Unit 3 Verbs

Exercise 1 p. 62

1. seen

2. equate

3. know

4. be

5. built

6. been

7. discussed

8. started

9. considered

10. thought

11. be

12. constructed

13. concerned

14. affect

15. causing

16. be

17. erected

18. lost

Exercise 2 p. 63

1. have

2. been

3. asked

4. think

5. think

6. has

7. increased

8. has

9. shrunk

10. identify

11. outnumber

12. continue

Exercise 3. p. 65     One of the worst experiences that I have ever gone through was buying a used car.  I had heard many things--both good and bad-- about buying a used car, but I never thought anything bad would happen to me.  I responded to an advertisement in the local newspaper.  After I called (had called) the person and I made arrangements to see the car with him, I went to the owner's house and took the car for a test drive. The car seemed fine, but of course I took it to a car repair shop to have a professional mechanic look over it.  Once he told me that the car seemed okay to him, I paid $2,900 cash for the car.  The owner assured me that everything in the car was working fine.  Unfortunately, less than a month after I bought the car, the engine started making noises.  Soon after, the car stopped running completely.  I called the owner, but legally, he did not have any obligation to me.  I quickly learned the meaning of the phrase "as is."  In the end, I had to pay an additional two thousand dollars to have a new engine installed.  Therefore, my used car ended up costing me almost five thousand dollars.  In hindsight, I could have used that sum as a hefty down-payment on a brand-new car.

Exercise 4, p. 66

One of the basic rights that we enjoy is freedom of speech, and this includes our right to listen to any kind of music that APPEALS to us.  However, some of the music that is currently being played on the radio is obscene and should be banned.  I don't have any children, but I do have a seven-year-old niece.  While I was driving her to school the other day, we were talking and listening to the radio.  One of the songs on the radio WAS about sex and had some foul language in it. My niece ASKED me what one of the words meant.  Clearly, what children HEAR has an influence on them.  While I agree with the concept of free speech, I also THINK that everyone HAS an obligation to set limits and not cross those lines.  When songs deal with sex and use foul language, I think that the limit IS breached.  This is not censoring; it is common sense. 

Exercise 5, p. 66

     Everyone has eaten in a restaurant, but I wonder how many people really know how hard a server's job is.  I have been a server for almost five years.  At first, it was a part-time job, but now it is my main job.  I  work at a small upscale restaurant called the White Wolf Cafe. The restaurant serves dinner from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., but my shift runs from 4 p.m. to midnight.  I get to work a few minutes before 4.  After I have clocked in, I start folding napkins.  Sometimes I have to help set silverware on the tables, but sometimes someone else takes care of that task.  Though we open at 5, hardly any customers show up till around 5:30 or 6:00.  For the rest of the evening, my job entails greeting customers who are sitting in my section, which consists of six tables.  I explain things on the menu, take people's drink orders, take their food orders, and make sure that customers have what they need.  I think that I am a good server because I am good at anticipating what people need before they ask for it and customers appreciate my service.  The work is hard, but I enjoy working with people.  The only negative aspect of this job is dealing with rude or difficult customers, but this is part of every job that deals with the public.  We stop serving anything from the kitchen after 10, but some customers do not leave until 11.  I have to stay until midnight to clean up and then organize some things for the next day.  My job as a server is not an easy one, but I love this job and cannot imagine doing anything else.

Exercise 7, pp 69-70

1. have been

2. have taught

3. have had

4. started

5. were

6. moved

7. got

8. worked

9. decided

10. had never worked

11. was

12. stayed

13. taught

14. moved

15. was...had

16. stayed

17. took

18. came

19. found

20. have been

21. have gone

22. have enjoyed