Lesson 1

Personality traits

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Gerund and short responses

 

Affirmative answer with gerund I love cooking	Agree So do I	Disagree I don’t
Affirmative answer with gerund I hate working on Sundays	Agree So do I	Disagree Really? I like it.
Affirmative answer with gerund I’m good at training people.	Agree So am I	Disagree I’m not

Negative answer with gerund I don’t mind working on weekends	Agree Neither do I	Disagree Well, I do.
Negative answer with gerund I’m not good at using computers.	Agree Neither am I	Disagree I am!
Negative answer with gerund I can’t stand making mistakes	Agree Neither can I	Disagree I don’t mind.

Using verbs as nouns

Here you have a list of verbs and phrases that are followed by gerund when using a verb.

1. Love – Jessica loves sending emails to her family in Europe.
2. Like – I don’t like eating sushi.
3. Hate – I hate being in a noisy place.
4. Enjoy – Carlos enjoys eating chocolate.
5. Can’t stand – She can’t stand reading about History.
6. Don’t mind – My sister doesn’t mind talking on the phone all day.
7. Be good at – My father is really good at selling cars.
8. Be interested in – We are interested in helping people.

Conversation

Person 1: Any interesting jobs listed on the internet today?

Person 2: Well, there are a lot of retail jobs selling language learning books and s n 1: Any interesting jobs listed on the internet today?

Perso tuff. But you have to work on weekends.

Person 1: Hmm. I really hate working on weekends

Person 2: So do I. Oh, here’s a job in sales. It’s a job selling language learning books to book stores.

Person 1: That sounds interesting

Person 2: Yeah. Let’s see. You need to have a driver’s license and you have to work some evenings.

Person 1:  I don’t mind working evenings during the week. And I enjoy driving. I’ll give them a call right now.

Conversation

Person 1:  Language for all. How can I help you?

Person 2:  Hello. I’m calling about the job you advertise for a sales person. Is it still available?

Person 1:  Yes, it is.

Person 2:  Great. Can you tell me more information about the job?

Person 1:  Sure. Our company sells language learning books for  Spanish and portuguese Learners. We are looking for a part time salesperson to promote our books.

Person 2:  That sounds interesting. I’m in college and I’m looking for a part time job.

Person 1:  Maybe you’d like to come in for an interview.

Person 2:  Yes, Of course.

Person 1:  Oh, just one thing we didn’t mention in the advertisement. Since our books are In Spanish and Portuguese we’d like to hire someone who speaks both languages.

Person 2:  as a matter of fact, I do!

Person 1:  Good!, let’s arrange the time for you to come in for an interview.

Clauses with because

Because is used to introduce cause or reason.

I’d make a good athlete because I love sports.

I could never be a stockbroker because I’m not good at making decisions quickly.

I wouldn’t be a gym trainer because I don’t like to work out.