Read the text. Are these statements true or false?

1    At least eight people who went to the festival have got E Coli.

2    They got it because of the rainy weather.

3    The boy interviewed collapsed nearly one week after the festival.

4    The boy got E Coli because he didn't wash his hands.

5    Experts expect more fans who were at the festival to get E Coli.

   Word Building Gerunds 2    

1 Find extracts from the text which mean the same as:

1     He spent only three hours at the festival. He got the infection.

2     Dr Weinberg gave this advice to fans. He left us.

O Psst! Iftwo actions or sentences have the same subject, we canjoin them with before/after + gerund (-íng form). Ask yourself, ^XWhich action camefirst?'

The clause order (s not important. He gave some advice before leaving us means the same as Before leaving us, he gave some advice.

2 Rewrite these sentences without changing their meaning. Use before/after + gerund.

1    I saw Ocean Colour Scene at the festival and after that I saw Kula Shaker.

After seeing Ocean Colour Scene at thefestival I saw Kula Shaker.

2    We interviewed the boy and his mother before we talked to Dr Weinberg.

3    He was ill for six days and then he collapsed. 4 We went to the doctor's before we went to the hospital.

5 They rolled in the mud and didn't wash their hands afterwards.

O Make more examples from information in the text.

Psst! For more practice, see Module 4 ofthe Workbook.

3 Look at this sentence from the text and identify the subject.

Washing your hands should normally avoid infection.

O Psst! We can use Q gerund as the subject of a sentence. Is it the same in gour language? For more practice, see Module 4 ofthe Workbook.