22 B2 | 7. Klasse | Unit 04: On the move Gerund or infinitive? With some verbs, the meaning changes depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive. Choose the correct verb form to make a meaningful sentence: 1 Have you tried to travel / travelling by train instead of flying? I actually prefer it. 2 I’ll always remember to lose / losing my luggage on a flight to an important job interview. 3 I have stopped to bring / bringing checked luggage on my trips, it’s just too stressful. 4 Ms Bucher started by warning travellers about the luggage crisis and went on to explain / explaining all the reasons for it. 5 I regretted to forget / forgetting about the name tags on my luggage. 6 Remember to arrive / arriving at the airport early if you have luggage to check in. 7 I tried to contact / contacting the airline about my bag, but the line was always engaged. 8 I stopped to check / checking if I had my passport on the way to the airport. 9 The letter from the airline started with, “We regret to inform / informing you that we have been unable to locate your luggage…” 10 I can’t go on to travel / travelling by plane all the time, the stress is killing me. LANGUAGE 4 Read the email from a dissatisfied customer of Caledonian Rail. Some words are missing. Choose the correct word (A–O) for each gap (1–12). There are two extra words that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. LANGUAGE IN USE 5 A customer complaint Dear Sir / Madam, I am writing to complain about the experience I had on the Caledonian Sleeper from Glasgow to London last week. Actually, this is not an (0) description of my journey, as the train never left Glasgow. When I arrived on the (1) in the evening, half an hour (2) to the train’s departure, a (3) approached me to check if I had a (4) ticket and allowed me to board the train. I found my (5) and went to sleep almost immediately. When I woke up in the morning, I found that I was still in Glasgow, which meant missing two important meetings (6) for that day in London. This is simply not (7) . I have been a loyal customer for 15 years, and despite the Caledonian Sleeper’s (8) to accumulate considerable delays between Scotland and its destination, the (9) of a night train ride has always outweighed the lack of (10) for me. However, if you cannot even (11) that I ever arrive at my destination at all, I can no longer use your service. I demand a full refund of my train (12) . Yours faithfully, Brynn Davies Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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