Unit 7B

Lesson 6:    Each Other

We often call each other.

Each other is used to express reciprocal action on the part of both speakers.

	Marsha and I talk to each other often.
	We always give each other gifts.

When we say We always give each other gifts it means that the people give gifts to one another. I give you a gift, and you give me a gift.

Exercise 6    Use each other to make sentences below.

Lesson 7:    Like

I like my neighbors very much.

The verb like is often used in English. When it is used with another verb, the preposition to must follow.

I like to read.  She likes to study English. We like to watch TV.

It isn't correct to say, for example, I like read. You must  say I like to read.

Exercise 7     Look at the pictures and make sentences with like to and the verbs below.

He _______.	They _______.	He _______.
They _______.	She _______.	He _______.

Answers

1. He likes to read. 2. They like to dance. 3. He likes to travel. 
4. They like to go for a walk. 5. She likes to watch TV. 6. He likes to work out.

We can sometimes also use like with verbs in a different way. 
The verbs which follow like can take an -ing ending. In this way the verbs become verbal nouns. The preposition to isn't necessary with -ing. We will discuss verbal nouns in more detail in the future.

I like to go for a walk.     OR    I like going for a walk.

She likes to listen to music.     OR    She likes listening to music.

It doesn't matter how you use like in the examples above, because the sentences are the same in meaning.

Exercise 8     Change the sentences below to use the -ing ending. Remember that the meaning is the same. You can use either style.

Exercise 9     Reading

Sasha

Hi! My name is Sasha and I'm from Moscow, Russia. I'm a student at Moscow State University. I study economics there. I'm 19 years old. I like going to discos and listening to music. I like Prince very much. Do you like him? I have all of his albums. I also study English at the university. I like studying English very much.

Questions:

1. Where is Sasha from?
2. Where does she study?
3. What does she like doing?

Answers

1. She's from Russia. 2. She studies at Moscow State University.
3. She likes going to discos and listening to music.

Students often make mistakes when answering questions 
with the verb like.

	Do you like playing basketball?
	Does Paul like listening to music?

Remember not to answer Yes, I like or Yes, he likes. 
This is incorrect.

Lesson 8:    The Object Pronouns II

I don't know him.

Let's continue studying the object pronouns. Usually English speakers place the clause very much at the end of the sentence.

I like him very much.  She likes him very much. We like it very much.

It sounds unnatural to say, for example, She very much likes him. Try to remember to place the clause very much at the end of the sentence after the noun or pronoun.

Exercise 10    Answer the questions with the object pronoun.

Exercise 11    Answer the questions with no. SPEAK!

1. Do you see Paul?

2. Do you know Jane?

3. Do you like hamburgers?

4. Do you drink alcohol?

5. Do you talk to your neighbors?

Answers

1. No, I don't see him. 2. No, I don't know her. 3. No, I don't like them.
4. No, I don't drink it. 5. No, I don't talk to them.

Lesson 9:    Journeys

I go to work by car.

English speakers use the prepostion by when talking about means of transport.

I go to work by car.  She goes to university by bus.

Of course it is possible to use a different verb.

I drive to work.  She takes a bus to the university.

Exercise 12    Answer the questions. SPEAK!

1. How does Cindy go to work? (walk)

2. How does Jeff go to work? (by car)

3. How do your children go to school? (by bus)

4. How does your husband usually travel? (by train)

5. How do you go to class? (cycle)

Answers

1. She walks. 2. He goes by car. 3. They go by bus. 4. He travels by train. 5. I cycle.

Lesson 10:    Appliances

What do we use a blender for?

We use it to make drinks.

Appliances are electronic or mechanical products we use at home. Appliances can be a refrigerator, stove, microwave oven or lamp.

Exercise 13    Play the Appliance Game and try to 
answer the questions.