EXERCISES. 60.1 Read the situations and complete the sentences

60.1 Read the situations and complete the sentences. Use (be/get) used to as in the example.

1. Jane is American. She came to Britain and at first she found driving on the left difficult.

When she arrived in Britain, she _wasn't used to driving_ on the left, but she soon _got used to_ it. Now she has no problems. She _is used to driving_ on the left.

2. Juan is Spanish and came to live in England. In Spain he always had dinner late in the evening, but in England dinner was at 6 o'clock. This was very early for him. When Juan first came to England, he --- dinner so early, but after some time he --- it. Now he finds it quite normal. He --- at six o'clock.

3. Julia is a nurse. A year ago she started working nights. At first she found it hard. At first Julia didn't like it. She --- nights and it took her a few months to --- it. Now, after a year, she's quite happy. She --- nights.

60.2 What do you say in these situations? Use I'm (not) used to....

1. You live alone. You don't mind this. You have always lived alone.

FRIEND: Do you get a bit lonely sometimes? You: No, I'm used to living alone.

2. You steep on the floor. You don't mind this. You have always slept on the floor.

FRIEND: Wouldn't you prefer to sleep in a bed? You: No, I ---

3. You have to work hard. This is not a problem for you. You have always worked hard.

FRIEND: You have to work very hard in your job, don't you? YOU: Yes, but I don't mind that. I ---

4. You normally go to bed early. Last night you went to bed very late (for you) and as a result you are very tired this morning.

FRIEND: You look tired this morning. YOU: Yes, ---

60.3 Read the situation and complete the sentences using used to.

1. Some friends of yours have just moved into a flat on a busy street. It is very noisy.

They'll have to _get used to the noise._

2. Jack once went to the Middle East. It was very difficult for him at first because of the heat.

He wasn't ---

3. Sue moved from a big house to a much smaller one. She found it strange at first.

She had to --- in a much smaller house.

4. The children at school had a new teacher. She was different from the teacher before her but this wasn't a problem for the children. The children soon ---

5. Somebody from Britain is thinking of going to live in your country. Warn him/her!

You would have to ---

60.4 (Section Q Complete the sentences using only one word each time.

1. Jane had to get used to driving on the left.

2. We used to live in a small village but now we live in London.

3. Tom used to --- a lot of coffee. Now he prefers tea.

4. I feet very full after that meal. I'm not used to --- so much.

5. I wouldn't like to share an office. I'm used to --- my own office.

6. I used to --- a car but I sold it a few months ago.

7. When we were children, we used to --- swimming every day.

8. There used to --- a cinema here but it was knocked down a few years ago.

9. I'm the boss here! I'm not used to --- told what to do.

UNIT 61. Verb + preposition + ~ing (succeed in ~ing/accuse somebody of ~ing etc.)

A. Many verbs have the structure verb + preposition (in/for/about etc.) + object. For example:

verb + preposition + object

We talked about the problem.

You must apologize for what you said.

If the object is another verb, it ends in ~ing:

verb + preposition + ~ing (object)

We talked going to America.

She apologized for not telling the truth.

Here are some more verbs with this structure:

succeed (in)

Have you succeeded in finding a job yet?

insist (on)

They insisted on paying for the meal.

think (of)

I'm thinking of buying a house.

dream (of)

I wouldn't dream of asking them for money.

approve(of)

She doesn't approve of gambling.

decide (against)

We have decided against moving to London.

feel (like)

Do you feel like going out tonight?

look forward (to)

I'm looking forward to meeting her.

We say 'apologize to somebody for...':

* She apologized to me for not telling the truth. (not 'she apologized me')

B. With some of the verbs in A, you can use the structure verb + preposition + somebody + ~ing:

verb + preposition somebody + ~ing

She doesn't approve of me gambling.

We are all looking forward to Liz coming home.

C. The following verbs can have the structure verb + object + preposition + ~ing:

verb + object + preposition + ~ing

congratulate (on)

I congratulated Ann on passing the exam.

accuse (of)

They accused me of telling lies.

suspect (of)

Nobody suspected the man of being a spy.

prevent (from)

What prevented him from coming to see us?

stop (from*)

The police stopped everyone from leaving the building.

thank (for)

I forgot to thank them for helping me.

forgive (for)

Please forgive me for not writing to you.

warn (against)

They warned us against buying the car.

You can also say 'stop somebody doing' (without from). So you can say:

* You can't stop me doing what I want. or... stop me from doing what I want.

Some of these verbs are often used in the passive. For example:

* I was accused of telling lies.

* The man was suspected of being a spy.

* We were warned against buying the car.

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