She can’t stand cooking

1 VOCABULARY 
People in groups

Match the words with the photos. You’ve got two minutes! Then listen and check.

2 PRESENTATION 
She can’t stand cooking

A Listen and follow the text. Find at least one sentence which is true for you.

  

 

 

In the television programme Survivor, sixteen people are chosen to live on a tropical island. They work in two teams but, every week, one person has to leave. Melanie, Rob and Laura are hoping to take part in Survivor.

B Read the descriptions again. Find someone who:

C Imagine you’re on Survivor. Choose one of the three people for your team. Compare your ideas.

3 GRAMMAR 
Verb/preposition + ing form;
verb + infinitive with to

Complete the examples and read the explanations.

4 PRACTICE

A Make sentences with the -ing form of these verbs.

B Make sentences using the verbs in brackets with to or -ing.

5 PRONUNCIATION 
/ŋ/ /n/

Listen and repeat the words.

1 /ŋ/   song    ring    helping    cooking
2 /n/   person    chicken    begin    women

Listen and practise this sentence.

Bing Bingham likes collecting things, singing songs and swimming and diving in the Indian Ocean.

6 WRITING AND SPEAKING 
An interview for Survivor

Use what you know

Look at the questions in the Survivor questionnaire and write your own answers. Then work with a partner and ask each other the questions. Would you and your partner get on well if you were on Survivor together?