Lesson 9: Special events

لاحظ مايلي بعض الأفعال يتبعها (مصدر + to) ومن الأفعال الشائعة التي يتبعها (to) هي:

1. Did refused to tell me what my present was.

2. Did you offer to pick him up at the station?

3. Mum agreed to drive to the mall.

4. I remember to send the initations.

5. Suha and Ali want to get married in the spring.

A. Answer these questions about the e-mail on Student's Book page 56.

Use your own words where possible.

1. What is Helen's news?

She is going to have a little cousin.

2. Why did her aunt refuse to tell her the possible names for the baby?

Because there was an argument about her name when she was born.

3. What names does Helen like?

She likes Alan and Aida.

4. What do the names mean?

Alan means good looking(handsome). Aida means very happy.

5. What did Helen offer to do?

She offered to look after the baby when it is born.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct endings.

(d) 1. When I met him at station, I offered to help him carry his suitcases.

(a) 2. She refused to work late because she had to pick up her children.

(g) 4. For my brother's birthday, I decided to buy him a music CD.

(e) 5. She is very reliable. If she promises to do something, she always does it.

(b) 6. I'm going to England to learn to speake English.

(c) 7. If you go to the cinema, you mustn't forget to turn off your mobile.

(f) 8. I haven't seen him for a long time, but I expect to see him at the wedding.

C. Complete the sentences with the future continoous of he correct verb.

1. My cousin will be arriving in the spring. She wants a big wedding.

2. Farah's mother-in-law will be visiting her in the spring.

3. Theb bride will be wearing a colourful dress.

4. Ahmed's print shop will be printing the invitations.

5. The food we ordered will be arriving soon. I hope you're hungry.

6. We will be sending birth announcements next month.

Write sentences with these verbs.

1. She promissed to help me.

2. Sorry, I forgot to send the letter.

3. She agreed to marry me.

4. She offered to buy me a bike.

5. She decided to travel by train.