8:30 EF56 Dec 4

 Today’s agenda:

1. Verb with infinitives and gerunds.

2. Quiz#2 on Compound sentences (30m)

3. Monday

Test#3 Narrative writing paragraph

Tell a personal story, “I”

Grabber (optional)

Topic Sentence

-supporting sentences

Concluding Sentence

(150-200 words)

General knowledge topic.

Opportunity to use our new sentences. SIMPLE, COMPOUND

Monday – Begin complex sentences

- Test#3 Narrative writing paragraph

Tell a personal story on a topic I will give you

Grabber (optional)

TS

-supporting sentences

CS

(150-200 words)

** Verbs that can be followed by infinitives or gerunds.

GERUND- noun ending in ‘ing’, look like verbs, but they are nouns

hiking- gerund (noun), thing

Isreal likes hiking. noun

Isreal is hiking on the mountain. verb

Sarah doesn’t like winter.

Sarah doesn’t like driving in the snow. gerund

INFINITIVE – verb form “to …”

to go, to sleep, to walk, to hike, to study, to drive

 

These verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund with no difference in meaning: 

begin, start, continue, like, love, prefer, hate, can’t stand

begin – Jun began working out last month. Jun began to work out last month.

start – The baby started laughing. The baby started to laugh.

continue – Amir will continue working in the office. Amir will continue to work in the office.

like – Sarah likes hiking. Sarah likes to hike. 

love – Her dog loves chewing on a bone. Her dog loves to chew on a bone.

prefer- I would prefer talking to you in person. I would prefer to talk to you in person. 

rather- I would rather talk to you. I would rather talking to you.

prefer- I would prefer to talk to you. I would prefer talking to you.

hate- I hate being late. I hate to be late.

can’t stand – (strongly don’t like, not as strong as hate) I can’t stand listening to people complain. I can’t stand to listen to people complain.

SAME MEANING – YOUR CHOICE

You should learn both ways. Knowing both ways will make your English deeper and richer.

HW Try some of these exercises for homework. We can look at some together on Monday. Try some of your own as well.

Try these:

1. I like (go) __________ to the zoo.

2. The audience started (leave) __________ after the first act.

3. After a brief interruption, the teacher continued (teach) __________ the class.

4. The children love (swim) __________ in the ocean.

5. I hate (see) __________ any living creature in pain.

Create your own sentences using these verbs:

1. start, move

2. begin, play

3. hate, drive

4. prefer, do

5. like, read

6. love, eat

7. can’t stand, talk

8. continue, study

Quiz #2 Compound Sentences.

Email this to me by 9:30.

Doublesspace.

14-16 pt font

Name, class, and time in Subject Line of the email

Write a compound sentence for each.

e.g. and park

We got our running shoes on, and we ran around the park. 

1. but sale

2. so peaceful

3. or travel

4. therefore immigrate

5. then park

6. however education