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IDGAH

D Language in Use

Vocabulary

D1 Read the phrases given below and supply from the box other words that can go with them.

rumours enthusiasm anticipation despair
amazement anger surprise pride

For example, if you are agog, you are excited about something, and eager to know more about it.

agog with excitement 1. agog with _____________ agog with _____________

filled with gloom 2. filled with _____________ filled with _____________
gape at in wonder 3. gape at in _____________ gape at in _____________
full of money 4. full of _____________ full of _____________

D2 Fill in the blanks of the following paragraph with suitable phrases from the completed list in D1.
As the school annual day approached, the children of Little Flower School were _____________.
A little boy called Amir was _____________ as he would be one of the participants. On that day his
parents were _____________ when they watched their little boy reciting a poem on the stage. The
mother _____________ as he recited stanza after stanza in perfect harmony with other children.

AGILE
LEARNING
D3. Collocation
Divide the class into six groups. Your teacher will give each group a card with a phrase/word on it.
You have to discuss and come up with as many collocations for that word/phrase as possible. The
group that gets the maximum number of correct collocations in 15–20 minutes wins.

Grammar

Non-finite Verbs
Non-finite verbs are verbs that do not change their form with tense, number or person. They
occur unchanged in sentences that refer to the present, past or future. These verbs remain
unchanged irrespective of whether the subject is singular or plural, in the first person, second
person or third person. There are three non-finite verb forms.
1. the infinitive (base form of the verb)
a) to-infinitives: to speak, to sleep, to write, to walk

b) bare infinitives: speak, sleep, write, walk
2. the participles
a) the present participle (the -ing form of the verb showing an action that is going on)

Speaking rudely, the man tore the piece of paper.
Finding no taxi at the stand, I got into a bus.

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