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• Identify and use of verbs followed by gerunds and
infinitives with change in meaning.
• Reading skills to identify structure.
• Identify vocabulary: Personality Types
• Classify vocabulary according to meaning
• Listening skills to identify vocabulary.
• Practice reading and speaking skills to compare
perspectives on life.
• Listening skills (p. 10)
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Gerund or infinitive?
• The infinitive of a verb is:
to + verb in simple form
• The gerund of a verb is:
verb + ing
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Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives with change in 10/25
meaning
1. Don’t forget to meet her at 10 this morning. (= You should meet her at
10…)
I’ll never forget meeting her for the first time. (= I’ll never forget when I met
her the first time.)
2. When you were in London did you remember to visit the British Museum?
(= …did you remember that you should visit the British Museum?)
I don’t remember ever visiting this museum. (= I don’t remember if I have
ever visited this museum.)
3. We stopped to drink a cup of coffee. (= We stopped in order to drink a cup
of coffee.)
Why don’t you stop drinking coffee? (= Why don’t you give up drinking
coffee?)
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Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives with change in 10/25
meaning
Exercise:
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http://www.egeacademy.com/blog/exercises/ge
rund-infinitive-with-a-change-in-meaning/
2. http://www.perfect-english-grammar.
com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-
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6. Personality types
- A brain
- A pain in the neck
- A people person
- A sweetheart
- A team player
- A tyrant
- A wise guy
- A workaholic
Decribe
people’s
personalities
Activity. Vocabulary. Look at the following list of words. Try to relate the
meaning of each words with a person’s personality. Tell whether the description
is positive or negative
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7. Personality types
- annoying
- easygoing
- friendly
- fun
- funny
- hardworking
- helpful
- impolite
- lovable
- modest
- nervous
- offensive
- outgoing
- professional
- reliable
- serious
- silly
- smart
- talkative
- unfair
Decribe
people’s
personalities
Activity. Vocabulary. Classify the following words according to their meaning.
POSITIVE BOTH NEGATIVE
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