Unit 58

58.1

2 I prefer tennis to football. or... football to tennis.

3 I prefer phoning people to writing letters. or... writing letters to phoning people.

4 I prefer going to the cinema to watching films on TV. or... watching films on TV to going to the cinema.

6 I prefer to phone people rather than write letters. or... to write letters rather than phone people.

7 I prefer to go to the cinema rather than watch films on TV. or... to watch films on TV rather than go to the cinema.

58.2

3 I'd prefer to listen to some music.

4 I'd rather go for a swim.

5 I'd rather wait a few minutes.

6 I'd prefer to eat at home.

7 I'd rather think about it for a while.

8 I'd rather stand.

9 I'd prefer to go alone.

11 I'd rather go for a swim than play tennis.

12 I'd rather wait a few minutes than leave now.

13 I'd prefer to eat at home rather than go to a restaurant.

14 I'd rather think about it for a while than decide now.

58.3

2 I told her

3 would you rather I did it

4 would you rather I answered it

58.4

2 stayed 3 stay

4 didn't 5 was 6 didn't

UNIT 59

59.1

2 lending you any money.

3 remembering names.

4 passing the exam.

5 being late?

6 eating at home, we went to a restaurant.

7 doing nothing.

8 telling any of their friends.

9 playing well.

59.2

2 by standing on a chair.

3 by turning a key.

4 by borrowing too much money.

5 by driving too fast.

6 by putting some posters up on the walls.

59.3

2 paying 3 going

4 saying 5 going

6 using

7 travelling/being

8 telling

9 doing/having

59.4

2 I'm looking forward to seeing her.

3 I'm not looking forward to going to the dentist.

4 She's looking forward to leaving school (next summer).

5 I'm looking forward to playing tennis (tomorrow).

UNIT 60

60.1

2 he wasn't used to having dinner so early, but after some time he got used to it.... He is used to having dinner at six o'clock. (or He is used to eating at six o'clock.)

3 She wasn't used to working nights... to get used to it... She is used to working nights.

60.2

2 No, I'm used to sleeping on the floor.

3 I'm used to working hard./I'm used to hard work.

4 I'm not used to going to bed (so) late.

60.3

2 He wasn't used to the heat/... to the hot weather/... to living in a hot climate.

3 She had to get used to living

4 The children soon got used to her./... to their new teacher.

5 (example answers) You would have to get used to the weather to the food/to speaking a foreign language.

60.4

3 drink 4 eating

5 having 6 have

7 go 8 be 9 being