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10 Era of the Gifted

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C. Listen to the recording and complete the notes about the teens’ talent.
1. Joaquin is able to write as other people do, only .
2. He and Aaliyah both had to a lot to get good at what they do.
3. Aaliyah is learning to recite the of more languages.

4. Yuan says it was her who first saw her strange skill.
5. Omar’s talent means he can put his body into .
6. Although people think his body is different from theirs, it’s only that he has more .
7. Gus started solving Rubik’s Cubes to focus his .
8. In recent years, fidget spinners have been used to help people their energy.

D. Complete these sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

1. I always make a point of a person’s name three times when I meet them to help me
remember it. (repeat)
2. I tend a lie in at weekends. (have)
3. I can’t help when I’m watching cartoons with my little sister. I find them really boring.
(switch off)
4. I can’t stop on the way home from school, even if I don’t feel hungry. (snack)
5. I have a habit of my nails when I feel nervous; for example, before an exam. (bite)

6. I spend a lot of time social media when I should be studying. (use)
7. I never waste an opportunity people a magic trick. I love seeing the looks on their
faces. (show)
8. You’ll often find me at the weekends in the park. (train)

E. Use the phrases from the Everyday English Box on page 127 to tell your partner about your good and bad
habits.

Grammar 2 Gerunds & infinitives

A. Look at these statements. Are they true for you?

1. I hope to be rich and famous in the future. 3. I don’t want to end up in a boring office job.
2. I don’t mind studying at weekends because I 4. I’d like to do something which involves helping
know it’s important for my future. others.

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