Unit 63. Expressions + -ing

Unit 63; Part A

When these expressions are followed by a verb, the verb ends in -ing:
It's no use / It's no good
•    There's nothing you can do about the situation, so it's no use worrying about it.
•    It's no good trying to persuade me. You won't succeed.

There's no point in
•    There's no point in having a car if you never use it.
•    There was no point in waiting any longer, so we went.

But we usually say 'the point of doing something':
•    What's the point of having a car if you never use it?

It's (not) worth
•    I live only a short walk from here, so it's not worth taking a taxi.
•    Our flight was very early in the morning, so it wasn't worth going to bed.

You can say that a film is worth seeing, a book is worth reading etc. :
•    What was the film like? Was it worth seeing?
•    Thieves broke into the house but didn't take anything. There was nothing worth stealing.

Unit 63; Part B

Have difficulty -ing, have trouble -ing
We say 'have difficulty doing something' (not to do):
•    I had no difficulty finding a place to live. (not difficulty to find)
•    Did you have any difficulty getting a visa?
•    People often have difficulty reading my writing.

You can also say 'have trouble doing something':
•    I had no trouble finding a place to live.

Unit 63; Part C

We use -ing after:
a waste of money / a waste of time

•    It was a waste of time reading that book. It was rubbish.
•    It's a waste of money buying things you don't need.

spend/waste (time)
•    He spent hours trying to repair the clock.
•    I waste a lot of time day-dreaming.

(be) busy
•    She said she couldn't see me. She was too busy doing other things.

Unit 63; Part D

Go swimming / go fishing etc.
We use go -ing for a number of activities (especially sports).For example, you can say:
     go swimming       go sailing       go fishing       go climbing       go skiing       go jogging

Also go shopping, go sightseeing
•    How often do you go swimming?
•    I'd like to go skiing.
•    When did you last go shopping?
•    I've never been sailing. (For gone and been, see Unit 7D.)

Exercises

1 Make sentences beginning There's no point ... .

Make sentences beginning There's no point ... .

1    Why have a car if you never use it?
      There's point in having a car if you never use it.
2    Why work if you don't need money?
     ______________________________________________
3    Don't try to study if you fee! tired.
     ______________________________________________
4    Why hurry if you've got plenty of time?
     ______________________________________________

2 Complete the sentences on the right.

Complete the sentences on the right.

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3 Write sentences using difficulty.

Write sentences using difficulty.

1    I managed to get a visa, but it was difficult.
      I had difficulty    getting visa     .
2    I find it hard to remember people's names.
     I have difficulty ___________________.
3    Lucy managed to get a job without difficulty.
      She had no ___________________.
4    It won't be difficult to get a ticket for the game.
     You won't have any ___________________.

4 Complete the sentences. Use only one word each time.

Complete the sentences. Use only one word each time.

1    It's a waste of money    buying    things you don't need.
2    Every morning I spend about an hour _____________ the newspaper.
3    'What's Sue doing?'   "She's going away tomorrow, so she's busy _____________.'
4    I think you waste too much time _____________ television.
5    There's a beautiful view from that hill. It's worth _____________ to the top.
6    It's no use _____________ for the job. I know I wouldn't get it.
7    Just stay calm. There's no point in _____________ angry.

5 Complete these sentences.

Complete these sentences with the following (with the verb in the correct form):

go riding ~~go sailing~~ go shopping go skiing go swimming

1    Barry lives by the sea and he's got a boat, so he often    goes sailing    .
2    It was a very hot day, so we ____________ in the lake.
3    There's plenty of snow in the mountains, so we'll be able to ____________.
4    Helen has got two horses. She ____________ regularly.
5    'Where's Dan?'   'He's ____________. There were a few things he needed to buy.'

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