1. Young people's music tastes are different. What music do the young people like? Complete the sentences using Ving forms or infinitives. More than one variant is possible.

Lesson 2

1. Young people's music tastes are different. What music do the young people like? Complete the sentences using Ving forms or infinitives. More than one variant is possible.

grammar hint Ving form and infinitive after verbs Неличные формы глагола с окончанием -ing и инфинитив после глаголов

1. Ving форма после can't help, feel like, look forward to, can't give up, can't stand: I can't help listening to pop music.
2. Инфинитив и Ving форма после:

1. to begin, to start, to continue, to hate, to like, to love, to go on: I like playing the guitar. = I like to play the guitar.

2. I stopped listening to the music and got to work. Я перестал слушать музыку … I stopped to listen to the music. Я остановился, чтобы послушать … I remembered to turn off the TV set. Я вспомнил, что надо выключить … I remember turning off the TV set before I left. Я помню, что выключал … GS pp. 184–185

3. My sister continued studying/to study (to study) music at the conservatoire.

4. Helen started ________ (to sing) when she was a little girl.

2. I can't stand ________ (to watch) theatre performances on TV because I like the atmosphere of a theatre.
3. My mother had gone to work and we went on ________ (to listen) to loud music.
4. Yesterday I met my old friend in the street. We hadn't seen each other for a long time and I stopped ________ (to talk) with him.
5. I am looking forward to ________ (to hear) the new songs by Elton John.
6. I feel like ________ (to buy) as many CDs of British rock groups as I can.
7. I like ________ (to go) to the music school because I am learning so much from it.
8. I can't stop ________ (to read) about the history of my favourite rock groups because I can get to know how this or that song was written.
9. I hate ________ (to listen) to any recordings. I prefer real music.
10. My grandfather remembers ________ (to watch) the last concert of The Beatles in Britain.