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11.2 WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

1. Explain the word ‘ambitious’. Do you think you are an ambitious person?

2. READING PRACTICE. Read about the website 43things.com. How does it work?

43Things is a website where people

write things that they want to do. There are always
43 different ambitions. Some are trivial, some are
more serious. Other people respond and write
about their experiences and sometimes give advice.

3. Read today’s 43 things and responses A–E. Match the responses with five things people want to do.
Do you think their advice is good?

What do you want to do with your life?

On 43Things today, people want to…
climb Mount Kilimanjaro get up earlier go on a Safari get a new job learn to cook
have more time for myself have very long hair learn to dance like Shakira write a novel
make a short film go to Iceland
visit all the continents spend less time on the internet
run a half marathon see Radiohead live read 12 books a month get married
learn to Speak Italian write a song become a Goth paint my kitchen stop eating meat
spend less money on clothes stop biting my nails stay awake for 24 hours

[A] Spend less time on Facebook, for example only two hours at the
weekend. Stop using Second Life if you use it. (I uninstalled it).

[B] Get a Laura Pausini CD. Download the lyrics to a song and translate
them – you can use Google Translate for this. Listen carefully to the
pronunciation, and then sing along with her ( I sang “Incancellabile”).

[C] You just need to stop cutting it! Don’t worry about the latest fashions.
Go for it!

[D] Choose five things you really like eating (e.g. roast chicken and
chocolate cake) and then look at recipes on the internet. Choose the
recipes that you’d like to try, preferably ones that aren’t too difficult.
Make the five things again and again until they’re perfect. It isn’t
difficult, you just need to practise.

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[E] Wear black clothes. Be yourself, and listen to bands like The Cult and
The Mission.

Second Life® a website which is a free 3D virtual world where users

can socialize, create new personalities, and interact with other users
Laura Pausini an Italian pop singer, popular in several European and
Latin American countries

4. Complete the phrases from the text with a verb from the list.

become bite choose climb /klaɪm/

download go learn spend visit

1 climb__________ a mountain
2 _go_________ on a safari
3 ___learn_______ to cook
4 __spend________ less time on the internet
5 download__________ the lyrics
6 ___choose_______ five things you really like eating
7 _become_________ a Goth
8 _visit_________ all the continents
9 _bite_________ my nails

5. Learn the words and phrases below.

глаголы
1. to choose выбирать
фразы
2. to become a Goth становиться готом
3. to bite one’s nails кусать свои ногти
4. to climb a mountain взобраться на гору
5. to download the lyrics загрузить слова песни
6. to go on a safari отправиться на сафари
7. to learn to cook научиться готовить
8. to spend less time on the Internet проводить меньше времени в Интернете
9. to visit all the continents посетить все континенты

6. GRAMMAR PRACTICE: Verbs + to + infinitive. Look at the highlighted verbs in the text. What’s
the form of the next verb? Which one is different?

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7. Study the table.

Verbs + to + infinitive: want to, need to, etc.

I want to find a new job.

You need to practise every day.
When did you learn to play the guitar?
Would you like to be famous?

● Many verbs are followed by a verb in the infinitive with to.

● These include: want, need, learn, promise, decide, plan and hope.

Would like to

● I would like to = I want to (now or in the future).

● Contractions: ’d = would; wouldn’t = would not.
● Use the infinitive with to after would like. I would like to learn.
NOT I would like learn.
● Remember you can also use Would you like...? to offer:
Would you like a drink?
● would like is the same for all persons.

would like and like

I’d like to dance. = I want to dance.
I like dancing. = I enjoy it; I like it in general.

8. Complete the sentences with to + a verb from the list.

be buy call climb drive get married go leave pass see stay

Sam loves Africa. He wants to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

1 I learned ____________ a car when I was 17. I passed my test first time!
2 Our fridge is broken. We need ____________ a new one.
3 I wouldn’t like ____________ famous. I’m happy as I am.
4 He promised ____________ his girlfriend after work.
5 The weather was terrible. We decided ____________ at home.
6 My friend would like ____________ Radiohead live. She loves them.
7 They’re planning ____________. Their wedding is on 12th July.
8 I studied hard last week. I hope ____________ the exam.
9 Do you like animals? Would you like ____________ on a safari?
10 She’s enjoying the party. She doesn’t want ____________.

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9. Choose the correct form.

I hate fly / flying so I usually travel by train.

1 Would you like have / to have dinner with me tonight?
2 My grandmother learned to drive / driving when she was 62.
3 I’d like to travel / travelling around Europe.
4 I like relax / relaxing at the weekend.
5 Do you want to play / playing football?
6 He’s hoping to have / having more time when he retires.
7 Most people hate to go / going to the dentist.
8 I love to read / reading detective stories.
9 It’s cold. You need wear / to wear a coat.
10 My mum doesn’t like to cook / cooking.

10. Look at the pictures. Complete the sentences with to + a verb in the infinitive.

1 Steve wants to buy a new computer.

2 We need _to be___________ at the airport by 7.00 a.m.!
3 Would you like _to play___________ basketball on Saturday?
4 She’s learning __to drive__________.
5 We’re planning ___to __fly_______ to Mexico for our holiday next summer.
6 They decided _to _go__________ for a swim.
7 I’m hoping ____to find________ a job in a London restaurant.
8 I promise _to do___________ my homework when the programme finishes.

11. Complete the dialogues with Would or Do / Does.

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1 A __Does______ your flatmates like to come to dinner?

B Why don’t you ask them? I’m sure they’d like to.
2 A _Do_______ you like another coffee?
B No, thanks. Just a glass of water, please.
3 A _Does_______ your husband like cooking?
B Yes, he loves it.
4 A _Do_______ you like R&B?
B No, prefer rock music.
5 A ___Do_____ you like to come to the cinema with us tonight?
B Sorry, I’m going out to a restaurant with Mark tonight.

12. Tell your teacher about the things below.

a country you want to go to

something you would like to learn to do
something you need to do tomorrow
a holiday you are planning to have soon
a famous person you hope to meet one day
a film you want to see soon
a dangerous sport you would like to try
something you need to buy soon
a singer or group you hope to see one day