris. 8 I was stupid to think the new
Prime Minister was a good man. 9 Rebecca was
wrong to tell Peter she loved him. 10 I was right
to stay in bed until lunchtime.
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