68 B1+ | 6. Klasse | Unit 04: It’s traditional Gerunds The expressions in the box are followed by a gerund. Use them to complete the sentences and highlight the gerund. avoid be keen on can’t help fancy get used to give up involve look forward to prefer recommend LANGUAGE 4 1 My dad isn’t keen on (not) going to parties on New Year’s Eve. He staying at home. I enjoy parties, but I (not) setting off fireworks. That’s quite dangerous. 2 Every year, I celebrate the Persian New Year with my friend’s family, and I going to their party for weeks beforehand because it is so much fun. Also, the food is so fantastic that I eating too much. I always feel a bit sick afterwards! 3 Although she has lived in Austria for many years, my aunt can’t seeing young men dressed up as Krampus around town on 5 December. They don’t have this tradition where she comes from. She usually going out on that day so that she doesn’t run into a Krampus. I’ve trying to convince her that they are harmless; she’ll never believe me. 4 In many cultures, festive traditions making food and eating together. This is why I joining your friends in other countries for their holidays – you’ll definitely eat well when you do! Read the text about the stories of the Australian Aborigines. Change the word in brackets to form the missing word for each gap (1–9). Write your answers in the spaces provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 5 Painted stories Australian Aboriginal artists started creating ‘dot paintings’ in the 1970s, and since then, this style of art has become very well known. If you live in Australia or visit the continent, you will often come across (0) (paint) of the Rainbow Serpent, a spirit that plays a role in many (1) (tradition) stories of the Australian Aborigines. Like a lot of tales from different (2) (culture) traditions, the fascinating stories of the Australian Aborigines are about the (3) (create) of the Earth. Many of them provide an (4) (explain) of the way certain animals look. For example, there is an (5) (amuse) story about how the kangaroo got its pouch. These stories are often very cute, which is the main reason for their (6) (popular) with children. Other stories are Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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