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preposition + -ing (good at -ing etc.)
a&aid of... / good at... etc. (adjective + preposition)
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afraid of .
angry with somebody angry about something
different from ... fed up with ...
full of...
good at ... / bad at...
interested in ... married to ...
• Are you afraid of dogs?
> Why are you angry with me? What have I done?
• Are you angry about last night? (= something that happened last night)
• Ann is very different from her sister.
• I'm fed up with my job. I want to do something different. (= I've had enough of my job)
• The room was full of people.
• Are you good at maths?
• Tina is very bad at writing letters.
• I'm not interested in sport.
• Sue is married to a dentist. (= her husband is a dentist)
mam    '°   '     ,   , . It was kind of you to help us. Thank you very much.
tÄTS^) • D-d * ~*friendly- He's always very mce to me'
sorry about (something) sorry for (doing something)
I'm afraid I can't help you. I'm sorry about that. I'm sorry for not phoning you yesterday, (or I'm sorry I didn't phone you)______--
preposition + -ing
After a preposition (at/with/for etc.), a verb ends in -ing:
I'm not very good at telling stories.
Are you fed up with doing the same thing every day?
I'm sorry for not phoning you yesterday.
Mark is thinking of buying a new car.
Tom left without saying goodbye. (= he didn't say goodbye)
After doing the shopping, they went home.
before/
after -ing => _H_|   think about/of =» E_B_1
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EXERCISES
Look at the pictures and complete the sentences with a preposition (of/in etc.).
UNIT
105
4 She's very good...............languages.
5 He's fed up...............the weather.
6 'Can I help you?' 'Oh, that's very kind...............you.'
1 He's afraid 9.f..... dogs.
2 She's interested...............science.
3 She's married...............a footballer.
Put in the right preposition (of/in/with etc.).
1 I'm not interested sport.
2 I'm not very good.......................sport.
3 I like Sarah. She's always very kind.......................me.
4 I'm sorry.......................your broken window. It was an accident.
5 He's very brave. He isn't afraid.......................anything.
6 It was very nice.......................Julia to let us stay in her flat.
7 Life today is very different.......................life 50 years ago.
8 Are you interested.......................politics?
9 Some people are afraid.......................spiders.
10 Chris was angry.......................what happened.
11 These boxes are very heavy. They are full.......................books.
12 I'm sorry.......................getting angry.......................you yesterday.
Complete the sentences.
1 I'm not very %99A.<&jxUXn$   stories, (good / tell)
2 I wanted to go to the cinema but Paula wasn't.................................................................... (interested / go)
3 Sue isn't very.............................................................................................up in the morning, (good / get)
4 Let's go! I'm.............................................................................................. (fed up / wait)
5 I'm...........................................................................................you up in the middle of the night,  (sorry / wake)
Complete the sentences. Use without -ing.
1 (Tom left / he didn't say goodbye)
2 (Sue walked past me / she didn't speak)
3 (Don't do anything / ask me first)
4 (I went out / I didn't lock the door)
Tom Left wl^iowfc stujlrig goodbye.
Sue walked........................................................
Don't.....................................................................
I................................................................................
Write sentences about yourself. Use the words in brackets (...). 1 (interested) JS* .WtettbeA,in .5p?rfc....
2 (afraid)
3 (not very good)
4 (not interested)
5 (fed up)
I'm.........
I'm not
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